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Mireille Rebeiz, Chair of Middle East Studies & Associate Professor of Francophone & Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies, Dickinson College

Deadly strike in the Golan Heights risks opening new front in long-disputed territory

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Mourners at the site of an airstrike that killed 12 young members of the Druze community. Matteo Placucci/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images

A missile strike that killed 12 children playing soccer in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on July 27, 2024, has prompted international concern that the Middle East conflict could expand into the disputed territory.

Israel has blamed the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, and it has already conducted retaliatory strikes, with more expected.

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