Hezbollah says it would hit Tel Aviv in future war

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

http://news.yahoo.com/hezbollah-says-hit-tel-aviv-future-war-103221529.html

By BASSEM MROUE | Associated Press – 10 hrs ago

BEIRUT (AP) — Lebanon's Hezbollah group would fire thousands of rockets into Israel in any future war and target cities in the country's heartland, the group's leader said Sunday.

Sheik Hassan Nasrallah's warning came days after an eight-day Israeli offensive against Gaza ended with a truce. Nasrallah said Gaza militants had won "a clear victory" against Israel with their rocket bombardment.

Hezbollah, like Hamas and other Gaza militant factions, maintains a rocket arsenal and regularly threatens to use it. It fought an inconclusive 34-day war with the Jewish state in 2006 that left 1,200 Lebanese and 160 Israelis dead.

The Gaza war marked the first use by Palestinian factions of a longer ranged Iranian-made rocket, the Fajr-5. It caused no casualties but did trigger air raid warnings in the heartland cities of Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, which, unlike cities closer to the Lebanese and Gaza borders, have not experienced any sustained missile attack since Iraqi Scuds were fired in the 1991 Gulf War.

Hezbollah fired at least one long-range rocket ineffectually in the 2006 war. But Israeli intelligence now believes the militant group has the capability to strike anywhere in the country, although Israel now deploys air defense systems designed to counter the threat.

In the Gaza conflict, Israeli aircraft launched some 1,500 strikes on targets linked to the Palestinian territory's Hamas rulers and other groups, while Gaza militants fired roughly the same number of rockets into Israel.

Nasrallah said in a speech in Beirut that the Fajr-5 attacks "shook Israel." He asked: "How is it (Israel) going to stand thousands of rockets that will fall on Tel Aviv and other areas if it launches an aggression against Lebanon?"

Nasrallah spoke via a video link from a secret location to tens of thousands of supporters in Beirut who gathered to mark Ashoura, the annual Shiite commemoration of the 7th-century death of Imam Hussein, the Prophet Muhammad's grandson.

Hezbollah fired nearly 4,000 rockets at Israel during the 2006 war and is believed to have upgraded its arsenal since then. Nasrallah did not say how many missiles and rockets his group possesses, although in the past he said they have more than 20,000. Israel estimates the number at several times that.

"The battle with us is going to be all over occupied Palestine," the black-turbaned Nasrallah said. "From the border with Lebanon to the frontier with Jordan to the Red Sea."

"The Israelis should listen well to me. From Kiryat Shemona to Eilat," Nasrallah said referring to a northern Israeli town near the border with Lebanon to the southern resort town of Eilat on the Red Sea.

Since the 2006 war ended, both Israeli and Hezbollah officials have been warning each other that the next battle between the two groups will be more destructive.

Some Israeli generals had spoken of the "Dahiya doctrine," named after the Beirut suburbs considered a Hezbollah stronghold where Israel turned dozens of buildings to piles of debris in 2006.

In August, Nasrallah said Hezbollah will transform the lives of Israelis to "hell" if Israel attacks Lebanon, adding that the group would not hesitate to hit targets that would leave tens of thousands of Israelis dead.

Hezbollah was created in 1982, weeks after Israel invaded Lebanon. Israel withdrew in 2000 to a border drawn by the U.N., but Lebanon says Israel still occupies a slice of its territory.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Nasrallah said in a speech in Beirut that the Fajr-5 attacks "shook Israel." He asked: "How is it (Israel) going to stand thousands of rockets that will fall on Tel Aviv and other areas if it launches an aggression against Lebanon?"

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In August, Nasrallah said Hezbollah will transform the lives of Israelis to "hell" if Israel attacks Lebanon, adding that the group would not hesitate to hit targets that would leave tens of thousands of Israelis dead.

So if Israel attacks Lebanon again, Hezbollah says it's going to hit back. Why is this news ?

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

So if Israel attacks Lebanon again, Hezbollah says it's going to hit back. Why is this news ?

Because we know how this works. Like last time, Hezbollah hit Israel first right after Hamas kidnapped that Israeli soldier yet wingnuts blamed Israel for that war as par for the course. Kind of like how Hamas claimed victory after Operation Cast Lead, and Hezbollah claimed victory after Israel invaded Lebanon last time around. Good ol Hezbollah though had to fire it's missiles from inside schools.

