‘Israel Dying From One Thousand Cuts’: Hostilities with Hezbollah Snowballing, by Mary Manley

The West, including Israel, have yet to learn that the only way to “win” against modern insuregency warfare is to not play. From Mary Manley at sputnikglobe.com:

The IDF said that about 150 rockets, missiles and other projectiles were fired onto its territory overnight on Saturday and early Sunday. Thousands of Israelis took cover in bomb shelters as a result, as homes near Haifa were destroyed.

Israel and Hezbollah have now entered a stage in their nearly year-long conflict that reports say is verging on a full-out war. Citing Israel’s military, The Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday that “dozens of warplanes” struck southern Lebanon on Saturday night into Sunday morning.

In response to attacks on Lebanon’s communication devices, Hezbollah targeted Israel’s Rafael Advanced Defense Systems which is one of the developers of its Iron Dome air-defense system over the weekend. Hezbollah also said that they targeted Israel’s Ramat David Airbase near Haifa.

Michael Maloof, a former senior security policy analyst with the Office of the Secretary of Defense, joined Sputnik’s The Final Countdown on Monday to discuss the increasing hostility between Israel and Hezbollah.

“[Displacing people is a] major problem for the Israeli government. That’s why they’ve now decided to put Gaza aside and start extending northward because they need to try to reopen that northern part. Because you got increasingly disgruntled population of Israelis, many of whom are saying they’re never going to return. Now, the Israeli government’s got to find room for them and new placement,” Maloof explained. “They have to pay for it and it’s draining the Israeli economy.”

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One response to “‘Israel Dying From One Thousand Cuts’: Hostilities with Hezbollah Snowballing, by Mary Manley

  1. Cover in bomb shelters?

    But, but, but, muh iron dome?

    They should introduce a draft in Israel.

    Get everyone on board with the conquer the Middle East tour.

    It’s been almost a year time to wrap up the Gazacide?

    Breaking from Drop Dead (US):

    Ending The Sadness

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