At least 12 people died and 20 others were injured. this Saturday in an attack using rockets against a football field in the town of Majdal Shams, in the Golan Heights annexed by Israelas reported by Israeli authorities. Argentina expressed its solidarity with the Israeli State.
Israeli military spokesman, Daniel Hagariassured that among the dead There were children and accused the Lebanese group Hezbollah of carrying out Saturday’s attack, but the group denied any involvement: ”Our information is clear: Hezbollah is responsible for the murder of innocent children”, he claimed. “We will prepare for a response against Hezbollah… we will act” he added.
During the day, Hezbollah quickly denied responsibility for the attack. The group said in a statement that it “categorically denies the allegations spread by certain enemy media outlets and several media platforms regarding the attack on Majdal Shams.”
”The Islamic Resistance has no connection with this incident”they said, referring to its military wing.
The Israeli emergency service, Magen David Adom (MDA)reported that the victims are between 10 and 20 years old, where there were injuries of varying degrees, in addition to the 10 dead as a result of the attack on the scene: ”We arrived at a soccer field and saw destruction and objects on fire. There were injured people lying on the grass and the image was terrifying.. We immediately began triaging the injured, some of the injured were sent to local clinics and our teams were also directed to the clinics. During the incident there were additional alerts and medical treatment of the injured is still ongoing.”
The conflict continues to escalate
The Iran-aligned group has been exchanging fire with Israeli forces in areas near the Israel-Lebanon border since October 8, when Israel launched its war on Gaza. The cross-border attacks, which Hezbollah claimed to have launched in solidarity with the Palestinian people amid Israel’s war on Gaza, fears of a larger regional conflict are growing.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said the president would return home early from his trip to the United States, where he met with several senior American officials: ”Immediately after learning of the disaster at Majdal Shams, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu ordered that his return to Israel be brought forward as quickly as possible,” Netanyahu’s office said in a post on X.
The Lebanese government in a statement called for an “immediate cessation of hostilities on all fronts” and condemned the attacks on civilians.
Following the attack, the Argentine government supported Israel and “the actions it must take to defend itself”
The Office of President Javier Milei issued a statement in Support for the Government of Israelafter this one blames Hezbollah of an attack on a football field this Saturday, which resulted in at least 10 dead and 30 injured. In the text of Pink Housethe incorporation of Hamas on the list of terrorist organizations.
Through social media, the official account of the Presidency expressed “its solidarity with the people of Israel” and cited the information from the Israel Defense Forces (IDF): “Hezbollah launched a volley of rockets at northern Israel, hitting the Majdal Shams areakilling a dozen innocent children who were playing football in a square.”
Source: Ambito
