The strike, the deadliest attack on an Israeli target since the fighting between the two foes erupted in October, raised fears of a broader conflagration in the region.
A rocket attack Saturday on a soccer field in the Israel i-controlled Golan Heights killed at least 11 people and wounded several others, including children, Israel said, hours after an Israel i airstrike on south Lebanon killed three members of the militant Hezbollah group. Israel i Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was returning home as quickly as possible after a trip to the United States, his office said.
''The Hezbollah terrorist organization is behind the rocket launch at a soccer field in Majdal Shams which caused multiple civilian casualties, including children, earlier this evening,' the statement said.Israel's Magen David Adom paramedic service initially reported 11 people wounded, nine critically, and all between the ages of 10 and 20.
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