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2024-09-28 Syria-Lebanon-Iran

The view from Lebanon: Intensive Israeli airstrikes target Beirut southern suburbs after evacuation warnings

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Posted by trailing wife 2024-09-28 2024-09-28 03:19|| || Front Page|| [11135 views ] Top
File under: Hezbollah

#1 IDF confirms Hezbollah chief Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-28 05:09|| 2024-09-28 05:09|| Front Page Top

#2 ^Sorry
IDF confirms Hezbollah chief Nasrallah killed in Beirut strike

Another austere religious scholar bites the dust.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-28 05:13|| 2024-09-28 05:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Hezbollah responds with "Death to Palestinian authority!"

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-28 05:17|| 2024-09-28 05:17|| Front Page Top

#4 European leaders please take notes. Letting Muslims take over parts of your country will require similar actions to eradicate.

it will be interesting to see if Non-hezbollah Lebanon will take advantage of the opportunity to recapture their country.

Posted by Airandee 2024-09-28 08:48|| 2024-09-28 08:48|| Front Page Top

#5 The world pleads with Israel and Hezbollah to step back from disaster: UK, US and allies call for 21-day ceasefire as IDF prepares for Lebanon ground invasion and Middle East holds its breath

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-28 09:05|| 2024-09-28 09:05|| Front Page Top

#6 We searched up “dismantled” on the internet, this is the picture that came up:
-- IDF

Posted by SteveS 2024-09-28 09:21|| 2024-09-28 09:21|| Front Page Top

#7 Private rescue group now deploying to Lebanon, motivated by memory of Afghan withdrawal chaos

Posted by Skidmark 2024-09-28 10:09|| 2024-09-28 10:09|| Front Page Top

#8 #5 The world pleads with Israel and Hezbollah to step back from disaster: UK, US and allies

Were where they all when Hezbollah threatened Israeli civilians with 200000 rockets?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-28 11:03|| 2024-09-28 11:03|| Front Page Top

#9 'New Order': IDF announces name of Friday Beirut strike eliminating Hezbollah leader Nasrallah

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-28 11:44|| 2024-09-28 11:44|| Front Page Top

#10 CTH Israeli Commenter David=Interesting insight on the US political angle Bibi is using:
"David
September 28, 2024 3:59 am
Israel Update:
This is going to be a historic update! I will have some info and some images that you’re not likely to see elsewhere. I will also follow with some footage that is not very available.
But it is a special update because of the happenings, the content. I will also add some dark humor of you don’t mind.

For decades we were told by Experts and Ex-Generals that a war with Hizbollah means hundreds and even thousands of missiles on all of Israel daily. They have 150,000-200,000 missiles including many precision missiles that can hit the International Airport, the Air Force Bases, the Power Grid and water grid, and maybe even the Nuclear site.
We were told that it would be hundreds or thousands of casualties.

What just happened is going to be studied in Military schools for generations. I must say that there is a biblical aspect in my opinion. I will describe:

First Israel got Gaza to a point that they are almost defeated. I can tell it because they basically no longer firing rockets at Israel, no longer killing IDF soldiers every week, the IDF is saying that all their battalions aside for one are designated and Hezbollah has no longer the military structure but is a guerrilla force now. There is still a lot to demolish and Hamas is still able to survive by stealing the Humanitarian Aide and selling it. But we are now started to take it seriously and put an end to it. So the situation enables relatively small forces to hold the fort and get attention and Forces to Lebanon.

It started with a targeted Assassination in Beirut. The Chief of Operations who was also the Acting Chief of Staff, after the IDF eliminated the Chief of Staff not long before, was eliminated under a building with the majority of the Command of their most significant Force. The Radwan Force that was planing an invasion to Israel 10/7 style.
This was on top of quite a few other assassination of their high command.

Just when you thought it is over, the next day or so came the Beeper attack, something that was never seen before in the world.
The Mossad replaced the beepers of Hezbollah, thousands of them, and in a push of a button thousands of terrorists were killed or injured. Apparently some 1,500 terrorists will never be able to fight due to serious injuries or death. This is the lower number, could be much more.

While I was partially skeptical as to “why the ground forces are not following and using the commotion to their advantage”? I also mentioned that there may be a larger plan in motion. And there was!

The next day the Walkie Talkies, hundreds of other Hizbollah terrorists were killed or injured.

The Situation with Hezbollah started to seem dire. Almost all their Command structure was already eliminated individually and now they can’t use communications safely and Lebanon started to get a notion or a feeling of Israel being some Godly power who has access to their communications, the IDF took over the radio and started to order evacuations where needed and their cellphones would receive calls to evacuate, those who should, some image of Israel controls everything. Soon enough the humiliation of Hezbollah was apparent in the Arab world. They kept firing into Israel who was aware that they are escalating and potentially would be deadly.

Now started the Operation Northern Arrows. 1,950 munition targets were blown up in a day or two. Then followed hundred of more munitions. It seemed like the IDF knows all the locations of storages to the level of single homes which had munitions in it.
Rapid evacuation orders to residents and boom.

Now when it seemed that Hezbollah lost at least 50% of its munitions, Biden and his Globalist group of Western Nations started a massive pressure to stop. I ranted about it. For a good reason. I was also not happy that Bibi is now going to give a speech in the UN when things are heating up. When he could be facing extreme pressure from the American “enemies” who seem to represent the bad part of America. Little did I know.

