Israel

2024 - 8 - 25

Israelin ja Hezbollahin taisto: Missä kohtaa raketit ja huumori?

Hezbollah - IDF - Iran - Israel - tulitaistelu - UN

Katsaus yöhön, jolloin Israel ja Hezbollah vaihtoivat raketteja kuin karkkia! Mikä sai sen tapahtumaan ja mitä seuraa?

Israelin ja Hezbollahin konfliktit eivät ole mitään uutta, mutta viimeisin kehitys on nostanut esiin entisiä jännitteitä. Sunnuntaiyönä Israeli ilmoitti lanseeranneensa ennakoivia ilmaiskuja Hezbollahin kohteisiin Etelä-Lebanonissa, mikä johti intensiiviseen tulitukkiin molempien osapuolien välillä. Israelin puolustusvoimat väitti, että iskujen taustalla oli pyrkimys estää tulevia hyökkäyksiä Hezbollahilta. Tämän lisäksi, Israelin pääministeri Benjamin Netanyahu korosti tilannetta vakavana, ja uhkasi, että tämä on vain alkua, ei loppua, kun puhutaan alueen rauhasta.

Hezbollahin vastaus ei ollut yllättävä. Iranin tukema ryhmä laukaisi satoja raketteja ja droneja Israeliin, mikä synnytti pelkoa alueen laajemmasta konfliktista. Molemmat osapuolet julistivat itselleen voittoa taistelun jälkeen, ja sotilaallisten iskujen kierre vain tuntuu jatkuvan ilman selkeää ratkaisua. Olisiko tämä tilanne tullut päätökseensä vai ovatko tulevat päivät täynnä uusia alueita, joilla raketit tanssivat?

Huolimatta siitä, että sota ja askel kohti rauhaa näyttävät olevan kahden tulisen osapuolen koukeroissa, on tärkeää muistaa, että jopa sodassa on tilaa huumorille. Kuvat, joissa sotilaat kilpailevat rakettien laukaisussa, voisivat olla hyvä idea, mutta toivottavasti eivät ole suunnittelemassa seuraavaa "Raketit vs. Raketti" -kilpailua. Onko sen perustaminen jo liiketoimintamallinainen idea?

Ja kun puhutaan rauhasta, tiedätkö, että Israelin puolustusvoimilla on käytössään maailman yksi kauneimmista taisteluhelikoptereista, "Jupiter"? Vaikka taistelutilanne ei lupaa rauhaa, nämä ihmeelliset koneet kyllä tekevät siitä visionsa avaruudessa. Samalla, Hezbollahin kykyjen kehitys on ollut kosketuksissa zeniittiilmatorjuntakykynsä parantamiseen, mikä tekee ilmasodasta yhä mielenkiintoisempaa! Ymmärrämme, että rauha on paremmoa kuin sota, ja toivomme, että nämä joukot löytävät keinot työskentelyyn yhdessä, eikä vain rakettien laukaisussa.

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Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in what it's calling a ... (NPR)

The Israeli military said early on Sunday that it had launched a series of preemptive strikes against Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon based on ...

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Israel and Hezbollah trade fire in major flare-up (CNN)

The Iran-backed Islamist group called the strikes the “first phase” of its response to Israel, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed, “This is not ...

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Israel and Hezbollah in major missile exchange as escalation fears ... (Reuters)

JERUSALEM/BEIRUT, Aug 25 (Reuters) - Hezbollah launched hundreds of rockets and drones at Israel early on Sunday, as Israel's military said it struck ...

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Israel launches heavy airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in southern ... (KUAR)

Israel's military said the strikes were preemptive. Soon after, Hezbollah said it had launched hundreds of rockets and drones to avenge the killing of one ...

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What you need to know about the latest attacks between Israel and ... (Aljazeera.com)

What exactly happened? Israeli jets attacked southern Lebanon in the early hours of Sunday morning, saying it was a preemptive strike against Hezbollah rocket ...

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Israel and Hezbollah both claim victory after night of heavy fighting (Axios)

Sunday local time, more than 100 Israeli fighter jets launched the preemptive strike on 40 different launching compounds in southern Lebanon, Israel Defense ...

Israel Unveils Its Preemptive Capabilities (Algemeiner)

JNS.org - The Israeli Air Force's major preemptive strike on Sunday, launched a little before 5 a.m. against Hezbollah positions in Southern Lebanon, ...

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Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in what it's calling a ... (NPR Illinois)

Updated August 25, 2024 at 16:58 PM ET. The Israeli military said early on Sunday that it had launched a series of preemptive strikes against Hezbollah ...

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Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire, raising fears of a regional ... (WVIA Public Media)

Israel's military said the strikes in southern Lebanon were preemptive. Soon after, Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and drones to avenge the killing ...

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What happens next for Israel and Hezbollah after new strikes? (BBC News)

But this appears to be Hezbollah's first significant retaliation. EPA An Israeli fighter jet ejects flares over an area near the Lebanon-Israel border EPA.

Israel and Hezbollah engage in intense cross-border fighting (NPR)

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The Middle East may have backed off from the brink of a regional ... (CNN)

For nearly a month, people in Lebanon and Israel braced for a wider war. A deadly rocket strike from Lebanon last month on the town of Majdal Shams in the ...

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Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in what it's calling a ... (WVTF)

Israel Defense Forces spokesperson Daniel Hagari said that the military acted in “self defense” to “remove these threats.” Hezbollah said it was still able ...

