YOUNG VICTIMS OF ISLAMIC TERROR: Hezbollah Attack on Soccer Field in Israel Leaves 12 Children Dead

“Jesus said, As it was in the days of Noah, so it will be at the time of my coming.” – Matthew 24:37

“(In Noah’s days) the earth was filled with violence (terrorism).” – Genesis 6:11

“There be all the Zidonians (Hezbollah) which are gone down with the slain; with their terror they are ashamed of their might… and bear their shame with them that go down to the pit (Hell).” – Ezekiel 32:30

THE TIMES OF ISRAEL reports: At least 12 children and teens were killed and dozens more were wounded on Saturday when a rocket fired from Lebanon hit a soccer field in the northern Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Golan Heights. It was the single deadliest Hezbollah attack on Israel since fighting began in October.

Residents and first responders described scenes of bloody carnage on the pitch. Though a warning siren had sounded, it was too short an alert for victims, who were unable to flee in time. The IDF said late Saturday that all 12 fatalities were aged 10-20.

The shocking attack led to swift promises of retaliation and talk of unprecedented response among Israeli officials as Prime Minister Netanyahu hurried home from the US, raising the specter of a fresh escalation and a potential full-blown war between Israel and the terrorist group.

A Biden administration official expressed concern that the deadly Hezbollah strike could spark an all-out war between Israel and the Iran-backed terror group. “What happened today could be the trigger we have been worried about and tried to avoid for 10 months,” the official said.

Politicians from across the spectrum expressed outrage at the attack and criticized the government’s failure to bring security to the north after long months of fighting, while demanding decisive action against Hezbollah.

Photographs and video from the scene immediately after the rocket strike showed people scrambling to help the casualties and parents desperately searching for their children.

Baruch Padeh Medical Center near Tiberias said four people in serious condition were brought to the hospital. Ziv Medical Center in Safed said it had admitted 32 wounded, with six being treated in the trauma ward, 13 were in moderate-to-serious condition, and 10 lightly hurt. Four more casualties were taken to Haifa’s Rambam Medical Center.

Medics declared 10 of the victims dead at the scene, while two were declared dead at hospitals… (Continue reading)