Israel has accused Hezbollah of firing a rocket on a football field in the Druze Arab town of Majdal Shams, in the Syrian Golan Heights.

The Lebanese resistance movement, however, has denied any responsibility for the attack.

“The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon firmly denies allegations from enemy media and other sources regarding the targeting of Majdal Shams, confirming that it has no involvement in the incident and rejects all related false claims,” Hezbollah has sais in a statement. 

Hezbollah officials informed the United Nations that the strike on Majdal Shams was the result of an Israeli interceptor missile, according to a US official speaking to Axios. 

The US has pinned the blame on Hezbollah, subscribing to the Israeli narrative, while an independent investigation has yet to be conducted.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned during a visit to the site of the attack that Israel will deliver a "severe" blow to Hezbollah, although details of any plans remain unknown.

US and Israeli officials had conversations at "multiple levels" over the weekend following the attack and the risk of a full-blown conflict is "exaggerated," National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said.

"Nobody wants a broader war, and I'm confident that we'll be able to avoid such an outcome," Kirby said in a call with reporters.

"We all heard about this 'all-out war' at multiple points over the last 10 months, those predictions were exaggerated then, quite frankly, we think they're exaggerated now."

Kirby said the latest attack should not have a bearing on talks for a ceasefire in Gaza, where Israel is carrying out a brutal assault on the Palestinian territory.

"We don't see any indications at this point in time here, on Monday morning, that there's going to be a significant impact," Kirby said.

"The Pentagon said Monday that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant, discussing the Majdal Shams attack and the threats still facing Israel as its almost 10-month war has provoked attacks from several resistance groups pressing Israel to halt its assault on Gaza.

The two officials talked about "the opportunity to finalize a captive and ceasefire deal in Gaza," as well as efforts to reach "a diplomatic solution in the north that stops all attacks and allows citizens on both sides of the Israel-Lebanon border to return home safely," the Pentagon said in a statement.

*This story was edited by Ahram Online.