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Praying For Wisdom https://drjohnsblog.substack.com/p/praying-for-wisdom

This seems like some guerrilla force with an anti-tank missile did the hit through the bedroom window. This was like the original report that a missile came in the window and hit him directly, but not from an airplane. Haniyeh killed by a projectile fired at his room, eyewitnesses say
Three people who were in the building tell MEE they heard sounds before an explosion and reject reports Hamas leader was killed by a planted bomb https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/ismail-haniyeh-killed-projectile-not-planted-bomb-eyewitnesses

I suspect that there are a lot of last minute coordinating arrangements and secret “deconfliction” negotiations. Simplicius, Iran Keeps World on Pins and Needles
Now we’re in the midst of the Paris Olympics and Iran is threatening an “unprecedented” response to the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31st. In anticipation, the U.S. has begun bringing major reinforcements to the region, which includes F-22s, B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, an armada featuring the USS Roosevelt Carrier Group, as well as amphibious landing ships with 4000 U.S. Marines on board…
..During April’s large strikes, the U.S. stated that it would be “very difficult to replicate” their alleged “success” in stopping Iranian missiles…
..One of the reasons is a huge amount of missiles were expended in trying to shoot down the hundreds of Iranian drones and ballistic missiles. Since multiple air defense missiles are usually required to shoot down a single target, it will always be the case that U.S. and co. will have to shoot far more missiles, which are already themselves far more expensive.
The entire Defense industry has been ringing alarm bells for months that the U.S. forces in the region are nearing a crisis point when it comes to their ability to replenish AD assets…
..There’s one uncorroborated report about Iran being given one of Russia’s most powerful electronic warfare tools, the Murmansk complex… What potentially supports this are new reports that Russian Il-96 and Il-76 transport flights have allegedly been streaming into Tehran… On top of that, two eye-opening articles revealed that Russia was reportedly on the verge of large weapons deliveries to the Houthis but were talked back off the ledge by the U.S. in a last minute compromise of some sort… As well as new reports that Russian GRU intelligence officers have been behind the string of successful Houthi hits on Red Sea vessels…
..The whole world is on pins and needles awaiting what comes next. Lindsay Graham has entered a resolution into Congress to authorize full scale war against Iran…
..At this point it’s clear, as we’ve written many times here before, that Netanyahu needs perpetual escalation in order to save his failing regime. Only by keeping people in perpetual fear and distress can he keep them from mustering the wherewithal and consensus to overthrow him. Furthermore, Israel seems to fear taking on Hezbollah with Iran’s backing and would love to have U.S. tie Iran down in a war, or eliminate it outright, first, prior to taking the risky gambit of slugging it out with Hezbollah. (Colonel MacGregor thinks Israel would nuke Lebanon). https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/iran-keeps-world-on-pins-and-needles

Israeli Assassination Spree Has Untied Hezbollah’s Hands for ‘Broader and Deeper’ Strikes, Iran Says
Israel’s assassination of a top Hezbollah commander has untied the Lebanese militia’s hands for strikes deep inside Israel, a spokesperson for Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations has said.
“Until now, Hezbollah and the [Israeli] regime have, in an unwritten understanding, practically adhered to certain limits in their military operations, meaning…confining their actions to border areas and shallow zones, targeting primarily military objectives,” the spokesperson said late on Friday.
“However, the Israeli regime’s attack on Dahieh in Beirut and the targeting of a residential building marked a deviation from these boundaries. We anticipate that, in its response, Hezbollah will choose both broader and deeper targets, and will not restrict itself solely to military targets and means,” the spokesperson said. https://sputnikglobe.com/20240803/israeli-assassination-spree-has-untied-hezbollahs-hands-for-broader-and-deeper-strikes-iran-says-1119621616.html

Explaining Hezbollah from an Insider’s Perspective
Ghadi Francis Helps Us Draw the Connections between Palestinians, Lebanon, Iran, Israel, the United States, Colonization and Empire https://anthonyjhall.substack.com/p/explaining-hezbollah-from-an-insiders

August 5, 2024 at 4:12 pm#165586

John Day

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The US and Israel have long supported a puppet government in Lebanon, while destroying the Lebanese economy. Hezbollah is the unofficial but real Lebanese State entity.
U.S. Poured Billions of Military Aid Into Lebanon. Now Israel Threatens to Invade.
The U.S. is warning Israel against launching all-out war on Hezbollah — while continuing to send Israel unconditional military aid. https://theintercept.com/2024/07/30/lebanon-hezbollah-israel-war-us/

Iran Says It Must ‘Punish’ Israel, Begins Clearing Airspace; Biden To Hold Situation Room Meeting
Tehran in a fresh statement has said its intent is not to escalate, but to ‘punish’ Israel for the Wednesday killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh on Iranian soil, and that it won’t be dissuaded. “Iran seeks to establish stability in the region, but this will only come with punishing the aggressor and creating deterrence against the adventurism of the Zionist regime,” according to the words of Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kanaani. https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/iran-says-it-must-punish-israel-wont-be-dissuaded-biden-hold-situation-room-meeting

Craig Murray: The Israeli Nihilist State, The apartheid state appears to have no objective other than violence and an urge for desolation.
Israel has also underlined its genocidal intent in Gaza by proving that it has the technical ability to carry out targeted attacks, and that the flattening of entire cities with 2,000lb bombs and the massacre of tens of thousands of innocents has been a policy choice…
..Nor has anybody pointed out the contrast between Israel’s lies about mass rape on Oct. 7 and Israel’s now-admitted policy of tolerating rape of detainees.
The political class seems even more paralysed than the media class. Caught in their commitment to Zionism — basically bought and paid for – they have nothing to say about these incredible events more sensible than Kamala Harris’ zombie-like incantation of “Israel’s right to self-defence.”
The British Foreign Office has failed to produce its promised considered reaction to the ICJ Opinion on the illegality of Israeli occupation, let alone responded sensibly to Israel’s crazed paroxysm of destruction this week.
For me it is now axiomatic that there is no two state solution and that apartheid Israel must be completely dismantled as an entity. I believe that more and more people around the entire globe believe that now. And if we have to dismantle our own political and media classes to get there, so be it. https://consortiumnews.com/2024/08/02/craig-murray-the-israeli-nihilist-state/

Israeli army will not withdraw from Gaza-Egypt border, Netanyahu confirms
Senior Israeli officials accuse the prime minister of sabotaging ceasefire talks and preventing the return of Israeli captives held by Hamas and other resistance groups https://thecradle.co/articles/israeli-army-will-not-withdraw-from-gaza-egypt-border-netanyahu-confirms

Jordan sends 120 trucks of aid to Gaza (but can’t say what their route of transit is/was) https://www.middleeastmonitor.com/20240802-jordan-sends-120-trucks-of-aid-to-gaza/