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Hezbollah is preparing for an Israeli response after it was blamed for the July 27 blast that killed 12 people, all children and young adults, in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights, Reuters reported on July 28.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) alleged that the blast was caused by an Iranian-made rocket fired by Hezbollah. However, Hezbollah denied targeting Majdal Shams, whose Syrian population are known for their stand against the occupation of the Golan.
Two security sources told the news agency that Hezbollah had preemptively cleared out some key sites in both Lebanon’s south and the eastern Bekaa Valley in preparation for a possible attack by Israel.
Earlier in the day, IDF Chief of Staff Lieutenant General Herzi Halevi said that the military was increasing its readiness for “the next stage in the fighting in the north.”
“We know exactly where the rocket was launched from. We examined here on the wall of the soccer field the remains of the rocket, and we know to say that it is a Falaq rocket with a fifty-three kilogram warhead. This is a Hezbollah rocket. And whoever fires such a rocket into an urban area wants to kill civilians, wants to kill children,” Halevi said in a video statement from the scene.
“We are greatly increasing our readiness for the next stage of fighting in the north, as we are simultaneously fighting in Gaza. We know how to attack even very far from the State of Israel. There will be more challenges, we will raise our readiness,” he added.
From his side, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said that Hezbollah will face the consequences of its deadly attack on Majdal Shams “even with its ridiculous denials.”
“I went to the Northern Command to see the response plans. This is Hezbollah, an Iranian proxy in the region. Hezbollah will not go unpunished for this incident, even with its ridiculous denials,” Gallant said.
He went to allege again that Hezbollah launched the rocket, and vowed that the group “will bear the price and will pay a heavy price for its actions.”
The Lebanese government has asked the United States to urge restraint from Israel following the deadly strike, Lebanon’s Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib told Reuters.
Bou Habib added the U.S. had asked the Lebanese government to pass on a message to Hezbollah to show restraint as well.
It is still unclear how Israel will respond to the alleged Hezbollah attack. However, there is no doubt that any escalation by the IDF will be met with a strong response from the group that could lead to a destructive all-out war between the two foes.
Hezbollah and its allies have been launching attacks from Lebanon against the IDF since the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Palestinian enclave of the Gaza Strip last October. So far, the IDF has very much limited its response to air and artillery strikes on Lebanon’s south and the eastern Bekaa Valley.
Still, the limited border clashes have so far claimed the lives of at least 30 Israelis and more than 500 people one the Lebanese side.
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but russia built extra observation posts along the separation line. all the better to enjoy the carnage?
mr. putin may have other things on his mind these days. just a thought.
hezbollah braces for izrel shitting its pants
bring it on, shlomo. let’s dance.
despicable zionists killing druze civilians to blame it on hezbollah but we see right through their deception! hezbollah has all the right to preemptively attack the euro-american apartheid settler colony called “israel”!
the charge that hezbollah attacked this druze community makes no sense. cui bono? just asking the question i know the answer.
dumb hizballs eunuch will pay huge cost—now the evil anti-semite will cry
burn, shlomo, burn. shlomo likes to dish it out – let’s see how good he is at taking it.
not a word here about the number of children murdered deliberately by zionists. not even worth a footnote!
the israelis obviously did this themselves. right when nutteryahoo is begging for money and american soldiers in the usa a rocket hits a soccer field.
“and whoever fires such a rocket into an urban area wants to kill civilians, wants to kill children” – he should know, that’s the iof area of expertise.
it’s also a confirmation of the intent to kill palestinians, if we ever needed one.
i thought that hezbolla had denied launching that rocket?
zio false flag.
why are the israelis so mad? the missile that hit the soccer field was fired from israeli aa.
“ however, hezbollah denied targeting majdal shams, whose syrian population are known for their stand against the occupation of the golan.”
why would hezbollah target people who oppose israel? makes no sense.
yet your use of the phrase “israel’s response” implies hezbollah did just that.