Hezbollah has denied any responsibility for the incident, the deadliest strike in Israel since the start of the conflict in Gaza.
The Israeli air force has attacked Hezbollah targets in Lebanon overnight, in vengeance for a deadly missile strike on the Golan Heights which killed 12, authorities said. Israel blamed Hezbollah for the strike and vowed to inflict a "heavy price" on the Iran-backed Lebanese group . Hezbollah denied any responsibility for the attack, the deadliest in Israel or Israeli-occupied territory since the start of the conflict in Gaza.
But they couldn't reach the shelter because the rocket hit the site between the ground and the shelter," said Mourhaf Abu Saleh, a witness. Netanyahu, already due to head back from the United States to Israel overnight on Saturday, said he would bring his flight forward and convene his security cabinet upon arrival.
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