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Middle East: towards an escalation between Israel and Lebanon?
Tensions are rising in the Middle East. A rocket attack, from Lebanon according to Israel, caused the death of 12 children on Saturday, July 27. The Israeli army promises a response, Hezbollah denies being behind this attack.
(France Info)
Tensions are rising in the Middle East. A rocket attack, from Lebanon according to Israel, caused the death of 12 children on Saturday, July 27. The Israeli army promises a response, Hezbollah denies being behind this attack.
A procession of coffins surrounded by a human tide in the streets of Majdal Shams. Thousands of Druze came to mourn and honor the 12 teenagers killed, Saturday, July 27, by a rocket. The device crashed on a soccer field in this small town in the Golan Heights.Big anger, very big” testifies a resident.
The Golan Heights is a territory annexed by Israel, wedged between Lebanon and Syria. The Jewish state accuses Hezbollah, the Lebanese Islamist movement, of being behind the shooting and promises retaliation.Hezbollah is behind the attack and cannot hide it. They will pay a heavy price for this” said Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.
A threat taken seriously by Hezbollah, which has evacuated certain positions in southern Lebanon. The international community is worried. Emmanuel Macron says he is fully committed, the UN calls on all parties to exercise the greatest restraint.
