Billy 3d ago • 83%
I assume the drone that took the video exploded moments later, killing Sinwar.
...leading to a gunfight during which Sinwar escaped into a ruined building.
...tank shells and a missile were also fired at the building.
Billy 3d ago • 66%
It's a Lebanese paper founded in Beirut by Lebanese.
Billy 3d ago • 75%
Interesting stuff.
I deleted it since I started doubting what I wrote and didn't really have the time to look into it.
Billy 3d ago • 66%
Billy 3d ago • 66%
I agree it's more complicated, but it doesn't change what I wrote.
A weaker Iran means a weaker Russia and vice versa.
If both are weakened, Assad is weakened.
But I guess it's not as clear cut with Turkey. Although the Kurds will have an easier time when they won't have to fight Iranian, Syrian and Russian forces along with Turkish ones. And a weakening of Iran will also weaken Iranian-affiliated Iraqi militias that are also attacking Kurds.
Russia didn't let Israel, one of their bases were shot at for 40 minutes straight as a warning.
They also got a bunch of other warnings before and after. Russia won't waste their time on this when they're already losing so much in the war with Ukraine.
Both Russia and Iran helped Assad in the civil war.
Israel is allied with Azerbaijan because of their border with Iran.
Turkey was already assisting Hamas even before. They'll keep trade with Israel behind the scenes for economic reasons like they've always done.
And at the moment Russia is assisting Turkey in bombing the Kurds.
Billy 4d ago • 66%
The dentals match.
They compared it to the xrays they had of when he was treated in an Israeli prison.
But I guess they want to be 100% sure with the DNA test.
Billy 4d ago • 96%
Nope, he was always in Gaza.
Mousa abu Marzouk and Khaled Mashaal are the ones in Qatar (and previously, Haniyeh).
Billy 4d ago • 71%
Hopefully we will also see their ally Russia dismantled in the coming year.
All which might cause the weakening of Turkish forces in Syria and the demise of Assad.
[Archive](https://archive.md/EFfkI)
> The monitoring group said that the strikes were supported by planes believed to be Israeli and that Syrian air defenses and Russian forces were “confronting” the missiles for over 40 minutes. Rybar said that some of Israel’s cruise missiles were shot down by Russian antiaircraft fire from Russia’s nearby base but that others hit a warehouse used by Syrian and Iranian forces.
Billy 2w ago • 33%
Billy 3w ago • 72%
Just for you - https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2024/10/01/israel-and-us-promise-sharp-response-to-iranian-missile-attack/
The only reported fatality was a Palestinian man who was killed when a rocket hit the West Bank town of Jericho.
Billy 3w ago • 75%
https://apnews.com/article/strait-of-hormuz-vessel-33fcffde2d867380e98c89403776a8ac
Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said Iran fired 170 drones, more than 30 cruise missiles and more than 120 ballistic missiles.
In Reuters they reported the following:
Pentagon spokesperson Major General Patrick Ryder:
...
Iran's attack was about twice the scope of Tehran's attack on Israel on April 14
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said they used hypersonic 'Fattah' missiles 'for the first time' in attack on Israel, Iranian state TV reports
Billy 3w ago • 62%
There are reports about this being coordinated by Iran, which has been recruiting for a while now for this attack and possibly more.
But not from known sources, so we'll have to wait for other ones.
Probably similar to the way they tried recruiting several months ago https://archive.md/OC1fk (Haaretz)
Billy 3w ago • 81%
It will mostly be Patriot, David's Sling and Arrow according to the Wikipedia article on their defense systems.
I think Barak is mostly for Navy assets?
Billy 3w ago • 40%
Those people came from other areas to chant in support of Hezbollah in areas where there's no support for Hezbollah.
Billy 3w ago • 42%
Why are you so sure these people didn't support Hezbollah before?
I understood the point you were trying to make, hence my reply.
All those things are examples for how Hezbollah hasn't protected Lebanon, but quite the opposite.
Without Hezbollah, Lebanon could've been in a much better place now.
Billy 3w ago • 54%
They're a big part of the reason Lebanon is in the bad state it is in right now.
They've been executing critics and opposition for years. The ammo depot explosion was also devastating.
Their assassination of Lebanon's prime minister.
Shooting rockets at Israel since the 8th of October against the Lebanese government's wishes.
And their continued assistance of Assad alongside Russia in butchering Syrians, which was/is not in the interest of Lebanon.
Billy 3w ago • 53%
There were always Hezbollah supporters in Lebanon.
The uproar was specifically caused by the fact that Ain al-Mraiseh is not considered an area where the party is dominant. For that reason, users considered these movements as "provocative."
Billy 4w ago • 40%
Only one of those 2 groups has a proven track record and an international reputation of deliberately massacring civilians and it isn't Hezbollah.
Reminding you this is what you wrote. That's what my reply was aimed at. I didn't write anything about Israel.
What I linked to is only some examples, not everything. And the 1st link contains quite a lot of events.
Lebanese, Syrians and Kurds have been suffering from Hezbollah for many years.