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The Israeli military says its Northern Command has approved operational plans for war with Lebanon.

Israel is ready for an “all-out war” in Lebanon and has plans approved for an offensive targeting Hezbollah, officials have said.

Israel and Hezbollah have been engaged in border fighting since shortly after the start of the war on Gaza, following the October 7 attacks on Israel. The confrontation is increasingly expanding, with both sides saying they are ready to go to war.

More than 400 people have been killed in Lebanon, including journalists and paramedics, over the past eight months, with 25 deaths in Israel. At least 90,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon, and more than 60,000 have been forced from their homes in northern Israel.

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[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 59 points 4 months ago (35 children)

That's because Netanyahu needs a forever war to keep his dictatorship. That's always what this has been about.

[–] Count042@lemmy.ml 19 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Forever wars only work against enemies that can't really do anything back.

Israel is about to enter the 'find out' stage.

[–] snooggums@midwest.social 30 points 4 months ago (12 children)

They will end up finding out that the US will absolutely have their back despite the genocide of Palestinians so that the US can keep their middle east ally. You know, like that one asshole who always starts fights because their big friends help out when they start getting their ass kicked.

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[–] xc2215x@lemmy.world 43 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Israel continues to get worse and worse.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (5 children)

If someone could just figure out a way to point them at Russia, rather than picking fights with everyone else.

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[–] pyre@lemmy.world 42 points 4 months ago (25 children)

next up, invade random countries... don't mind me I'm just going through Hitler's to-do list.

[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 19 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Doing a Blitzkreg to win some Lebensraum and no I don't understand why this would be problematic.

[–] postmateDumbass@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago

The Südetenland is already waiting to be liberated and fulfill their genetic destiny!

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[–] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 6 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

The Nazi ideology is alive and rules in Tel Aviv. They just changed who the supreme race is.

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[–] eestileib@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago

Can we please stop giving this insane bloodthirsty man and his sidekicks weapons and intelligence support?

[–] CaptainKickass@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

They're doing the whole Nazi Germany playbook now

A two front war is never a good idea

[–] solo@slrpnk.net 9 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

A two front war is never a good idea

Not too sure tho, how bombing and starving civilians including children on a strip of land for 8-9 months qualifies as war, now that I think about it.

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[–] Linkerbaan@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Actual headline: America is ready for an all out war with Lebanon

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 20 points 4 months ago (6 children)

US has been trying to prevent an Israeli-Hezbollah war. Even al Jazeera says this in the third sentence in the linked article.

[–] istanbullu@lemmy.ml 5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

nonsense. Israel does everything with American weapons. US wants more war, otherwise they would not be giving Israel so many weapons.

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[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Getting the bighead from all the big US funds they have to play with

[–] WanderingVentra@lemm.ee 7 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

Totally worth not having health care so we can support Israel starting wars around the Middle East.
-_-

[–] reddit_sux@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Israel: History repeats itself, it has been a quite 100 years, time for another of those great wars, World War, I think ot was called.

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[–] FarFarAway@startrek.website 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Seriously, what tf are they thinking?

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[–] Beaver@lemmy.ca 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Israel isn't going to stop are they?

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[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia%E2%80%93Syria%E2%80%93Iran%E2%80%93Iraq_coalition

If the US joins Israel, that pulls in Russia, Iran, Syria, Iraq, and since Russia and NK just did their deal. Likely NK as well.

AIPAC has bought off enough of both sides of the aisle, that our politicians will say we join.

This ain't the same WW3 shit we've been hearing about since the 50s. This shit can pop off at any moment.

Israel isn't acting rationally and Biden has repeatedly said he will support them under any possible circumstances. So what the fuck is going to happen?

[–] SpaceCowboy@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Right now it's just some tough talk from both sides. It's possible for this to amount to something more than the normal levels of exchanging fire that's been going on since October 7, but it's doubtful.

Seems more likely Nasrallah just has to make some token effort to support Hamas to appease the rank and file. So he threatened Israel three days ago. Israel makes threats back now. Just another day in the Middle East.

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