Gaza-Israel Conflict | 2023-2024

UKBengali said:
I think that now this has gone too far and could result in the destruction of both Lebanon and the Zionist entity -
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...For years, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah repeatedly claimed that "Israel is weaker than a spider's web." This message was woven throughout his speeches and echoed in Hamas propaganda. The entire Iran-backed alliance believed it. The goal wasn't just psychological; it had an operational purpose. It was meant to motivate the organization's operatives, especially the Radwan Force, to train even more vigorously for the conquest of the Galilee, seen as the first step in Israel's total destruction.

To be honest, albeit regrettably, some Israeli actions reinforced this message in the narrative of the "resistance axis" and Hezbollah itself, rather than undermining it. The refusal to eliminate armed Hezbollah operatives approaching the border, instead chasing them away; the months-long reluctance to destroy two tents Hezbollah erected on Mount Dov beyond the international border line as a challenge to Israeli sovereignty and a sign of its weakness; along with Israel's internal weakness displayed in the year before the war – all these strengthened Nasrallah's belief that Israel was indeed a paper tiger that would immediately collapse once the Radwan Force invaded northern settlements and conquered the Galilee.


The 500 casualties Hezbollah has suffered since deciding to attack Israel on Oct. 8, 2023, and the enormous losses Hamas endured in the Gaza Strip following its terror attacks against Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, began to change the picture, both within Hezbollah and among the Lebanese public.

Many in Lebanon, even if not among Hezbollah supporters, who witnessed the increasing power of Israeli Air Force strikes in Lebanon and the massive destruction in Gaza, began to express public opposition to the war. This is an unprecedented phenomenon in Lebanon.


The situation took another dramatic turn last week following the pager and radio communication device attack on Hezbollah operatives and senior officials, which took thousands of them out of the fight within seconds. It intensified further with the surprising and, from Nasrallah's perspective, shocking elimination of the Radwan Force leadership in the heart of Dahieh.

Although Nasrallah claimed in his speech responding to these events that they didn't affect the organization's operational capabilities, no one in Lebanon believes him anymore. Hezbollah is perceived as weak, and there's a prevailing understanding that in this conflict, Israel undoubtedly has the upper hand – technologically, militarily, and in terms of intelligence.

The Israeli Air Force bombings in southern Lebanon and the Beqaa Valley over the past two days, which hit hundreds of important Hezbollah assets built over many years, and Israeli awareness efforts directed at Lebanese public opinion, aimed at evacuating civilian populations from villages turned by Hezbollah into weapons depots and launch sites for cruise missiles, rockets, and drones, make it clear to every Lebanese and every member of the Iran-backed alliance that Israel is a real tiger. Everyone now understands that underestimating it was a very costly mistake.

Even in interviews with Lebanese commentators on the country's TV networks, it's explicitly stated: "We thought we could destroy Israel and liberate Palestine. We were gravely mistaken."


The dangers of joining in beliefs propagated by mass propaganda are clear to Lebanese - now. Will they have to become clear to Pakistanis in a similar, awful way or are there Pakistanis here willing to publicly resist such a fate? Who is willing to buck the trend and counter the mass-madness tide of Israel- and Jew-hatred?

Your grandparents couldn't do it in 1971 and millions of Pakistanis - almost all Easterners - died then. Because of the hate.
 
 
We need some more of that real arab manliness from Yaman. Why arent the guys launching more HGV missiles!?
 
Hassan Al-Somal said:
Wow, Safed is burning.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1838613312566669681
https://twitter.com/x/status/1838612408677388734
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"Iron Foam"! Hahahah! Yes, the Tweet is correct: Multiple rockets fell in that Israeli town within a short time. This is before Hezbollah starts the real attacks.

PS. @Musings : This very mature thread is the continuation of the Gaza war from the old PDF and even with the war on Lebanon started, this should be the only thread. We need to stay focused as both wars are one and the same. Maybe change the title a bit but that's all; let's hope this doesn't become a 'regional' or a 'world war' thread!
 
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