Now here is what I know: Netanyahu approved a hunt on Nassrallah the Leader of Hezbollah before he flew to the US. He got a confirmation of the Intel that Nassrallah is meeting with the Highest Command of Hezbollah and Iranians under some buildings in the Daieh Neighborhood of Beirut and he approved the attack a half an hour before the speech. (The speech was very good by the way). The neighborhood had already mainly evacuated because it’s the center of Hezbollah and they know they better be moving.

Days before Bibi flew, the IDF already prepared a “Package of Assassination” which means it organized constant loaded jet fighters in the air, ready to assassinate any Hamas leaders who the Intelligence will say are available. The trip to the US was used as a misdirector. This is for sure. I also read, not fully confirmed, that it was a trap to get Nasrallah go to where he would watch the speech. If that the case then it would be an irony that Nasrallah and his high command were watching Netanyahu just before they got killed. Their last pictures before death – Bibi’s speech.

Then came the attack. And I will post the video again. There are a few reports.
A repeating report says that there were some 60 bombs dropped on the bunker.
I doubt the number but I know that there were a few bunker buster bombs dropped.
Enough to make it impossible to survive it. The bunker was under buildings. It is not broadly published but Israel has some good bunker buster bombs. The Iranian Nuclear site in Fordow is apparently close to 300 Feet underground. For that the US came up with the MOAB (Mother of All Bombs). But only the B-2 fighter cab carry it and Israel doesn’t have it.
I don’t know if Israel worked out some confidential solution but I know Israel has the
GBU – 38 that is one below the MOAB. It can penetrate some 20 feet of concrete. It’s
2.3 tone and in Israel only the F-15 of the IAF can carry it. Israel also has lower level bunker buster bombs both made in the US and made in Israel. Those are less expensive and were used on tunnels in Gaza.

Anyways, Nasrallah was apparently in there with his high command and possibly top of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard. The precision was high and the number of civilians killed is apparently very small. A few buildings collapsed on the bunkers too.

Now sources from Hezbollah are saying that they lost contact with the Command and Nasrallah. And we say : “send them a beeper message”. It will take some days to dig out whatever is left in there but it is likely that Nasrallah was there.

Now as if it’s not enough today the IDF ordered an evacuation of areas in Beirut , the Shia neighborhood and said we are going to bomb strategic munitions of Hezbollah in Beirut. He was very specific where to evacuate. Then came massive attacks on Beirut from the air and Sea. I have a good video or few to see. Will follow.

Hezbollah is decimated. They have not managed to kill anyone in Israel. A few mild injuries and an Arab moderately injured. Thank you God. Your prayers are working.

And just now the Head of Hezbollah in South Syria was assassinated. He was responsible for rockets from Syria into Israel. They have no safe place to be and no safe electronics.

Hezbollah are not managing to fire significantly at Israel. They are crushed.

Now, I said it before and will repeat. The level of Intel is mind blowing. Mossad is wining this war with the IAF. I predict the ground troops will get South Lebanon up to the Litani River soon. I doubts that many Hezbollah are still there. It has been attacked for months.
The trick will be how to hold the area without bleeding and how to prevent a lengthy war of attrition. But when you hold the cards, you can set terms. Biden may have threatened Bibi against an invasion. But I think Bibi is using a window of opportunity because of the US elections. Any extreme US response will cost the DNC votes. Bibi knows US politics very well.

You may ask yourself how come the IDF messed up so bad on 10/7 and is so strong now in Lebanon? Well, we under-estimated Hamas and over-estimated Hezbollah. So the preparations for Hezbollah were much better. Also Mossad is operating in Lebanon, not much in Gaza, we have other agencies in Gaza.

Posted by NoMoreBS 2024-09-28 13:24|| 2024-09-28 13:24|| Front Page Top

#11 "...Highest Command of Hezbollah and Iranians ...

Be very interested to see the names and titles of the visiting team...

Posted by Mercutio 2024-09-28 13:49|| 2024-09-28 13:49|| Front Page Top

#12 Ask and ye shall receive

Posted by Mercutio 2024-09-28 14:17|| 2024-09-28 14:17|| Front Page Top

#13 Does the decimation of Hezbollah present an opportunity for other domestic Lebanese groups to expel the remains of this Iranian proxy from their country? I would think the Saidi’s would want to take advantage, especially as payback for the killing of Harriri. Am I engaging in wishful thinking?

Posted by Remoteman 2024-09-28 16:32|| 2024-09-28 16:32|| Front Page Top

#14 Just think yesterday you were just another Hezhollah peon unworthy of a pager. Today you've been rapidly promoted to a exulted position within the organization and listing on a target list.

Posted by Procopius2k 2024-09-28 16:38|| 2024-09-28 16:38|| Front Page Top

#15 #13 From your mouth to the ear of G*d.

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-09-28 16:57|| 2024-09-28 16:57|| Front Page Top

#16 Does the decimation of Hezbollah present an opportunity for other domestic Lebanese groups to expel the remains of this Iranian proxy from their country?

It may be wishful thinking, but it is also an opportunity. The Leb's might want some reassurance about Iranian reprisals, but this might be their best opportunity vs waiting to pick up the pieces when the entire country is flattened.

Posted by SteveS 2024-09-28 17:03|| 2024-09-28 17:03|| Front Page Top

#17 Decimated?

Well probably the number of deployable Hezbollah armed men is down 10-15%

But the number of third level commanders is probably down more like 30%

And the number of deployable missiles is probably down more like 50% for the long and mid range and perhaps 20% for the short range.

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-09-28 19:44|| 2024-09-28 19:44|| Front Page Top

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