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Nine dead in rocket attack on Israeli-occupied Golan - reports
Projectiles have been fired from Lebanon into the area of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights.
Majdal Shams is a town in the Golan Heights, located in the southern foothills of Mount Hermon. Known as the informal "capital" of the region, the town's residents are almost entirely Druze. Since the 1967 Arab–Israeli War, Majdal Shams has been controlled by Israel, although the international community recognizes it as part of Syria. It was initially administered under the Israeli Military Governorate, but was incorporated into Israel's system of local councils after the Knesset ratified the Golan Heights Law in 1981, effectively annexing the territory in a move that has been officially recognized only by the United States, which did so by through a March 2019 presidential proclamation.
Projectiles have been fired from Lebanon into the area of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights.