DrMaddVibe
a year ago
White House quickly pivots from failed Gaza truce to engaging Lebanon crisis...


Biden Admin Pushes New Lebanon Ceasefire Plan As IDF Hints At Ground Invasion



Update(1515ET): The Pentagon has sought to make clear in an afternoon press statement that the US military is not providing intelligence for Israel's operations against Lebanese Hezbollah. The Pentagon also claimed the Biden administration is currently making a "full-court" press to find a diplomatic solution to the crisis. The statement further asserted that from the US vantage point, an Israeli military invasion of south Lebanon does not look 'imminent'.

Still, the head of Israel's military, as well as Israeli media and other officials, have continued to sound strong warnings that a ground invasion is possible, and might even begin at any moment.

Lebanese news site LBCI is currently claiming that urgent US-led ceasefire talks are happening, and that they've already resulted in "significant progress" and have reached "a serious and advanced stage." The outlet expressed hope for the announcement of a major breakthrough by tomorrow morning.

And Axios is also reporting the following:

Over the last two days, the U.S. has been discussing the idea with France, Israel, Lebanon and several other Arab countries, a U.S. official and a European diplomat said.
"We are working with several countries on a proposal for a diplomatic solution for the north," a U.S. official confirmed.
"Netanyahu gave a green light to discuss this initiative," an Israeli official said.

But as far as the battlefield goes, each side has continued trading rocket and drone attacks at an intensified pace. A couple of Israeli civilians were wounded within the last hours:

Barrages of Hezbollah rockets continued to pound northern Israel on Wednesday, as the IDF carried out fresh waves of airstrikes in south Lebanon and warned that a ground offensive could be the next step.

The terror group launched a barrage of 30 rockets toward the Western Galilee and towns east of Haifa on Wednesday afternoon, wounding two people in a direct impact in Kibbutz Sa’ar near Nahariya. Magen David Adom said a 35-year-old man was seriously wounded by shrapnel and a 52-year-old man was moderately hurt.

Meanwhile the pro-Iranian Islamic Resistance in Iraq claimed a new missile strike on Israeli territory. It issues a Telegram statement saying the attacks were "in support of the people in Palestine and Lebanon and in response to the massacres" committed by Israel.

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After Hezbollah's launch of an Iran-made ballistic missile on Tel Aviv, a first of the war which we detailed earlier, Israel is preparing to activate two reserve brigades for ongoing operations on its 'northern front' with Lebanon.

A fresh statement by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said boosting forces with reserve manpower will "enable the continuation of the fighting efforts against Hezbollah, the protection of Israeli citizens and creating conditions for the return of the residents of the north safely back home."

This comes simultaneous to talk of a ground offensive in southern Lebanon, which would mark a first since the 2006 war, which proved somewhat devastating for both sides. The IDF chief has said "we are preparing for a ground maneuver" in Lebanon ahead of an important security cabinet meeting under PM Netanyahu.
Via AFP

The head of the Israeli army’s Northern Command, Major General Ori Gordin, has said in new statements issued to his forces that they should "strongly prepare" for a ground offensive.

Gen. Gordin addressed troops who are reportedly conducting exercises simulating a ground invasion. He said the campaign "began with a very significant blow to Hezbollah’s capabilities" with a focus on attacking Hezbollah's launch locations, preparing the way for more effective ground maneuvers. He stressed in the comments that the IDF needs "to change the security situation" and be "strongly prepared to enter Lebanon in a [ground] maneuver."

Israel has already activated some reserve units is multiple waves related to combating Hamas in Gaza - an operation which is fast approaching the one-year mark.

Israel has been warning Lebanese civilians to flee the south, which has included aircraft dropping leaflets telling people to evacuate to the north of the country. All of this strongly suggests a ground invasion could be imminent:

Since Monday, Israel has widened its airstrikes in Lebanon, targeting more than 2,000 Hezbollah sites and killing at least 569 people, including 50 children. Nearly 500,000 people have been internally displaced as they fled the heavy airstrikes in the south and east, according to the Lebanese Foreign Ministry.

"The east" is a reference to the heavy bombardment of the Bekka Valley, another Hezbollah stronghold where heavy weapons and ammo are believed stored.

Calls from the United Nations for de-escalation and a diplomatic path forward have fallen on deaf ears. The White House on Wednesday issued a new statement which called Hezbollah's launch of a ballistic missile at Tel Aviv "concerning".

White House national security council spokesman John Kirby told CNN it was "Deeply concerning." He called out Iran in particular: "Evidence again… that Israel is facing a legitimate threat from a terrorist group backed by Iran," he said.

Below: Israeli strike reportedly in Mount Lebanon area, southeast of Beirut:

"The United States continues to support Israel’s right to defend itself," he added. "No nation should have to live with these threats right across their border, right next door."

