Syria says it’s no threat, after rocket fire on Israel

Syrian authorities insisted Wednesday they would “never be a threat” to anyone in the region, after Israel bombed the country’s south in retaliation for overnight rocket fire on the Golan Heights.

Israeli media said the projectiles were the first launched from Syria into Israeli territory since the fall of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in December, with two unknown groups claiming responsibility.

The Israeli military said “two projectiles were identified crossing from Syria into Israeli…