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2024-02-21 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

14 people injured in Israeli airstrikes in southern Lebanon

Direct Translation via Google Translate. Edited.

A brief report with embellishments on this story from yesterday.

[Regnum] At least 14 people were injured in two Israeli airstrikes on the outskirts of the southern Lebanese city of Saida,

...the English convention is to call the city Sidon...

the NNA news agency reported.

Journalists note that most of the victims are workers from Syria and Palestine.

As Regnum reported, on January 6, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati said that Lebanon demands that the Israeli side stop violating its sovereignty, as well as withdraw troops from those areas that were occupied by the Israeli army.

That last refers to the Shebaa Farms, which the UN or some such long ago defined as within Israel’s borders. And Israel demands that Lebanon ensures Hezbollah pulls back beyond the Litani River. What are the odds anyone gets what they want before Israel bounces Hezbollah’s rubble like they’re currently thoroughly bouncing Gaza’s?

He warned that otherwise there will be a further escalation of the situation, which in turn could provoke a regional war.

On January 8, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken noted that Israel, Lebanon and the Lebanese Hezbollah movement do not want to enter into a real full-scale conflict. He clarified that such a confrontation would not correspond to the interests of these parties.

On January 23, Lebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs and Emigrant Affairs Abdallah Bou Habib emphasized that the fighting in the Middle East has gone beyond the scope of a local conflict and has become significant. At the same time, he expressed hope that the fighting would not expand.

Posted by badanov 2024-02-21 00:00|| || Front Page|| [11142 views ] Top
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#1 From the border Saida is halfway to Beirut. Action well north of the Litani River; Israel moving slowly but steadily toward Beirut.

Posted by Huputle Cherelet4131 2024-02-21 08:31|| 2024-02-21 08:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Hezbollah chief orders cellphone blackout amid IDF precision strikes

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-02-21 08:58|| 2024-02-21 08:58|| Front Page Top

#3 Fresh blast rocks Damascus hours after Israeli-linked attack

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-02-21 08:59|| 2024-02-21 08:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Hezbollah chief orders cellphone blackout amid IDF precision strikes

If you can be seen, you can be killed. This is one of the big lessons of the modern battlefield.
And since this is the 21st century, 'seen' now means not just visible light, but nearly the entire electromagnetic spectrum.

Posted by SteveS 2024-02-21 10:39|| 2024-02-21 10:39|| Front Page Top

#5 I remember when in the movie The Dark Knight using everyone's cell phones as an echo-location device was wild sci-fi.

Chances are that was already a real thing back in 2008.

Posted by swksvolFF 2024-02-21 11:03|| 2024-02-21 11:03|| Front Page Top

#6 It's probably worse than they can imagine. They go thru SIM cards like some people eat potato chips. There's a good chance the SIM cards themselves have little undocumented features installed that makes location just part of the deal.

Posted by M. Murcek 2024-02-21 11:37|| 2024-02-21 11:37|| Front Page Top

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