Full-scale war between Israel and Hezbollah would be “a catastrophe”, the UN Secretary-General says. But to David Kamari, who lives under near-daily fire on the Israeli side of the border, it would be a solution. Last month, a Hezbollah rocket fired from Lebanon landed in his front garden in the border town of Kiryat Shmona, […]
Israel warned Hezbollah on Tuesday of the prospect of “all-out war” after the Lebanese militant group published a 9-minute video, purportedly taken by a drone, showing Israeli military and civilian locations in several Israeli cities. “We are getting very close to the moment of deciding to change the rules of the game against Hezbollah and […]
As some 500,000 Left-wingers marched in France’s cities yesterday, shouting anti-Fascist slogans, never had Lenin’s phrase seemed more apposite: “There are decades where nothing happens; and there are weeks where decades happen.” Upended by Emmanuel Macron’s decision last week to call a snap election after the hard-Right National Rally won over a third of the […]
Lebanese militant group Hezbollah says its intensified attacks along Israel’s northern border this week demonstrate to Israeli leaders that an all-out war would be costly, senior official Sheikh Ali Daamoush said in a sermon during Friday prayers. Iran-backed Hezbollah militants launched dozens of rockets on Friday in a third day of retaliation for the killing […]
By Andrew MacAskill HAIFA, Israel (Reuters) -Eli Harel was an Israeli soldier in his early thirties when he was sent into Lebanon in 2006 to battle fighters from the Iranian-backed group Hezbollah in a bloody, largely inconclusive month-long war. Now 50, Harel is ready to rejoin the army to fight the same group if shelling […]
I’m writing from Israel where the country is tonight braced for a wave of drone attacks from Iran. The Israel Defense Force (IDF) warned at around 11pm that at least 100 drones had been launched. This was followed by an announcement from Iran’s state-run news agency that ballistic missiles have also been launched. Israel has […]
The West should prepare for war with Russia in the next 20 years, and should “expect the unexpected”, according to a Nato military official. Speaking at a meeting in Brussels, the chair of Nato’s military committee of national chiefs, Admiral Rob Bauer, said: “We have to realise it’s not a given that we are in […]
Rob Bauer, Chair of the NATO Military Committee, has warned that civilians in the West should prepare for “all-out war” with Russia. Source: SkyNews with reference to Bauer’s statement Quote: “We have to realise it’s not a given that we are in peace. And that’s why we have the plans. That’s why we [NATO forces] […]
Western militaries, as well as civilians, need to be prepared for an ‘all-out war’ with Russia that maysignificantly affect their lives, Britain’s Sky News reported on Jan. 19, citing Dutch Admiral Rob Bauer, chairman of the NATO Military Committee. “We have to realize it’s not a given that we will be at peace,” said Bauer. “That’s why we must prepare for a conflict with Russia.” He […]