As for Iran, it appears reluctant to enter the Israel-Hezbollah conflict in any direct way, though there is a likelihood that IRGC officers are on the ground in Lebanon. In the 2006 war IRGC operatives played an advisory role as Hezbollah launched sophisticated weapons at Israel. There are fresh reports saying Tehran has specifically denied a Hezbollah request to attack Israel directly:

The Islamic Republic has backed off requests from their Hezbollah proxies to attack Israel in response to last summer’s assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, three sources informed Axios on Tuesday.

Two Israeli officials told the news provider that authorities in the Iran regime believe “the timing isn’t right” for their involvement because the theocracy’s president, Masoud Pezeshkian, is attending the 79th United Nations General Assembly in New York.

A Western diplomat confirmed the revelation, stating that Washington’s intelligence services have determined Hezbollah’s leadership reached out to their Tehran-based supporters for assistance in recent days.

War headed into different phase if we don't see diplomatic breakthrough soon

- Israel laying ground for return to 1985, occupying buffer area in S Lebanon

- Hezbollah undeterred still firing missiles, an Israeli occupation in South would work in its favor

- US careful in…
— Joyce Karam (@Joyce_Karam) September 25, 2024

Iranian leadership has instead seen Israel's actions as all about setting "traps" - in the words of President Masoud Pezeshkian. He has said the Islamic Republic won't fall into Netanyahu's plans for wider war.

Currently, Syria's Assad has also appeared reluctant to jump in, only offering assistance to Lebanon in various areas. Hundreds of Lebanese civilians have reportedly fled into Syria as a result of Israel's bombing campaign this week.

https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/idf-calls-reserves-brigades-potential-ground-invasion-lebanon 

So the Biden Pentagon tells the IDF go your own way without the weapons and aid we're giving Ukraine. "Nana Nana Boo-Boo Stick your Head in Doo-Doo". We love them little Ukraine neo-nazis!"

https://www.cfr.org/article/how-much-us-aid-going-ukraine [/i][/color]

That link is from May...that little pee pee piano playing comedian just drained us for:

https://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory/us-send-375-million-military-aid-ukraine-including-113988202 [/i]

Sure would be something to see Israel and Lebanon team up to kick the crap out of Iran's little bitches.
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DrMaddVibe
a year ago
Just eat that terrorist attack and offer no retribution. Hey, we'll send in the blue helmet UN troops to make it all better!

Blinken to Israel: Don’t Fight Back, You’ll Only Make It Harder for Yourselves


U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken warned Israel that fighting Hezbollah would only make it more difficult to return more than 60,000 displaced Israelis to their homes, as he pushed for a diplomatic solution to the crisis.

The Times of Israel noted:

During his meeting with Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer earlier today on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken reiterated the Biden administration’s belief that an Israeli escalation against Hezbollah will only make it more difficult to accomplish the objective of returning evacuated Israelis to their homes along the northern border.

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“A diplomatic settlement will allow civilians on both sides of the border to return to their homes… further escalation of the conflict will only make that objective more difficult,” Blinken told Blinken, according to the US readout.

President Joe Biden is backing a 21-day ceasefire proposal that the administration insists it cleared with Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, but which the Netanyahu government denies that it approved. Hezbollah has not commented.

The Biden administration has tried to use diplomacy for nearly a year to resolve the conflict that erupted when Hezbollah, an Iranian-backed terror organization, began shooting projectiles at Israeli cities, totally unprovoked.

At first, Israel retaliated only by firing at the sites from which it was attacked. Then it began targeting Hezbollah leaders and weapons caches throughout southern Lebanon. It is now preparing a ground assault in Lebanon.

Israel’s goal is to push Hezbollah back to the Litani River and to restrict its ability to fire on Israeli civilians. Alternative, it also hopes that continued military pressure will force Hezbollah to agree to stop shooting at Israel.

Hezbollah has been unreceptive to diplomatic efforts, insisting that Israel agree to a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza, and that Israel abandon a key military post on the Israeli side of the border, which Israel has flatly refused to do.

United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701, approved in 2006, mandates that Hezbollah leave the border with Israel and be disarmed. The United Nations failed to enforce its own resolution as Iran armed Hezbollah for years.

https://www.breitbart.com/national-security/2024/09/26/blinken-to-israel-dont-fight-back-youll-only-make-it-harder-for-yourselves/ 

Meanwhile VP Harris' cuckold husband wants to blame Trump!!!!

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2024/09/26/emhoff-anti-semitic-trump-is-putting-a-target-on-the-backs-of-jewish-americans/

Anyone paying attention KNOWS what Trump has done for Israel and for Jewish people worldwide...so that dog don't hunt...Just stay in the closet...peer through the slats while your wife goes to her freak parties, er fundraisers! She has willingly let Pro-Palestinians run rampant on college campuses...so STFU!
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DrMaddVibe
a year ago
Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu slams UN General Assembly as ‘swamp of antisemitic bile’ in fiery speech, dozens of diplomats walk out



Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu denounced the United Nations General Assembly as a “swamp of antisemitic bile” during a fiery address Friday morning — as dozens of diplomats walked out in protest ahead of the speech.

