• Sundial@lemm.ee
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    10 hours ago

    Hezbollah has been firing missiles because they made it clear that they are retaliating over Israel’s treatment of the Palestinian civilian population during their war with Hamas. Israel has not been lenient or patient in any way, shape, or form. They’ve been escalating these attacks with little to no justification. It’s abundantly clear now they want to reoccupy the south of Lebanon for their own benefit and they are using this as a pretext.

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      7 hours ago

      Hezbollah can throw any excuse they want, but the reality is that they attacked first. They should have known the limits of their military strength and shown restraint against a much more powerful nation. Too bad they were lacking in common sense. Now all their top leaders are eliminated, half their missile launchers are destroyed, and if a ground incursion by Israel occurs, they’re basically finished.

      And if Israel ends up occupying the south of Lebanon, it won’t be the first time they’ve done so. In the year 2000, they voluntarily withdrew from the south of Lebanon after defeating Hezbollah, in the hopes that they’d stop attacking Israeli territory. Looks like being the nice guy with a terrorist group that’s determined to destroy them at any cost is not a very good idea.

      • Sundial@lemm.ee
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        11 minutes ago

        Calling standing up for your neighbors as they get massacred and ethnically cleansed in a war that has already claimed over 41,000 civilians lives, 14,000 of them infants aged less than a year old, is not an excuse. It’s a valid reason. The fact that you would call it an “excuse” goes to show how cruel and inconsiderate you are.

        In the year 2000, they voluntarily withdrew from the south of Lebanon

        It was not voluntary. They withdrew because Hezbollah spent years harassing them and inflicting losses until they left. You’re welcome to read about it if you actually want to learn.