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Foreign media: The Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams was attacked, the White House condemned it, and Macron called the Israeli president to express condolences

2024-07-28

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[Global Times Report] According to reports from Reuters, The Hill, Axios and other media outlets, the White House condemned the attack on the Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams on the 27th local time.

The White House, file photo, source: US media

Reuters mentioned that the Israeli government blamed the attack on the Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams on Hezbollah, but Hezbollah said it had "nothing to do with" the attack. The report said that a spokesman for the White House National Security Council condemned the attack in a statement and said that the US's security support for Israel is "unwavering."

In addition, according to reports from Israeli media such as The Times of Israel and Haaretz, the Israeli presidential palace said that French President Macron called Israeli President Herzog to express condolences on the "attack on the Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams."

Macron, file photo, source: The Paper

According to the U.S. Capitol Hill newspaper and other media reports, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on the 27th that he was "shocked" by the attack on the Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams. Netanyahu also said that after learning about the attack, he had been discussing security issues with relevant personnel.

According to Xinhua News Agency, according to the Israeli military and emergency organizations, Hezbollah in Lebanon fired dozens of rockets at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights on the evening of the 27th, causing many casualties in the Golan Heights town of Majdal Shams. According to the Lebanese National News Agency, the Lebanese government condemned the violence against civilians after the Golan Heights was attacked on the 27th. In addition, Hezbollah denied firing rockets at Majdal Shams and said it had "nothing to do" with the attack.