7/15 Middle East Live Thread

7/14 Middle East Live Thread ^ | 7/16/06 | Various

[Solson]

I thought this could be a new thread for today. BurbankKarl's thread did well yesterday.

[Allegra]

Depends on what they mean by "Syria".

Al Arabiya is up on the TVs here now and the guys are translating for us.

If what they're saying is true...

[jhp]

Stepping it up a notch on both sides i see. Firing at Tiberias is almost as serious as hitting Hafia. Now IAF is hitting Syrian-Lebanon border crossing. Syria is going to be forced to do something or lose some serious face. I also think its telling that the IDF is reporting about the # of Hizbullah weapons systems that can hit Tel-Aviv and Jerusalem and that they are surprised Hizbullah hasn't used them yet. To me that tells me they are expecting these cities to be hit and are most likely prepared to hit Damascus (maybe even Tehran) back in return

[Fury]

Al Arabiya is saying this

I wonder if this being confirmed anywhere...

[jhp]

Sounds like this may not wait 72 hours to go regional

[Jemian]

Ping for the rebel! Our prayers are with you.

[Fitzcarraldo]

16:16 IAF bombs Lebanon-Syria border crossing (Reuters)

15:44 1,000 Muslims in Bangladesh protest IDF campaign against Lebanon (AP)

15:43 Hezbollah hit Egyptian merchant ship in attack on Israeli naval warship (AP)

[RhoTheta]

Ping for current mideast activity thread.

[Solson]

No...I just started a new one because Karl's was long...and with yesterday's date.

[OKSooner]

Reference ping.

[Peach]

You're making perfect sense. I, on the other hand, need more tea :-)

[Petronski]

The Iran-Syria Axis has just fully materialized!

Or maybe more accurately, the curtain has finally been raised on the Iran-Syria Axis.

[Allegra]

I wonder if this being confirmed anywhere...

We're trying to get more. Al Iraqiya and Al Arabiya are up on the screens. Every TV has a huge crowd around it. They've revised it to three confirmed stikes on Syria and they've shown shots of it.

[Fitzcarraldo]

16:43 IDF: Bombed points in Lebanon only, not in Syrian territory (Reuters)

[Fitzcarraldo]

Though Syrian targets may have been hit in Lebanon...

[jimbo123]

CNN: Israeli warplanes attack the Lebanese side of a Lebanon-Syria border post, Israeli Defense Forces say.

[Allegra]

I, on the other hand, need more tea :-)

I need something stronger than that!

[Pox]

CNN breaking news just stated that the IDF confirmed it had hit targets on the Syrian/Lebanese border on the Lebanese side.

It should be interesting to see who is correct here.

I've yet to see any other reference to Syrian forces massing.

[Fury]

Your efforts are truly appreciated!