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The Majdal Shams attack, also known as the Majdal Shams massacre,[1][2]took place on 27 July 2024, when a rocket hit a football pitchin Majdal Shamsin the Israeli-occupiedGolan Heightsof Syria. [a]The resulting blast killed 12 Syrian childrenand young adults belonging to the Druzecommunity[3][4][5]and injured at least 42 others,[6][7]with most ...
Majdal Shams (Arabic: مجدل شمس; Hebrew: מַגְ'דַל שַׁמְס) is a predominantly Druze town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, [3] [4] located in the southern foothills of Mount Hermon. It is known as the informal "capital" of the region.
Alma was killed alongside 11 other children when a rocket hit a football pitch in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on Saturday. Israeli officials have blamed Hezbollah for the ...
Syrian towns and villages depopulated in the Arab–Israeli conflict. Before the Six-Day War and Yom Kippur War, the Golan Heights comprised 312 inhabited areas, including 2 towns, 163 villages, and 108 farms. [1] In 1966, the Syrian population of the Golan Heights was estimated at 147,613. [2] Israel seized about 70% of the Golan Heights in ...
Israel assassinated Fu’ad Shukr, a high-ranking Hezbollah commander, last week in response to the killing of 12 children with a rocket on the town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan ...
This is a list of notable engagements during the Israel–Hamas war, encompassing land, naval, and air engagements, covering events which took place or began during the 2023 Hamas attack on Israel on the 7 October, events and immediately afterwards, Israel's declaration of war on 8 October, the imposition of the 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip, and active operations in the Gaza Strip.
MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — Thousands of mourners laid to rest on Monday the 12th victim of a rocket strike from Lebanon that hit a soccer field in Israeli-controlled territory, an attack that ...
Shaldag Unit. Yitzhar Hofman (1987 – 31 January 2024) was an Israeli soldier who was a commander in the Israeli Air Force 's elite Shaldag Unit. [2] [3] He was a commander in the Israeli Air Force's elite Shaldag unit during the battles with Palestinian militants in the northern Gaza Strip. [4] Hofman was one of the leading Israeli air force ...