[2] Israel stated it was targeting weapon shipments headed toward anti-Israeli forces, specifically Hezbollah, in Lebanon, while the Syrian Army claimed that a military site near Palmyra had been struck.

Also, neither Syria nor Hezbollah have shown photos or video of downed Israeli aircraft or personnel.

At no point was the safety of Israeli civilians or the IAF aircraft compromised",[7] several news reports started speculating about the use of the Arrow system to defend jet fighters from hostile surface to air missiles.

[10] On 19 March, an Israeli Skylark drone crashed in Syria reportedly due to human error.

[11] There were further reports on alleged Israeli airstrikes on 22 March 2017, with another round of bombings carried out on suspected Hezbollah targets near Damascus.