[PalestineMyHeart 1,897]

Because we know how this works. Like last time, Hezbollah hit Israel first right after Hamas kidnapped that Israeli soldier yet wingnuts blamed Israel for that war as par for the course. Kind of like how Hamas claimed victory after Operation Cast Lead, and Hezbollah claimed victory after Israel invaded Lebanon last time around. Good ol Hezbollah though had to fire it's missiles from inside schools.

Your timeline is backwards; Hamas captured Gilad Shalit several weeks before the Hezbollah operation.

The vast majority of military analysts (including Israel's) assess the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War as a total disaster for Israel. Cast Lead was another disaster, as far as world opinion goes.

Those two events, along with the assault on the Mavi Marmara, have radically changed Israel's image in the so-called Western world. Someone was posting polls recently about how many Americans supported Israel, and it was like 50-55% or something and he thought that was so great. But 10 years ago it was like higher than 90%. Things have shifted dramatically and they continue to shift as people become more informed about the conflict and what Israel has done and continues to do. The party is almost over.

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Your timeline is backwards; Hamas captured Gilad Shalit several weeks before the Hezbollah operation.

The vast majority of military analysts (including Israel's) assess the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War as a total disaster for Israel. Cast Lead was another disaster, as far as world opinion goes.

Those two events, along with the assault on the Mavi Marmara, have radically changed Israel's image in the so-called Western world. Someone was posting polls recently about how many Americans supported Israel, and it was like 50-55% or something and he thought that was so great. But 10 years ago it was like higher than 90%. Things have shifted dramatically and they continue to shift as people become more informed about the conflict and what Israel has done and continues to do. The party is almost over.

Ya it was a clear victory for Hezbollah and Hamas. Two months after Hamas terrorist kidnapped Shalit, Hezbollah attacked Israel. Well over 1,300 Lebanese were killed along with their country being invaded yet wingnuts still try to spin that into a victory for Hezbollah. If that's a victory I would hate to see what they consider a loss.

Operation Cast Lead cost close to 1,500 Gaza lives vs 13 Israeli's yet it's another victory in the eyes of the wingnuts. More victories like that is sure to win the big one for Gazan's.

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Ya it was a clear victory for Hezbollah and Hamas. Two months after Hamas terrorist kidnapped Shalit, Hezbollah attacked Israel. Well over 1,300 Lebanese were killed along with their country being invaded yet wingnuts still try to spin that into a victory for Hezbollah. If that's a victory I would hate to see what they consider a loss.

Operation Cast Lead cost close to 1,500 Gaza lives vs 13 Israeli's yet it's another victory in the eyes of the wingnuts. More victories like that is sure to win the big one for Gazan's.

Colonel Summers, years later, commented to General Giap, "You know we beat you on the battlefield every time."

General Giap, "Yes, but what does that matter?"

Edited November 26, 2012 by The Patriot

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Colonel Summers, years later, commented to General Giap, "You know we beat you on the battlefield every time."

General Giap, "Yes, but what does that matter?"

And that has what to do with Israel and it's neighbors?

[Ban Hammer 13,569]

And that has what to do with Israel and it's neighbors?

some of us got it. you might find out who general giap was and in what war.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

some of us got it. you might find out who general giap was and in what war.

I got it but it's not comparable to Israel and it's neighbors. Give Israel the go ahead and it would double in size in less than a year.

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So if Israel attacks Lebanon again, Hezbollah says it's going to hit back. Why is this news ?

Because they never targeted Tel-Aviv in previous wars. That would be a game changer. Israel would hit them with everything they've got.

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Because they never targeted Tel-Aviv in previous wars. That would be a game changer. Israel would hit them with everything they've got.

The game's been changing since 2006.

[mawilson 2,133]

The game's been changing since 2006.

How? All I see is more of the same - provoke/attack/retaliate ad infinitum.

[Bad_Daddy 2,209]

Because they never targeted Tel-Aviv in previous wars. That would be a game changer. Israel would hit them with everything they've got.

I do believe it's time for Israel to wipe Hezbollah and Hamas terrorist organizations off the face of the map once and for all. Let the UN cry about it later, but take care of the problem now while the iron's hot.

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Those idiots never learn do they. After Israel annihilates them they will be crying about it.

I do believe it's time for Israel to wipe Hezbollah and Hamas terrorist organizations off the face of the map once and for all. Let the UN cry about it later, but take care of the problem now while the iron's hot.

Amen . Howmany times does Isreal have to put up with those terrorist thugs attacking them before they take care of business.

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Israel versus Muslim Middle East.....

you judge