@@CharlesRyan-f3j Yeah basically. Unfortunately where I live there's no 24/7 pizza place. To quote R.E.M "It's the end of the world as we know it (x3) and I feel fine"
Seems impossible for them to be a bit more honest about the bloodlust of Israel too. Atrocities that go back many decades - including many gruesome crimes in 2023 prior to October.
Simon isn't neutral but makes sure he remains so in The Situation Room episodes. They've also always operated on the principle of, "better late and accurate than early and incorrect"
Lebanon's economy is still reeling from the ammonium nitrate explosion in 2020, Lebanon's most talented and skilled people has since left the country. Simply speaking, it's in no position to get involved in any conflict that will further sink it's barely functional economy.
@@andersjjensen But it is part of the Lebanese political landscape. And was trained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard with similar strategies in mind as how they ousted then absorbed the Iranian military back in the day. Spells potential disaster for what is left of secularism and human rights in Lebanon if Hezbollah isn’t dealt with soon.
Update: Israel struck Beirut and killed the army chief of Hezbollah (no. 2 in the organization), and reportedly struck Tehran and killed Ismail Heniya, leader of Hamas who was visiting there. Now Israel waits for an answer from Hezbollah and Iran who vowed to retaliate.
Most of My family in Lebanon already traveled north and rented places in the mountains of Lebanon by Haresa, they are safe there because it’s majority from Christians, Israel has some agreements with the western countries to not hit Christian cities in Lebanon. We pray for Lebanon and the innocent civilians, Israel right now is waiting for its citizens to leave the country, it looks like war is coming, I lived in Lebanon through 2 wars, I was 6 years old, the trauma you encounter as a child is unbearable.
HALLELUYAH! Hear ye, hear ye, Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) said; "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." (John 6:47-51)
I've had to explain complex situations to soldiers before. In this case, i'd sum it up as "that whole thing about a train wreck waiting to happen? Well, the brakes are off and nobody seems ready to derail the train now."
HALLELUYAH! Hear ye, hear ye, Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) said; "Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life. I am that bread of life. Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead. This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die. I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world." (John 6:47-51)
As "someone cought in the middle" - 10 months of fear have made everyone here numb. But the seriousness of the current situation is poking us despite our tingling senses.
The only path to true peace is reconciliation. Ensure the future of the people who lived on the land before 1947. No more pain. If they can do that they will flourish because the world wishes it. Expect good trade and support in rebuilding. Both populations would rather live free from violence. Both populations are convinced they have no other option. Provide shelter to the sick and injured. Provide rest to the weary and waning. Food and drink for the hungry and thirsty. For those carrying weights of revenge in their hearts. Send festivals to celebrate a 180° so profound because all the prayers for safety in a single state homeland have been answered. One state many peoples each empowered by equal footing in the eyes of the human condition. Celebrate that all the death was not for nothing. Those who are gone left a better world in their place. Both sides repent for what they did and hold responsibility for a the actions of their state. Adjudication ought to be in cohort neutral at benevolent prosperous states. If there could be a peace facilitation from Rwanda Ghana Norway is responsible for Israel its had close ties with Israel and failed in its facilitation of the Oslo accords The United States has afforded Israel the ability to cause mass death and is responsible for its long standing involvement in the region. Peace & Prosperity is the only way to balance the books. Yemen has called for peace for the people in the region of Palestine and threatened war as leverage. They ought to make good on that call for peace in this process Iran is responsible for the manipulation of the process for suffrage for the people of Palestine. By providing weapons they enabled a counter productive act of violence which aided in the escalation between the two groups of Israel and Palestine who will have to learn to live side by side and help each other. Their restraint from Israeli provocation is notable and might imply a productive role to play in peace. The Swiss and other major capital holders should work to finance it as a long term investment with marginal profit. Invest in this peace and maybe the rest. These nations their backgrounds challenges and experience may be essential in setting the tone for the future of this region. A commission to reconcile the unreconcilable, the effects of occupation and occupying on populations and how the suffering weighs heavy on all. how to reconcile two groups of people who were only hours ago trying to kill each other. How does loss of liberty affect people and how to dissuade the use of violence in retributive action. We will rise together or fall apart that’s the way civilization goes. We’ve cultivated many cultures and unless create synergism between them we will destroy one another until there is only one. We can do that by genocide or we can unite under one banner that of earth and moon our place in this vast space we still know so very little about. We are one species and killing each other is cannibalistic. To take another’s future away from them is cave man activity. Ascend past our most trusted tool of the fist and offer a hand to whatever you can. If 70% of us did this instead of 70% of us currently convince justifying violence. The world would not have reasons to be violent. Your fear of impending violence causes you to act violent. If no one had an impending fear of violence from anyone no one would inflict violence. It is a tool to get what you want though isn’t it? If I don’t have access to extreme violence then what of other 30%? I don’t have an answer for that yet. But my hope is if 70% disarm the rest will to. There’s ways to give better alternatives to conflict always. Got away from the topic there but honestly world peace is my main concern. Without it the doomsday clock keeps ticking. Shut the clock off it can be a new era. No need for 20th century repetition.
