Hezbollah is still reeling after multiple explosive pager and walkie-talkie attacks earlier this week killed more than three dozen across Lebanon and Syria, with leader Hassan Nasrallah promising retaliation. Exactly when and what form this will take is anyone’s guess, but the ongoing tit-for-tat strikes continued Thursday, with anti-tank rockets fired into northern Israel.
Hezbollah reported firing at Israeli troops in the Ramim Ridge area. The strikes wounded at least eight people in the area, though their identities are not clear. Officials say two were seriously-to-moderately wounded, and the rest lightly so. Later reports said that two Israeli soldiers were killed in the strikes.
Rocket fire and Israeli airstrikes against southern Lebanon have increased in recent weeks, with attacks happening on a near-daily basis. New Israeli airstrikes were reported in southern Lebanon shortly after the rocket strikes, though no casualties were yet reported.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said he believes that the war is entering a “new phase,” one directed at the North, after the hacker attacks on Hezbollah pagers. Gallant is reportedly in a tenuous position, with Prime Minister Netanyahu angry that he is insufficiently eager to start a ground invasion of Lebanon.
The Israeli military reported that this afternoon they hit more than 100 rocket launchers in southern Lebanon, and that the strikes were being conducted to degrade Hezbollah’s capabilities and infrastructure. It’s not clear exactly what was targeted, but that’s not uncommon in the Israeli narrative about attacks on southern Lebanon.
The international community continues to work to calm tensions between Israel and Hezbollah and prevent full-scale war. But any likely deal must address the ongoing Gaza war, which is fanning the flames of anger throughout the region.
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Well this isn't good. My "IDF Response Slide-Rule", set to "ten Israeli casualties", shows the IDF is legally required to murder 475-510 Lebanese civilians (up to 121 being children) & destroy two or fewer hospitals, in response.
It has nukes, and the world has billions.
I like your slide rule. Where can I get one?
Sure you do. You can pull one out of your ass. Like the rest of all your contributions to society.
Is that where Uncle Sapien got this?
Prolly find one on The Etsy.
Which is par for the course for the "most moral fighting force in the world".
2 down, 169, 548 to go!
And 15 % of Hezbollah made useless with one phone call, 85% more to go.
This is what you back.
Israeli soldiers filmed throwing Palestinian bodies from rooftop
Be proud.
These terrorists were dead. What are they supposed to do? Risk getting shot moving the bodies with care? Big deal. Meanwhile, Hamas holds and hide death Israelis bodies just to torture their relatives. Are you proud of how Hamas handles dead kidnapped victims?
I see. They can stand in the open and kick them, or throw them, off a building without worrying about being shot. Got it. And Israel holds dead bodies just as well. By the way, I don't support Hamas. I just point out that on the list of terrorists, which is everyone, the IDF is way above Hamas or any of the other organizations that the kings of terrorism, the US, has designated as terrorists.
Oh, and kicking dead people off of roofs is against International Law and would be headline news in the US if Hamas had done the same.
From that article:
Under international law, armed forces are required to treat enemy bodies with respect, prevent them from mutilation and return them to their families. Israel has frequently held the bodies of slain Palestinians.
Like I said no cares if troops toss a dead bodies off a roof rather than carefully removing them.
And you don't support Hamas. Since when? Maybe I missed it but I don't recall you calling for Hamas to released the kidnapped victims? Are you now calling for Hamas to release them un harmed?
No, you didn’t miss it.
After this many times, the only plausible conclusion is that you like lying about it to see if anyone calls you on that.
Tom, I don't get your post. Wars admitted that he never called for Hamas to release the captives. However. if your memory is so good on Wars posts that you can claim that I was lying when I admitted that I may have missed his posts, go ahead show his post.
And I haven't called out Israel to release the Palestinian innocents being held in their jails and torture centers. Does that mean I want those people to be held and tortured?
I guess you didn't read my comment. It's against international law to do what the IDF did. Period. And no, I don't support Hamas. And I don't have to "call" for Hamas to "released" the hostages to prove it to you. You misunderstand my vociferous opposing of Israel's ongoing genocide as support for Hamas. And that's because……
And that's because…… you claim not to support Hamas but you won't call for them to let the kidnapped victims go. Thus you support them. You are all upset because three dead bodies were tossed off a roof, but you are OK with Hamas holding Israelis in horrible conditions for 11 months.
No, it's because you are a fucking moron. I'm not ok with anyone kidnapping anyone so I don't have to "call out" anyone. And I'm upset because tossing people off of roofs is because my government is supporting barbarians. They aren't sending $4 billion per year, with billions more being added since the slaughter started, to Hamas
That was terrorism plain and simple.
Death to the Zionist terrorist state.
Go fq yourself Timmy, with a chainsaw, you filthy apologist for mass murder and genocide.
You are just upset because you Hezbollah boys just got kicked to the curb. A bad few days for you joe. But keep your hate fill death chants going if it makes you feel better.
Hezbollah, healthcare works/little kids, tomato tomato as far as Zionists care. https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2kn10xxldo
Hardly. I’m upset with Israel’s killing spree in general.
Israel must be brought to justice for its crimes.
Free Palestine.
I’m upset about the 750 infants under the age of one killed by the IDF in Gaza.
You’re a defender of mass murder.
Morally. you’re disgusting.
Any old war crime is AOK w/ you as long as it’s done in the name of the Jews.
No chants are hateful enough against the Isreali monsters.
No hateful chants can possibly suffice to denounce Isreal’s genocide and war crimes.
Yep, your upset. And you are going to be upset as your terrorists friends pay the price for aggression. But do keep up the hateful chants because it makes you feel better.
I haven’t defended any terrorist group or action, but you defend Israel’s terrorism in Gaza 100%
QED you’re the terrorist supporter here.
What’s with you pyscho Zionists anyway? Always accusing others of your own sins. Do you think the rest of us are too dumb to notice?
That’s not the point, and quite the thuggish retort.
One of the refreshing developments this past year is the falling away of the Zionism’s humanist mask.
The fascist enemy of humanity is revealed.
When this is all over, Israel will be a smoking radioactive crater.
The only problem is that the filthy Zionist enemies of humanity may try to take the rest of the world with them.
And who is going to risk their cities by attacking Israel with nuclear weapons?
Once it starts …
One minute to midnight.
Israel must be disarmed of its nuclear weapons
"Israel must be disarmed of its nuclear weapons" And who is going to make that happen?
So you’re a war fighter on this one?
Damn the dead babies, full speed ahead!
Hezbollah has not unleashed 1% of its rockets. About a month ago, Hezbollah revealed a video, a partial look at critical sites in Israel. I would suspect that Hezbollah could hit them, but I also suspect that Hezbollah could light up Northern Israel, follow up with a flat out invasion of fighters. What Hezbollah lacks is s-400s like Iran now has. If those were to be introduced, things could change very quickly.
First Russia does not have a lot of S-400s laying around as they have removed their batteries from Syria.
Second Israel would destroy the S-400s before they got operational.
Third, Just how stupid would Hezbollah have to be to put their troops in the open by invading Israel? Hamas successful attack on Oct 7 cost Hamas around 30% of their attacking forces in just one day.
Some good news for once; two more genocidal colonists gone to that great Kibbutz in the sky.
Some more good news, thousands of terrorists hurt and many killed by a phone call. Plus another terrorists leader taken down. It is not been a good week for the terrorists. But hey celebrate your minor victory.
Only 2 ?