Why is the Israeli invasion of Lebanon so dangerous
Why is the Israeli invasion of Lebanon so dangerous a question on everyone’s lips at the UN general assembly.
World leaders including Macron, Starmer and Biden are all urging Israel to back down, because they can see the complications. This isn’t Gaza anymore, this is an attack on sovereign state.
Even the Financial Times referred to the attacks as “reckless acts that stoke the flames of conflict.”
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More than 600 civilians have been killed by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon since Monday, according local authorities. And the bloodthirsty Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told the country’s military to continue fighting with “full force” against Lebanon.
The Israelis are playing the PR game, trying to create a distinction between Hezbollah and the Lebanese people, but the Lebanese see this terrorist attack on their country and as an act of war.
Lebanese Ambassador to the UK Rami Mortada, articulated this eloquently yesterday, Lebanon does not see any problem with Hezbollah and unless Israel withdraws Lebanon will have no choice but to defend its sovereignty.
Netanyahu has a big problem, he can’t back down, if he backs down now he will be seen as failure, despite the genocide in Gaza, and the killing of 40,000 Palestinians, he has not been able to get any hostages back.
As if that wasn’t enough, he also knows as soon as the war is over, the corruption charges against will resume, thus providing a personal incentive.
Why does this matter to me?
First and foremost because Israel is committing genocide, a genocide that is being televised, yet no-one is able to stop it.
According to international law the use of pagers and walkie talkies as explosive device is deemed a terrorist act; International law states any weaponization of everyday products, like walkie-talkies and pagers is against the rules of conflict and deemed an act of terrorism.
Secondly, Israel’s terrorist explosion of pagers was premeditated, tracing as far back as 2021 when Israel set up the dummy company in Hungary to license the pager manufacturing.
Next, this has shown the public that western powers can use your phones and other electrical equipment to not only provide illegal surveillance but also to kill you. Chatter on social media has evolving on boycotting Apple and American electronic devices as they are seen as the biggest threat, and the most likely to use them.
Democrats, have started distancing themselves from Netanyahu – internally, labelling him as ‘out of control’. They need to create some distance between Harris and Netanyahu, if they are going to have any chance of winning the next election.
The disruption to peace is one thing, but this also has a commercial impact, this conflict has the ability to disrupt the supply of gas and oil into europe leading to a surge inflation again. Potentially, it can disrupt supply lines around into the mediterranean as well as Yemen blocking vessels.
Finally, because this conflict has the potential to disrupt International peace as Lebanon is recognised as State, and as such has the right to defend it self. But also, legally, seek the support of its allies in the west to support it against invasion.
Is Lebanon and france allies
France is on of Lebanon’s closest allies it was a French colony and administrative power in the region fro decades. As such France will always support Lebanon at the UN for the resolutions and is committed to defending Lebanon’s sovereignty. If it go this far, it would complicate matters significantly and explains why is the Israeli invasion of Lebanon so dangerous.