A rocket has fallen on a football field where a match was being played, and the majority of the victims were children and young people who were playing or watching the match. Israel blames Hezbollah for the attack, and the Shiite militia categorically denies involvement.
At least ten Israelis were killed and dozens more wounded in an attack from Lebanon on Saturday afternoon.
A rocket has fallen on a football field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights, where a match was being played. The dead and wounded include children and young people between the ages of 10 and 20. are adults, as reported by the Israeli Red Star of David (Magen David Adom) and reported by the newspaper ‘The Jerusalem Post’.
The rocket fall also injured about 30 people, including six in serious condition, 10 with minor injuries and several victims with anxiety symptoms, the MDA report said.
On the other hand, there was a report of the detection of about thirty projectiles fired from Lebanese territory. “The air defense fighters successfully intercepted several missiles. The rest of the missiles fell in an open area, without casualties,” he indicated on his official channel.
Israel accuses Hezbollah, which denies responsibility
While, The Israeli military has indicated that to the Lebanese Islamic party militia Hezbollah as responsible for this attack. “According to the assessments of the situation of the Israeli army and the intelligence information we have, the Majdal Shams attack is the work of the terrorist organization Hezbollah,” a military statement said.
“Hezbollah is behind the rocket launch that hit the Majdal Shams football field this afternoon and caused many casualties, only civilians, including children,” he added.
Israeli army spokesman Dainel Hagari has assured that “they are already preparing the response”.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz blamed Hezbollah for the attack in a television interview: “There is no doubt that Hezbollah has crossed all the red lines,” he warned, adding that “we are facing an all-out war.”
Hezbollah, Although it has claimed responsibility for as many as seven attacks in other parts of northern Israel last Saturday, it has done so.categorically denied the allegations from various hostile media about an attack in Majda Shams,” the newspaper ‘L’Oriente le Jour’ reported. “The Islamic Resistance has nothing to do with the incident,” he stressed.
The Lebanese government has condemned all attacks on civilians and called for a cessation of hostilities on all fronts. The Lebanese executive has stressed that “attacks against civilians constitute a flagrant violation of international law and are contrary to the principles of humanity.”
For his part, the spokesperson for the UN Mission in Lebanon (FINL), Andrea Tenenti, confirmed that they are “in contact with the parties to try to reduce tensions.”
The border between Israel and Lebanon is experiencing its highest spike in tension since 2006, with an intense firefight since October that has already left 500 people dead on the Lebanese side, most of whom are from Hezbollah.
The Golan Heights is an area that Israel captured from Syria during the Six-Day War (1967) and the Yom Kippur War (1973) and effectively annexed in 1981, in a move not recognized by the international community.
Source: EITB
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