• BashfulBob [none/use name]@hexbear.net
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    9 hours ago

    Thousands of missiles launched into Israel. No reported fatalities. Minimal injuries, primarily resulting from people injuring themselves as they rush into shelters.

    I don’t understand the strategy at all.

    • Dessa [she/her]@hexbear.net
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      8 hours ago

      I’ve heard they struck an airfield and an offshore platform. Israel has outlawed publishing of videos that strike military targets, so its subjects are understandably reluctant to post footage if that if it exists.

      Nonethess, I’ve heard unconfirmed reports about potential strikes on an Israeli airfield. We’ll want to await announcements by resistance parties before taking this as fact.

      Generally, the resistance has not pursued a strategy of targeting civilians or to maximize casualty rates, so a low death count from a strike by a nation that has very precise targeting capabilities is expected.

      Also, Iran has announced that this is only the first wave of their retaliation

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        8 hours ago

        Israel has outlawed publishing of videos that strike military targets

        I don’t doubt this is true, but I’d be curious to know how it is being enforced in the modern cell-phone age.

        Also, Iran has announced that this is only the first wave of their retaliation

        I guess we’ll see how far Israel can stretch itself. If this blunts their incursion into Lebanon, that would be a positive sign. But I can’t imagine they’re not going to retaliate in turn, given the current pattern of behavior from Tel-Aviv.