Israel hits Hezbollah targets after football pitch strike kills 12 young peopleGolan Heights strike: 'There was a siren, but no-one had time to react'Israel says it has hit Hezbollah targets in Lebanon after 12 children and young adults were killed in a rocket strike while playing football in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. Saturday's bloodshed at the town's football pitch was the deadliest loss of life in and around Israel's northern border since October. Verified video shows crowds of people on a football pitch and stretchers being rushed to ambulances. Majdal Shams is one of four towns in the Golan Heights, where about 25,000 members of the Arabic-speaking Druze religious and ethnic group live. EPA Stretchers were rushed to ambulances shortly after the strikeReuters The rocket impact damaged the area around a football pitch in Majdal Shams


Source:   The North Africa Journal
July 28, 2024 13:25 UTC