Topic - Majdal Shams

Majdal Shams is a predominantly Druze town in the Golan Heights, located in the southern foothills of Mount Hermon. It is known as the informal "capital" of the region. - Source: Wikipedia

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FILE - Residents rush to help injured children moments after a rocket attack hit a soccer field in the Druze town of Majdal Shams in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights, Saturday, July 27, 2024. Two back-to-back strikes in Beirut and Tehran, both attributed to Israel and targeting high-ranking figures in Hezbollah and Hamas, have left Hezbollah and Iran in a quandary. (AP Photo/Hassan Shams, File)

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FILE - A boy walks past bicycles left next to a soccer pitch that was hit by a rocket, killing 12 children and teenagers, in the Druze town of Majdal Shams, in the Israeli-annexed Golan Heights, Saturday, July 27, 2024. Two days after the attack questions remain about why it happened and who is responsible. (AP Photo/Leo Correa, File)

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