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Israel
Oct 26, 2024 9:32:32 GMT
Post by Ariel Manto on Oct 26, 2024 9:32:32 GMT
It seems Iran does not have the right to defend itself. To be fair defending itself is probably antisemetic so makes sense. Netanyahu needs Iran to respond. He needs the escalation. The UK and US can see it for what it is. The US and UK view is that Israel has a legitimate reason to seek to dismantle Hamas and Hezbollah. However, the US and UK see no reason for Israel to deliberately antagonise Iran other than for Netanyahu's own political expediency. Starmer emphasising (realistically on behalf of both the UK and US) that Israel has the right to defend itself against Iranian aggression whilst stressing the importance of restraint from all sides to prevent a broader conflict, is merely diplomatic speak for "we've fucking told you not to attack Iranian sites you fucking muppet!" UK and US are now worried about the fallout so I'd expect strong US diplomatic moves behind the scenes against Netanyahu now.
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Post by gawa on Oct 26, 2024 9:42:35 GMT
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Israel
Oct 26, 2024 9:51:53 GMT
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Post by Gods on Oct 26, 2024 9:51:53 GMT
Despite the big talk up it gets in the media the Iranian military seems almost as impotent to hit Israel as Hamas and Hezbollah.
I guess in the end Israel is simply a 52nd state of the USA and as a result has all the high tech military stuff that actually works.
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Israel
Oct 26, 2024 9:59:00 GMT
Post by Ariel Manto on Oct 26, 2024 9:59:00 GMT
Despite the big talk up it gets in the media the Iranian military seems almost as impotent to hit Israel as Hamas and Hezbollah. I guess in the end Israel is simply a 52nd state of the USA and as a result has all the high tech military stuff that actually works. I'd be under no illusions that Iran has the capability to attack Israel, and there have been instances of direct military confrontations between the two countries. Only recently, Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in retaliation for missile attacks from Iran. The situation remains tense, with both nations prepared for further escalation. The issue isn't Israel as an entity per se, it's Netanyahu as an individual actor seeking to provoke the situation for his own political and personal survival.
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Israel
Oct 26, 2024 10:26:11 GMT
Post by Ariel Manto on Oct 26, 2024 10:26:11 GMT
Earthquake Warning in northern Israel! The controlled explosion of an underground ammunition depot of the Hezbollah militia by Israeli troops in southern Lebanon has triggered an earthquake warning in large parts of the Israeli north during the night, according to media reports. According to a report by the news site ynet, the geological institute in Israel confirmed that the powerful explosion had caused erroneous warnings from the Israeli Civil Defense. "The warning system has identified the explosion as an earthquake," the institute said. Israeli media reported that the acute earthquake warning had frightened numerous residents of the Israeli north, where there have been repeated rocket alarms due to Hezbollah attacks for months. There were similar reports from remaining residents in Lebanese towns near the Israeli border. A resident in Marj Uyun told the German Press Agency: "Our beds moved, the lamps wobbled back and forth. The sounds were terrifying." (https://orf.at/stories/3373948/)
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Israel
Oct 26, 2024 11:42:32 GMT
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Post by Gods on Oct 26, 2024 11:42:32 GMT
Despite the big talk up it gets in the media the Iranian military seems almost as impotent to hit Israel as Hamas and Hezbollah. I guess in the end Israel is simply a 52nd state of the USA and as a result has all the high tech military stuff that actually works. I'd be under no illusions that Iran has the capability to attack Israel, and there have been instances of direct military confrontations between the two countries. Only recently, Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in retaliation for missile attacks from Iran. The situation remains tense, with both nations prepared for further escalation. The issue isn't Israel as an entity per se, it's Netanyahu as an individual actor seeking to provoke the situation for his own political and personal survival. I don't doubt the situation is 'tense'. But Iran seems no different from Hamas before they were destroyed for now. They fizz over several hundred rockets and about 2 land, normally in a farmers field. Presumably because Israel's defence is impenetrable and the rockets are rubbish. I'd like to see some serious heat on Israel's jacksy but its not coming. Not as long as they remain a military state armed to the teeth by the USA anyway.
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Israel
Oct 26, 2024 12:04:13 GMT
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Post by gawa on Oct 26, 2024 12:04:13 GMT
I'd be under no illusions that Iran has the capability to attack Israel, and there have been instances of direct military confrontations between the two countries. Only recently, Israel launched airstrikes on Iran in retaliation for missile attacks from Iran. The situation remains tense, with both nations prepared for further escalation. The issue isn't Israel as an entity per se, it's Netanyahu as an individual actor seeking to provoke the situation for his own political and personal survival. I don't doubt the situation is 'tense'. But Iran seems no different from Hamas before they were destroyed for now. They fizz over several hundred rockets and about 2 land, normally in a farmers field. Presumably because Israel's defence is impenetrable and the rockets are rubbish. I'd like to see some serious heat on Israel's jacksy but its not coming. Not as long as they remain a military state armed to the teeth by the USA anyway. The rockets probably do more damage to Israel by hitting nothing. Every rocket blocked by the iron dome costs Israel a lot of money I believe. It shoots 2 missiles at every rocket costing around $100,000 a time.
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