Middle East crisis live: Netanyahu says Israel has ‘taken out’ Nasrallah’s successors and warns Lebanon faces destruction ‘like Gaza’
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Israeli PM claims forces have taken out ‘Nasrallah’s replacement, and the replacement of the replacement’ as he makes dire warning to Lebanon

Benjamin Netanyahu has warned Lebanese people that they could face “destruction and suffering” like the Palestinians in Gaza if they don’t “free” the country from Hezbollah.

“You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza,” the Israeli prime minister said in a video address directed to the people of Lebanon.

“I say to you, the people of Lebanon: Free your country from Hezbollah so that this war can end.”

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  • Sundial@lemm.eeEnglish
    23·
    2 months ago

    2/3rds of America support a ceasefire. This isn’t the will of the majority. Just the will of the rich.

      • Sundial@lemm.eeEnglish
        11·
        2 months ago

        If he did actually support a ceasefire, he would have enforced it. Israel is America’s proxy. Biden holds the cards here.

          • Sundial@lemm.eeEnglish
            8·
            2 months ago

            The popular opinion is to force Israel to make a ceasefire agreement. Biden hasn’t done it though. So you’re wrong.

            • yeahiknow3@lemmings.worldEnglish
              1·
              2 months ago

              If young people voted there wouldn’t be a single Republican anywhere. But they don’t. So you get the government you deserve.

              • Sundial@lemm.eeEnglish
                3·
                2 months ago

                I’m not American.

                And this isn’t exclusively a Republican issue. A lot of Democrats support the war to continue, despite something like 80% of Democratic voters supporting a ceasefire.

                  • Sundial@lemm.eeEnglish
                    4·
                    2 months ago

                    Biden is fully capable of halting arms and funding to Israel himself if he actually wanted to. We saw him pause shipments temporarily to halt an Israeli invasion into Rafah a few months back. He also has valid legal justification to do it as well given the level of documentation available proving Israel is using US weapons to perform war crimes, since it’s illegal to sell weapons to countries committing war crimes as per US law. He can do it. He just chooses not to. He doesn’t even actually denounce the actions either.