Iran launches drones on Israel tonight. Is this very serious as in kickstarting ww3?

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2024/apr/13/iran-launches-drone-attack-against-israel

I’m amazed at the amount of general public that are often so bloodthirsty for war.

Nope he certainly can’t. Now that things are escalating he will be hell bent on annihilating anyone who isn’t on side with the US.
Sometimes keeping the madmen in power is the only way to keep world peace. Sad but true.

I've thought all along that Putin was behind this to distract the West from Ukraine (and the Soviets never liked the Jews - I doubt the current neo-Soviets are any different).

I also think that women would be much less willing to risk war.

UK did the right thing last night.

Had the attack succeeded then Israeli response would have had to be severe and this would have escalated things immensely. Helping shooting down the drones helps de-escalate.

Why not Netanyahu who is responsible for funding and supported Hamas?

The attack did succeed. After israeli defences had been overwhelmed by the cheap drones and older cruise missiles, Iran fired ballistic missiles which weren't intercepted. Go on X and see the missiles clearly hitting Israel, one after another.

I think this has probably been in response to the funding of hostile proxies in the area which target Israel and threatening to wipe out Israel on Irans part.

No, I’d say Hamas were fools to bite the hand that feeds them.

You blame the monster instead of Frankenstein?

Well said.

I’m not a hysterical ‘ONG PETRIFIED WW3’ type, but yes this is very serious. There is absolutely nothing that makes us, or anyone, immune to war. We should be doing more than an ostrich impression (we being the leaders).

It is a long and rather complicated history but Israel is not innocent! Not by a longshot!

I’m curious as an intellectual exercise - say we accept your claim that the historical atrocities in this conflict first started six months ago. Let’s pretend that’s true for a moment. So pretending that is true - at what point, if any, does Israel’s response - which is basically the mass murder and displacement of Palestinian civilians - become detestable. At what point, if any, would Israel hold moral culpability? 100,000 civilian deaths? 1 million dead children? Palestine completely destroyed? Is it still “I blame Hamas”? At what point, if any, would you stop blaming Hamas? And let’s remember that Hamas is a terrorist entity that managed to gain political power in no small part thanks to Netanyahu - who did not want a moderate political entity like Abbas, pushing for a two state solution, representing Palestine to the world.

If that is the analogy you wish to use, yes.
Hamas are responsible for the initial attacks on Israelis. Had they not attacked innocent civilians, Israel would not have anything to retaliate against.
From my own ignorant seat in sunny uk, I wouldn’t trust any Middle East country as far as I could throw them.
Hoping Rishi isn’t going to do a Blair and start making shit up as an excuse to start further attacks

But what about the 6th of October? What about all of the other days in Gaza and the Occupied Westbank?

Have there been other casualties, apart from the one boy?

I honestly do not care about their politics. I honestly do not care if they decide to blow each other up.
Im just trying to work my ass off to buy food and electricity. This ain’t gonna help

It’s been like this for donkeys years. Obviously for some reason I don’t know, everyone was like ‘oh no poor Israel’ which was weird because it’s usually ‘poor Gaza’
I haven’t really been arsed about it because they are always having a pop at each other.
We always seem to have to get involved in shit that is not anything to do we the west.

They where intercepted by brownish and U.K. planes

Yes it’s irritating how the rest of the world won’t just stand by as people are slaughtered and starved isn’t it?

They didn't intercept all of them and they definitely didn't intercept the ballistic missiles.

I blame Israel because if it wasn't for their treatment of Palestenians there wouldn't be a Hamas. Also over 200 Palestenians including over 30 children killed in the West Bank where there is no Hamas in 2023 before 7th October.

It is about who can and will stop it.
Who is to blame: every single party. All guilty.
Who has the diplomacy, cool head and bravery to stop it? That is my current question.

What ignorance?

The people in Iran are under an awful regime. That's clear and well known.

However - Israel did attack an Iranian Embassy. They had their reasons - but what did Israel expect to happen?

If a country gets attacked by another country, what should the country that is attacked do?

And saying that does not mean people support Iran at all. It's merely saying that when a country attacks another country, there is usually a response.

You mean like on October 7th ?