Tensions between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah have reached new heights in the wake of a deadly rocket attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights. The strike on Saturday hit a soccer field in the Arab town of Majdal Shams, home to a large Druze community, and killed at least 12 children, according to Israel. Israel blamed Hezbollah for the attack and vowed to retaliate. The Iran-backed group denied being behind the strike. Here’s what to know about the Golan Heights, and the religious and ethnic Druze minority that fell victim to the attack. What is the Golan Heights? The Golan Heights is a strategic plateau that Israeli seized from Syria during the Six-Day War in 1967, before formally annexing it in 1981. The hilly landscape, which spans some 500 square miles, also shares a border with Jordan and Lebanon. Syria’s capital Damascus is visible from atop the rocky…
