{"id":2314777,"date":"2024-07-27T16:40:33","date_gmt":"2024-07-27T20:40:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2314777"},"modified":"2024-07-27T16:43:04","modified_gmt":"2024-07-27T20:43:04","slug":"ten-dead-many-wounded-after-surprise-attack-on-soccer-field","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ten-dead-many-wounded-after-surprise-attack-on-soccer-field\/","title":{"rendered":"Ten Dead, Many Wounded After Surprise Attack on Soccer Field"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ften-dead-many-wounded-after-surprise-attack-on-soccer-field%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2314777&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-carries-out-airstrike-against-iranian-backed-militia-target-in-syria-officials-say\/\" title=\"U.S. Carries Out Airstrike Against Iranian-Backed Militia Target in Syria, Officials Say\">recent rocket attack<\/a> on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights resulted in the deaths of at least 10 people and injuries to several others, including children. This incident followed an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon that killed three members of the militant group Hezbollah. The attack on the soccer field is the deadliest against Israeli targets since renewed fighting began in October. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack, stating it was a retaliation for Israeli airstrikes on Lebanese villages, while the Israeli military accused Hezbollah of launching the rocket. As tensions escalate, exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah have intensified, leading to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-the-1994-assault-weapons-ban-didnt-work\/\" title=\"Why The 1994 Assault Weapons Ban Didn\u2019t Work\">significant casualties<\/a> on both sides, including both military personnel and civilians. The ongoing conflict, which has included daily skirmishes, intensified following Hamas&#8217; surprise attacks on October 7.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>A rocket attack Saturday on a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights killed at least 10 people and wounded several others, including children, hours after an Israeli airstrike on south Lebanon killed three members of the militant Hezbollah group.<\/p>\n<p>The strike, the deadliest attack on an Israeli target since the fighting between the two foes erupted in October, raised fears of of a broader conflagration in the region.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/day-trump-warns-animals-border-news-breaks-hezbollah-member-caught-el-paso-planned-build-bomb-head-ny\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Hezbollah<\/a> said it struck a military base in the Golan Heights in retaliation for Israeli attacks on a village in Lebanon.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah chief spokesman Mohammed Afif told The Associated Press that the group &ldquo;categorically denies carrying out an attack on Majdal Shams.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/watch-former-miss-israel-walks-nyc-sign-saying-idf-soldier-ask-anything\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Israeli military<\/a> said in a statement Saturday that according to intelligence in its possession, &ldquo;the rocket launch toward Majdal Shams was carried out by the Hezbollah terrorist organization.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The Hezbollah terrorist organization is behind the rocket launch at a soccer field in Majdal Shams which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rocket-attack-on-town-in-israeli-controlled-golan-heights-kills-at-least-10-rescue-official-says-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Rocket attack on town in Israeli-controlled Golan Heights kills at least 10, rescue official says - Washington Examiner\">caused multiple civilian casualties<\/a>, including children, earlier this evening,&rdquo; the statement said.<\/p>\n<p>Israel&rsquo;s Magen David Adom paramedic service initially reported 11 people wounded, nine critically, and all between the ages of 10 and 20. Israeli Public Broadcaster Kan aired footage of some being rushed to ambulances on stretchers from a soccer field in the town of Majdal Shams.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;These were kids at a soccer field,&rdquo; Beni Ben Muvchar, head of the local council, told Israeli Channel 12. &ldquo;Today a red line was crossed,&rdquo; he said, urging Israeli leaders to start targeting top Hezbollah commanders.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military said one projectile was identified crossing from Lebanon toward the area, adding it was cooperating with the MDA to evacuate the wounded. Channel 12 aired footage of a large blast in one of the town&rsquo;s valleys.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah said in a statement that its militants firing Katyusha rockets at an Israeli army post in the Golan Heights was in response to Israeli airstrikes on villages in south Lebanon. The group said earlier three of its members were killed on Saturday without specifying where. Israel&rsquo;s military said its air force targeted a Hezbollah arms depot on the border village of Kfar Kila, adding that militants were inside at the time.