...an Iranian satrapy until recently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...after the Israeli war began in September, with 37% of those leaving being Lebanese and 63% being Syrians.
| Syria is safer than Lebanon? I guess it’s safe for all those Syrian refugees in Europe to head home, too. |
On September 23, the Israeli occupation launched a military operation against Lebanon involving large-scale air strikes against Hezbollah targets.
On September 23, the Israeli occupation launched a military operation against Lebanon, during which it carried out large-scale air strikes against Hezbollah military targets.
On October 1, the Israeli army began a ground operation in the border areas of southern Lebanon.
The UN Children's Fund confirmed the killing of over 200 Lebanese children since the Israeli escalation. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported 3,544 Lebanese deaths and 15,036 maimed since the war began.