Majdal Shams attack

Majdal Shams attack
Part of the Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
Site of attack on Majdal Shams soccer field
Location within the Golan
Location	33°15′58.4″N 35°46′05.9″E Majdal Shams, Israeli-occupied Golan Heights
Date	27 July 2024 6:18 pm (UTC+02:00)
Attack type	Rocket attack (according to Israel and the United States)
Deaths	12 Syrian Druze children
Injured	At least 42
Accused	Hezbollah (accused by Israel and the United States)

The Majdal Shams attack took place on 27 July 2024, when a rocket hit a soccer field in Majdal Shams in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The resulting blast killed 12 Syrian children belonging to the Druze community and injured at least 42 others, with most of the victims being between the ages of 10 and 16.

Israel blamed Hezbollah for carrying out the attack with an Iranian-made Falaq-1 rocket equipped with a 53-kilogram warhead.According to Hezbollah, the target was a nearby military base and the soccer field was hit by an errant Israeli Iron Dome air defence projectile. Western sources dismissed this claim, citing expert opinion that the rocket had been fired by Hezbollah or another militant group in Lebanon.

Local authorities denied that the children were Israeli and local residents protested the attendance of Israeli ministers at the funeral, for reasons ranging from opposition to politicization of the tragedy, to anger at the Israeli government's perceived neglect of their safety.

The attack occurred amid the Hezbollah–Israel conflict that has been ongoing since 8 October 2023, a regular exchange of attacks that began following the outbreak of the Gaza war. Following the attack, Israel killed Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr.