Majdal Shams

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Når drømme bliver til mareridt: Massakren i Majdal Shams

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En tragisk raketangreb i Majdal Shams har ændret mange liv på et øjeblik. Hvad sker der nu?

Som hele verden følger med, spekuleres der i, hvad næste skridt vil være. Tidligere har lignende angreb i Golanhøjderne resulteret i stor skala militær konfrontation, og mange frygter, at vi står på randen af en ny krise. Det er værd at bemærke, at landets tidligere ledere, inklusive Benjamin Netanyahu, har stået over for hård kritik i sådanne situationer for ikke at beskytte befolkningen. Denne kamp for overlevelse og tryghed er et tema, der ofte gentager sig gennem historien i denne del af verden.

Vidste du, at Majdal Shams er kendt for sin dybe kulturarv og traditioner, der trækker på både druzisk og syrisk indflydelse? Byen er ikke blot en krigszone, men også et sted for historie og skønhed. Fodboldbanen, der nu er blevet et symbol på tristhed, har i tidligere år været stedet for mange lokale triumphs og samfundsarrangementer. I en region præget af konflikt, er det vigtigt også at huske de øjeblikke af glæde og sammenhold, der har defineret byens sjæl.

Samtidig er det fascinerende at bemærke, at Golanhøjderne, som i dag er under israelsk kontrol, har været det centrale omdrejningspunkt for flere krige siden 1967. Dette område er en vigtig strategisk position i Mellemøsten og er også kendt for sine naturskønne udsigter og vingårde. Men som vi ser med tragedien i Majdal Shams, minder det os om, at skønheden her ofte overskygges af realiteterne af krig og konflikt.

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'Tear Beirut apart': Some politicians beat war drums after Majdal ... (The Times of Israel)

As Smotrich says 'Nasrallah should pay with his head' and Ben Gvir demands 'war in the north now,' opposition leaders also call for an aggressive reaction ...

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Outrage in the Arab World following Majdal Shams massacre ... (Israel Hayom)

On X, dozens of users from Syria and Lebanon expressed outrage over Hezbollah's rocket hit on the Druze village in the Golan Heights. "The resistance to terror ...

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Benjamin Netanyahu to return to Israel following Majdal Shams ... (The Jerusalem Post)

Twelve cihildren were killed, with 19 wounded to varying degrees, after a deadly rocket attack rattled a northern Israel Druze town.

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Golan Heights attack: Israel hits Hezbollah targets after football pitch ... (BBC News)

The deadly strike, which killed children, raises fears of all-out war between Israel and the Lebanon-based group.

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A rocket hit Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, after Israel struck a ... (NPR)

The school was located in the central Gazan city of Deir al-Balah, where many Palestinians have fled following evacuation orders the Israeli military has issued ...

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Children Among Dozens of Dead, Wounded as Hezbollah Rocket ... (FDD)

Latest Developments At least nine children were reported to have been killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Golan ...

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'Children came to play, and an explosion shredded them to pieces ... (Haaretz)

Residents of Majdal Shams and Nearby Villages Who Arrived at the Scene of the Strike That Killed 11 Children and Teens Reported That the Explosion Occurred ...

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Prominent Druze leader warns of Israeli 'vile' plot in Majdal Shams (Al Mayadeen English)

The head of the Druze Lebanese Democratic Party says that the occupied Golan will not "fall into the trap of Israel's claimed objective to protect ...

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Syrian Druze fed up with fence sitting after Majdal Shams massacre (Israel Hayom)

Hezbollah's terrorist attack on the Druze town of Majdal Shams, in which 12 local children were murdered by a rocket attack, was met with anger and shock ...

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Hezbollah, Lebanon deny responsibility for Majdal Shams massacre (The Jerusalem Post)

In a rare move, Hezbollah and Lebanese officials deny involvement in the Majdal Shams child massacre, spreading misinformation to avoid backlash as evidence ...

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A strike from Lebanon killed 12 youths. Could that spark war ... (The Associated Press)

The Middle East is bracing for a potential flare-up in violence after Israeli authorities said a rocket from Lebanon struck a soccer field in the ...

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Israel pledges to hit Hezbollah hard after rocket kills 12 on football field (Reuters)

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights, July 28 (Reuters) - Thousands of mourners attended funeral ceremonies on Sunday for the 12 children and teenagers killed by a ...

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Israel promises to hit Hezbollah hard after rocket kills 12 on football ... (Reuters)

Israel said on Sunday it would strike hard against Hezbollah after accusing the Iran-backed group of killing 12 children and teenagers in a rocket attack on ...

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'Dumb' but heavy: The Iranian-made rocket Hezbollah launched at ... (Haaretz)

The Falaq 1 Was Developed in the 1990s in Iran and Was Intended to Provide the Army With Heavy Rocket Artillery, Capable of Striking Bunkers and Other ...

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Israel-Lebanon tensions intensify after deadly Majdal Shams rocket ... (Middle East Eye)

Hezbollah denies responsibility for attack in occupied Golan Heights, but Israeli officials insist on retaliation.

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Security cabinet discusses response to Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams soccer field (The Times of Israel)

Security cabinet discusses response to Hezbollah attack on Majdal Shams soccer field. Funerals held for 11 of 12 kids killed in strike * Child still missing * US, Britain, France condemn attack * Druze community mourns as some ...

Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on Rocket ... (The White House)

We have been in continuous discussions with Israeli and Lebanese counterparts since the horrific attack yesterday in northern Israel that killed a number.

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Anger and grief mix as Majdal Shams buries 10 children killed in ... (The Times of Israel)

'Lebanon should burn for this,' says one resident amid calls in Druze town for IDF to strike back hard against Hezbollah, and for Israel to do more to ...

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Rocket attack in Majdal Shams: Golan Druze community's strength ... (The Jerusalem Post)

Majdal Shams, a Druze town in the Golan, mourns after a devastating rocket attack. Discover the resilience of this community amid tragedy and conflict.

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Did an Israeli Iron Dome missile cause the Majdal Shams massacre? (Al Mayadeen English)

The Majdal Shams strike resulted in the tragic loss of 12 lives, all natives of the occupied Golan. What insights can we recover from the evidence gathered ...

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A Village's Anguish Over 12 Children Lost to a Rocket Strike (The New York Times)

A stunned hush of collective mourning fell over Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, after the attack from Lebanon.

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Funerals Held for Victims of Hezbollah Attack on Majdal Shams (FDD)

Latest Developments Druze communities in the Golan Heights held funerals for the 12 children killed in a Hezbollah rocket attack on July 27.

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'They were just kids. What did they do wrong?': In Majdal Shams, a ... (CNN)

The Syrian Druze community of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights are united in grief following the deaths of 12 children in a rocket strike on Saturday.

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Boy thought missing identified as 12th victim in deadly Majdal ... (The Times of Israel)

Authorities determine Jifara Ibrahim, 11, unheard from since attack, was killed by Hezbollah missile strike on soccer field in Golan Druze town a day ...

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The children of Majdal Shams deserve our tears, not qualifiers (Israel Hayom)

Yesterday, on July 27th, an unthinkable tragedy struck the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli Northern region of the Golan Heights.

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We must not let the Golan Heights' Majdal Shams kids' deaths be in ... (The Jerusalem Post)

What Israel and those countries that are condemning the Hezbollah attack are going to do now will determine whether Hezbollah and Lebanon will pay the price ...

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Will attack on occupied Golan Heights push Israel, Hezbollah ... (Aljazeera.com)

There is little appetite for all-out regional war, but Israel has promised to respond to the Majdal Shams incident.

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