Iran warns Israel against ‘new adventure’ in Lebanon
Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani says in a statement that “any ignorant action of the Zionist regime can lead to the broadening of the scope of instability, insecurity and war in the region”.
Kanaani warned that Israel would be held responsible for “the unforeseen consequences and reactions to such stupid behaviour”.
Israel says Hezbollah ‘crossed all red lines’
Hezbollah has “crossed all red lines” in Majdal Shams, the Israeli Foreign Ministry says, despite the Iran-backed armed group’s denial of its involvement in the attack that killed at least 12 youths in the Druze town in the occupied Golan Heights.
“Saturday’s massacre constitutes the crossing of all red lines by Hezbollah,” the ministry said in a statement. “This is not an army fighting another army, rather it is a terrorist organisation deliberately shooting at civilians.”
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Hezbollah will pay price for Majdal Shams attack: Gallant
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says his country mourns for “the innocent boys and girls killed” in the Golan Heights, referring to a rocket that reportedly killed 12 people a day earlier in the Syrian region occupied by Israel.
Israel said it would strike hard against Hezbollah after accusing the Lebanese group of killing children and teenagers in the attack that hit a football field in the Druze village of Majdal Shams.
“There are 150,000 Druze in Israel, as well as millions of Jews and Arab Israelis. We live side by side and all suffer from Hezbollah’s terror. We will ensure Hezbollah, the proxy of Iran, pays a price for this loss,” Gallant said on X.
His comments came despite Hezbollah denying any responsibility for the strike.
Germany condemns Golan Heights rocket attack, calls for ‘cool heads’
German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has condemned what she said was the “deplorable” rocket strike on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, which killed 12 youths.
“The perfidious attacks must stop immediately. It is important to act with cool heads. Far too many people have died already in this conflict,” Baerbock wrote on X in reference to the Gaza war, which risks spreading to Lebanon where Hezbollah is based.
Druze official asks Israeli ministers not to politicise Majdal Shams funerals
Jaber Jadban, the chairman of the Druze authorities’ forum, has written a letter to the Israeli government ministers, according to Israel’s Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper. He asked them not to attend the funerals of the 12 youths killed in yesterday’s attack on Majdal Shams, the report said.
“Because of the sensitivity of the situation, we ask not to turn the massacre into a political event. Requesting a quiet religious funeral according to Druze custom,” the letter said.
US urged to restrain Israel after Golan Heights attack: Lebanon minister
Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib says Lebanon’s government asked the United States to tell Israel to hold back on a major escalation after a rocket killed 12 youths in occupied Golan Heights.
Bou Habib said the US asked the Lebanese government to pass on a message to Hezbollah to show restraint as well.
