Israel condemned a Hezbollah attack in the Golan Heights that killed at least eleven people: children and teenagers among the victims.

Israel’s Emergency Medical Service reported this At least eleven people died in the Golan Heights this Saturday after a barrage of rockets fired from Lebanon by Hezbollah terrorists. Rat backMagen David Adom, head of emergency services, said Nine people died and more than 20 were injured, 9 of them criticallyAfter the rocket attack in Majdal Shams city.

was about “Deadliest attack on Israeli civilians since October 7” And “we will retaliate against Hezbollah, we will act,” said military spokesman Daniel Hagari.

Chief Minister, Benjamin NetanyahuContacted the Israeli Druze leader, Muafak Tarif, and clarified to him “Israel will not allow a murderous attack to go unnoticed, and Hezbollah will pay a heavy price for what it has yet to pay.”.

The victims were all young men between the ages of 10 and 20, as the main impact occurred on the football field where the team was playing, said Ronnie Kaplan, a military spokesman. “His only mistake was going to play football,” he wrote.

“Radical Islam embodied in Hamas and Hezbollah, like many of the Tehran-led coalition attacking Israel since 10/8, is murdering innocent children playing soccer with industrialized weapons in Iranian factories. While civilian deaths are a tragedy for Israel, for Hamas and Hezbollah innocent civilians, children, Killing women, girls, men and the elderly is a strategy,” he denounced.

Alarms sounded in the city Majdal Shams Around 17:24 local time, the air defense system detected the entry 30 projectiles Coming from a neighboring country. Later, sirens were activated at 5:55 pm local time Nev Ativein the presence of others Ten rockets. Some of them were intercepted, others fell into open areas, and one hit the ground.

All of the more than 80 launches were attributed to Hezbollah, the Lebanese Shiite terror group that attacks northern Israel daily.

“Following the assessments carried out by the security forces and available intelligence, Hezbollah is behind the rocket fire that killed many civilians, including children“, they pointed out from the army.

After the impact of the projectiles, the Magan David Amon emergency service mobilized ambulances and helicopters to the area to help the victims, while a team of police bomb disposal experts searched the area to “remove multiple weapons”. That fell. Similarly, according to one of the MDA doctors, alarms continued to go off after the attack.

“When we arrived at the football ground we saw a lot of destruction and things on fire. There were victims on the grass and the scene was horrifying. We immediately started treating the injured and some were evacuated to local clinics,” the health expert added.

Videos that went viral on social media showed the children’s parents approaching the spot amid heartbreaking screams and cries.

On the other hand, Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi, commander of the Northern Brigades, Defense Minister Yoav Galand and other members of the military portfolio are conducting a thorough assessment of events to determine why the threat was not contained. , and Netanyahu called a security meeting from the United States, where he is within the framework of the invitation of local legislators.

A little later, it was learned that he brought the plane back from Washington almost five hours ahead to keep a close eye on the situation.

At the moment, it can be confirmed that the associated alarms are activated, but “it’s an instant warning, very brief”, which doesn’t give children time to settle down.

There is no doubt that Hezbollah crossed all red lines (with this attack). “We are facing an all-out war.”Foreign Minister Israel Katz, like Hagari, insisted that “we will act accordingly” against the group.

Israeli President Isaac HerzogHe denied the truth on his social networks and described it A “terrible and shocking disaster, truly heartbreaking”. “There are no words to console the families of the youth who lost their lives through no fault of their own. “Hezbollah, armed and financed by Iran, does not distinguish between children and adults, soldiers and civilians, Jews or Muslims,” ​​he condemned.

“The world cannot sit idly by in the face of Nasrallah’s terrorist attacks at the behest of the evil empire in Iran. The State of Israel will firmly defend its citizens and its sovereignty,” he continued.

Although security was again guaranteed, authorities asked residents of the area, including Nimrod, Nev Ativ, Odem, El-Rom, Merom Golan, Ein Sivan and Kela Alon, to remain in their homes.

The episode is believed to be in retaliation for an overnight attack on southern Lebanon that killed four enemy fighters. However, Hezbollah denied any involvement in these maneuvers.

“The Islamic Opposition in Lebanon categorically denies the allegations made by some enemy media and various media platforms regarding the targeting of Majdal Shams. “Islamic resistance has nothing to do with this incident and categorically denies all false allegations related to it,” the group said in a statement.

The episode came as Israel reiterated warnings of a large-scale offensive in the north. Earlier in the day, the army reiterated that troops stationed in the area were “preparing a transition for a decisive attack” and “pointing their weapons at the enemy”. “We are committed to changing the reality of security here in the North. All the residents of Metula and those living in the north will be able to return to their homes,” assured General Ori Cardin.