Striking Beirut after a ceasefire is a major escalation risk, even if Israel says it was targeting a Hezbollah commander
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snarky_answerMay 7, 2026
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Lebanon is free to handle Hezbollah so that Israel would have no excuse. They don’t want to or are unable to which leaves Israel as the only option.
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ConfusionBusy8398May 8, 2026
+1
Israel has been bombing Lebanon since long before Hezbollah existed
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suamaiMay 10, 2026
+3
In fact Hezbollah was created as opposition to the Israeli invasion of Lebanon
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NextasyMay 7, 2026
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Which is exactly why he did it! It's no coincidence that the last couple days have had Iran and US closing in on a deal to end the war - now Israel needs to escalate if they want to keep the war going.
Israel makes it clear at every opportunity that they will never, ever respect a ceasefire or truce, and then pretends that it's their enemy's fault when they won't negotiate. Make it make sense
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Affectionate-Law2845May 7, 2026
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Why in your opinion, the Lebanon Israel war, has anything to do with the US Iran war?
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oath2orderMay 8, 2026
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While I'm not them, the two are clearly related because the actions in the L-I conflict affect what terms Iran asks for in the US-I conflict.
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NextasyMay 7, 2026
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Not really sure why you would be asking this if you intend to have genuine discussion, but obviously because one of Iran's terms for the current ceasefire in the Iran war was the cessation of hostilities in Lebanon? Hello?
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Affectionate-Law2845May 7, 2026
And why should anyone agree to that? Should Iran also demand Ukraine to ceasefire with Russia?
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NextasyMay 8, 2026
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I do not have the time nor energy to explain to you what a negotiation is.
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[deleted]May 7, 2026
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AntitheistArchangelMay 7, 2026
+10
The target of this strike was a Hezbollah commander. Sounds like a militant to me.
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henryptungMay 8, 2026
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That doesn't look like a strike which took out one human to me.
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