UK Fears Escalation after Attack on Golan Heights

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/Gil Eliyahu Purchase Licensing Rights

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, Reuters reported.

"We are deeply concerned about the risk of further escalation and destabilization. We have been clear Hezbollah must cease their attacks," he added.

The Lebanese Hezbollah has denied any responsibility for the attack. Israel has dismissed the denials and vowed to hit Hezbollah hard.