Golan Heights Attack by Hezbollah + Other Headlines

Tuesday Digest (07.30.24)

Rocket Attack Kills 12 Children, Putting Israel and Hezbollah on the Precipice of War

There’s a reason commentators call places like Middle East a powder keg. That phrase refers to gunpowder, and all it takes to ignite that combustible mixture is a tiny spark. When tensions are high, any action can explode into a wider conflict.

That’s why foreign affairs experts have been worried about the escalation in attacks from Hezbollah into Israel. Just one “spark”—an accidental explosion, a misplaced bomb, an errant drone—could erupt into full-scale war.

That event may have happened this weekend. And it’s not anything as tiny as a spark. It was much bigger and more significant than that: A rocket attack that killed 12 children in the Golan Heights, which is part of Israel.

Israel blames Hezbollah for the attack and is saying the Iran-backed militant group will now “pay the price.”

What comes next could transform history.