@@davidcb8991 yeah the history here didn't start in 47. The Jewish presence in this land predates the rise of Islam by several millenia. The Arab Muslim world both gained and lost this land through conquest. Being on the losing side doesn't make you a victim, just a loser.
Stop watching TV - it'll mess with your ability to analyse information. The content of the video is not objective, but is that a necessary requirement of good journalism?
@@edelgyn2699I haven't watch TV for almost a decade And yes the moment he doesn't indulge himself to use emotional charged language, sticks to the facts as there are at the moment, mentioning his sources, emphasizing that by his opinion came to x conclusions He is objective enough
Frequent watcher and I enjoy your videos but one clarification.. the Druze that live in this particular area should not be lumped in with all the Druze in Israel as most of them identify as being Syrian, most have refused (after having the option for decades) to get Israeli citizenship.. I kept waiting to hear you say that Israeli officials tried to attend these innocents funerals and were cursed at and told to leave by the crowds at the funeral.. as with everything in this part of the world, it's very complicated and political.. this Israeli government was quick to jump up and say it would avenge its own "citizens" but it is misleading to look at it in this way without understanding that the majority of these people are not the same as other Druze populations in Israel. (Who are for the most part very strong allies of the state of Israel, and for valid historical, religious, and economic reasons). So when the argument is used of defending "our citizenry" it is a misleading one and something being twisted into seeming like something it really isn't. Also, when discussing escalations, it's wild to me that the assassinations and strikes that have killed 3 major military and political leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas in the past several weeks wasnt even mentioned? Anyways interesting and important content in these crazy times. Here in TLV it feels like a calm before a storm.
@wootboop666 I mean, it seems that they didn't blow up the group of kids playing soccer, so in that sense they did not "create" this situation. But yes, the government was disgustingly political and cynical (big surprise?) in their exploitation of the killings to use it as justification and an excuse for escalation.. All that said, this is not a vacuum and the horror and death Israel has unleashed on Gaza and the West Bank should be kept in mind in any discussion of the deaths of children and innocents..
There's an old saying in my village, "If one person says that you're crazy, laugh at them. If the entire neighborhood says you're crazy, you better start rolling on the floor like a madman." Everyone in Israel's neighborhood is calling them a genocidal state. Yet the West is turning a blind eye on what they're doing. There will be reckoning and it from what it looks like, it won't be pretty for Israelis.
@@wootboop666 Wrong. Israel considers the Golan Heights its territory, and all the Druze there are considered permanent residents and are eligible for citizenship. While it is true that these particular Druze have refused, they also demanded Israel take action in response to the killings. Regardless of how this community feels towards the state of Israel, Israel has an obligation to defend its territory, even if its sovereignty is disputed. In any case, Hezbollah "created" this situation by launching rockets at Israel for 9 months. Nobody forced Hezbollah to get involved, they actively chose to do so, forcing 60,000 + Israelis to flee their homes in the north for a year already. Whatever happens, Hezbollah, and only Hezbollah is responsible for this situation.
Just another chapter in that region. The idea that this will be resolved in our lifetimes without a massive long war that actually results in one side's destruction is such cope from "experts".
I used to feel that way but the longer this post Oct 7th train rolls. I think it’s also a possibility of Israel collapsing not only from war but as a result of infighting, coups, and/or civil unrest, citizens leaving for other countries and economy suffering.
And sooner than later… And by collapsing I just mean ceasing to exist in its current form. Idk, could be another 100 years. I’d guess whenever it loses complete unilateral support form USA
@@NahMan-GaijinI think not. The countries surrounding it and the Muslim world in general is barely functioning. ( Yes I have been "there") They can't function with a common enemy. What do you think would happen without Israel? I'll give you a hint. It won't be peace.
