• nonailsleft@lemm.ee
    link
    fedilink
    arrow-up
    2
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    4 months ago

    Why would you state Israel was the one responsible for the escalation of hostilities in recent months and Hezbollah as the one showing restraint if you don’t really care who started?

    • Sundial@lemm.ee
      link
      fedilink
      arrow-up
      2
      arrow-down
      2
      ·
      4 months ago

      There’s a difference between what they regularly do and what Israel has been doing the past few months. They’ve regularly hit populated areas, assassinated key members, etc. The US had to even talk them down from attacking Hezbollah a few months ago. It’s clear Israel is the one escalating the conflict.

      • nonailsleft@lemm.ee
        link
        fedilink
        arrow-up
        2
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        4 months ago

        Are you saying that (before October?) Hezbollah was ‘regularly’ attacking Israel and Israel would refrain from retaliating? Do you have a source to back this up?

        (Even then, your idea that the side starting such hostilities is the one showing restraint and the one responding is the one escalating is pretty messed up)

          • nonailsleft@lemm.ee
            link
            fedilink
            arrow-up
            2
            arrow-down
            1
            ·
            4 months ago

            Well you said there’s a difference with what they used to do ‘regularly’ in these situations

            So if them now retaliating after Hezbollah attacks is what makes it different, that would suggest you’re implying that they weren’t doing that in the past

            • Sundial@lemm.ee
              link
              fedilink
              arrow-up
              2
              arrow-down
              2
              ·
              edit-2
              4 months ago

              The norm is small rocket fires between them close to the border. The difference is now Israel is attacking populated areas and performing assassinations.

              • nonailsleft@lemm.ee
                link
                fedilink
                arrow-up
                2
                ·
                4 months ago

                But the ‘assassination in a populated area’ that you’re referring to was in itself a retaliation for a rocket strike on a populated area (that killed 12 kids)

                By your own logic, wouldn’t that mean it was Hezbollah that started the escalation by targeting those children?