Israel launched strikes against targets in Syria early Wednesday, hitting anti-aircraft batteries in response to a missile fired from Syria, the Israeli military said. Sirens weresounded in the city of Umm Al-Fahm in northern Israel after the Syrian missile launch but it exploded in mid-air, Israeli forces tweeted. “In response to the anti-aircraft missile launched from Syria earlier tonight, we just struck surface-to-air missile targets in Syria, including radar & anti-aircraft batteries,” Israel’s military said. Syrian state media said the country’s air defences had been activated against Is…