At least 10 dead after Hezbollah rocket strikes Israeli playground in deadliest attack since Oct. 7

At least 10 people — mostly children and young adults between the ages of 10 and 20 — were killed on Saturday when a Hezbollah rocket struck a soccer field in Israel-controlled Golan Heights in what is now the deadliest attack on the Jewish state since the Oct. 7 Hamas incursion.

The shelling by the Lebanese terror group targeted the northern Druze town of Majdal Shams, officials confirmed, adding such an escalation could ramp up the ongoing war even further as Israeli leadership immediately gathered to weigh its response.

Foreign Minister Israel Katz discussed the deadly attack with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and declared that “Hezbollah crossed all red lines” and the Jewish state was now “facing an all-out war” with the Lebanese terrorists.

“I have no doubt that we’ll pay a cost,” Katz said, adding Hezbollah will pay a higher toll for its actions.

When Israel does retaliate, Katz claimed it would have the “full backing” of the United States and Europe.

After receiving word of Hezbollah’s attack, Netanyahu rushed back to Israel, from Washington, DC, moving his flight up by three and a half hours.

He was still in the nation’s capital on Saturday after addressing Congress Wednesday and having separate meetings with President Biden, Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump.

Up to 40 people were reported injured in the attack, with a handful listed in critical condition.

Hezbollah denies carrying out the attack, which unfolded hours after an Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon killed three members of the militant group.

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[l.t.]

All innocent lives matter. The issue is when you value one over another.

[ImrightYourenot-zyro]

As usual, people on the left are quiet and not condemning the attack

[SeanBordelon]

Almost every media outlet is despicable.

[hckykd]

This is what they’re burning the American flag for? Insane.

[cynthiagallegos]

Yes, mostly children. Where are your fanatical screams now?

[jamamohamoud]

ISRAELi children are not any different for Palestinian children.

[eugenereeves]

I didn't know their are iseraeli settlements in the Golen Heights

[mabhodlelajj]

Note how they are leaving out fact that it's mostly children that were killed 🙄...

[cbfarber]

People who criticize Israel’s response to terrorism, obviously can’t recall America’s response to 9/11. We waged a war against one country ( The Gulf War ) and invaded another (Afghanistan ), replacing the government in both with uncounted casualties in both. Americans tend to have short memories and little knowledge of consequences of our own actions

[dem]

In Syrie 🇸🇾
But No one talk about the children in Gaza unreal

[stark]

17, 000 children killed just miles away and the post is silent.

[SuperWagner]

Hezbollah War Room in a state of panic right now.

[puyatecla]

You do know this happened in occupied Syrian territory, you know, that place called the Golan Heights

[KlodianHysi]

Comments here are crazy ! Bro who cares where it happened these are civilians kids .

[Sutti]

40 killed in strike yesterday by Israel on school in Gaza as well but I didn’t see that front page of YouTube. Interesting ain’t it?

[ceooflonelinessinc.]

It's neither one of them. Justice/peace and Islam is an oxymoron.

[deanjackson]

No worries Democrats will tell us Religion of Peace story again…

[BeautifulZionHeroes]

Its not even military target, creminak abdols

[Abcdefg-kygg]

An eye for an eye leaves the whole world blind.

[thomfrostted]

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