Army troops 'safe and accounted for' after Iran fires missiles into Golan Heights

Israel said that Iranian forces fired 20 rockets at Israeli front-line military positions in the Golan Heights.

Israel returned fire at Iranian positions in Syria including weapons and logistics sites and intelligence centres.

There are dozens of Defence Forces personnel on a UN peace keeping mission in the Golan heights.

A statement from the Defence Forces Training Centre said: "DFTC personnel operating on the Golan Heights as part of the UNDOF mission are safe and accounted for.

"The situation is being closely monitored.

"The priority is always the safety and security of our personnel."

Israel captured the Golan Heights in 1967.

In 1974, Israel and Syria reached a ceasefire.

Israel annexed the Golan Heights in 1981 - a move not recognised internationally.

The United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) is made up of hundreds of innternational troops trying to sustain a lasting peace in the area.