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War Hezbollah and Israel

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EasterIssland · 22/06/2024 19:00

News seem to indicate a war between Israel and Hezbollah seems imminent , hopefully they’re wrong

Biden has said they’ll support Israel and several ships are on their way to support Israel

from what I’ve read , hezbollah has got more and stronger weapons than Hamas in Gaza

I can only think about how many innocent civilians are going to die because incompetent politicians and many times men.

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YoYoYoYo12345 · 17/09/2024 20:27

SugarandSpiceandAllThingsNaice · 17/09/2024 19:21

So the dead 8 year old girl was a terrorist threat to Israel from hundreds of miles away in another country?

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Obviously not.

I mean, really, you do realise that hezbollah operatives fire missiles from hundreds of miles away. Why are operatives next to children.

YoYoYoYo12345 · 17/09/2024 20:25

SugarandSpiceandAllThingsNaice · 17/09/2024 19:21

So the dead 8 year old girl was a terrorist threat to Israel from hundreds of miles away in another country?

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I read Hezbollah operatives were killed. No idea a girl was killed, that's awful and hezbollah operatives must carry responsibility for being near her. Terrorists don't really carry whom they are near or what they do.

SugarandSpiceandAllThingsNaice · 17/09/2024 19:24

Parkingt111 · 17/09/2024 17:53

I did read that one of Israel's stated war goals, is to return residents to the north. This was re-iterared this morning, I can't see how this latest escalation ties in with that. Surely it will now lead to a retaliation?

It could be part of pre-invasion strike to knock out enemy communications.

SugarandSpiceandAllThingsNaice · 17/09/2024 19:23

EllaDisenchanted · 17/09/2024 17:30

Where are you seeing it was indiscriminate please? News I’m seeing is saying hezbollah pagers were targeted.

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The news I am reading says it was one particular brand of pager that was affected which Hezbollah had bought as well as civilians/nonHezbollah.

BelleHathor · 17/09/2024 19:23

RoastSquash · 17/09/2024 19:17

The only thing your link says is "Details not available."

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You might need a Twitter account? 218k listened live, I just checked and it's working.

On the American University Hospital changing their pagers, they've issued a statement confirming that it was due to a system upgrade:
https://x.com/AUBMC_Official/status/1836093048801104379

War Hezbollah and Israel
SugarandSpiceandAllThingsNaice · 17/09/2024 19:21

YoYoYoYo12345 · 17/09/2024 16:28

Oh well. Terrorists get stung.

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So the dead 8 year old girl was a terrorist threat to Israel from hundreds of miles away in another country?

RoastSquash · 17/09/2024 19:17

BelleHathor · 17/09/2024 19:08

Yes, because it was being reported live via Twitter spaces by journalists and people in the region with direct contacts to Lebanon. I'm sure the BBC and others will catch up.
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1836033912255946983

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The only thing your link says is "Details not available."

BelleHathor · 17/09/2024 19:08

RoastSquash · 17/09/2024 18:58

Is there any reason you haven’t provided a link to this report if it’s a verifiable source?

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Yes, because it was being reported live via Twitter spaces by journalists and people in the region with direct contacts to Lebanon. I'm sure the BBC and others will catch up.
https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1836033912255946983

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https://x.com/MarioNawfal/status/1836033912255946983

RoastSquash · 17/09/2024 18:58

BelleHathor · 17/09/2024 17:55

From a journalist in Lebanon:

  • All the pagers exploded at the same time. Whole incident lasted about 30 minutes.
  • New batch of pagers that had been ordered prior to October 7th, however were held up in transit in Jordan.
  • Rumours that a couple of weeks ago employees of the American Hospital in Beirut were instructed to change their pagers.
  • Hezbollah fighters who refused to upgrade to the new pagers unaffected.
  • Large number of civilian casualties with injuries ranging from minor to extremely severe.
  • Lebanese health ministry is asking for blood donations and Lebanese people are queuing to help. *Lebanese government and Hezbollah have both blamed the Israeli Government.

Is there any reason you haven’t provided a link to this report if it’s a verifiable source?

