The Israeli military says it bombarded a rocket launcher in Syria in response to two missiles that fell into the Sea of Galilee.

The army said in a statement late on Wednesday that the area surrounding the rocket launcher was targeted by Israeli artillery.

The rockets appeared to be errant fire from clashes between Syrian government forces and rebel groups near the frontier with Israel.

Israeli soldier guides a mobile artillery piece the near the border with Syria in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)

Israeli soldier guides a mobile artillery piece the near the border with Syria in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)

The military says in a statement that it "will act against any attempt to compromise Israeli sovereignty and the safety of its civilians."

Earlier this week the Israeli military shot down a Syrian fighter jet that it said had breached Israeli airspace. Israel also activated its aerial defense system on Monday in response to missiles fired from Syria.

Fire trails and explosions from the fighting between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels in southern Syria as seen from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)

Fire trails and explosions from the fighting between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels in southern Syria as seen from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)

Smoke and explosions from the fighting between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels in southern Syria as seen from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)

Smoke and explosions from the fighting between forces loyal to Syrian President Bashar Assad and rebels in southern Syria as seen from the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Wednesday, July 25, 2018. (AP PhotoAriel Schalit)