Israel attacks southern Lebanon, Hezbollah returns fire as ceasefire ... (KUAR)

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Israeli forces exchanged heavy cross-border fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. It's a significant escalation and is ...

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Netanyahu warns it's “not the end” as Israel and Hezbollah trade blows (GZERO Media)

Israel launched pre-emptive airstrikes against Hezbollah targets in Lebanon on Sunday, following intelligence reports of an imminent attack by the terror ...

Israel and Hezbollah engage in intense cross-border fighting (Public Radio Tulsa)

The Israeli military said 100 fighter jets bombed more than 40 Hezbollah targets. And then Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Israel was able to intercept ...

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Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire in major escalation (BBC News)

Israel has said it carried out a wave of pre-emptive strikes across southern Lebanon to thwart a large-scale rocket and drone attack by Hezbollah.

Israel and Hezbollah engage in intense cross-border fighting (WVIA Public Media)

AL-SHALCHI: Sure. So Israeli warplanes struck dozens of targets inside southern Lebanon pre-dawn today. The Israeli military actually called it a preemptive ...

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Iran says Hezbollah's attack shows Israel losing its deterrent power (Reuters)

Iran said on Monday that Israel had lost its power to deter and that the strategic balance in the region had shifted against it, following attacks by the ...

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UN calls for calm after Israel and Hezbollah trade strikes (BBC News)

The UN says Sunday's major cross-border attacks were a threat to regional security and stability.

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After Israel-Hezbollah escalation, what next for Gaza cease-fire and ... (NBC News)

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged their most intense cross-border fire in months on Sunday. What does this mean for Lebanon, Iran and the Hamas war?

Israel attacks southern Lebanon, Hezbollah returns fire as ceasefire ... (Boise State Public Radio)

AYESHA RASCOE, HOST: Israeli forces exchanged heavy cross-border fire with the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah. It's a significant escalation and is ...

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Israel Is Buying Google Ads to Discredit the UN's Top Gaza Aid ... (WIRED)

It read like a promo from the UN agency, but the link directed to an Israeli government website. Kronenfeld says she had found the beginnings of a months-long ...

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Relief as Hezbollah and Israel seem to step back from brink (BBC News)

Both signalled they did not want an all-out war after the biggest cross-border strikes in 10 months.

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Israel says situation on Lebanon border 'not sustainable' (Reuters)

Hezbollah and Israel seemed content to let Sunday's attack, in retaliation for the killing of a senior Hezbollah commander in Beirut last month, ...

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Why Israel and Hezbollah's attacks have raised fears of an all-out war (Public Radio Tulsa)

By mid-morning, the exchange of fire had ended, with both sides saying they had only aimed at military targets. The Israeli strikes killed three militants in ...

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Many Israelis say social media content about the Israel-Hamas war ... (Pew Research Center)

Most Israeli adults do not post or share about political and social issues online – including the war between Israel and Hamas.

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel launches more strikes on Lebanon ... (The Associated Press)

After a short-lived calm following a heavy exchange of strikes between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, fighting resumed Monday.

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Israel hits Hezbollah targets in Lebanon in what it's calling a ... (Boise State Public Radio)

Updated August 25, 2024 at 16:58 PM ET. The Israeli military said early on Sunday that it had launched a series of preemptive strikes against Hezbollah ...

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DOD Remains Postured to Support Israel's Defense, Deter Aggression (Department of Defense)

The Defense Department remains committed to deterring aggression in the Middle East and supporting Israel's defense, Pentagon Press Secretary Air Force Maj.

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Five questions answered: Why did Israel, Hezbollah attack each ... (Aljazeera.com)

The exchange of attacks on Sunday raises questions about what Hezbollah's and Israel's next steps will be.

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Israel/OPT: Israeli attacks targeting Hamas and other armed group ... (Amnesty International)

A new investigation by Amnesty International reveals Israeli forces failed to take all feasible precautions to avoid or minimise harm to civilians ...

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Israel & Hezbollah: What to expect next (GZERO Media)

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: This wave of Israel-Hezbollah attacks is disentangled from Iran, and we saw that the Israelis, of course, were able to assassinate ...

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The Truth About Israel's Operation in Lebanon — and What Comes ... (Algemeiner)

In a dramatic preemptive strike, the IDF flew into Lebanon just before dawn on Sunday and destroyed a massive Hezbollah missile and drone force just minutes ...

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Iran Claims Israel Has Lost Deterrence Power After Hezbollah's ... (The Media Line)

Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani asserted that Israel's defenses have weakened, particularly in the face of resistance groups like Hezbollah. “ ...

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US Did Not Help Israel Shoot Down Incoming Rockets, Drones From ... (Algemeiner)

The US did not assist Israel in intercepting incoming rockets or drones fired by the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah from southern Lebanon over the ...

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How Israel and Hezbollah stepped back from the brink of all-out war (The Washington Post)

JERUSALEM — For 26 days after an Israeli missile slammed into a seventh-floor apartment in south Beirut and killed Hezbollah's top military commander, ...

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Israel and Hezbollah exchange heavy fire, raising fears of a regional ... (NPR Illinois)

Israel's military said the strikes in southern Lebanon were preemptive. Soon after, Hezbollah said it had launched rockets and drones to avenge the killing ...

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The Jihad to Destroy Israel (Jerusalem Center for Public Affairs)

A letter sent recently by the Palestinian “resistance” groups in the Gaza Strip to Hassan Nasrallah, Secretary-General of Lebanon's Hizbullah militia, ...

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