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Netanyahu visit Majdal Shams in Golan Heights after attack

29 July 2024 14:54 BST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited the Druze community in the town of Majdal Shams after a deadly rocket attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. 

Writing about his visit on X, Netanyahu said that Israel's response "will come, and it will be hard" and repeated the claim that Hezbollah had perpetrated the attack that killed 12 young people - a claim the Iran-backed group denies. 

Netanyahu also told the Druze community to not "lose hope in the face of the acts of harassment by the evil axis of Iran and Hezbollah."

Earlier, images posted online showed hundreds of residents from Majdal Shams held protests opposing Netanyahu's visit, and attempting to stop him entering the town, labelling him a criminal and fascist.