Israel and hezbollah after the exploding pagers

[WouldBe]

Middle aged worcestershire would-be gangsters?

Don't drag me into this.

 

[Gramsci]

Did post this on the main thread

Lebanon: Exploding Pagers Harmed Hezbollah, Civilians

Thousands of pagers simultaneously exploded across Lebanon and parts of Syria on September 17, 2024, resulting in at least 12 deaths, including at least two children and two health workers, and at least 2,800 injuries, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health.

www.hrw.org

“Customary international humanitarian law prohibits the use of booby traps – objects that civilians are likely to be attracted to or are associated with normal civilian daily use – precisely to avoid putting civilians at grave risk and produce the devastating scenes that continue to unfold across Lebanon today. The use of an explosive device whose exact location could not be reliably known would be unlawfully indiscriminate, using a means of attack that could not be directed at a specific military target and as a result would strike military targets and civilians without distinction. A prompt and impartial investigation into the attacks should be urgently conducted.”

Human Rights Watch say investigation of this should be done.

So far Israel are neither denying news reports they did it or saying they did.

But seems obvious it was them.

This needs to be investigated for possible breaking international law.

 

[Spymaster]

So far Israel are neither denying news reports they did it or saying they did.

But seems obvious it was them.

D'ya reckon?

 

[Gramsci]

D'ya reckon?

Pretty all I've read on it so far are saying its Israel. Including BBC.

Who else did you have in mind?

 

[The39thStep]

This, and the subsequent attacks on Lebanon, are simply a key part of Netanyahu's election strategy. A country at permanent war is less likely to get rid of its government especially if the US keeps backing them. It might sound strange but whilst permanent war might sound good for the rubber necking war boys faction on Urban I'm not convinced its really beneficial for the rest of the world.

 

[agricola]

This, and the subsequent attacks on Lebanon, are simply a key part of Netanyahu's election strategy. A country at permanent war is less likely to get rid of its government especially if the US keeps backing them. It might sound strange but whilst permanent war might sound good for the rubber necking war boys faction on Urban I'm not convinced its really beneficial for the rest of the world.

He learned long ago that there is no need for a Mr. Security in a secure world, so he set a load of stuff / people on fire. His career has gone from strength to strength since.

 

[donkyboy]

Gotta love the radio silence from all western leaders...anybody else and statements would be put out condemning it within 0.009 nano second

 

[nogojones]

Here's a question I have; how many of these tampered devices ended up in the hands of civilians? While it's doubtless very clever to reach into enemy procurement processes to strike at them in this manner, an organisation as large as Hezbollah is inevitably going to have some of its equipment end up in the hands of relatively ordinary folks.

You know, I have this niggling doubt that the Israeli state gives a fuck about civilian casualties

 

[PTK]

It is completely irresponsible to plant bombs in objects that could injure any person anywhere. The people targeted were not all soldiers, and those that were soldiers were not engaged in military operations. Random civilians have also been maimed and killed.

The population of Lebanon has been terrorised by the actions of the State of Israel.

It is not beyond the bounds of possibility that someone with one of the pagers could have been walking down a street in another country, perhaps Britain.

A responsible Prime Minister of the UK would issue a statement condemning these booby-trap bombings, announcing that the UK will not tolerate such activities, and demanding that those responsible for these war crimes are brought to trial, and that if the State of Israel takes no action, then the UK will expel the Israeli Ambassador.

 

[Dogsauce]

Did post this on the main thread

Lebanon: Exploding Pagers Harmed Hezbollah, Civilians

Thousands of pagers simultaneously exploded across Lebanon and parts of Syria on September 17, 2024, resulting in at least 12 deaths, including at least two children and two health workers, and at least 2,800 injuries, according to Lebanon’s Ministry of Health.

www.hrw.org

Human Rights Watch say investigation of this should be done.

So far Israel are neither denying news reports they did it or saying they did.

But seems obvious it was them.

This needs to be investigated for possible breaking international law.

Even if investigated It’ll just be added to the pile of indictments, and fuck all will happen. And so it goes.