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In Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria, residents mourn one tragedy, fear another

MAJDAL SHAMS, Israel — A year after a Hezbollah missile slammed into a soccer field here, killing 12 children and turning the quiet Druze town near Israel’s northeastern border into a symbol of ...
Yahoo! Sports

Druze teens bring their story from Majdal Shams to Budapest through soccer

About 30 Druze teens from Majdal Shams, survivors of a Hezbollah rocket attack, will train and share their story in Hungary. Approximately 30 teenage soccer players from the Israeli-Druze town of ...
The Jewish Exponent

Memorial Garden Dedicated to ‘12 Angels’ of Majdal Shams

A memorial garden was inaugurated at Al-Manahil School in Majdal Shams on Sept. 8 in memory of the 12 children killed on July 27, 2024, when a Hezbollah rocket struck a packed soccer field in this ...
Houston Public Media

In the Golan Heights, Druze are loyal to Syria. But that loyalty is now severely tested

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — For his entire life, Jalaa Ayoub could see Syria, just a few dozen yards away from the eastern edge of his town in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. But he could not go ...
Newsday

Dozens of Syrian Druze make a rare visit to Israeli-controlled Golan Heights

MAJDAL SHAMS, Golan Heights — Dozens of clerics and others from Syria’s minority Druze community crossed into the Israeli-controlled side of the Golan Heights Friday for the first time in decades. The ...
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In Druze town where hundreds breached border with Syria, residents mourn one tragedy while fearing another

Separate the signal from the noise about antisemitism and understand current debates over Jewish safety. Sign up for the Antisemitism Decoded newsletter today. (JTA) — MAJDAL SHAMS, Israel — A year ...