Posted on 08/24/2022 6:16:56 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
Israel on Monday warned Lebanon's Hezbollah any attack on its gas assets could spark war, after the terrorist group threatened to "sever" Israel's hands if it taps a disputed offshore field.
The warning from Defense Minister Benny Gantz comes amid lengthy negotiations between the eastern Mediterranean neighbors to settle a dispute over their maritime border.
Tensions spiked in June when a production vessel chartered by Israel arrived near the Karish offshore gas field, which Lebanon claims is within contested waters. Israel said on July 2 that it had downed three drones launched by Hezbollah toward Karish. Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said on August 9 that "the hand that reaches for any of this wealth will be severed".
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I can see why so many Lebanese go elsewhere to seek a better life. Their country has become a fortress for Hezbollah.
Hassan Nasrallah is a pitiful nothingness, a multistringed Irainian marionette.
He is an important duck in a pitifully small and swampy pond.
His power radiates for meters. He has stockpiles of rockets and should he use them in an assault on Israel, his life will be measurable in minutes.
It’s pretty sad too because a lot of Christians used to live in Lebanon and it was a very culturally rich nation, until Islam...
Oh it’s Wednesday must mean another war..wars and rumors of wars
Lately it seems threats of war are often spoke or written about.
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