Please make a video about the current situation is bangladesh, the government is basically silencing the protesters on the current situation and casualties
Yes, agreed. As bad as the situation is in the Levant, there's been plenty of coverage of what's going on. Not nearly enough attention is being paid to the situation in Dhaka right now.
@@anonymousy8882 if i remember, they have a kill on sight curfew due to the rampang protests, but recently my friends that live there said that the current PM has stepped down and currently the army is in charge
Nice watch Simon 👍 And as always, well presented, informative episode of an obviously deteriorating situation. Surely it's only a matter of time before none of us are left.
Hezbollah started attacking Israel on October 8th - unprovoked - to support Hamas. They didn't have any destruction in Gaza to react to on October 8th. This has been a war of aggression by Hezbollah.
Thats a false story propagated by mainstream media to confuse the truth. Iranian official statement came out yesterday, investigations confirmed it was a short range missile fired in the moment
@@adamredwine77450 years from now we are told it was the now ubiquitous space laser, that does daily strikes around the rebellious regions of the world.
Not Frank: "Hey Frank, what's that under the bad here?" Frank: "Oh, I'm sure it's nothing." 2 months later ... Frank: "We say nothing of this to anyone, agreed?"
You need to update the video. Israel's retalitation was killing Hezbollah's top military commander (and a part of the inner circle, a kind of right hand person to Nasserahlla), Ahmed Shukr. It happens that he was the one who authorized the attack. It is also important to state here that back in 2006, right after the second Israel-Lebanon war (well, Israel-Hezbollah to be exact), Nasserallah the leader of Hezbollah was interviewed and he said that had he knew how the Israelis would react (to their soldiers on the border being killed and kidpanned at the Hezbollah raid, that triggered the war) - he would never have approved the action.
I remember about 7 years ago I had an online friend named Nver that lives in beruit. She actually defended hezbollah and hamas back then interestingly and she is christian. We no longer talk but hope shes ok and realizes how wrong she was.
well, as an Israeli I have given up hope of peace with Hezbollah. they are not really an Iranian proxy, but the forward unit of the Iranian armed forces. they attacked unprovoked on October and will keep on finding so called excuses for attacking Israel. unfortunately, any ceasefire as postponing the inevitable and giving them further opportunity to grow stronger. this isn't a fight we want to fight, but it is a battle for our existence.
As an American Jew who cares about Israel I hope you understand that Bibi is for himself and he’s leading us all down a path that benefits him. Israel has been to war with Hamas and Hezbollah for the last 20 or so years but it never gets to this point. Israel cannot chose to be at war with the entire Middle East and ask for America to save it. I fear this is happening. This cannot be the leader you go to war with. The rest of the world is starting to back away.
Have you guys tried not oppressing Palestinians? No? Ok well Hezbollah said they’ll stop firing when that happens. But Israel can’t exist without Palestinian suffering. Keep repeating the “this is fighting for our existence” bs. You’ve been conditioned.
You guys should take a deep dive into what's happening in Bangladesh right now. It seems to be a bit under the radar with a lot of the world's attention focused on other conflicts.
This one sounds better than the "Trump's Peace Plan" and "France vs Azerbijan" videos. Great material as always. If you record in a large echoey room, sound proofing it might help as well. Keep it up!!!!
As an Israeli this is very scary. I have to unwillingly trust leaders who have shown they are not capable of rationally leading this country at war, and simply hope they come to their right senses to end this things before people I love and innocent people on the other side get seriously hurt.
Simon normally I love your stuff, but it's wild to talk about the 12 children killed by Hezbollah without also mentioning that Israel has killed over 8,000 children in Gaza. (And that statistic is from June so that number has almost certainly gone up).
Funny how he forgets to mention that. Makes them both seem like equal ration actors that just disagree. Israel is also most certainly not trying to avoid war.
Well Israel military doesn’t shoot rockets from hospitals, schools, universities, residential buildings, the unrwa building. Once you use those buildings for military purposes they aren’t safe according to international law. Did you forget about the Hamas rocket that killed 50 civilians in a hospital, Hamas blamed Israel and said 500 ppl died. You don’t know how much more Palestinians died from Hamas rockets or military methods
Finally the elephant in the room that was not talked about NEARLY as much as the 12. Simon, duty says you should make it a point to actually show some righteousness indignation with the (non) proportional Israeli response when sensationalizing 12 children over many thousand children just because of race/religion.
