Hezbollah Rocket Hits Druze Town, Killing 12 Children & Teens, Injuring 29
A Hezbollah rocket scored a direct hit on a soccer field in Majdal Shams, a Druze town in northern Israel, on Shabbos afternoon, killing 12 children and teens • Full Story
By YWN
At least 29 children and teens were injured, many critically. Some of the victims were evacuated by IDF and MDA helicopters to Ziv, Poriya, and Rambam Hospitals.
“The scenes were very difficult, it looked like a battlefield,” MDA director Eli Bin said.
IDF spokesman Daniel Hagari said in a special statement on Motzei Shabbos that all the dead were children and teenagers. “We share in the grief of the families and embrace the entire Druze community in its difficult time,” he said. He added that according to an initial investigation, a siren had sounded immediately before the rocket landed, not allowing enough time for people to run to safety. He said that the incident will be thoroughly investigated.
Hagari added that the security establishment is currently carrying out situational assessments “in order to make decisions” on how to respond. “We will make decisions together with the political echelon and act accordingly,” he said. He emphasized that there is currently no change in the directives of the Home Front Command.
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