The situation on the Lebanon-Israel border continues to worsen, and the ceasefire that’s been in place since November 26 seems increasingly irrelevant with daily attacks. Overnight, Israeli ground troops with tanks and armored vehicles crossed the border and entered some Lebanese villages.
Details are still emerging about the raid, what they intended to accomplish and what, if any, casualties were inflicted. The villages hit were reported Dhayra and Alma El-Chaeb, which are in the Tyre District of southern Lebanon.
Israel has yet to comment on the cross border raid, which is unusual given the apparent seriousness of the matter. Israel doesn’t comment on every single airstrike or assassination they carried out inside Lebanon, but if tanks are rolling, it would be rare for them to not comment at all.
An Israeli drone strike unrelated to the incursion was reported further east on the border, targeting a building in Mays al-Jabal. One person was injured, identified as a Lebanese civil defense worker. Israel has not commented on that strike, either.
Israel has committed over 2,700 violations of the ceasefire since it began, killing over 190 people. Israel maintains that 140 Hezbollah operatives are among the slain, though the evidence from Lebanese officials point to a much larger percentage of the slain being civilian bystanders.
Israel has been under growing pressure for the evidence of war crimes related to their attacks on civilians inside Lebanon. This appears to extend to pressure for the US to stop supplying Israel with weapons used in such strikes, though there is little sign the US is considering halting such shipments, and Israel’s overnight invasion suggests that if anything they’re continuing to escalate the situation with Lebanon.
Lebanon has been under pressure to disarm Hezbollah, though Hezbollah suggests that they’re not going to do so as long as Israel continues to occupy parts of southern Lebanon and violate Lebanese airspace.
Iran’s Ambassador recently spoke out in comments that were interpreted as opposing Hezbollah’s disarmament for the sake of the region, though he did not mention Hezbollah by name. Lebanese officials have criticized those comments, saying the disarmament talks are an internal matter.
Lebanese officials have also recently warned that Israel’s belligerence is slowing their efforts to try to deploy the Lebanese Army in the south, as was required by the ceasefire, as they cannot safely move into areas still under active occupation or facing constant bombardment.
“An eye for an eye, makes the whole world blind!”….
I see fewer and fewer comments because there really is very little new. It is the same day in and day out of Israel killing and invading. The only things that changes slightly are the numbers.
Change? EVERY death that Israel is responsible for in this genocide is a nail in its own coffin. Pray for that!
The new Lebanese government is so weak restricting Hezbollah resistance. They deserve the consequences… until the next government…!
Until the Lebanese gov't declares martial law then laments that elections aren't possible under the martial law they imposed.
"It's the Uuuuu-krain-iiiii-aaaaan waaaaaaayyy !"
"Israel has committed over 2,700 violations of the ceasefire since it began, killing over 190 people. Israel maintains that 140 Hezbollah operatives are among the slain…"
Frick, the ASI has real curious metrics for legality. "So long as we stay below ratioes of (1.5:1)on dead civilians to probably-dead Hezbollese, and (20:1) on ceasefire violations per maybe-dead Hezbollinian, we're on the gravy train with biscuit wheels, lads !"
I recall reading that killing 300 to get at one "high ranking Hamas official" was part of their rules of engagement. I'm too lazy to try to find the source.
Greater Israel could be a wonderful thing if they can only get rid of all those multiplying millions of pesky Muslim Arabs by sending them to Europe and the US.