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Posted on 03/10/2026 9:52:14 PM PDT by McGruff
Hezbollah and Iran launched a coordinated strike strategy Tuesday, a national security expert claimed, as reports emerged that deadly cluster munitions were hitting Israel in synchronized attacks.
The developments unfolded on day 11 of Operations Epic Fury and Roaring Lion, the joint U.S.-Israeli campaign targeting Iran, marking a potential escalation in the widening regional conflict.
"Hezbollah has fully joined the war, and it looks like they are now very well coordinated with Iran," Kobi Michael, a senior researcher at the Institute for National Security Studies and the Misgav Institute, told Fox News Digital while speaking from his bomb shelter near Tel Aviv.
Israel confirmed Tuesday that Iran had been firing cluster munitions — adding a complicated and deadly challenge to Israel’s stretched air defenses, The Associated Press reported.
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“Israeli citizens have to spend most of the time in the shelter rooms as Hezbollah and Iran deliberately target civilians and civilian facilities,” he said.
“Tel Aviv is still under an emergency routine, with sirens continuing and many people spending a lot of time in the bomb shelter rooms,” he added before highlighting that “Israel is a small country and will not be able to continue containing such asymmetry and this type of attrition war.”
The perpetual enemies of Israel 🇮🇱🇮🇱🇮🇱 never give up the quest
It's getting time for us to turn Iran and Hezbollah into smoking craters. Glowing briefly, but then all quiet.
It's kind of a shame; the Iranian and Lebanese people don't deserve the beating that would require. But it's gotta come to that.
At the end of the Carter administration, just before Reagan was inaugurated, there was a political cartoon of the Ayatollah and one of his ministers.
Minister: "Imam, I have a joke for you. What is flat and glows?"
Ayatollah says, "I don't know. What?"
Minister: "Iran after January 20."
Ayatollah: "I don't get it."
Minister: "There are many of us, Imam, who wish you would."
If only we had done it then, we wouldn't be faced with doing it now.
They hit you with a cluster bomb, you hit them with a MOAB. It’s the Israeli way.
Hopefully they can get coordinates on those cluster bombs, and pay them back ten-fold.
There isn’t actually THAT much damage being done in Israel. Except... with everyone in shelters so much, the country isn’t “running well”, economically speaking.
Somewhat similar to COVID, for many countries back in 2020, Israel may just have to accept some casualties in order to keep their country running. In their case, a few thousand killed or wounded seems probable, given such a course. This is not a “killer”, even to a small country like Israel, but it runs counter to their extreme aversion to losing living citizens.
The best defense, of course, is to kill the archers and arrow makers. So far, good progress has been made.
Israel will be invading Lebanon and putting a final end to Hezbollah shortly.
Seems fair enough. No Left-wing, Pro-Jihadi PALEOstinans protesting the use of cluster bombs on civilian targets only.
Hmmmm where is the outrage? Oooops, I forgot they’re trying to kill Jews.
The Iranian regime killed 35,000+ civilians within a month. Hmmm, where is the Left-wing outrage? Oh, I forgot, no Jews their either.
I was sure Hizb’Allah was knocked out after the pagers.
They still have life in them
What Israel ought to do (and this is easier said than done) is build buffer states around it.
A large Druze state in the north east, separating Sunni Syria, then a Christian Lebanon, the an Alawit coast, then a Christian chunk of Syria
I am growing very wary of the people who repeat the phrase “we are fighting Israel’s war”. While sure, long term Israel will benefit from a change in Iranian leadership. But Israel is one of the few countries that are putting their butts on the line. No Americans have fought and died for Israel. We have fought and died for Iraqis, for Kuwaitis, for Saudis, for Qataris, for Libyans, for Afghanis... and also for China, India, European trade routes and oil flow. America is the only country who can fight to bring about peace and stabilize international commerce (Israel has very little interest in the Strait of Hormuz but the GCC and Asia has a lot of interest in it), and Israel is a helpful ally with their own interests too, but which do not really conflict with ours. Bibi is Israel’s Trump, which is partly why so many hate him. Bibi is Israel first which he should be and is willing to take the hits, literally and figuratively, now while the opportunity is there and before it is too late.
And anyone who thinks we, as the only country capable of achieving the aims of preventing nuclear proliferations (especially in the hands of end-times fanatical religious zealots) and regional stability should not do so is missing the larger worldwide moral and economic imperative. If Iran ‘got the bomb’ yes, they would probably use it on Israel. Which would lay waste to millions of Arab Muslims and their lands too. And then they would blackmail the world, and force other Arab countries to nuke up too. Trump is 100% correct when he says no other President had the brains and brawn to do what is necessary and he cannot risk waiting for another President - where it may be too late, they may be too weak or unwilling, and when Iran is already at 60% enrichment and just a few years away from ICBMs. Yeah they could not hit our hemisphere today but in 3 years? 5 years? And how much damage could they have done elsewhere while they built up? No indeed, now had to be the time and we have the right man for the job in the WH for the times.
It is fortunate that the damage inflicted on Israel from Hezbullah in Lebanon has been minimal. Lebanon wants to open talks with Israel but right now Israel is refusing. They want Lebanon to sack up and take their country back. Lebanon has to kick out the Iranian interlopers who are the real reason Lebanon is being dragged into this. I hope and pray soon Lebanon and Israel will root the Islamists out and that shortly after Lebanon can take full control of their country and make peace with Israel as Egypt and Jordan and the Abraham Accord countries have done. But this is not possible until Lebanon gets full control over its lands. so unfortunately, Lebanon is taking the retaliatory hits too. Hopefully regular Lebanese people and infrastructure can be maintained while Israel (and Lebanese armed forces) get rid of Hezbullah assets.
Israel doesn’t have the political capital to do that. But they are doing the next best thing. They basically control all lands south of Damascus, are allied with the Druze who live there, and have defended and retaliated on behalf of attacks on the Druze from Syria.
Entering Lebanon with boots and armor has always been a quagmire for Israel, so their hesitation to do full scale invasion there is understandable. As long as they have air supremacy they will use it. They also have a lot of human assets on the ground, namely the Lebanese Christians as well as Druze. They should use them in good health!
Regards,
Well said.
*** They also have a lot of human assets on the ground, namely the Lebanese Christians ***
The Israelis killed 2 Priests this week, one via bombing, one via tank fire. Way to foster Christian support.
Not good. It appears that Islam’s decentralized “mosaic defense” has life.
There are no guarantees when you topple a government.
We toppled Libya and made things worse.
We toppled Syria and made things worse.
We toppled South Viet Nam and made things worse.
It just occurred to me. Funny how those three things happened under Democrats. We wouldn't be here if Obama has been a better negotiator. Funny how telling the Ayatollah to do what ever he wants didn't end their nuclear program. Who would have guessed?
I don't think Trump had much choice but to take out Iran's Ayatollah and the Republican Guard but there is no telling what the future of Iran is going to be at the end of this war.
It is had to imagine how Iran can get worse but fate has a way of showing us we should mind our own business.
“The Israelis killed 2 Priests this week”
I wonder what else didn’t happen
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