Israel authorised a retaliation attack against Hezbollah in Lebanon, amid an American-led diplomatic push to contain the fallout from a strike that killed 12 young people in Israel-controlled Golan Heights, per the Wall Street Journal.
The Golan Heights attack on Saturday has raised worries of a confrontation between Israel and Hezbollah. Israel accuses Hezbollah of carrying out the strike on a football pitch, which killed at least 12 people, including children, and it has promised to react. However, Hezbollah denies being involved in the attack. Market reaction At the time of writing, Gold price is trading 0.44% higher on the day to trade at $2,397.52.
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