Posted on 10/16/2023 4:23:43 AM PDT by FarCenter
Could the war between Israel and Hamas engulf other areas and actors in the region?
The biggest concern is that Hezbollah, a Lebanese Shiite Muslim political party allied with Iran – and deemed a terrorist organization by the US – will open a second front along the Israel-Lebanon border.
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Another possible flashpoint is the West Bank. Since the Hamas attacks last Saturday, at least 55 Palestinians have been killed and over 1,100 wounded in attacks by settlers and operations by the Israeli Defence Forces. The IDF said on Sunday that it had arrested 330 people in raids across the West Bank, including 190 connected with Hamas, as terror attacks against Israelis have escalated in the area.
Over 500,000 Jewish settlers live in nearly 150 settlements across the West Bank, alongside 2.5 million Palestinians. Since the attacks by Hamas, settler groups have been mobilizing. One WhatsApp group of over 800 participants has told residents to prepare for “the possibility of mobilizing for a joint activity with the security forces for the immediate demolition of terrorist houses.”
In response, the IDF has emphasized that the responsibility for security in the settlements and on the roads lies with the military alone. The fear is that settler attacks could cause an escalation of violence and provoke the opening of another front in the war, further stretching Israel’s military and hampering efforts to defend itself.
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Don't you dare fight back! Wait for the army.
I'd unleash them.
[War is the key to the Great Reset.]
And some of that New World Order Population Reduction.
Iran is a coward, using it’s toadies to fight.
Journo fodder
One always loves a Venn Diagram!
Yep!!! LOL
Elections have consequences...just say’n
2. Deflation is a bigger risk than inflation
3. I love you
4. The check is in the mail
5. You already know this one.
The brain is not the boss!
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