Netanyahu slammed the mounting criticism of Israel’s handling of the nearly year-long war against Hamas in the Gaza Strip.

The UN, he claimed, represented an “anti-Israel flat-earth society.”

He also denounced the International Criminal Court’s allegations that Israel has deliberately targeted civilians in Gaza as the product of “profound moral confusion.”

He scoffed at the “self-described progressives” who marched against Israel’s war effort in the US and beyond, who he claimed had no idea about the reality of life under the “Iranian goons” they supposedly supported.

One of the missing delegations was Iran, to whom Netanyahu spoke directly in his speech.

“If you strike us, we will strike you,” Netanyahu warned.

“There is no place in Iran that the long arm of Israel cannot reach. And that is true of the entire Middle East.”

The impassioned speech came nearly one year after the Oct. 7 attack by the Iran-backed terror group Hamas.

Netanyahu recounted the horrors of Oct. 7 for his listeners on Friday, reminding the attendees how the terrorists “burned families alive” and “maimed” women.

The attack set off a domino effect of conflict in the Middle East, as Israel launched an offensive against Hamas in the Gaza Strip and was beset by aggression from Hezbollah in Lebanon.

In April, Iran launched a series of direct attacks against Israel in retaliation for an Israeli airstrike near the Iranian Embassy in Damascus, Syria.

The prime minister reiterated that Israel will not tolerate any possibility that Hamas could rebuild its hold on the Gaza Strip after the war, which he compared to allowing the Nazis to rebuild Germany in the wake of World War II.

He repeatedly referenced his speech at the General Assembly last year, in which he outlined the difference between the “blessing” of reconciliation between Israel and Iran and the “curse of Iran’s unremitting aggression.”

The prime minister called for international support for a renewal of the 2020 Abraham Accords and a peace agreement between Israel and Saudi Arabia.

Such an agreement would be a “boon to the security and economy” of both countries, Netanyahu reasoned.

He ended the address with a firm shout of “Am Yisrael Chai,” a Hebrew rallying cry that means “The people of Israel live.”

https://nypost.com/2024/09/27/world-news/israeli-pm-benjamin-netanyahu-threatens-iran-at-fiery-un-speech-if-you-strike-us-we-will-strike-you/ 

And the people of Israel stand behind their leader. Here in America we undermine them with slow walking arms purchases, not providing intel and outward statements from this administrations leaders. Talk about "Deplorable"?!?
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DrMaddVibe
a year ago
Enjoy the dirtnap scumbags!

https://tinyurl.com/yxxvzypy 
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RayR
a year ago
I did watch Netanyahu's speech yesterday. It was pretty good, direct, and to the point.
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DrMaddVibe
a year ago

I did watch Netanyahu's speech yesterday. It was pretty good, direct, and to the point.

RayR wrote:



Read this one...

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/sep/30/deep-intelligence-penetration-enabled-israel-to-kill-hassan-nasrallah? [/i]

BiBi gave the orders while in New York![whip]
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Stogie1020
a year ago
I wish I could say this was my original, but I saw it on the internet:

Iran launched 180 balistic missiles at Israel and the only person they managed to kill was a palestinian!
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KingoftheCove
a year ago

I wish I could say this was my original, but I saw it on the internet:

Iran launched 180 balistic missiles at Israel and the only person they managed to kill was a palestinian!

Stogie1020 wrote:


Huh………..wonder what those cost?
Seems like a pager would be cheaper…
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ZRX1200
a year ago
The Jews have space lasers, obviously they are much more efficient at killing Palestinians than Hamas when they try to kill the Jews.
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jeebling
a year ago

I wish I could say this was my original, but I saw it on the internet:

Iran launched 180 balistic missiles at Israel and the only person they managed to kill was a palestinian!

Stogie1020 wrote:



LMFAO
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Stogie1020
a year ago
Sinwar may be dead...
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DrMaddVibe
a year ago

Sinwar may be dead...

Stogie1020 wrote:



That would be AWESOME!!!!=d>
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Stogie1020
a year ago
Confirmed. He's dead.

NY Post published unblurred pic of his body. Looks like a head wound and some kind of hit to the left leg. Laying in dirt, just like he should be.
https://nypost.com/2024/10/17/world-news/photo-appears-to-show-body-of-hamas-leader-yahya-sinwar/ 
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ZRX1200
a year ago
Probably laser marks.
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RayR
a year ago
No more Yahya? Another one bites the dust.
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Stogie1020
a year ago

Probably laser marks.

ZRX1200 wrote:


Hahahahahahahahaha! Well played.
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Stogie1020
a year ago
It appears that Iran is in the "find out" phase of FAFO.

Let's see how much the U. S. neutered the response.
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stogie30
a year ago
Israel can only defend itself because the USA gives them an allowance. There's your answer.
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