A Year After Hezbollah Rocket Killed 12 Druze Children, Majdal Shams Rebuilds in Their Memory International donors, grieving families and Druze leaders gather to reopen the playground where a rocket struck, turning loss into a call for peace. By Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line The laughter of children returned this week to the place where, exactly […]
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The Media Line: A Year After Hezbollah Rocket Killed 12 Druze Children, Majdal Shams Rebuilds in Their Memory
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A Year After Hezbollah Rocket Killed 12 Druze Children, Majdal Shams Rebuilds in Their Memory
International donors, grieving families and Druze leaders gather to reopen the playground where a rocket struck, turning loss into a call for peace.
By Gabriel Colodro/The Media Line
The laughter of children returned this week to the place where, exactly one year ago, it was silenced by war. On July 27, 2024, a Hezbollah rocket struck a football pitch in the Druze town of Majdal Shams during a summer match. Twelve children were killed instantly. Dozens more were wounded. The field—once a gathering place for joy and play—became a site of unbearable grief.
On August 6, 2025, it became something else: a place of memory, resilience, and community defiance.