Tensions Escalate in Lebanese-Israeli Border Conflict

The United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon and the head of a U.N. peacekeeping force in Lebanon called for maximum restraint after a deadly rocket attack in the Lebanese-Israeli border area. The attack on a football ground killed 12 people. Israel blamed Hezbollah, which denied responsibility.

On Sunday, the United Nations special coordinator for Lebanon and the head of a U.N. peacekeeping force called for maximum restraint near the Lebanese-Israeli border following a deadly rocket attack.

The attack occurred on a football ground in a Druze village in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, resulting in 12 fatalities, including children.

Israel accused Hezbollah of carrying out the attack and vowed retaliation, although Hezbollah has denied any involvement.

(With inputs from agencies.)