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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is cutting abbreviated his travel to the U.S. to instrumentality to Israel aft a rocket onslaught connected a shot tract connected Israel’s bluish borderline killed 11 children and teens and injured 20, according to Israeli officials.
Israel has blamed Hezbollah for the strike, but the Iran-backed violent radical based successful Lebanon has denied immoderate responsibility, with Hezbollah main spokesperson Mohammed Afif telling The Associated Press that the radical “categorically denies carrying retired an onslaught connected Majdal Shams.”
“Like you, I was shocked. I was shocked to spot the unspeakable pictures pursuing the murderous onslaught by Hezbollah connected Majdal Shams,” Netanyahu posted connected X. “Since I was informed of the disaster, I person been holding continuous information consultations, and I person decided to bring guardant our instrumentality to Israel. I volition instantly participate the information furniture upon my arrival.”
Israel’s main subject spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, said the onslaught is the deadliest onslaught connected Israeli civilians since Oct. 7.
"While athletes from astir the satellite are competing astatine the #Olympics2024, Hezbollah is murdering the adjacent procreation of Israeli athletes," the Israeli Defense Force posted connected X. "A radical of children enjoying life’s elemental pleasures was murdered successful acold humor erstwhile a Hezbollah rocket deed the shot tract successful the Druze colony of Majdal Shams successful the Golan Heights, sidesplitting 11 and injuring dozens more."
Netanyahu warned that Hezbollah “will wage a dense terms for this attack, 1 that it has not paid truthful far.”
The White House National Security Council has besides condemned the strike, saying that the U.S. “will proceed to enactment efforts to extremity these unspeakable attacks on the Blue Line, which indispensable beryllium a apical priority. Our enactment for Israel’s information is iron-clad and unwavering against each Iranian-backed violent groups, including Lebanese Hezbollah.”
The onslaught followed cross-border unit earlier connected Saturday, and Hezbollah said 3 of its fighters were killed without specifying where.
Israel and Hezbollah have been progressively astatine odds with each different since Oct. 8, and tensions person accrued successful caller weeks.
Netanyahu met with most elder members of the U.S. authorities during his sojourn to the East Coast this week, making stops successful Washington, D.C., wherever helium met with President Biden, Vice President Harris and addressed a associated league of Congress, and Florida, wherever helium met with erstwhile President Trump.
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
