Israel/Palestine

sabbat hunter

(6,888 posts) Wed May 9, 2018, 05:49 PM May 2018

IDF: Iranian forces fire 20 rockets at Israel; Iron Dome intercepts some

https://www.timesofisrael.com/sirens-sound-in-golan-heights-residents-urged-to-enter-shelters/

Some 20 rockets were fired at Israeli military bases by Iranian forces in southern Syria just after midnight on Thursday, with some of the incoming missiles being intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system, the army said, amid sky high tensions on the northern border.

This is why Israel launched missiles at Syria recently, because Iran was setting up these missiles in Syria.

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IDF: Iranian forces fire 20 rockets at Israel; Iron Dome intercepts some (Original Post) sabbat hunter May 2018 OP

Well that didn't take long. Jack-o-Lantern May 2018 #1

So the Israeli strike was retaliation for this strike? Voltaire2 May 2018 #2

The Israeli strike sabbat hunter May 2018 #3

Oh so this attack was retaliation for the Israeli attack Voltaire2 May 2018 #4

Why are sabbat hunter May 2018 #5

Why are Israeli weapons pointed at their neighbors? Voltaire2 May 2018 #6

If these were sabbat hunter May 2018 #7

Jack-o-Lantern

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1. Well that didn't take long.

Reply to sabbat hunter (Original post)

Wed May 9, 2018, 06:50 PM

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Voltaire2

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2. So the Israeli strike was retaliation for this strike?

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Wed May 9, 2018, 07:15 PM

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sabbat hunter

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3. The Israeli strike

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #2)

Wed May 9, 2018, 07:23 PM

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was a preemptive one because they learned about these missiles being set up by Iran in Syria.

Voltaire2

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4. Oh so this attack was retaliation for the Israeli attack

Reply to sabbat hunter (Reply #3)

Wed May 9, 2018, 08:15 PM

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sabbat hunter

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5. Why are

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #4)

Wed May 9, 2018, 09:01 PM

May 2018

Iranian missiles in Syria pointed at Israel? Only one reason, to attack Israel.

Voltaire2

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6. Why are Israeli weapons pointed at their neighbors?

Reply to sabbat hunter (Reply #5)

Thu May 10, 2018, 10:27 AM

May 2018

It is almost as if there has been a state of war or near war in the region for the last 70 years.

Nobody is “right” in this mess.

sabbat hunter

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7. If these were

Reply to Voltaire2 (Reply #6)

Thu May 10, 2018, 06:57 PM

May 2018

Syrian weapons you would have a point. But these are Iranian ones, newly deployed. Controlled by Iranian forces. Most of the countries around Israel have either recognized its right to exist openly (Jordan, Egypt), have in effect recognized its right to exist with back door channels, quietly working together (Saudia Arabia) or have had a status quo peace (syria up until now and Lebanon for the most part).

Iran is the only one that still openly calls for Israel's destruction and funds forces that are trying to push this (Hezbollah).

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