After exploding #pagers and #walkieTalkies, #Lebanon is on edge over #phones: 'We don’t know if our phones are safe'
In Lebanon, no electronic equipment is now considered safe. "Everyone is just panicking… We don’t know if we can stay next to our laptops, our phones. Everything seems like a danger at this point, and no one knows what to do,” one said.
This is like the "bloody horse head on the bed" scene from #TheGodfather, but on all beds.
Israeli Defense Minister Yoav #Gallant said that with #Hamas neutralized in #Gaza, “the center of gravity is shifting to the north” towards #Lebanon.
The device explosions were attempts to target as many #Hezbollah members as possible all at once.That was #Israel's way of warning #Lebanon that an all-out war is coming.
“You don’t do something like that, hit 1000s of people, and think war is not coming,” said retired Israeli Brig. Gen. Amir Avivi
The specter of all-out combat between Israel and Hezbollah seems closer than ever before. Tensions rose sharply after Israel’s defense minister announced a “new phase” of the war and an apparent Israeli attack set off explosions in electronic devices in Lebanon. Hopes for a diplomatic solution appear to be fading quickly. Israel has signaled a desire to change the status quo in the country’s north, where it has exchanged cross-border fire with Hezbollah since the Lebanese militant group began attacking on Oct. 8, a day after the war’s opening salvo by Hamas. Israel has recently moved a powerful fighting force up to the northern border.
⬆️ @ekis
>> I accept Israel exists
Are you #Palestinian and do you have support of the majority of #Palestinians on the above issue?
If not, then your voice in this respect does not matter.
It is up to Palestinians to take control of their own destiny instead of letting #Hamas fight #inTheirName
See hashtags #PermanentStateOfWar and #inTheirName if you want to see what Palestinians have done to themselves.
@tartley @Lane @chiclet @Properganda @GatekeepKen @nikatjef @Grant_M @CivilityFan
⬆️ @FeralRobots @knittingknots2
>>>> #Bibi has to continually expand the scope & intensity of the war to stay out of jail
>> And to influence the outcome of #US #Election2024. He and the rest of #Iran's #AxisOfResistance just have to keep #permanentStateOfWar alive in #MiddleEast for another 99 days
So, now, on #Haniyeh’s assassination, #Iran said, “…#Zionist regime will face a harsh and painful response from the powerful [Axis of Resistance], especially Islamic Iran.”
https://apnews.com/live/hamas-haniyeh-iran-israel-live-updates#00000191-0806-d60d-a19d-d806c4180000
Hamas' top political leader was killed Wednesday by a predawn airstrike in the Iranian capital, Iran and the militant group said, blaming Israel for a shock assassination that risked escalating into an all-out regional war. Iran's supreme leader vowed revenge against Israel.
>> War of words as #Erdogan says #Turkey could intervene in #Israel’s war on #Gaza. Turkey is again comparing #Netanyahu to #Hitler…
Discordant voices mysteriously blend into coherence as #Vance compares #Trump to Hitler, Netanyahu looks to Trump for tools to #finishTheJob quickly, and Trump looks to Netanyahu to continue #ElectionInterference in #elelction2024 by extending the #permanentStateOfWar in the #MiddleEast 😂
⬆️ @FeralRobots @knittingknots2
>> #Bibi has to continually expand the scope & intensity of the war to stay out of jail
And to influence the outcome of #US #Election2024
He and the rest of #Iran's #AxisOfResistance just have to keep #permanentStateOfWar alive in #MiddleEast for another 99 days.
#Netanyahu wants nothing more than a #convictedFelon like #Trump who will not only help keep Bibi out of prison but also give him tools to #finishTheJob quickly — a #dogWhistle to kill Palestinians
#Smotrich plans largest seizure of #WestBank land for #settlements. The land seizure was approved late last month but only publicized today
This isn't about #Gaza, #Hamas, #Hezbollah, or any of #Iran's other #AxisOfResistance outfits.
What's the point?
This is an extension of #Netanyahu's plans for Gaza after Hamas has been eliminated. Bibi said, “After that, we will continue mowing the grass, we won’t give up to them" ➡️ https://mastodon.social/@rameshgupta/112673163329530023
A settlement tracking group says Israel has approved the largest seizure of land in the occupied West Bank in over three decades. Peace Now said Wednesday that authorities recently approved the appropriation of 12.7 square kilometers (nearly 5 square miles) of land in the Jordan Valley. The group's data indicate it is the largest single appropriation approved since the 1993 Oslo accords at the start of the peace process. The Palestinians view the expansion of settlements in the occupied West Bank as the main barrier to any lasting peace agreement and most of the international community views them as illegitimate. Israel’s government considers the West Bank to be the historical and religious heartland of the Jewish people and is opposed to Palestinian statehood.
#Netanyahu says he will ’only’ accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the war
Chyron: “After that, we will continue mowing the grass, we won’t give up to them.”👀
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-mideast-latest-06-24-2024-02725bcefa1d1498bbb836b9a5d4a210
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the 8-month-long war in Gaza, casting doubt on the viability of a U.S. backed cease-fire proposal. Netanyahu made the comments late Sunday in an interview with Israeli Channel 14, a conservative, pro-Netanyahu station. He was he was ready to make a partial deal to bring back some of the 120 hostages still held in the Gaza Strip, but “we are committed to continuing the war after a pause, in order to complete the goal of eliminating Hamas.” The comments come at a sensitive time as Israel and Hamas appear to be moving further apart over the U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal.
#Graft inquiry warns #Netanyahu of possible harm from its conclusions
An #Israeli state investigation into an alleged graft scandal involving a $2 billion purchase of submarines and other warships from #Germany’s #Thyssenkrupp said Monday it has sent a letter to Netanyahu warning him that he could be harmed by its conclusions.
Netanyahu is also on trial for #corruption in three other separate cases.
No wonder Netanyahu wants to keep the #permanentStateOfWar going.
https://apnews.com/article/israel-hamas-mideast-latest-06-24-2024-02725bcefa1d1498bbb836b9a5d4a210
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he will only accept a partial cease-fire deal that would not end the 8-month-long war in Gaza, casting doubt on the viability of a U.S. backed cease-fire proposal. Netanyahu made the comments late Sunday in an interview with Israeli Channel 14, a conservative, pro-Netanyahu station. He was he was ready to make a partial deal to bring back some of the 120 hostages still held in the Gaza Strip, but “we are committed to continuing the war after a pause, in order to complete the goal of eliminating Hamas.” The comments come at a sensitive time as Israel and Hamas appear to be moving further apart over the U.S.-backed cease-fire proposal.
⬆️ #Netanyahu says #Israel is winding down its #Gaza operations . But he warns a #Lebanon war could be next.
Netanyahu also said there is no end in sight for the war in Gaza.
He said that while the army is close to completing its current ground offensive in #Rafah, that would not mean the war against #Hamas is over. But he said fewer troops would be needed in Gaza, freeing up forces to battle #Hezbollah.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says the current phase of fighting against Hamas in Gaza is winding down. He says that could set the stage for Israel to send more troops to its northern border to confront the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. The comments Sunday threatened to further heighten the tensions between Israel and Hezbollah at a time when the two enemies appear to be moving closer to war. Netanyahu also signaled that there is no end in sight for the grinding war in Gaza. The Iranian-backed Hezbollah began striking Israel almost immediately after Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border attack that triggered the Gaza war. The Israeli leader spoke in a lengthy TV interview.
Ramesh #NotGoingBack