Over 11 Children and Adolescents Killed in Hezbollah Attack on Israel | Herzog: Ordered by Iranian Government

Following a deadly rocket attack by Hezbollah in Lebanon on a children's football field in northern Israel, which left 11 dead and over 30 injured, Isaac Herzog, the President of Israel, stated that this attack was carried out on the orders of the Iranian government. He described the Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams as a 'terrible and shocking disaster' and added that no words could comfort the families of the victims in this Druze region of northern Israel. Herzog emphasized that Hezbollah, which is financially and militarily supported by the Islamic Republic, does not differentiate between children and adults, soldiers and civilians, Jews and Muslims, Druze and Christians. The Israeli President insisted that the world should not remain silent in the face of the terrorist attack by Hassan Nasrallah, which was executed under the orders of the 'Iranian Empire of Evil,' and that the Israeli government would firmly defend its citizens and sovereignty. In this context, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Prime Minister of Israel, who is still in the United States after speaking in Congress and meeting with American officials, advanced his return flight from 11 PM to 7:30 PM on Saturday. Daniel Hagari, the spokesperson for the Israeli army, also emphasized in a press conference that Hezbollah was responsible for this attack and that all 11 Israeli citizens killed were children and adolescents aged 10 to 20. According to him, the victims were targeted by a Hezbollah rocket while playing football. He called this Hezbollah attack a 'serious incident' and added that Israel would respond 'appropriately.' Israeli rescuers are seen transporting one of the injured from the deadly Hezbollah attack in Majdal Shams, which left 11 dead and over 30 injured. On Saturday, August 6, 1403, Yair Lapid, the leader of the Israeli opposition, expressed condolences to the victims of the deadly Hezbollah attack, stating that the situation in northern Israel could not continue as it is and added that Netanyahu should be in Israel during such times. The 'Times of Israel' reported that the country's response to the deadly Hezbollah attack would be 'very aggressive.' An Israeli official stated that the Majdal Shams disaster could indicate a 'turning point in the war.' This is the deadliest Hezbollah attack, a group supported by the Islamic Republic, on Israel in recent years. Images and videos shared on social media show a crowd of rescuers and Israeli citizens at the football field where the attack took place. Hezbollah Lebanon, which had admitted hours earlier to firing 100 rockets into northern Israel, claimed that it had no connection to this deadly attack after the casualty figures among Israeli citizens rose. The football field targeted by Hezbollah's deadly rocket attack is located in Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights of Israel. According to Israeli media, most of the victims of this Hezbollah attack are children aged 10 to 20 from the Arabic-speaking Druze minority. The condition of the injured from this Hezbollah attack is reported to be serious. The Israeli army announced that following Hezbollah's attacks on northern Israel, especially in the Majdal Shams area, 'the Chief of Staff of the Israeli army, General Herzi Halevi, and the commander of the Northern Command, Major General Ori Gordian... are assessing the situation.' A gathering of rescuers, security forces, and Israeli citizens is seen at the children's football field in Majdal Shams, which was targeted by Hezbollah's deadly rocket attack. The 'Jerusalem Post' also reported the interception and destruction of two Hezbollah drones by the Israeli army. The Hezbollah rocket attack, the main proxy arm of the Islamic Republic of Iran, on children and civilians in northern Israel follows a deadly attack by Israel on the group's militants, resulting in the deaths of four senior Hezbollah members. Just one day after the terrorist attack by Hamas on southern Israel on October 7 of last year, which killed 1,200 people, mostly civilians, and took over 250 others, including women and children, hostage, Hezbollah unilaterally began its rocket and drone attacks on residential areas in northern Israel. The Israeli army has also targeted the positions of this Iranian proxy group in Lebanon and Syria in response to Hezbollah's cross-border attacks, eliminating nearly 400 members, including many of its senior commanders. Israel has stated that nearly 80,000 citizens living in the northern regions of the country have been displaced due to Hezbollah's attacks. So far, American diplomatic efforts to push Hezbollah back to the other side of the Litani River, 30 kilometers from the shared border of Israel and Lebanon based on UN Security Council Resolution 1701, which ended the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in the summer of 2006, have failed. Israeli officials have warned that if a diplomatic solution is not found to end the conflicts at the shared border with Lebanon and if Hezbollah does not cease its cross-border attacks against Israel, they will do whatever is necessary to defend their citizens. The decision-making regarding war with Hezbollah is one of the main reasons for Netanyahu's trip to Washington; explanations from Hassan Hashemian, a commander of the Israeli army, indicated the country's readiness for a decisive attack against Hezbollah Lebanon. Biden emphasized America's unwavering commitment to Israel's security against the threats from the Islamic Republic and its proxy groups. Israeli fighter jets attacked 'two military warehouses' of Hezbollah in southern Lebanon.