Israel bombs Syrian posts over Golan attack on its troops

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* Israeli aircraft strike several Syrian targets * Israel says won't tolerate attacks on troops * Official Syria media silent (Adds Syrian army statement, paragraph 2) By Jeffrey Heller JERUSALEM, March 19 (Reuters) - 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 **t seeking further escalation. The Syrian army, embroiled in a civil war, said one soldier was killed and seven were wounded in the air raids on three targets. Although Damascus condemned the Israeli attacks, it stopped short of any direct threat of retaliation and affirmed its focus on defeating insurgents. Israel, by an**uncing the air raids, as opposed to its official silence about past strikes on arms from Syria believed destined for Leba**n's Hezbollah guerrillas, appeared intent on delivering a message of deterrence to President Bashar al-Assad.

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