@@Flintlockon The US was pulling punches trying to maintain their public image as the good guys and trying to win over hearts and minds of the locals isreal to say the least wont care about any of that especially considering how little regard they've had for the Geneva convention thus far the world is about to see the true power of air superiority the likes of which hasn't been seen since WW2
@@erazer5685 People are about to find out for the first time what it looks like when a country with air superiority doesn't care about the Geneva convention or trying to win over the hearts and minds of the locals and nor should they this is twice now within a year that their children have been slaughtered it only took us 1 day and 2 towers to justify our wars and isreal has been dealing with this BS for decades isreal absolutely deserves to take the gloves off and the world is gonna need to learn to mind their own business and not get dragged into this
@@FlintlockonVietnam was bad because of internal fighting that Israel military personal won't have and Afghanistan worked out pretty well until Biden made a shitty pull out
I don’t watch the TV news really at all anymore.. on YT this channel and 2 others I feel I can trust pretty strongly on delivering unbiased and easy to understand in depth analysis on the topics that really matter. Very happy I found and stayed with the Whistler-verse until this truly F**KED up time we find ourselves in. ❤ from 🇦🇺 Factboy be blessed mate
You’d think after centuries of conflict, war is something humans wouldn’t want to do anymore. But Ukraine, the Middle East, Myanmar…it doesn’t end sadly. We’re just hardwired to destroy ourselves.
From what I have read, the Druze in the Golan Heights are not "loyal Israeli citizens." In fact, they have rejected Israeli citizenship for the most part and consider themselves Syrian
@@tektalk2dayyeah it seems about 80 years is enough to forget the last wave of antisemitism and bring on the next one. Some of the things you read online from the pro-Hamas crowd are truly shocking
Because the Zionist entity was created on occupied land. The balfour decleration was the beginning of this religious extremism. Any person who believes they are superior to others and are entitled enough to establish an apartheid state and pretend to be democratic get what they give
While I appreciate your research into the matter, the video is outdated (and was so when posted). Israel already struck back a few days ago, and killed Hezbollah's equivalent of the chief of staff in the middle of the Lebanese capital. Edit: It seems you posted an actually up to date video earlier then this one, so possibly reupload.
There was mention of this video being posted earlier this week in that update so I’m guessing the release timeline got jumbled with everything going on rn.
Just a matter of release timing. Probably editing issues. The way things are going it's gotta be hard to keep up. That and considering how many other channels Simon does.
It’s a little bit of a reach to suggest the Druze people are some of the most loyal to Israel. Only a fifth have accepted Israeli citizenship and when Israeli government officials went to show support at the funerals they were physically stopped and told they shared blame by the mourners
Except they didn't move there. They have lived there a long time. The border changed not the people. In fact, while they are Israeli, they mostly identify as Syrian. Also, while the area is in dispute, the dispute is between Syria and Israel. Syria didn't launch the attack.
@@T.efpunkt generally good advice not to move into disputed area. Your advice doesn't ring true here since these settlements pre-dated the dispute. They were in Syria and then suddenly they weren't.
@@LanceMan don't follow that logic. If you follow the ideas of who lived there when borders changed, who is indigenius, you soon end up asking very antisemitic questions.
@@T.efpunkt not true at all. Your logic is that you shouldn't move into disputed territories. I agree. My response is they didn't move there after the dispute. The border moved causing the land they live one to be disputed. Is your suggestion that they should relocate because the border moved and they now live in disputed territories? Based on your statements I would say that is your thinking.
Netanyahu and Iran have created one hell of a mess. Now we have more carrier battle groups heading back, a just passed resolution for use of force against iran, and a pentagon suddenly ordering pizza at a ridiculous rate because they weren't going home to eat any time soon and yes, that really is a real metric used to get an indication of US situational seriousness.
Iran created this mess and they wanted to create situation where multiple Muslim countries went to war with Israel. All in an attempt to thwart the Abraham accords. They have three proxies launching terror and missile attacks at Israel, what else is Israel going to do?
@@archyarchfiendx2938 You guys have bombed iran twice now, Syria, lebanon, Yemen and palestine. You were victims on October 7th and we supported Israel 🇮🇱 but you guys have gone too far. America took baghdad in three days, a city of 5 million people. Your just extending this on purpose at this point.
They didn’t even want Israel’s scumbag politicians at the funerals. They rejected Israeli citizenship. They are literally occupied Syrians and most definitely not allies to the nasty Zionists
Hezbollah “incensed by Israel’s conduct in the ongoing war in Gaza?” Is that why Hezbollah started firing rockets on October 8th before Israel had conducted any retaliation? Incensed by Jews, in general, is more like it. Had to stop the video, maybe I’ll watch the rest of it later.
This is an intelligent audience : I genuinely ask, given that H use 2M917 Grads at that range (II-14km), where is the crater from a 50-70kg warhead? I would be grateful if anyone could add genuine ballistic/munition theories, I have no interest in adding to conspiracy nonsense.
There is a crater. Generally, what news sites are reporting was a 2 to 3 meter wide crater. Other than that, there is cell phone video from someone extremely close to the impact. The video is shot from underneath the red and white overhead canopy that can be seen in puctures of the after math. It's a short clip. You hear the air raid siren when the video starts for about 6 seconds and then hear the rocket right before the impact. The clip ends a few seconds after the blast. I'm not really sure what your post was implying, though? Edit: these are not theories either. This is what multiple news agencies on both sides of politics have reported. The video stands for itself. I do not like theories and misinformation being spread. As far as what rocket it was or where it came from I can't help you there. Again I'm not really sure what you question was? You think there was no rocket?
@@johnmoorefilm static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2024/07/F240728MG02-1.jpg, matching the 50Kg warhead of the Falaq-1, shrapnels of which have been found in the area: kan-media.kan.org.il/media/ctcegsrz/screenshot-2024-07-28-195424.png?rmode=max&height=500
Color me skeptical that hezbollah is half as effective as made out to be. Those middle eastern Muslims are amazing at being pretty bad at war. Especially for the amount id experience they have
It’s wrong to call them Israel’s most loyal citizens, the Druze in the Golan heights rejected their Israeli citizenship. In all likelihood a misfire from hezbollah, there is no incentive for this type of attack. If anything, it’s a shame that Israel is trying to use the deaths of these innocent children as a provocation for war when they’ve shown zero interest in de-escalating.
Yet many Druze go on to serve in the IDF like most Israeli citizens. Also, who says they wanted to provoke a war? This was retaliation. If it was your child who was killed in that bombing, would you rather your country just stay silent and tell you to suck it up?
Wtf are you smoking ? Israel and hamas had a cease fire who broke it ? Hamas Israeli Druze serve in higher % then Israeli Jews some of the highest ranking officers are Druze Israel did use what happen like any country uses attacks on its land as hostile aggression
They 'deny' citizenship because they fear being murdered by Syria in the case of a future land-swap and they suddenly find themselves in Syrian territory. Not good if they once showed public loyalty to Israel. That said, the Druze all over the rest of the country are in fact among Israel's loyalest , and serve in the IDF in drives.
Hopefully, we don't get a quote from Simon after the Olympics Closing Ceremonies that says, "Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, Lebanon, & Syria has officially declared war on Israel!"
Mistake or not, 12 kids died. Definitely slightly concerning times. Edit: sorry to those who felt some type of way I didn’t also acknowledge the thousand of kids killed in Gaza. I figured it was obvious that isn’t okay either and that I was simply referring to the video above. Hence the reason I only mentioned the 12 kids who were killed 🌝
@@MrWorshipMestop being ridiculous. You're only attempting to fool yourself by saying that. We all know well how rockets and explosions do not discriminate. There are no hoards of AK wielding children. War is hell.
I’m honestly confused why Hezbola waited until Israel is almost finished stomping Hamas before doing anything. To be clear I am an American Christian and very pro Israel. But these tactics just don’t make sense. It also breaks my heart that the Druze population caught the brunt of this tragedy when they don’t have a dog in the fight either way.
Let's look at it this way, how do you think the Arab world has been feeling about what Israel has been doing? Do you think Hezbollah has less or more support now than before Israel almost finished off Hamas? That's probably why.
So as a Christian you are pro the people who liked Jesus? Also do you believe the Jews are still gods chosen people? Because I'm a Christian to and from my understanding Jesus bathed the people of the world in his blood when he died. Both believers and none believers. Making all the people of the world gods people. Can't believe the Jews are special and that Jesus died to make all the people the world gods people. I'm vary anti Israel and Jews as a Christian also as a white man if I said white people are gods chosen people and Superior for that reason you would say I'm a crazy racist yet jews believe that and are told that and will tell people that and it's accepted. Yeah no
@@andreww1225 That from a tactical standpoint this is rather weird, and looks more like Iran pulling strings to avenge the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran, than an actually planned Hezbollah mission. Targeting a military facility at the early stages of the invasion of Gaza would have made sense, as it would force Isreal to consider it a possible precursor for an actual assault, but at that stage Hezbollah just shot their smaller, cheaper unguided rockets in the general direction of populated areas (like so many times before).
You’ve got the situation wrong. Israel will not attack Hezbollah again because of Majdal Shams, but to re-establish its security zone in southern Lebanon and bring its 60,000+ displaced Israelis back to northern Israel.
I know a lot of people constantly criticise the leadership in Tel Aviv for the way they are carrying out their response to A) October 7th and B) the constant threat and attacks from the 2 H's and I...... see what I did there?..... but, in my opinion, Tel Aviv has the right to respond in any way they like as long as they stay within the rules of war. Ever since its re- Birth in 1948, Tel Aviv has had to defend itself from pretty much everyone in the region and has done so because they're bloody good at it. They are survivors, they're tough and they will not back down....... no matter who or what attacks them. BTW........... I don't have a dog in this fight so I'm a neutral, I don't think one side is better than the other, I don't like to see innocent civilians from both sides suffering before people start moaning.
It is worth mentioning that for 10 months Huzbulla targeted civilians and villages as a strategy. The denial is ridiculous, it is due to the fact that there are druze in Lebanon, the problem wasn’t that children died, but that they weren’t jews. For Israelis it doesn’t matter, they are Israeli civilians. The attack in Beirut was the response - they assassinated the de facto chief of staff of Huzbulla
Emergency episode at midnight.
My Brain: Well if the world ends tomorrow, may aswell not sleep.
Oh Im just waiting for the nukes to start falling.
I guess we should all just order pizza too?@davidfitzpatrick6535
@@davidfitzpatrick6535damn! And I don't have weed for that
@@CharlesRyan-f3j Yeah basically. Unfortunately where I live there's no 24/7 pizza place. To quote R.E.M "It's the end of the world as we know it (x3) and I feel fine"
@@coltringcoltring7448 Unfortunately Im tee total (dont drink dont do any substance including smokes)
This is not updated. Israel assassinated hezbollah's chief of staff in Beirut and Hamas political leader in Teheran
yes i was just thinking the same thing
Well if these biblical prophecies are true I guess they are going to start happening in the near future. Lets see if there is a god watching.
@@tungzauzage977 The Bible is never wrong. Just a question of time.
@@YgalSharon🤣🤣🤣🤣
there is another episode 17 hours ago that talks about this you should check it out..
I gotta feel bad for Simon and the crew, shit is happening so damn fast, it's impossible to release quality videos in a timely manner.
@@Ikcatcher we've got a real life Speedrun before gta 6
Seems impossible for them to be a bit more honest about the bloodlust of Israel too. Atrocities that go back many decades - including many gruesome crimes in 2023 prior to October.
@@ScandalUKthis channel cover on that already. In a very neutral manner
Simon is not neutral but his videos are okay to watch
Simon isn't neutral but makes sure he remains so in The Situation Room episodes. They've also always operated on the principle of, "better late and accurate than early and incorrect"
Lebanon's economy is still reeling from the ammonium nitrate explosion in 2020, Lebanon's most talented and skilled people has since left the country. Simply speaking, it's in no position to get involved in any conflict that will further sink it's barely functional economy.
And Hezbollah is not a part of the Lebanese military....
@@andersjjensen But it is part of the Lebanese political landscape.
And was trained by the Iranian Revolutionary Guard with similar strategies in mind as how they ousted then absorbed the Iranian military back in the day.
Spells potential disaster for what is left of secularism and human rights in Lebanon if Hezbollah isn’t dealt with soon.
It's crazy how 40 years ago Lebanon was the paris of the east and a gorgeous safe vacation spot.
The Israeli economy is not too good either. But big daddy USA will get sucked into protecting Israel.
@@andersjjensen it is
So THIS is the video "released earlier this week" that The Situation Room mentioned...
