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International Business Times
International Business Times
Business
Jay Deshmukh and Hiba Aslan

Israel, Hezbollah Exchange Fire Amid Calls For Restraint After Golan Attack

Elderly members of the Druze community gather in solidarity with the victims of the attack in Majdal Shams, in the Syrian town of Quneitra, close to the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights (Credit: AFP)

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged deadly fire on Tuesday, following a rocket attack from Lebanon on the Golan Heights that killed 12 children over the weekend and sent regional tensions soaring.

The strike on the Druze Arab town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights on Saturday, whose victims were aged between 10 and 16, was blamed by Israel and the United States on Lebanon's Hezbollah, but the Iran-backed group has denied any connection to the attack.

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