An Israeli soldier stands beside a mobile artillery unit in the Golan Heights
An Israeli soldier stands beside a mobile artillery unit near the town of Katzrin in the Golan Heights March 19, 2014. Israel launched air strikes on Wednesday against Syrian military sites in response to a roadside bombing that wounded four of its soldiers, but both sides signalled they were not seeking further escalation. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
Israeli soldiers stand on a field overlooking Syria in the Golan Heights
Israeli soldiers stand on a field overlooking Syria in the Golan Heights March 19, 2014. Israel launched air strikes on Wednesday against Syrian military sites in response to a roadside bombing that wounded four of its soldiers, but both sides signalled they were not seeking further escalation. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
Israeli soldiers stand on a field overlooking Syria in the Golan Heights
Israeli soldiers stand on a field overlooking Syria in the Golan Heights March 19, 2014. Israel launched air strikes on Wednesday against Syrian military sites in response to a roadside bombing that wounded four of its soldiers, but both sides signalled they were not seeking further escalation. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
An Israeli soldier gestures as he stands atop a tank in the Golan Heights near Israel's border with Syria
An Israeli soldier gestures as he stands atop a tank in the Golan Heights near Israel's border with Syria March 19, 2014. Israel launched air strikes on Wednesday against Syrian military sites in response to a roadside bombing that wounded four of its soldiers, but both sides signalled they were not seeking further escalation. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
Israeli soldiers stand atop tanks in the Golan Heights near Israel's border with Syria
Israeli soldiers stand atop tanks in the Golan Heights near Israel's border with Syria March 19, 2014. Israel launched air strikes on Wednesday against Syrian military sites in response to a roadside bombing that wounded four of its soldiers, but both sides signalled they were not seeking further escalation. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS)
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Israeli soldiers walks beside mobile artillery units in Golan Heights
Israeli soldiers walks beside mobile artillery units near the city of Katzrin in the Golan Heights March 19, 2014. Israel attacked several Syrian military sites on Wednesday in retaliation for a roadside bombing that wounded four of its troops on the occupied Golan Heights on Tuesday, the Israeli military said. REUTERS/Ronen Zvulun (CIVIL UNREST MILITARY POLITICS TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY)