Benjamin Netanyahu's appeal came as Israel expanded its ground invasion against Hezbollah.

cross-posted from: https://quokk.au/post/590118

During a video address directed at the people of Lebanon, Netanyahu said: "You have an opportunity to save Lebanon before it falls into the abyss of a long war that will lead to destruction and suffering like we see in Gaza.

  • n3m37h@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    3 hours ago

    I just can’t see why anyone would hate him/Isreal. They cleared so much space for schools and hospitals by destroying old, run down schools and hospitals. I mean such hazardous work being done for free! Such a generous man, and all that military protection. How can you not love this regime!?!

    • sik0fewl@lemmy.caEnglish
      3·
      2 hours ago

      It’s just plain old antisemitism. No need to dig any deeper than that.

      Hey, I said no digging!

  • Mubelotix@jlai.luEnglish
    25·
    7 hours ago

    Maybe he should focus on maintaining peace if he doesn’t want his own country to turn into bloody ashes

    • BreadstickNinja@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      32 minutes ago

      And who’s going to do that as long as the US extends endless military and financial support? Bibi slaughtered tens of thousands of children with nothing more than a furrowed brow at the State Department. We send Israel so many bombs that it exceeds our military transport capacity and we’re chartering private carriers for part of the load. At every turn, the US has confirmed to Israel that it can act with impunity and retain our guarantee of support.

    • InfiniteGlitch@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
      33·
      7 hours ago

      I don’t think he wants peace at all. I think if there’s peace, he will lose his position as PM and lose its power with it.

      He would be fine with a full out war because he knows US will help him.

      • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
        101·
        6 hours ago

        He was about to lose power before 10/7…

        And has been refusing to allow elections because of the genocides he won’t stop committing ever since.

    • jonne@infosec.pubEnglish
      332·
      8 hours ago

      Can someone explain to me how this is going to help get the hostages back? I was told this was about hostages.

      • Sundial@lemm.eeEnglish
        9·
        5 hours ago

        Netanyahu and his cronies don’t care about the hostages. They care about retaining their power. He knows he’s done for once this war ends. He’s hated both by the world and his own citizens.

        • InverseParallax@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          57 minutes ago

          Let me explain how we can prove you’re 100% full of bullshit.

          If this had anything to do with security, bibi would resign, hand over reins to someone who didn’t fuck up and let the hostages be taken in the first place, and Israel could come up with plans slightly more nuanced and thought through than ‘Wauuugghh!!!’

          He’s desperate to keep power because hes Bibi, he’d use Iran getting nukes under his watch as an excuse for why he had to keep power, every failure from incompetence is just another argument for why he can’t possibly be replaced.

          You have a dictator, and it would be hilarious if it weren’t so tragic.

          • nonailsleft@lemm.eeEnglish
            11·
            40 minutes ago

            Your post makes me wonder which country you’re from, and how you’re so sure your neighbours can’t barge in with a few thousand soldiers and capture 250 hostages

            If you’re suggesting that pre-Al Aqsa Flood-Bibi was too weak on Gaza, then well… Yeah