Israel invaded Lebanon earlier today. W/ this invasion Israel could have very well set the region on fire. However, there is a way to stop the carnage. The UN Security Council should authorize a UN multi-dimensional military force to the Israeli, Lebanon border w/ the express purpose of stopping Israel's military campaign in Lebanon & formally notify the Israeli's after the Council's decision is made. The problem? A US veto.

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Photo of Israeli military invading Lebanon October 1, 2024

The Israeli's have gone and done it, invading Lebanon in the early hours of today.

"The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) announced the beginning of limited, localized, and targeted ground raids against the militant group Hezbollah in Lebanon on Tuesday". [1]

Last Friday Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah was assassinated in an air strike conducted by IDF war planes dropping 500lb bombs.

Besides the IDF bombing raids in Lebanon, last week hand held pagers used by Hezbollah were detonated remotely killing several people and wounding thousands. The next day walkie-talkies used by the group to communicate were also detonated killing and wounding several people.

The Lebanese authorities attribute these detonations to the Israel's Mossad intelligence group-according to unidentified sources in the US media.

With this invasion by Israel it could very well have set the region on fire.

There is a way to stop the carnage. The UN Security Council should authorize a UN multi dimensional military force to the Israeli Lebanese border with the express purpose of stopping the IDF military campaign in Lebanon. Israel should be formally notified of the Council's decision immediately after it is made.

With such a decision by the Security Council there is no way Israel could continue its military campaign in Lebanon.

Of course the only problem to such a decision by the Council is getting the US on board with such an operation. That's because immediately after the Israeli's invaded US officials as usual said "Israel has the right to defend itself", blah, blah, blah.

So even though such a decision by the Council would stop Israel in its tracks the chances are close to nil with a likely US veto.

So...where are "things" at the moment?

Though Iran supports Hezbollah and is the main supplier of weapons to the group, according to unverified reports, Iran doesn't want a full blown Middle East war. Iran knows if it attacked Israel in retaliation with missiles and drones then Israel would attack Iran with missiles and drones.

By Israel invading Lebanon with IDF ground forces supported by tanks and fighter jets it's really a turkey shoot against Hezbollah, the Lebanese people and the Lebanese government which doesn't have the military means to repel the invaders.

Thus far in retaliation Hezbollah "has sent a rocket barrage attacking the Mossad foreign intelligence service in central Israel".

The Houthi's in Yemen sent drones targeting Israeli army bases in Tel Aviv and Eilat according to the groups military spokesman. "The IDF shelled the Yemini port of Hodeida on Sunday after the Houthi's said they fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport".

At the time this is being written, the above account is the known extent of retaliation against the Israeli's since it began its invasion.

But make no mistake; there are Islamic militants in Iraq, Syria, Egypt, Turkey, Jordan, the Arab monarchies on the Persian Gulf the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, and Bahrain which could attack US military bases and diplomatic facilities in those countries as they view the US as the primary ally of Israel and see no separation between them.

At this point it's hard to predict what will happen but Israel crossed a red line with its invasion of Lebanon.

One thing is certain there will be wide spread carnage with an untold number innocents maimed and killed before it's over.

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[1] "Israel invades Lebanon-LIVE UPDATES" RT. September 30, 2024

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Retired. The author of "DECEIT AND EXCESS IN AMERICA, HOW THE MONEYED INTERESTS HAVE STOLEN AMERICA AND HOW WE CAN GET IT BACK", Authorhouse, 2009