Majdal shams

Majdal Shams dedicates memorial park honoring 12 children killed in rocket attack

In addition to the 12 boys and girls, ages 10 to 16, who had been pronounced dead, thirty-four others were wounded as a result of the strike. 

Memorial at Majdal Shams listing the victims of the rocket strike there.
View of the Israeli border area with Syria, as seen from the northern Golan Heights, April 11, 2026.

IDF detains Israeli civilians who crossed into Syria, others who attempted to breach border

Soldiers and emergency workers treat a person injured by a rocket fired from Lebanon on March 23, 2026 in Kiryat Shmona, Israel.

As Hezbollah rockets fall, emergency medics in Israel’s North work double shifts

MEMORIAL CEREMONY for 12 young Druze residents from Majdal Shams, killed in a Hezbollah missile attack in July 2024. Shurat HaDin is representing families of the victims in a lawsuit against Hezbollah.

After losing 12 children, Majdal Shams families seek justice on Hezbollah - interview


What Israel's bereaved parents want for the future - opinion

Parents of the Majdal Shams victims and murdered Gaza hostages share their wish for a united Israeli society.

 SEVERAL PARENTS of the 12 Druze children killed in Majdal Shams by a Hezbollah rocket pose with ADL officials. From the right are the writer Marina Rosenberg, Alma’s mother Naila Fakhr al-Din, and ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

Hezbollah creating 'new norm' in Israel's North with escalating rocket barrages - analysis

The attack illustrates that Hezbollah is trying to up the threshold of its attacks and create a new kind of “norm” in the north, such that fifty or 100 rockets fired in a day may become a norm.

Israeli security forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon hit an open area near the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, September 4, 2024

How has Israel's Druze community been faring after the Majdal Shams attack?- interview

The ‘Magazine’ checks in on the community in the aftermath of the Madjal Shams attack, with good news to report on technological advances and empowerment

 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.

Ogen's new initiative provides lifeline to war-affected israelis

The nonprofit social lending enterprise launched, offering financial, mental health, and vocational support to 1,000 war-affected families in Israel's northern and southern regions.

 Sagi Balasha, Ogen CEO

Fitch downgrades Israel's credit rating to A amid geopolitical tensions and ongoing conflict

Fitch Ratings downgraded Israel’s credit rating from A+ to A, citing heightened geopolitical risks and the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict.

The Fitch Ratings building is seen in New York

Israel Air Force strikes Hezbollah military structure in Lebanon

The fighter jets also struck a Hezbollah terrorist infrastructure site in the area of Kfarkela in southern Lebanon. 

 IDF strikes Hezbollah terrorist structure August 6, 2024

Gantz urges targeting Lebanon's infrastructure, increasing military pressure

Benny Gantz called for intensified military action on Lebanon amid rising tensions, praised the Druze community, and advocated for national unity.

 MK Benny Gantz attends a plenum session at the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament in Jerusalem, on June 26, 2024.

After the disaster: The state plans a more optimistic future for Majdal Shams

The Druze community that suffered a severe blow two weeks ago dreams of a better future. The state has also planned a different future by approving a construction plan to double its population.

 Majdal Shams village.

Hezbollah launches rocket barrage at northern Israel's Upper Galilee

There were no reports of casualties from the barrage. However, KAN news reported that a fire broke out in the moshav of Beit Hillel due to the launch. 

Israel's Iron Dome anti-missile system intercepts rockets launched from Lebanon, as seen from northern Israel, August 4, 2024

How the world media distorted the Majdal Shams soccer field slaughter of kids - opinion

The reporting on Hezbollah’s strike revealed an appalling media double standard. 

 DRUZE RESIDENTS light candles in memory of the 12 children killed in a Hezbollah missile attack in the Golan Heights, on July 28.