IDF airs images it says prove Hezbollah fired deadly rocket that hit Majdal Shams

Emanuel (Mannie) Fabian is The Times of Israel's military correspondent

These images, released by the IDF on July 28, 2024, show shrapnel from a Falaq-1 rocket launched by Hezbollah at Majdal Shams. (Israel Defense Forces)
These images, released by the IDF on July 28, 2024, show shrapnel from a Falaq-1 rocket launched by Hezbollah at Majdal Shams. (Israel Defense Forces)

The IDF releases evidence showing shrapnel found at the scene of the rocket strike in Majdal Shams yesterday matching an Iranian-made Falaq-1 rocket, which in Lebanon is exclusively used by Hezbollah.

This image shows the flight path of a Hezbollah Falaq-1 rocket fired at Majdal Shams on July 27, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)

The Iranian-made Falaq-1 has a 50-kilogram warhead and a range of 10 kilometers, according to the IDF.

The IDF also publishes the flight path of the heavy rocket, launched from the Chebaa area in southern Lebanon.

Hezbollah said yesterday that it launched a Falaq rocket at an IDF base near Majdal Shams, although once reports emerged of civilian casualties in the town, the terror group changed course and denied its involvement. The denial has been strongly rejected by Israel.

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