Hezbollah denied involvement in Saturday's strike, which Israel said killed 12.
As the Israel-Hamas war continues, efforts to secure the release of hostages taken by the terrorist organization are ongoing, and Israeli forces have launched an assault in Khan Younis in southern Gaza.
Hezbollah's press office has issued a statement denying responsibility for the Saturday strike on Majdal Shams, a town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, saying it "has no connection to the incident at all."
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding a security consultation after a strike originating from Lebanon hit Majdal Shams, a town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights.
The strike hit a soccer field in the center of the city, according to an Israeli political source.
"We witnessed great destruction when we arrived at the soccer field, as well as items that were on fire. There were casualties on the grass and the scene was gruesome, we immediately began triage, several casualties were evacuated to local clinics, and our teams were redirected to there. There were further Red Alert sirens while we were on scene, and medical treatment continued throughout," Emergency Services Senior EMT Idan Avshalom said in a statement.
Projectiles originating from Lebanon struck the town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, according to the Israel Defense Forces. At least nine people have been injured and are in critical condition, according to the IDF
The IDF said the casualty number is expected to rise.
At least 30 projectiles were identified crossing over from Lebanon, with a number of them being successfully intercepted, according to the IDF.
Israel announced more evacuation orders in Gaza in areas that have been part of the "expanded humanitarian area" since May. The IDF said announcing they are "about to forcefully operate against" Hamas in this area.
The IDF expanded this safe zone in May as hundreds of thousands of civilians fled Rafah. On Monday, it removed a section of this zone that went north-south along the eastern border, saying Hamas had taken advantage of it to conduct military operations.
Saturday morning, it removed an additional section in the south of Khan Younis, urging more people to move into the now smaller "humanitarian area," claiming Hamas was taking advantage of the safe zone.
The "humanitarian area" starting in May was 23 square miles, it is now 18 square miles -- and it is where 1.8 million people are believed to be sheltering here, by Israel's estimate.
