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Rocket attack kills 12 children in Golan Heights – who are the Druze who live there?

Israel’s prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has threatened a harsh response to a rocket attack that on July 27 struck the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights, killing 12 children and injuring about 30 more.

The Conversation

Israel, Hezbollah Exchange Fire Amid Calls For Restraint After Golan Attack

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged deadly fire on Tuesday, following a rocket attack from Lebanon on the Golan Heights that killed 12 children over the weekend and sent regional tensions soaring.

International Business Times

Druze In Golan Reject Israeli Threats To Retaliate For Rocket Strike

Druze residents of the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights distanced themselves Tuesday from Israeli threats to retaliate against Lebanon's Hezbollah group for a deadly rocket strike on a Druze Arab town in the territory.

International Business Times

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Middle East crisis: Israeli military said 10 rockets had been fired from Lebanon and that one of them hit kibbutz HaGoshrim – as it happened

An Israeli civilian has been killed by rocket fired from Lebanon, Israel’s N12 news channel is reporting.

The Guardian - AU

How did the strike on a Golan Heights soccer field happen? Here’s what we know

Two days after a rocket slammed into a soccer pitch in the Israel-controlled Golan Heights, killing 12 children, many questions remain about the attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams

The Independent UK

What is the Golan Heights and who controls it?

The rocky patch of land, legally part of Syria, is where the latest tensions between Israel and Hezbollah have erupted.

Al Jazeera

France 'committed' to de-escalation of regional conflict after Golan attack

French President Emmanuel Macron has assured Israeli Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu that France is "fully committed to doing everything possible to avoid further escalation in the region" following a missile attack on Israel-occupied Golan Heights.

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Israel Vows Retaliation After Rocket Kills 12 Youths In Golan

Israel vowed on Sunday to "hit the enemy hard" after rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 young people in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and fanned fears that the war in Gaza will spread.

International Business Times

Will attack on occupied Golan Heights push Israel, Hezbollah towards war?

There is little appetite for all-out regional war, but Israel has promised to respond to the Majdal Shams incident.

Al Jazeera

Israel strikes Lebanon as diplomats try to prevent regional war

Jets strike south of country after rocket attack that killed 12 children in Golan Heights blamed on HezbollahMiddle East crisis live updates

The Guardian - UK

Thousands Of Druze Mourn Youths Killed In Golan Rocket Attack

Weeping men carried small coffins at a funeral ceremony attended by thousands from the Druze community on Sunday for many of the 12 youths killed in a rocket attack on the Israeli annexed Golan Heights.

International Business Times

A strike from Lebanon killed 12 youths. Could that spark war between Israel and Hezbollah?

The Middle East is bracing for a potential flare-up in violence after Israeli authorities said a rocket from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights

The Independent UK

Israel Vows To Hit 'Enemy' After Rocket Kills 12 In Annexed Golan

Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant on Sunday vowed to "hit the enemy hard" after rocket fire from Lebanon killed 12 young people in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights and again raised fears that the war in Gaza will spread.

International Business Times

At least 11 young people killed in Israel-occupied Golan Heights after rocket attack on football pitch

Israel blames Iran-backed militia Hezbollah for the rocket attack but Hezbollah claims Israel’s accusations are ‘false’

The Independent UK

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International Business Times

Rocket Kills 10 In Annexed Golan Amid Israel-Hezbollah Flare-up

Israel's emergency medical service said at least 10 people were killed in the annexed Golan Heights on Saturday by a barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon.

The Guardian - UK

‘The next days were hell’: how the Yom Kippur war realigned the Middle East

Fifty years on from the surprise attack Egypt and Syria launched on Israel, what was its legacy for the region – and what was the effect on the soldiers?

Al Jazeera

Israel army says it hit Syrian ‘structures’ in Golan Heights

The announcement came after two people were reportedly killed in an Israeli attack near the Syrian town of Beit Jinn.

Zenger

Jordan Allows Druze Residents Of Israeli Golan Heights To Enter Kingdom Without Visa

Amman's surprise move eliminates need for Israeli identity cards, sets precedent for Arab countries

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The Independent UK

Israel's Netanyahu briefly freezes Golan wind turbine project that set off rare clashes

Israel's prime minister has ordered a brief freeze in construction on a wind turbine project in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights that set off a rare clash between Druze residents and police

Al Jazeera

Israeli army uses force against Druze protests in occupied Golan

Israeli forces use tear gas, bullets, and a water cannon in response to the protests against wind turbines.

The Independent UK

Israeli police clash with Druze protesters in the Golan Heights. The rare violence leaves 20 injured

Israeli police have fired tear gas, sponge-tipped bullets and a water cannon during mass demonstrations by Druze Arabs in the Golan Heights

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syrian State Media Say Israeli Artillery Shells Border Town

Syria's state media said Israel shelled targets in southern Syria early on Monday, near the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, causing unspecified material damage. There was no immediate comment from Israel. The report on the state SANA news agency said Israeli forces targeted the town of Talat Qars al-Nafl in Quneitra province…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Israeli Media Speaks about ‘Syria’s Dangerous Game’

The Syrian regime is working toward normalization in the region in recent months while it doesn’t rein in dangerous terrorist and militant groups, the Jerusalem Post reported on Sunday. “The fact that rockets were fired from Syria, on the evening of April 8 and 9, as well as a drone…

The Guardian - UK

‘Closed’ village on Lebanese-Israeli boundary welcomes visitors after 22 years

Mindsets are changing, says resident of Ghajar, a Syrian Alawite village in occupied Golan Heights

Zenger

A Lavender Farm Turns The Golan Purple

Lavender is not only the 2023 color of the year, it’s also a flowering crop perfectly suited to the Israeli climate and palate.

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