▲ 238 ▼ LIVE: US withdraws embassy staff from Israel and Lebanon (www.thecanary.co) submitted 7 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to c/world@lemmy.world 35 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] Ontimp@feddit.org 143 points 7 months ago (1 child) Sounds like they are preparing for a strike on Iran which might result in counterstrikes by Iran in Israel and Lebanon permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] SwampYankee@feddit.online 21 points 7 months ago (1 child) That or all out war between Israel and Lebanon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Ontimp@feddit.org -7 points 7 months ago While Israel bombed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this week, it seems to me that that's part of an ongoing disarming effort which is locally driven and supported by the Lebanese army. You never know of course and I'm not an expert, but as the Lebanese government has only just now tenuously consolidated its monopoly of power within its own borders with the support of Israel, that'd be a strange development. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] SwampYankee@feddit.online 21 points 7 months ago (1 child) That or all out war between Israel and Lebanon. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] Ontimp@feddit.org -7 points 7 months ago While Israel bombed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this week, it seems to me that that's part of an ongoing disarming effort which is locally driven and supported by the Lebanese army. You never know of course and I'm not an expert, but as the Lebanese government has only just now tenuously consolidated its monopoly of power within its own borders with the support of Israel, that'd be a strange development. permalink fedilink source parent
[+] Ontimp@feddit.org -7 points 7 months ago While Israel bombed Hezbollah targets in Lebanon this week, it seems to me that that's part of an ongoing disarming effort which is locally driven and supported by the Lebanese army. You never know of course and I'm not an expert, but as the Lebanese government has only just now tenuously consolidated its monopoly of power within its own borders with the support of Israel, that'd be a strange development. permalink fedilink source parent