Don't know mate was it lol, can't we just go back to the old methods... please log in to view this image
Would seem to be a first move aimed at an escalation of conflict with Hezbollah... certain to give the relatives of remaining hostages in Gaza increased optimism ...
12 dead now in pager explosions, 2750 - 2800 injured, 300 in a critical condition. I can't see this being left unaswered to. Probably set a very dangerous new precedent in the future, not just in Gaza or Israel, anywhere in the world.
Second wave of explosions has gone off, solar energy systems of something. Edit: Hand held radios exploding.
Backs up the theory that the pagers were meant to be the start of a much bigger thing but they had to bring it forward due to raised suspicions.
This is a terrifying prospect that I'm not sure the IDF has the strength for after 11 months of conflict. Hezbollah is more heavily-armed than most sovereign armies, with precision missiles capable of reaching cities in the Negev desert. The civilian toll on both sides could be catastrophic. It also moves Iran much closer to entering the fray. Per reports, the exploding pagers were issued exclusively to Hezbollah operatives and officials. It came as absolutely no surprise to learn that Mojtaba Amini, the Iranian ambassador to Lebanon, was among the injured in the explosions. Iran and Hezbollah are one and the same entity, far more deeply embedded and intertwined than Hamas, which only started gravitating closer to Iran after the Palestinian civil war and Israel's Abraham Accords with the Gulf states. Gallant has said that Israel's priority is the safe return of 70,000 citizens to northern towns and communities. I was pleased to see that he has kept the door open for this to be achieved diplomatically. I hope for all concerned this option is pursued successfully.
Binned my fax machine earlier ... just in case ... never trusted that irritating high pitched noise ... and I don't mean Welshie...
No ... both will be catalysts ... but whilst the Hezbollah supporters / operatives give retaliatory cause within Lebanon and some other places in the arab world, the deaths of children bring condemnation from a much wider audience ...
