Hezbollah hits Israel with deadliest attack in months-long conflict, IDF says, raising fears of escalation
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Shocking images and video footage from an Iran-backed Hezbollah rocket attack on a soccer field being used by children are streaming in with reports of critically wounded people.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) put the blame squarely on Hezbollah in a statement issued shortly after the attack. "According to an IDF situational assessment and the intelligence in our possession, the rocket launch toward Majdal Shams was carried out by the Hezbollah terrorist organization. The Hezbollah terrorist organization is behind the rocket launch at a soccer field in Majdal Shams which caused multiple civilian casualties, including children earlier this evening." Benjamin Weinthal reports on Israel, Iran, Syria, Turkey and Europe. You can follow Benjamin on Twitter @BenWeinthal, and email him at benjamin.weinthal@fox.com
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who is currently in the U.S., was being updated and holding situational assessments, according to a political source. Residents of Northern Israel were advised by the IDF to remain in shelters.