Israel Invades Lebanon | Drudge Retort

Monday, September 30, 2024

IDF soldiers entered southern Lebanon as part of a ground assault on Monday night as the conflict with Hezbollah continues to escalate, AFP reported.

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Fire a few thousand rockets targeting civilians in terrorist attacks and Israel invades. Man, those Jews sure are touchy!

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#1 | Posted by censored at 2024-09-30 03:45 PM

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"This follows earlier reports that Israel notified the US that it intends to launch a limited ground operation into Lebanon that could begin within hours, a US official confirmed to CBS on Monday.

Other news sources have reported that an Israeli incursion could come within the coming days."

"The Iran-backed terrorist group has also been firing numerous rockets, drones, and missiles at the Jewish state since the start of the Israel-Hamas War, with the frequent barrages forcing tens of thousands of Israelis to flee from their homes in the North."

This age old fight between cousins is akin to the Hatfield-McCoy Feuds... only the ammo is bigger.

Lots of chatter on this, few details.

www.nbcnews.com

... What we know

- - - Israel is planning a limited ground operation into southern Lebanon that could begin imminently, according to a U.S. official, a Biden administration official and a source familiar with the planning. The operation would aim to push Hezbollah forces further away from the Israeli border.

- - - Israel has expanded its attacks on Iran-backed militant groups across the region after the killing of powerful Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah.

- - - Israel has also launched small special forces operations into southern Lebanon ahead of a potential ground offensive, an Israeli official tells NBC News. It came as Yoav Gallant, Israel's defense minister, said the "next phase in the war against Hezbollah will begin soon." ...

"How Iran and Israel became archenemies
April 12, 2024

"While Iran was ruled by the Pahlavi dynasty for more than a half-century, Iranian-Israeli bilateral relations were far from hostile. Iran was one of the first Muslim countries to recognize the new state of Israel.

Palestinians saw that recognition as a tacit international acceptance of what they call the "Nakba," or catastrophe - the forced dispossession and displacement of more than 700,000 Palestinians when Israel was created in 1948.

For its part, Israel was quick to establish ties with non-Arab states, including military and security cooperation with Iran.

Iran's 1979 Islamic revolution, though, sent relations between the two nations into a tailspin. Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was ousted, and the new supreme leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, pursued a policy of standing up to "arrogant" world powers.

During his regime, the United States became known in Iran as the "Great Satan," and Israel as the "Little Satan."

Even so, limited cooperation between Israel and Iran continued into the 1980s.

But later a hostile rivalry emerged as Iran built up and funded proxy militias and other groups in Syria, Iraq, Lebanon and Yemen.

A shadow war between Iran and Israel grew over the years."

www.npr.org

Details are becoming available...

Live updates: Israeli forces begin 'targeted' ground operation in Lebanon, IDF says
www.nbcnews.com

... 53m ago / 7:06 PM EDT

Israel says it has begun 'limited, localized and targeted' ground incursion ...

Still early news, so, fwiw...

Middle East: Israel launches ground operations in Lebanon
www.dw.com

... The Israeli military said it commenced ground raids against Hezbollah in southern Lebanon. Meanwhile, loud explosions were heard over the Lebanese capital, Beirut. DW has the latest.

- - - Israel's military has confirmed the launching of 'limited' ground raids in southern Lebanon

- - - Large explosions were heard over Beirut after Israeli authorities warned residents of three districts to evacuate ...

Israel strikes heart of Beirut, killing six
www.reuters.com

... Israel bombed central Beirut in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least six people, after its forces suffered their deadliest day on the Lebanese front in a year of clashes against Iran-backed armed group Hezbollah.

Israel said it conducted a precise air strike on Beirut. Reuters witnesses reported hearing a massive blast, and a security source said it targeted a building in central Beirut's Bachoura neighbourhood close to parliament, the nearest Israeli strikes have come to Lebanon's seat of government.

At least six people were killed and seven wounded, Lebanese health officials said. A photo being circulated on Lebanese WhatsApp groups, which Reuters could not immediately verify, showed a heavily damaged building with its first floor on fire.

Three missiles also hit the southern suburb of Dahiyeh, where Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was killed last week, and loud explosions were heard, Lebanese security officials said. The southern suburbs came under more than a dozen Israeli strikes on Wednesday. ...