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Hezbollah launches rockets at Trump Heights in the Golan

The attack came shortly after Donald Trump’s election victory speech in Florida. The town was named after then-President Trump in 2019 following the U.S. recognition of Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

A sign reading "Trump Heights" at the community site in the northwestern Golan, Nov. 7, 2019. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.
A sign reading “Trump Heights” at the community site in the northwestern Golan, Nov. 7, 2019. Photo by David Cohen/Flash90.

A Hezbollah rocket attack triggered sirens in Trump Heights in the Golan Heights on Wednesday, shortly after the town’s namesake delivered his victory speech in Florida following the U.S. presidential election.

A short time later, the Lebanese terrorist group launched a 10-rocket barrage at central Israel, temporarily halting flights at Ben-Gurion International Airport.

No injuries were reported in either attack.

The community on the strategic plateau was re-named Ramat Trump in 2019 after then-President Trump recognized Israeli sovereignty over the Golan Heights.

It was the second Israeli community to be named after a sitting U.S. president after Moshav Kfar Truman, which is located east of Ben-Gurion International Airport.

On July 24, a Hezbollah rocket hit a soccer field in Majdal Shams, one of four Druze communities in the Israeli Golan Heights, killing 12 children.

Hezbollah has fired about 15,000 projectiles at Israel since Oct. 8, 2023, the day after the Hamas-led massacre which triggered the 13-month old war.

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