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Israel warns Hezbollah attack on gas field may mean war
Ynet News ^ | 8/22/22 | AFP

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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TOPICS: Egypt; Foreign Affairs; Government; Israel; News/Current Events; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cyprus; egypt; erdogan; gasfields; hezbollah; iran; iraq; israel; kurdistan; lebanon; middleeast; receptayyiperdogan; syria; turkey; waronterror; yemen

1 posted on 08/24/2022 6:16:56 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

I can see why so many Lebanese go elsewhere to seek a better life. Their country has become a fortress for Hezbollah.


2 posted on 08/24/2022 6:27:39 AM PDT by Ebenezer ("Be strong and of good courage.")
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

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.


3 posted on 08/24/2022 6:36:25 AM PDT by bert ( (KWE. NP. N.C. +12) Juneteenth is inequality day)
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To: Ebenezer

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...


4 posted on 08/24/2022 6:44:53 AM PDT by Roman_War_Criminal (Jesus + Something = Nothing ; Jesus + Nothing = Everything )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Oh it’s Wednesday must mean another war..wars and rumors of wars


5 posted on 08/24/2022 6:59:32 AM PDT by The Louiswu (If your child requires validation from Chuck E. Cheese you have failed as a parent. )
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To: Roman_War_Criminal

Lately it seems threats of war are often spoke or written about.


6 posted on 08/24/2022 7:21:59 AM PDT by Irenic
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7 posted on 08/25/2022 8:59:33 AM PDT by SJackson (nations that are barren of liberties are also barren of groceries, Louis Fisher)
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