The funerals of the 12 Druze civilians killed on Saturday in Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Syrian Golan, on July 28, 2024 (Photo: Jalaa Marey/AFP)
BEIRUT — At least 12 dead, most of them children. This is the painful toll of the "strike" on a football field in Majdal Shams, a Druze village located in the Golan Heights, occupied and annexed by Israel, which occurred on Saturday evening. Israel was quick to accuse Hezbollah of being responsible for the attack and vowed to take revenge. Meanwhile, Hezbollah denied any responsibility and accused Israel of wanting to pin the blame on it to justify — particularly in the eyes of the international community — escalating its strikes in Lebanon. But who is really behind this tragedy? There are multiple hypotheses, and some of them seem to point towards a miscalculation. 'Errant missile'The idea that Hezbollah decided to target a civilian infrastructure in this locality, considered the capital of the Golan annexed by Israel, seems...
BEIRUT — At least 12 dead, most of them children. This is the painful toll of the "strike" on a football field in Majdal Shams, a Druze village located in the Golan Heights, occupied and annexed by Israel, which occurred on Saturday evening. Israel was quick to accuse Hezbollah of being responsible for the attack and vowed to take revenge. Meanwhile, Hezbollah denied any responsibility and accused Israel of wanting to pin the blame on it to justify — particularly in the eyes of the international community — escalating its strikes in Lebanon. But who is really behind this tragedy? There are multiple hypotheses, and some of them seem to point towards a miscalculation. 'Errant missile'The idea that Hezbollah decided to target a civilian infrastructure in this locality, considered the capital of the Golan annexed by Israel,...
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