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#Iran is also supporting #Russia in its aggression against #Ukraine by supplying drones and other military help.
Both Cabinet secretaries #Austin and #Blinken said conflicts in #Gaza and Ukraine are interconnected, and assisting both Ukraine and Israel will STRENGTHEN the US position against Iran, which is biggest financial backer of #Hamas.
⬆️ I said #Nasarallah's statement that "All options are on the table" #discredits his public denial that #Hezbollah and #Iran had anything to do with surprise #Hamas attacks on #Israel.
And you disagreed with me, which is fine 🙂
But look at this:
#QassamBrigades fired rockets from #Lebanon into northern #Israel, triggering #Israeli airstrikes on #Lebanese side of the border.
How is demand for full #ceaseFire even justified in face of such attacks?
https://apnews.com/article/lebanon-israel-6c4bd5a6c39a4727ab41ad26e5939de4
The military wing of Palestinian group Hamas says it fired 16 rockets from Lebanon into northern Israel, triggering Israeli airstrikes on the Lebanese side of the border. The exchange of fire came as Lebanon’s militant group Hezbollah said its fighters attacked at least three Israeli military posts along the border. The Israeli army said approximately 30 rockets were fired from the Lebanese side targeting northern Israel, adding it was responding by shelling the origin points of rocket launches. The exchange lasted about half an hour and Israel’s Iron Dome could be clearly seen intercepting rockets from Lebanon. Tension has been on the rise on the Lebanon-Israel border after the Israel-Hamas war started about a month ago.
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Former #Israeli Prime Minister #EhudBarak said other countries would have reacted the same way to such a cross-border attack with mass casualties.
"#Hamas objective is to destroy #Israel and the #Jewish entity. What country would put up with that?"
"Israel is bracing for a long haul. Former Def Minister #Gantz, now part of special war Cabinet, has predicted the fighting could last a year or more."
https://apnews.com/article/israel-gaza-hamas-palestinians-war-mood-0cebcbcf0550ee08c0d757334f69851d
At a time when world sentiment has begun to sour on Israel’s devastating offensive in Gaza, the vast majority of Israelis are convinced of the justice of the war. Still under rocket and missile attacks on several fronts, they have little tolerance for anyone railing against the steep toll the conflict has exacted on the other side. They have rallied to crush Hamas after its militants breached the country’s borders from the Gaza Strip and triggered the war. More than 1,400 people were killed in that attack and over 240 taken hostage. Capturing the prevailing sentiment in Israel, former Prime Minister Ehud Barak said other countries would have reacted the same way to such a cross-border attack with mass casualties.
Ramesh #NotGoingBack