Posted on 02/19/2018 4:32:04 PM PST by Lera
Hezbollah threatened on Sunday to target Israels Mediterranean natural gas rigs in a future conflict, the latest in a string of such threats.
The terror group, which has sought to position itself as Lebanons defense against Israel and amid an ongoing dispute over gas-rich offshore economic waters, released a video that showed what appeared to be drilling platforms floating above Israels gas fields with targeting sights superimposed on the images.
The video, aired by Israels Hadashot TV news, also included quotes from Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallahs Friday speech, in which he warned that the group would retaliate against any Israeli strike on Lebanon by attacking Israels offshore platforms.
If you attack, we will attack. If you bomb, we will bomb you
. I promise you, within hours [the platform] will cease operating, Nasrallah said, according to a translation by Hadashot.
(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...
It seems kind of stupid that Hezbollah would warn the Israelis of their intentions. That tells me that it probably is an empty threat.
I think the ideal approach would be to design the rigs so that they sat on the ocean floor and piped the material where it is going to go. They’d be harder to reach and easier to defend. Yes, they’d be a lot more expensive but less vulnerable.
Other than perhaps a rocket, they wouldn’t get within a mile of a rig.
Israel is not stupid; it has already considered and planned for this. Once again, “the religion of peace” chimes in with its most current “peace” initiative.
That would be kind of a fun job - manning a twin-.50 Browning on the platform in the Med. You could fish in between attacks. Read a book. Maybe write a book?
Heh.
Hezbollah would take a serious BEATIN!!!!!
Two factors thwart this threat
The stock ZN Zion Oil & Gas. International joint venture.
The Israeli Navy. Submarine & Surface warfare defensive capability.
The Muslim religion is satanic. Ive read a number of the worlds religious books and none is evil like Islam. Kill invade murder maim rape attack hate hate hate hate and hate for allahs sake. A horrible dangerous religion we need to neutralize it ASAP.
Thanks Lera. Obama blocked sales of the larger bunker busters to Israel, part of his giveaway to the Iranian mullahcracy. The ones they do have will take care of all but the most deeply buried and heavily fortified bunkers in Lebanon.
Satan is behind every false religion out there, but he really went out of his way when he thought Islam up.
Understood. The several religions I studied had their good points But Satan out- did himself Inventing Islam. Its followers ignore the good parts of their books preferring to follow the many hate murder invade kill subjugate conquer instructions , instead. The world needs to get rid of this evil scourge. And Asap too.
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