And another one...Israel eliminates commander of Hezbollah missile unit in Lebanon
Posted by Ed on August 20, 2024, 2:00 pm
And another example of the rules-based international order! Israeli overt strikes into sovereign countries really seems to be the new norm now. Sorry about the awful source!
quote Israel eliminates commander of Hezbollah missile unit in Lebanon Israeli military forces have announced a strike on Hezbollah warehouses in Lebanon, resulting in the elimination of a commander from the group's rocket unit, citing the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) and the monitoring group ASTRA.
It is reported that Israeli Air Force fighter jets targeted several Hezbollah weapons depots in the Bekaa Valley region of Lebanon. Secondary explosions were recorded, indicating a large quantity of weaponry at the sites that were hit.
"Hussein Ali Hussein, a terrorist in Hezbollah's Rocket and Missile Unit, was eliminated in southern Lebanon," the statement said.
Additionally, the IDF claims that a terrorist cell operating from Hezbollah's military structure in the Taybeh area was also eliminated by Israeli Air Force fighter jets. Backstory
Since the Hamas terrorist invasion of Israel on October 7, 2023, militants from the Lebanese radical Islamist movement Hezbollah have been striking northern Israel and have vowed to continue until a ceasefire agreement is reached.
In June, the militants' attacks intensified after Israel killed one of Hezbollah's commanders, prompting Hezbollah to respond with one of the largest rocket barrages.
In response, Israel's military command approved plans for an offensive into Lebanon. Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz stated that in a full-scale war, the militants would be destroyed, and Lebanon would suffer greatly.
The terrorist state strikes again! Another of their preferred targets again, a school with womwn and children inside. The new normal.
quote Twelve killed in Israeli strike on Gaza school, civil defence says
Women and children can be heard screaming and seen running from the dust-enveloped Mustafa Hafez school in a video posted on social media showing the immediate aftermath of Tuesday morning’s strike.
The camera then pans to show rubble on the ground beside the completely flattened remains of a two-storey building.
“We were sitting safely, we did not see the explosion,” witness Umm Mohammed later told Reuters news agency.
“The people are gone, they're dead. They are under the rubble.”
Civil Defence spokesman Mahmoud Basal said in the afternoon that rescue crews had so far recovered the bodies of 12 people.
He said the strike had targeted the entire wing of the school, where he estimated that 700 displaced people had been living.
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said aircraft had conducted a “a precise strike on terrorists who were operating within a Hamas command and control centre” which had been embedded inside the school and used to plan and launch attacks against its troops and Israel.
“Prior to the strike, numerous steps were taken to mitigate the risk of harming civilians, including the use of precise munitions, aerial surveillance and additional intelligence,” it added.
The IDF accused Hamas of violating international law by operating within civilian infrastructure and exploiting Gaza’s civilian population - allegations which Hamas has previously denied...
on August 20, 2024, 2:00 pm