UK fears escalation after deadly attack on Golan Heights

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Israeli officials respond after rockets were launched across Lebanon’s border with Israel which, according to Israel’s ambulance services critically injured multiple people at a soccer pitch in Majdal Shams, a Druze village in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, July 27 2024. (Reuters)
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  • “The UK condemns the strike in Golan Heights that has tragically claimed at least 12 lives,” Lammy said in a statement
  • “We are deeply concerned about the risk of further escalation and destabilization,” he added

LONDON: Britain’s Foreign Secretary David Lammy condemned a rocket strike on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights which killed 12 children and teenagers and said he was concerned it would spark further violence.
“The UK condemns the strike in Golan Heights that has tragically claimed at least 12 lives,” Lammy said in a statement on the social media platform X.
“We are deeply concerned about the risk of further escalation and destabilization. We have been clear Hizballah must cease their attacks,” he added.
The Lebanese Hezbollah militia has denied any responsibility for the attack. Israel has dismissed the denials and vowed to hit Hezbollah hard.

Topics: War on Gaza Golan Heights Israel Hezbollah