Netanyahu says Hezbollah will pay ‘heavy price’ after deadly Golan Heights strike that group denies

TEL AVIV, Israel (AP) — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned that Hezbollah “will pay a heavy price for this attack, one that it has not paid so far,” his office said after a rocket strike Saturday at a soccer field in the Israeli-controlled Golan Heights killed at least 11 children and teens.

It was the deadliest strike on an Israeli target along the country’s northern border since the fighting between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah began. It raised fears of a broader regional war.

Israel is blaming Hezbollah for the strike, but Hezbollah has rushed to deny any role.