(Ynet News) Avi Issacharoff - The rocket fired by Hizbullah that hit a soccer field in Majdal Shams was a severe operational miscalculation by the Shiite terrorist organization. Majdal Shams is a Druze village, many of whose residents hold Syrian citizenship and consider themselves Syrians rather than Israeli citizens. Many Majdal Shams residents have relatives in Syria and Lebanon and Arab social networks, including Palestinian ones, have severely criticized Hizbullah, explicitly noting that the town isn't Jewish. The hit on the soccer field will likely intensify criticism in Lebanon and the Middle East against Hizbullah, which already faces considerable criticism at home that it serves Iranian interests rather than Lebanese ones. The writer, a veteran Israeli journalist focusing on Palestinian affairs, is one of the creators of the TV series "Fauda."
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