Israel unleashes heavy strikes on Lebanon as US urges urgent diplomatic solution (www.reuters.com)

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BEIRUT/JERUSALEM, Sept 19 (Reuters) - Israeli warplanes carried out late on Thursday their most intense strikes on south Lebanon in nearly a year of war, Lebanese security sources said, heightening the conflict between Israel and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah amid calls for restraint.

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[-] sik0fewl@lemmy.ca 1 points 22 hours ago

I hope these bombs have better accuracy than their pagers.

[-] carl_dungeon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Who would have thought Israel would just be the new Russia a few years ago. Now we need to stop sucking their dicks.

[-] OutlierBlue@lemmy.ca 36 points 2 days ago

You want diplomacy?!

Then STOP GIVING THEM WEAPONS, ASSHOLE!

[-] sirboozebum@lemmy.world 14 points 2 days ago

It is clear that Israel is trying to start a war with Iran and Hezbollah and drag the United States into it.

[-] Aria@lemmygrad.ml 4 points 1 day ago

The USA is trying to start a war with Iran and Lebanon, and Israel is their instrument.

[-] LarmyOfLone@lemm.ee 1 points 23 hours ago

Israel does have a lot of leverage in the US and the current elections. Netanyahu practically dogwalked Biden into this. The danger is how incredibly WEAK the US government is now to do anything rational or decent. They've paralyzed themselves. Thanks Obama!