Parkingt111 · 17/09/2024 17:59

EllaDisenchanted · 17/09/2024 17:55

Have just been on news and seen this reported in Israel (in times of Israel) 💔

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It's really sad. This latest escalation must be concerning for you too, hope you are well and stay safe.
Everytime i open the news, it's just so bleak.

BelleHathor · 17/09/2024 17:55

From a journalist in Lebanon:

  • All the pagers exploded at the same time. Whole incident lasted about 30 minutes.
  • New batch of pagers that had been ordered prior to October 7th, however were held up in transit in Jordan.
  • Rumours that a couple of weeks ago employees of the American Hospital in Beirut were instructed to change their pagers.
  • Hezbollah fighters who refused to upgrade to the new pagers unaffected.
  • Large number of civilian casualties with injuries ranging from minor to extremely severe.
  • Lebanese health ministry is asking for blood donations and Lebanese people are queuing to help. *Lebanese government and Hezbollah have both blamed the Israeli Government.
EllaDisenchanted · 17/09/2024 17:55

Parkingt111 · 17/09/2024 16:58

I saw the video of the supermarket. That's terrible, the poor little girl.

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Have just been on news and seen this reported in Israel (in times of Israel) 💔

Parkingt111 · 17/09/2024 17:53

I did read that one of Israel's stated war goals, is to return residents to the north. This was re-iterared this morning, I can't see how this latest escalation ties in with that. Surely it will now lead to a retaliation?

Parkingt111 · 17/09/2024 17:48

Scirocco · 17/09/2024 17:34

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cwyl9048gx8t

Link to BBC live page for updates

It must be absolutely terrifying living there right now.

Dulra · 17/09/2024 17:48

EllaDisenchanted · 17/09/2024 17:30

Where are you seeing it was indiscriminate please? News I’m seeing is saying hezbollah pagers were targeted.

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I would consider it pretty indiscriminate if the pager of someone I happened to be standing next to in a shop or market exploded.

Details are still sketchy though so I'll wait for things to be confirmed but the reports I've seen it sounds like over 2000 have been injured in explosions

NotTerfNorCis · 17/09/2024 17:45

If another group did this to people in Israel, everyone would be calling it terrorism. Because it is.

Scirocco · 17/09/2024 17:32

EllaDisenchanted · 17/09/2024 17:30

Where are you seeing it was indiscriminate please? News I’m seeing is saying hezbollah pagers were targeted.

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News over here is saying civilians' pagers were affected too.

EllaDisenchanted · 17/09/2024 17:30

Scirocco · 17/09/2024 17:22

Thousands injured in indiscriminate explosions...

Where are you seeing it was indiscriminate please? News I’m seeing is saying hezbollah pagers were targeted.

Scirocco · 17/09/2024 17:22

Thousands injured in indiscriminate explosions...

Parkingt111 · 17/09/2024 16:58

BelleHathor · 17/09/2024 16:51

So far 1 child confirmed dead. Civilians had pagers too and many were injured getting food at a local market.

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I saw the video of the supermarket. That's terrible, the poor little girl.

BelleHathor · 17/09/2024 16:51

EasterIssland · 17/09/2024 16:36

Hopefully they all are terrorists and not innocent civilians like in Palestine.

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So far 1 child confirmed dead. Civilians had pagers too and many were injured getting food at a local market.

Martymcfly24 · 17/09/2024 16:49

Dulra · 17/09/2024 16:46

Yes that was my thought. 8 dead and over two thousand injured unlikely they were all Hezbollah terrorists

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Ten year old girl confirmed dead.

Dulra · 17/09/2024 16:46

EasterIssland · 17/09/2024 16:36

Hopefully they all are terrorists and not innocent civilians like in Palestine.

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Yes that was my thought. 8 dead and over two thousand injured unlikely they were all Hezbollah terrorists

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EasterIssland · 17/09/2024 16:36

YoYoYoYo12345 · 17/09/2024 16:28

Oh well. Terrorists get stung.

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Hopefully they all are terrorists and not innocent civilians like in Palestine.

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