Israel Says Hezbollah Rocket Attack Kills 12, Raising Specter of War With Lebanon

Israeli adviser Dmitri Gendelman called the attack a major escalatory move and vowed that it would be met with a stern response.

Israeli officials respond after rockets were launched across Lebanon’s border that Israel says killed 11 people in Majdal Shams, Golan Heights, Israel, on July 27, 2024. Gil Eliyahu/Reuters

A rocket attack on a soccer ground in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights on Saturday killed at least 12 people, mostly children, Israeli authorities said, blaming Hezbollah and vowing to respond against the Iran-backed Lebanese group.

Hezbollah, which the United States designates as a terrorist organization, denied any responsibility for the strike, which was the deadliest in Israel or Israel-controlled territory since the start of the Gaza conflict, which sparked by the Hamas terror group’s deadly incursion that killed hundreds of Israelis.