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| Iran building airport in southern Lebanon to attack Israelis, Gallant says |
| 2023-09-12 |
| [IsraelTimes] Defense Minister Yoav Gallant claims facility, 20 km from Israel, to be used by Iran ...a theocratic Shiite state divided among the Medes, the Persians, and the (Arab) Elamites. Formerly a fairly civilized nation ruled by a Shah, it became a victim of Islamic revolution in 1979. The nation is today noted for spontaneouslytaking over other countries' embassies, maintaining whorehouses run by clergymen, involvement in international drug trafficking, and financing sock puppet militiasto extend the regime's influence. The word Iranis a cognate form of Aryan.The abbreviation IRGCis the same idea as Stürmabteilung (or SA).The term Supreme Guideis a the modern version form of either Duceor Führeror maybe both. They hate ’for terror purposes’ against Israel; IDF chief: We must be ’more prepared than ever’ for ’extensive military conflict’ Speaking at an annual conference of the Institute for Counter-Terrorism Policy (ICT) at Reichman University in Herzliya, Gallant presented pictures of the airport, being built in the Qalaat Jabbour mountain region, which he said bore the fingerprints of Iran and its proxy terror group Hezbollah. "In the pictures, you can see the Iranian flag flying over the runways, from which the ayatollah regime plans to operate against the citizens of Israel," Gallant said. "In other words: the land is Lebanese, the control is Iranian, and the target is Israel," he added. The claim could potentially re-inflame tensions heightened following provocations by the Iran-backed Hezbollah in recent months that include the terror group’s establishment of two tents in territory claimed by Israel — one of which was later removed — and camouflaged operatives patrolling the border in violation of a UN resolution, among other acts. "If it comes to a conflict, we will not hesitate to activate the lethal force of the IDF. Hezbollah and Lebanon will pay heavy and painful prices," Gallant warned. He also accused Iran of being behind terror operations in the West Bank and increasingly controlling Gazook terror groups Hamas, always the voice of sweet reason, and Islamic Jihad ...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the assassination of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah... "Iran is the provider of money, knowledge, and guidance to Gazook terrorism," he said. Speaking at a 50-year commemoration of the Yom Kippur War, Israel Defense Forces Chief of Staff Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi echoed Gallant’s warning. "Our enemies may be tempted to see an advantage in the multi-front threat to us. It is better for them to know that when Israel is threatened, it knows how to mobilize all its resources, put the differences aside — and attack," he said, referring to recent societal strife over proposed changes to the judiciary. According to Rooters, citing a non-Israeli source, the airfield exposed by Gallant can be used by large drones, including armed unnamed aerial vehicles that were developed from Iranian plans. The source said drones that take off from the airstrip could carry out operations both domestically and beyond Lebanon’s border, though the former was more likely. The source also said Hezbollah has devoted considerable resources to drone technology. Gallant said Iran was continuing efforts to establish militia groups on Israel’s northern border, in addition to its arming of the Hezbollah terror group in Lebanon. "The State of Israel, through the defense establishment, will not allow the establishment of a second Hezbollah in the Syrian Golan Heights, and the use of Syrian soil as a springboard for the transfer of [advanced] weapons to Hezbollah," Gallant said. Israel has admitted to conducting hundreds of sorties against Iran-backed groups attempting to gain a foothold in Syria, over the last decade, as well as attacking arms shipments believed to be bound for those groups, chief among them Hezbollah. Gallant also said Iran was working to destabilize the Iraq-Jordan border with militia groups, to potentially open up another front against Israel on its eastern border with Jordan. |
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #4 Perfect timing would be to hit it while dignitaries are there for the secret ribbon cutting. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-09-12 13:26 |
| #3 "If we build it really slow and don't make much noise, maybe they won't notice." |
| Posted by: SteveS 2023-09-12 12:56 |
| #2 I'm sure the IDF would wait until it was almost ready to destroy it. More waste of limited resources that way. |
| Posted by: M. Murcek 2023-09-12 11:45 |
| #1 I think the Jooo Cooties will keep that airport inoperable |
| Posted by: Frank G 2023-09-12 11:25 |