20 more dead, 450 injured as new round of explosions rocks Lebanon: Health officials
abc7.com
At least 20 more people were killed and 450 injured in Lebanon on Wednesday after a series of new explosions of wireless devices rocked the South, the Bekaa and the southern suburbs of Beirut, according to the Ministry of Health and the Lebanese Red Cross.
  • acargitz@lemmy.caEnglish
    282·
    2 months ago

    So like killing a “handful” of Israeli civilians would be “exceptionally good” if the target was a bunch of IDF reservists?

    • xor@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
      66·
      2 months ago

      I mean, yeah. The tragic answer is that civilian casualties are inevitable in war, unfortunately.

      According to a UN meeting from 2022, 90% of war casualties globally are civilians. That’s not to say that’s an acceptable ratio, in fact it’s horrifying, but it does show that a ratio of “a handful” to “a bunch” is quite a lot better than the average.

      https://press.un.org/en/2022/sc14904.doc.htm

    • nonailsleft@lemm.eeEnglish
      334·
      2 months ago

      It’s never good, but when Hezbollah chose to restart the violence they knew it was never going to be without collateral

      • BakerBagel@midwest.socialEnglish
        183·
        2 months ago

        Israel has been massing forces on the Lebanon border and saying they will invade for months now. At what point is the Lebanese government allowed to defend itself?

        • nonailsleft@lemm.eeEnglish
          217·
          2 months ago

          Israel and Hezbollah have always had forces on the border staring at eachother.

          After Hezbollah broke that status quo, Israel has been threatening to invade if they didn’t stop.

          Can you explain why you’re blaming Israel for responding more than Hesbollah for starting it?