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A silence of collective mourning descended on Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, after the attack from Lebanon.
By Isabelle Kershner
Report from Majdal Shams, Golan Heights
The rocket hit the edge of a tiny soccer field, just behind a metal fence, where young people from Majdal Shams, a former Druze Arab village in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, wait their turn to play, or just play. Sit back and watch.
On Sunday, a day after the fatal attack introduced from Lebanon, a small crater halfway between the bases was surrounded by burned grass. A few steps away was a fortified concrete bomb shelter, now scarred by shrapnel and its front stained with blood.
A siren announcing an imminent rocket launch sounded around 6:18 p. m. Saturday, but the attack came in seconds, local citizens said, and there was no time to flee.
Jwan Willy, 14, was near one of the workstations at the time and was observing an educational session. He said he had the idea to run to the shelter. But having grown accustomed to the sirens during the months of hostilities between Israel and Hezbollah, the Iranian-backed Lebanese militant group, he stayed put.
Twelve young Arab Druze and women between the ages of 10 and 16 were killed in the blast and dozens more were injured and taken to hospital. Israel blamed the attack on Hezbollah, which has denied its duty, and scored goals in Lebanon on Sunday, in what was seen as a moderate initial response. The IDF said the type of rocket used in the attack was Iranian-made and carried more than 50 kilograms of explosives. Hezbollah is the only organization in Lebanon that possesses such rockets, the military said.
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