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Weekly Israel-Hamas war megathread - week of September 23

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Tags: israel, palestine, gaza strip, 2023 israel hamas war, recurring.weekly

This thread is posted weekly - please try to post all relevant Israel-Hamas war content in here, such as news, updates, opinion articles, etc. Extremely significant events may warrant a separate topic, but almost all should be posted in here.

Please try to avoid antagonistic arguments and bickering matches. Comment threads that devolve into unproductive arguments may be removed so that the overall topic is able to continue.

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  1. [7]
    kingofsnake
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    It's looking like we'll have to add a third name to the title of this weekly given this weekend's events.

    It's looking like we'll have to add a third name to the title of this weekly given this weekend's events.

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      skybrian
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      Or change it to something more generic like “Middle East conflict megathread.”

      Or change it to something more generic like “Middle East conflict megathread.”

      3 votes
      1. kingofsnake
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        Hoping that it doesn't evolve to "Global instability megathread"

        Hoping that it doesn't evolve to "Global instability megathread"

        2 votes
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      karim
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      What happened? I don't keep close to news so I must've missed something.

      What happened? I don't keep close to news so I must've missed something.

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        stu2b50
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        Conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has gotten spicier. So far hasn’t escalated to outright war, though.

        Conflict between Israel and Hezbollah has gotten spicier. So far hasn’t escalated to outright war, though.

        3 votes
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          Eji1700
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          I mean that’s always been the issue. Groups like Hamas and Hezbollah have always supported each other when convenient. I’m really not sure how much that’ll drag in full countries though.

          I mean that’s always been the issue. Groups like Hamas and Hezbollah have always supported each other when convenient.

          I’m really not sure how much that’ll drag in full countries though.

          1. CannibalisticApple
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            Well, the national news tonight mentioned Israel launching bombs at Lebanon in order to hit Hezbollah, with a sizeable death toll. CNN is doing live coverage, including: Death toll from Israeli...

            Well, the national news tonight mentioned Israel launching bombs at Lebanon in order to hit Hezbollah, with a sizeable death toll.

            CNN is doing live coverage, including: Death toll from Israeli strikes in Lebanon rises to 492, health ministry says

            More than 450 people were killed and 1,600 others were injured in Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon on Monday, officials said, marking the deadliest day of strikes from Israel in the country since the 2006 war

            Also important to note that Israel is accusing Hezbollah of hiding weapons in civilian houses. And this statement from Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari gives me the impression that many of the targets today were civilian homes:

            “These are all strategic munitions (which Hezbollah) stationed at the heart of the villages, within civilian homes, and from there they intended to launch them and harm the citizens of Israel,” he continued.

            I'm skeptical of how many of the victims were civilians versus Hezbollah militants. Though, I did just have a realization that I might share in another comment.

            For now, what matters is that things are escalating fast with attacks beyond Israeli borders and show no signs of slowing. Lebanon's government has genuine grounds to retaliate and escalate to war.

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