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Contemporary era · 2024

Majdal Shams attack

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.

Majdal Shams attack
Majdal Shams attack · IDF Spokesperson's Unit photographer, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
When
27 Jul 2024
Where
Majdal Shams
Era
Contemporary

Topics

Israel1,457 BCE – todaySyria1,274 BCE – today

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