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[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 55 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Remember a week or so ago when an Israeli official was calling into question the legitimate borders for countries like Lebanon? That wasn't a coincidence. These people are laying the groundwork to roll in and take over more land for their little colony.

[–] BMTea@lemmy.world 37 points 2 months ago

"Limited operation."

"Well they have to stay to prevent threats from reconstituting."

"The settlers are just unfortunate extremists."

"Today, I recognize the Litani as sovereign Israeli territory..."

"Learn your lesson: if you attack Israel it will get bigger. FAFO."

"Lebanon is attacking innocent defenseless Jews in Israel's Litani region! What revanchism! They're stuck in the past! We must prevent the Holocaust!"

"Limited operation."

[–] Keeponstalin@lemmy.world 14 points 2 months ago

Same playbook as always for Israel. They've done this in the past with Lebanon, with Golan Heights, with Gaza, and now again in Lebanon

[–] Monomate@lemm.ee 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Maybe they're eyeing potential spoils of war? These military operations will need sources of financing.

But, realistically, they're probably planing the formation of an exclusion zone to avoid Hezbollah installing missile launchers so close to Israel's borders.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Spoils of war? On a war that they started? To pay for the military operations of exterminating Palestinians? Is that honestly how you justify this?

[–] Monomate@lemm.ee -5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hezbollah has been sending missiles to Israeli territory for almost a year. So they started this war, but Israel has been very lenient by not starting a full-scale war until now. The patience has run out. Like they used to say: fuck around and find out.

[–] Sundial@lemm.ee 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Hezbollah has been firing missiles because they made it clear that they are retaliating over Israel's treatment of the Palestinian civilian population during their war with Hamas. Israel has not been lenient or patient in any way, shape, or form. They've been escalating these attacks with little to no justification. It's abundantly clear now they want to reoccupy the south of Lebanon for their own benefit and they are using this as a pretext.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lebanon has a right to defend itself.

[–] SynopsisTantilize@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Isn't Lebanon a failed state? From my understanding the Lebanon government isn't really in a position to defend anything.

[–] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

That's irrelevant.

[–] Doorbook@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Is this the new excuse? What USA would do if Lebanon ask Russia or Turkey to defend its border.

[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

ISISreal on the march.