DHAKA: The Israeli military said it had attacked nine targets in Syria in response to the killing of a 15-year-old boy in a strike in the occupied Golan Heights on the border between the two countries on Sunday.    

The air strikes targeted Syrian army positions, including a military headquarters. 

Two Israeli, a child and his father, a defence contractor, were injured when a blast hit their vehicle, says BBC.  

It is unclear whether Syrian rebels or government forces were behind the incident.      

Israel called the boy's death the most substantial incident in the Golan since start of the Syrian conflict in 2011.

It is unclear whether Syrian rebels or government forces were behind the incident.

BDST: 1054 HRS, JUN 23, 2014