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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Ruth Michaelson and Quique Kierszenbaum in Jerusalem and Andrew Roth in Washington

Israeli drones hit southern Lebanon as tensions mount over Golan Heights attack

Smoke rises over a village
Smoke rises over the southern Lebanese border village of Chihine after an Israeli airstrike on Sunday. Photograph: Kawnat Haju/AFP/Getty Images

Israeli drones struck a remote road in southern Lebanon, underscoring tensions as the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, promised a “harsh” response to the rocket strike on the occupied Golan Heights that killed 12 children.

“The state of Israel will not and cannot let this pass. Our response will come, and it will be harsh,” he said during a visit to the remote town of Majdal Shams, a majority Druze village in a region annexed by Israel from Syria in 1981.

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