Published on July 29, 2024, 12:55 am

In an act of retaliation against the deadliest attack on Israel since October 7, 2023, the Israel Air Force embarked on a series of strikes against Hezbollah facilities throughout Lebanon. The response came in the wake of a devastating rocket attack launched by Hezbollah that tragically claimed the lives of twelve Druze youngsters playing soccer on a field in an Israeli town located in the Golan Heights.

Hezbollah had earlier fired two rockets at least into Majdal Shams; a predominantly Druze town where inhabitants still possess Syrian citizenship as per 1981 laws annexing the area, and are exempt from drafting into the Israeli Defense Forces. Investigations run by Israel’s Defense Forces (IDF) assert that these rockets were deployed from north of Chebaa village situated in Southern Lebanon.

The severity and scale of the assault immediately halted Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s trip to the United States. Upon his premature return, he gathered with his cabinet to outline suitable responses to this blatant act of terror. Sadly, multiple fatalities occurred when rockets struck a football field within the town parameters.

An abrupt shift in Hezbollah’s stance was witnessed as they quickly moved from taking responsibility for their actions to denying any involvement whatsoever – akin to playing Sergeant Schultz or turning a blind eye entirely. Social media was soon storming with speculations suggesting that instead of a rocket from Hezbollah, it may have been an errant Iron Dome missile responsible for all havoc unleashed upon Majdal Shams.

However, neither pro-Assad accounts nor videos appearing to document successful interceptions by Iron Dome missiles could convincingly debunk Hezbollah’s role behind this outright aggression.

Reliable intelligence possessed by IDF clearly indicated that no debris from Iron Dome Missiles had dropped over Majdal Shams instead affected areas suggested involvement of hostile entities like Hezbollah.

Coming strong and prompt with their response, Israeli military targeted various weapon storage facilities of Hezbollah along with its militant infrastructure across Lebanon including areas such as Chabriha, Borj El Chmali, Beqaa and several others.

Although many fear such an incident may incite a wider regional conflict amidst the ongoing war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza, others argue that owing to its peculiar characteristics where the victims are Druze (not Israeli)and it took place in Golan (not Israel proper), chances of such kindling a larger scale conflict remain minimal. A potential upshot perceived is increased support for Israel among the Druze living there while Hezbollah finds itself made into an enemy in Syria.

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