I find this fascinating - there are reports coming from DEBKA, that Israel is filling the skies of Lebanon with fighter jets and recon flights today and while one might think that is just a precaution to be sure that Hezbollah doesn't have something up their sleeves to take some heat off of their Hamas brothers in Gaza, I find it perhaps a bit too coincidental that today, Sunday, is the day that Hezbollah leader Nasrallah is supposed to make a major speech about what is going on in Gaza. Interesting, huh? Here's some of the details from DEBKA:
Now, I'm sure this is normal IAF procedure when they are in operations in Gaza but I just can't help drooling a little bit over the thought of a well-placed JDAM on the podium of Nasrallah just about the time he is uttering a threat to Israel regarding Gaza. (wiping drool off of keyboard).
I don't expect much out of Nasrallah today other than the usual hot air the billows out of this piglet's mouth - I think the coward has seen that Israel is not messing around with Hamas in this operation and Nasrallah is probably paranoid enough to realize that an Israeli attack as surprising as the one in Gaza could certainly come close to knocking off the Hezbollah leader.
At the same time, I don't think the Israelis, at this point, will put up with even one rocket or missile coming out of southern Lebanon.
A Lebanese security official reported that five Israeli aircraft overflew Bin Jbeil in South Lebanon and then headed for the Mediterranean port town of Tyre further north. He also reported a reconnaissance aircraft cruised over the South all night. Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah is due to speak later Sunday, Dec. 28, about the air operation Israel launched Saturday against Hamas military and missile sites and resources.
Now, I'm sure this is normal IAF procedure when they are in operations in Gaza but I just can't help drooling a little bit over the thought of a well-placed JDAM on the podium of Nasrallah just about the time he is uttering a threat to Israel regarding Gaza. (wiping drool off of keyboard).
I don't expect much out of Nasrallah today other than the usual hot air the billows out of this piglet's mouth - I think the coward has seen that Israel is not messing around with Hamas in this operation and Nasrallah is probably paranoid enough to realize that an Israeli attack as surprising as the one in Gaza could certainly come close to knocking off the Hezbollah leader.
At the same time, I don't think the Israelis, at this point, will put up with even one rocket or missile coming out of southern Lebanon.
Lebanon reports intense Israeli air activity
A Lebanese security official reported that five Israeli aircraft overflew Bin Jbeil in South Lebanon and then headed for the Mediterranean port town of Tyre further north. He also reported a reconnaissance aircraft cruised over the South all night. Hizballah leader Hassan Nasrallah is due to speak later Sunday, Dec. 28, about the air operation Israel launched Saturday against Hamas military and missile sites and resources.
On the night of Dec. 25, Lebanese sappers defused 13 rockets shortly before their timing devices would have sent them hurtling towards the northern Israeli cities of Nahariya and Maalot. They were loaded on eight new Iranian-made rocket launchers located in a wadi 5 km from the Israeli border, the site used by the Hizballah to pummel northern Israel in the 2006 Lebanon War. Three were primed to fire 107mm RAAD rockets and five loaded with 122mm Grad Katyushas.
DEBKAfile's military sources were certain that Hizballah handed the rockets to Hamas terrorists at the Ain Hilwa camp in south Lebanon and guided them to the exact launching site for hitting the two Israeli towns. Their point was to demonstrate that Hamas could hit Israel with rockets not just from Gaza but also from a second front in Lebanon in the event of an Israeli military operation against Hamas.
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