Raising toll to 11, IDF says Majdal Shams attack the most serious on civilians since Oct. 7

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

IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari says the toll of the Hezbollah rocket attack in Majdal Shams has risen to 11.

He says the rocket fire that led to the deaths of 11 children and youths in the northern Golan Heights town is the most serious attack on civilians since Hamas’s October 7 onslaught.

“Hezbollah is behind this disaster and is responsible for its consequences. We embrace the families of the dead and wounded, and the entire Druze community, citizens of the State of Israel,” Hagari adds in a post on X.

MDA medics declared 10 of the victims dead at the scene, and more than 30 were taken to hospitals.

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