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/11-year-old-israeli-boy-survived-oct-7-makes-astonishing-discovery-confirming-history-holy-land\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Israel<\/a> captured the Golan Heights from Syria during the 1967 Mideast war and later annexed them in 1981.<\/p>\n<p>Israel and Hezbollah have traded near daily fire since the war in Gaza started after Hamas&rsquo; surprise attack on Oct.7 killed some 1,200 people and took 250 others hostage.<\/p>\n<p>Over the past weeks, the exchange of fire along the Lebanon-Israel intensified with Israeli airstrikes and rocket and drone attacks by Hezbollah striking deeper and further away from the border.<\/p>\n<p>Since early October, Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon have killed more than 450 people, mostly Hezbollah members, but also around 90 civilians and non-combatants. On the Israeli side, 21 soldiers and 13 civilians have been killed.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has not reviewed this Associated Press story prior to publication. Therefore, it may contain editorial bias or may in some other way not meet our normal editorial standards. 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This incident occurred just hours after an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon killed three members of the militant group Hezbollah. The attack marks the most lethal assault on an Israeli target since hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah reignited in October, raising concerns about a potential escalation of violence in the region. In response to Israeli strikes on a village in Lebanon, Hezbollah claimed responsibility for targeting a military base in the Golan Heights. However, Hezbollah&#8217;s spokesperson Mohammed Afif denied any involvement in the attack on Majdal Shams. The Israeli military stated that intelligence indicated that &#8220;the rocket launch toward Majdal Shams was executed by the Hezbollah terrorist organization.&#8221; They further asserted that this organization was responsible for launching rockets at a soccer field, resulting in multiple civilian casualties, including children.<\/p>\n<p>Initially reported by Israel\u2019s Magen David Adom paramedic service, 11 people were injured\u2014nine critically\u2014with ages ranging from 10 to 20 years old. Footage aired by Israeli Public Broadcaster Kan showed some victims being transported from the soccer field to ambulances on stretchers. Beni Ben Muvchar, head of the local council, expressed his outrage over what he described as crossing &#8220;a red line&#8221; and called for targeted actions against senior Hezbollah leaders.<\/p>\n<p>The Israeli military confirmed that one projectile had been detected crossing from Lebanon into their territory and mentioned they were working with MDA to evacuate those injured. Channel 12 broadcasted images of a significant explosion occurring within one of Majdal Shams&#8217; valleys.<\/p>\n<p>Hezbollah stated its militants fired Katyusha rockets at an IDF post as retaliation for recent airstrikes conducted by Israel against villages in southern Lebanon; they also noted that three members had died earlier without providing specific details about where this occurred. According to Israel&#8217;s military reports, their air force targeted a Hezbollah arms depot located near Kfar Kila during which militants were present.<\/p>\n<p>Israel captured and later annexed Golan Heights from Syria during the Six-Day War of 1967. Since then, tensions have escalated significantly following Hamas&#8217; surprise attack on October 7th which resulted in approximately 1,200 fatalities and around 250 hostages taken; consequently leading to daily exchanges of fire between Israel and Hezbollah along their border.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks there has been an increase in cross-border attacks with both sides engaging more deeply than before; since early October alone over 450 individuals have died due primarily to these exchanges\u2014most being members affiliated with Hezbollah but also including around 90 civilians or non-combatants lost as well while casualties among Israelis include losses totaling up through now: specifically involving both soldiers (21) &amp; civilians (13)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2314781,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/69360d898bfb4d15939c49db58d12bca-2-scaled-e1722104196405.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[4002,4133,7478,36480,13242],"class_list":["post-2314777","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-attack","tag-news","tag-soccer","tag-sports-violence","tag-tragedy"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/69360d898bfb4d15939c49db58d12bca-2-scaled-e1722104196405.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314777","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2314777"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2314777\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2314781"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2314777"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2314777"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2314777"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}