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Who are the Druze? A look at the community following a deadly attack

Elders and mourners attend the funeral of Guevara Ibrahim, 11, on July 29, 2024. He was killed in an attack in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights [Jalaa Marey/AFP]

A projectile hit a football pitch in the town of Majdal Shams on Saturday in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, killing 12 children and young people.

Israel blamed the attack on the Lebanese armed group Hezbollah, saying it would pay a “heavy price“. The group denied responsibility. On Tuesday, Israel struck Beirut, killing at least three people in an air raid. Israel’s military said it had targeted Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr, accusing him of being responsible for the Golan Heights attack. On Wednesday, Hezbollah confirmed that Shukr had been killed.

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