Majdal shams

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

Hundreds of Druze residents pushed through the security fence separating the Israeli Golan Heights from Syria, rushing toward family members they had not seen in decades.

The damaged border fence in Majdal Shams several days after Israeli Druze breached it to reunite with family members in Syria, July 2025.
 TRUMPETER AVISHAI COHEN in ‘Ashes to Gold.’

A stage for resilience: Israel Festival expands beyond Jerusalem this summer

 Ambassador Mike Huckabee with Passages CEO Zach Bauer, Co-Founder and Board Member of Passages Rivka Kidron and COO Malcolm Fitschen.

Pro-Israel Christian student org. donates $100,000 to honor Majdal Shams victims

 Majdal Shams mayor Dolan Abu Saleh. (Illustrative)

IDF operation in Syria 'wise and correct,' Druze Majdal Shams mayor says


United Hatzalah drill simulates large-scale missile strike on children's school bus in Kiryat Gat

The exercise drew critical lessons from the Majdal Shams rocket attack that killed 12 children in July, United Hatzalah said.

United Hatzalah conducts a large mass casualty incident drill in Kiryat Gat, Israel.

Druze society demands civil equality to match their heroes military sacrifice – opinion

The Druze community seeks recognition and equality amid their unmatched loyalty after October 7.

 THE FUNERAL takes place for Maj. (res.) Nael Fwarsy in the Druze village of Maghar, in September. He was killed in a Hezbollah drone attack in northern Israel.

IDF raids Hezbollah site responsible for deaths of 12 Druze children in Majdal Shams

The IDF located Hezbollah’s underground infrastructure in the area, which led to the discovery of rocket launchers and weapons stockpiles.

 IDF troops operate in southern Lebanon. November 9, 2024.

Hezbollah rocket fire increasingly targets Arab and Druze communities - analysis

A lack of shelters in the North leaves citizens vulnerable to Hezbollah's escalating rocket attacks.

 DRUZE RESIDENTS light candles in memory of the 12 children killed in a Hezbollah missile attack in the Golan Heights, on July 28.

Hezbollah beginning to crack: Wave of desertions threatens Lebanese terror group - report

Since Israel began ground operations in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah terrorists have reportedly begun to abandon their posts and flee to Syria.

 Mourners bury the body of Al-Mayadeen TV's cameraman Ghassan Najjar, who was killed the previous day by Israeli bombardment, at a Hezbollah cemetery in Beirut's southern suburbs on October 26, 2024.

‘Hezbollah’s best friend’: WSJ editorial slams UNIFIL for focusing energy on Israel, not terrorism

Noting that UNIFIL “had one job: Keep armed terrorists out of southern Lebanon,” the editorial board attributed the new expansion of the war to UNIFIL’s failure to fulfil its duty. 

 UNIFIL PEACEKEEPERS look out at the Lebanese-Israeli border, from the roof of a watchtower ‏in the town of Marwahin, in southern Lebanon, on Saturday. Never was an organization less interim than UNIFIL, the writer quips.

Facing north: Rebuilding lives and hope in northern Israel

As the war continues, locals and JDC join forces to rebuild: “We’re still mourning, but with support, we’re finding the strength to heal and move forward.”

 ROZETTE AFTEKER, 80, welcomes a JDC worker.

‘Do what’s necessary’: International officials react to Israel’s limited ground operation in Lebanon

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller told press that while the US maintained its calls for a diplomatic solution, Israel has a right to defend itself against Hezbollah.

 IDF soldiers conduct training exercises near the northern border and at command headquarters, September 30, 2024.

What Israel's bereaved parents want for the future - opinion

Parents of the Majdal Shams victims and murdered Gaza hostages share their wish for a united Israeli society.

 SEVERAL PARENTS of the 12 Druze children killed in Majdal Shams by a Hezbollah rocket pose with ADL officials. From the right are the writer Marina Rosenberg, Alma’s mother Naila Fakhr al-Din, and ADL CEO Jonathan Greenblatt.

Hezbollah creating 'new norm' in Israel's North with escalating rocket barrages - analysis

The attack illustrates that Hezbollah is trying to up the threshold of its attacks and create a new kind of “norm” in the north, such that fifty or 100 rockets fired in a day may become a norm.

Israeli security forces at the scene where a missile fired from Lebanon hit an open area near the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona, September 4, 2024

How has Israel's Druze community been faring after the Majdal Shams attack?- interview

The ‘Magazine’ checks in on the community in the aftermath of the Madjal Shams attack, with good news to report on technological advances and empowerment

 Druze have been serving in the IDF since the state was born.