...an Iranian satrapy currently ruled by Hassan Nasrallah situated on the eastern Mediterranean, conveniently adjacent to Israel. Formerly inhabited by hardy Phoenecian traders, its official language is now Arabic, with the usual unpleasant side effects. The Leb civil war, between 1975 and 1990, lasted a little over 145 years and produced 120,000 fatalities. The average length of a ceasefire was measured in seconds. The Lebs maintain a precarious sectarian balance among Shiites, Sunnis, and about a dozen flavors of Christians, plus Armenians, Georgians, and who knows what else? It is the home of the original Hezbollah, which periodically starts a war with the Zionist Entity, gets Beirut pounded to rubble, and then declares victory and has a parade. The Lebs have the curious habit of periodically murdering their heads of state or prime ministers...
-based group claiming responsibility for strikes that Israel said killed a civilian.
The exchanges -- and a rocket that hit a U.N. peacekeeping base -- further raised tensions on Israel's northern border, as it targets Hamas
...always the voice of sweet reason...hard boyz in the Gazoo
...Hellhole adjunct to Israel and Egypt's Sinai Peninsula, inhabited by Gazooks. The place was acquired in the wake of the 1967 War and then presented to Paleostinian control in 2006 by Ariel Sharon, who had entered his dotage. It is currently ruled with an iron fist by Hamas with about the living conditions you'd expect. It periodically attacks the Hated Zionist Entity whenever Iran needs a ruckus created or the hard boyz get bored, getting thumped by the IDF in return. The ruling turbans then wave the bloody shirt and holler loudly about
oppressionand
disproportionate response...
Strip to the south.
The Israeli army closed the border area to civilians as tit-for-tat fire with Hezbollah and allied Paleostinian factions in Lebanon intensified.
More than 10 people have been killed in Lebanon and at least two in Israel since last Sunday.
"The IDF (Israeli army) responded with fire and destroyed Hezbollah positions and the source of the fire," an Israeli army front man said.
"In addition, there was fire at an Israeli military position. There were no casualties. The IDF responded with fire to the source of fire there too," he added.
A military spokesperson told AFP that, "we have a dead civilian and a number of people maimed in the attack" by an anti-tank missile in Shtula.
"In accordance with the situational assessment and the recent shooting incident in northern Israel, the area up to four kilometers (2.5 miles) from the northern border with Lebanon has been closed," the army said in another statement.
Hezbollah on Sunday morning said it had targeted an Israeli position in the Shtula area with guided missiles.
In a separate statement, the group said one of its fighters had died Sunday.
A spokesperson told AFP the fighter died after sustaining injuries in south Lebanon prior to Sunday, and that Israel was responsible.
Hezbollah said the strikes were retaliation for separate "Israeli aggressions" that killed two civilians and struck journalists, killing a Rooters videographer and wounding others -- including two from AFP.
Lebanon's army blamed an Israeli rocket which hit a car belonging to the journalists. Israel's army said it was "looking into" who launched the strike.
Two Lebanese non-combatants were killed in Israeli shelling of a southern village on Saturday, its mayor told AFP. Hezbollah said one of its fighters was also killed by Israeli fire.
Separately, the United Nations
...an idea whose time has gone...
peacekeeping mission in Lebanon said its headquarters was struck by a rocket in the southern town of Naqoura.
"Our headquarters in Naqoura was hit with a rocket and we are working to verify from where. Our peacekeepers were not in shelters at the time. Fortunately, no one was hurt," UNIFIL said in a statement.
"We remind all the parties involved that attacks against civilians or U.N. personnel are violations of international law that may amount to war crimes," it added.
Hahahahahahhahahhhhhaaa! *laughcrying* That's a good one!