From:
slider@anashram.com
Rockets were fired at Israel from Syria, defence officials in Tel Aviv
said on Friday evening as “dozens” of people from Lebanon stormed across the country’s southern border.
The Israel Defence Forces said three rockets were fired from Syria, with
one landing within the borders of Israel’s northeastern neighbour.
https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-live-palestine-gaza-war-news-b1847400.html
Meanwhile, footage broadcast live on social media platforms showed crowds
of people in Lebanon making their way to the Israel border waving
Palestinian flags.
The Israeli army confirmed the incident, asserting that its tanks had
fired warning shots towards a number of “rioters” who had crossed into Israeli territory.
The border crossing unfolded after the death toll in Gaza rose on Friday following a fresh assault from the Israeli army that saw ground forces
join the operation.
A total of 55 rockets were fired overnight in a coordinated effort that
saw 160 planes from 12 different squadrons, as well as three brigade
forces of infantry troops, operate together, Israeli army spokesperson Lt
Col Jonathan Conricus said.
He said the assault was aimed at destroying an “underground tunnel system” used by Hamas operatives known as the “metro” in Gaza.
At least 137 Palestinians have been killed in the violence this week, with
more than 30 children among the dead and 950 others injured, according to Palestinian health authorities
Meanwhile, Lt Col Conricus said the death toll in Israel had risen to 8
after an elderly woman died overnight while running to a shelter.
The Israeli army spokesperson did not provide any update on whether a
ground invasion would take place on Friday. However, he said that “Hamas’s rocket production capacity has been significantly downgraded” following
the fresh assault.
Militants have fired some 1,600 rockets towards Israel from Gaza in the
last few days, according to the IDF. That is one-third the total fired in
the 50-day-long war in 2014, a barrage James Cleverly, the UK’s Middle
East minister, called “unprecedented”.
### - here we go then, it's really starting to kick-off now with syria and other countries getting involved, all that's needed now for a REAL shit
storm is iran to come into it too?
all this could all even add up to being islam's last/final stand it's
becoming that serious!?
i.e., israel doesn't give a shit and would nuke iran & syria if it comes
down to it, and THAT would bring everyone else into it as well, including russia who still has a special relationship with both syria AND iran...
the US wouldn't put up with that, and before ya know it it's KABOOM! time
for everyone!
have always felt it would happen in my lifetime and THIS could well be the spark that lights that fuse?
so enjoy your meal folks, it could well be our last!
interesting times indeed!
was nice knowin' ya's!
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