Posted on 09/30/2024 5:42:03 PM PDT by Red Badger
The Israeli military last night confirmed its troops had launched a long-awaited ground invasion of Lebanon, as fears mount that the escalation could plunge the Middle East into an all-out war.
After a day of ratcheting tensions in the war-torn region, the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) announced that it had begun 'localised and targeted raids' against Hezbollah enemies in southern Lebanon.
'These targets are located in villages close to the border and pose an immediate threat to Israeli communities in northern Israel,' the military added.
The IDF said that its incursion, dubbed 'Operation Northern Arrows', will continue 'according to the situational assessment and in parallel to combat in Gaza and in other arenas'.
The ground assault came after hundreds of Israeli tanks had massed on the border, with soldiers on the ground also being supported by the IDF's intensified air strikes.
Dramatic pictures showed a barrage of rockets and bombs lighting up the sky, while artillery fire was heard in a number of villages close to the Israel-Lebanon border.
The deployment of boots on the ground represents a significant escalation in Israel's war against Hezbollah, whose leadership has been wiped out in a series of recent airstrikes.
Syrian air defences also confirmed it has intercepted 'hostile targets' over Damascus, following an explosion that was heard in the capital, according to state media.
It came after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stark warning to Iran, whom Hamas and Hezbollah are both backed by. He said: 'There is nowhere in the Middle East Israel cannot reach. There is nowhere we will not go to protect our people and protect our country.'
British nationals have been urged to leave Lebanon immediately, with Foreign Secretary David Lammy warning the conflict could 'escalate in a major way'.
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Clean them out
According to a news report, the Palestinian camp in south Lebanon, Ein El Hilweh, has also been bombed. This is significant, because in the 2006 war, the Palestinian camps were not touched. They have a hostile relationship with Hezbollah. But, I suppose, in the current crisis, it is all in together.
NOTE TO SELF: Don’t pi** off Israel!
Some appropriate music for the thread. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17lkdqoLt44
Most likely the Hezzies were hiding there...............
Israel should acknowledge that they created the security problem in southern Lebanon. There used to be a buffer controlled by a Christian force but the Israelis sold them out.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Lebanon_Army
on the brink?
the brink is eternal in the middle east
pretty sure the brink is in the rear view mirror
Survival is escalation.
Israel! Fk Yeah!
GOAT
That works too.
“Middle East on Brink” - yeah on the brink of PEACE, if Iran’s proxies can be neutralized.
The next target... Iran’s nuclear facilities... Say bye bye to those, and I’m thinking October 7th would be a good day for that attack.
Iran picked a fight that they and their surrogates Hamas and Hezbollah can’t win... And when their nuclear facilities are turned into dust, they will know the wrath of Israel. Iran will be neutered, like a Hezbollah fighter with a pager.
😉
Clean them out
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>.
To the last man standing. TAKE NO PRISONERS.
Oh no! Biden is so nervous over Israel’s defending themselves against the Islamic terrorists that he’s going to wet Kamala Harris’s pants.
Kick ass and take names later!
Time to show the muslims the door.
waiting for the Lebonese army to join the effort in routing Hezzbollah....and waiting....and waiting....
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