Israel and Hezbollah: Golan Heights rocket attack devastates Druze community | BBC News

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Published 2024-07-29
A deadly rocket attack that killed 12 children and teenagers has heightened fears of open war between Israel and the Lebanese Shia militant group Hezbollah.

The attack - on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday evening - has devastated the Druze community. They are part of an Arabic-speaking ethnic and religious group based in Lebanon, Syria, the Golan Heights and northern Israel.

Hezbollah has denied responsibility for the strike. Western governments are urging Israel to show restraint in its response.

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All Comments (21)
  • @chrahma4651
    Residents of Majdal Shams demonstrated against Netanyahu's arrival at site of strike
  • @Durka-Durka01
    We all know the murderers name in Southport BBC! He's not from Cardiff, tell the truth. We see through your lies!
  • @Buttsy1
    Did they show the Southport news on a loop until something is done, or turn off the comments section on that post. Shocking.
  • @usama758
    Where are pics of Rajab hind ???15000 kids of Gaza
  • @AFZ_20
    According to UN Resolution 497 (1981) 1. Decides that Israeli decision to impose its law, jurisdication, and administration in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights is null and void and without international legal effect.
  • Just as he is saying "The Druze identify as Syrians and it would be counter productive for Hezbollah to target them"...she hits him with: "We have to go!"
  • It's not acceptable for children on either side to get hurt like this. Over one thousand children have also been killed BY ISRAEL in Gaza, just in the last few months. Never forget.
  • @AFZ_20
    None of the 12 victims are Israeli citizens. The residents were offered Israeli citizenship but they refused. They do have Israeli residency cards but they are not Israeli. They are Syrians citizenship.
  • @philgriffin8687
    looks like Netenyahu managed to find a way to cling on to power and stay out of jail for a bit longer.
  • @JurassicRod
    Riots, a soldier shanked, police beaten at an airport and now the southport attacks in the space of just over a week. All committed by our diverse guests. The UK is being super culturally enriched this month.
  • @ermina4684
    How convenient that all this happened after Netanyahu visited congress,
  • @alex-E7WHU
    How about you tell us why pensioners are being penalised to fill a budget black hole while we are giving millions away to Ukraine and others.
  • @Chris_34
    If you pay your licence fee, STOP!
  • @dub604
    The Golan Heights are not part of Israel.
  • @Kohen124
    Those responsible will have nowhere to hide.
  • @ranyaalmoayed9801
    They won’t even show the rocket because they have said that it could have been a rocket from the iron dome. Also Netanyahu was told to leave as the mourners could not bare to see him