Was greatly confused that the deaths of the Hamas and Hezbollah senior leaders were not mentioned but this makes sense.
I thought we time travelled or something..
@@maxmorgan4879 Wasn't that covered in the video prior to this? Just 18 hours ago
Update: Israel struck Beirut and killed the army chief of Hezbollah (no. 2 in the organization), and reportedly struck Tehran and killed Ismail Heniya, leader of Hamas who was visiting there. Now Israel waits for an answer from Hezbollah and Iran who vowed to retaliate.
It's like 'PONG: The Movie'.
Most of My family in Lebanon already traveled north and rented places in the mountains of Lebanon by Haresa, they are safe there because it’s majority from Christians, Israel has some agreements with the western countries to not hit Christian cities in Lebanon. We pray for Lebanon and the innocent civilians, Israel right now is waiting for its citizens to leave the country, it looks like war is coming, I lived in Lebanon through 2 wars, I was 6 years old, the trauma you encounter as a child is unbearable.
Careful, Izzy has a hard time avoiding “safe zones”
Believing anything the Israeli government says is laughable
I hope your family is able to remain safe
@@NahMan-Gaijinonly when terrorists hide in them :) and even then they give plenty of advanced notice
@@NahMan-Gaijin Also Hezbollah seems to have a hard time not killing civilians and destroying their homes, as this is their end goal
Nice to see the audio issues resolved
HALLELUYAH!
Hear ye, hear ye,
Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) said;
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.
I am that bread of life.
Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead.
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."
(John 6:47-51)
@@teresitakang Name 1 religion that has not caused suffering and killing to the people. Christianity is on top of the death list… 🤷♂️
Its still pretty bad
@@teresitakangAre you okay buddy?
Lol @@teresitakang
I've had to explain complex situations to soldiers before. In this case, i'd sum it up as "that whole thing about a train wreck waiting to happen? Well, the brakes are off and nobody seems ready to derail the train now."
Oh and the engineer left the track off centered so everybodies fucking dead
Man I'm grateful you will never explain something complex to me
Simon dropping this video when he should be eating breakfast is eerie to say the least.
HALLELUYAH!
Hear ye, hear ye,
Yeshua HaMashiach (Jesus Christ) said;
"Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that believeth on Me hath everlasting life.
I am that bread of life.
Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness and are dead.
This is the bread which cometh down from heaven, that a man may eat thereof, and not die.
I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."
(John 6:47-51)
I've seen Peter Jennings cover news without wearing pants. And would you believe it, he was covering mideast news at the time.
@@teresitakang Name 1 religion that has not caused suffering and killing to the people. Christianity is top of the death list… 🤷♂️
lol…
Its like people are Hounding the middle east for news
As "someone cought in the middle" - 10 months of fear have made everyone here numb. But the seriousness of the current situation is poking us despite our tingling senses.
The only path to true peace is reconciliation. Ensure the future of the people who lived on the land before 1947. No more pain. If they can do that they will flourish because the world wishes it. Expect good trade and support in rebuilding. Both populations would rather live free from violence. Both populations are convinced they have no other option. Provide shelter to the sick and injured. Provide rest to the weary and waning. Food and drink for the hungry and thirsty. For those carrying weights of revenge in their hearts. Send festivals to celebrate a 180° so profound because all the prayers for safety in a single state homeland have been answered. One state many peoples each empowered by equal footing in the eyes of the human condition. Celebrate that all the death was not for nothing. Those who are gone left a better world in their place. Both sides repent for what they did and hold responsibility for a the actions of their state. Adjudication ought to be in cohort neutral at benevolent prosperous states.
If there could be a peace facilitation from Rwanda
Ghana
Norway is responsible for Israel its had close ties with Israel and failed in its facilitation of the Oslo accords
The United States has afforded Israel the ability to cause mass death and is responsible for its long standing involvement in the region. Peace & Prosperity is the only way to balance the books.
Yemen has called for peace for the people in the region of Palestine and threatened war as leverage. They ought to make good on that call for peace in this process
Iran is responsible for the manipulation of the process for suffrage for the people of Palestine. By providing weapons they enabled a counter productive act of violence which aided in the escalation between the two groups of Israel and Palestine who will have to learn to live side by side and help each other. Their restraint from Israeli provocation is notable and might imply a productive role to play in peace.
The Swiss and other major capital holders should work to finance it as a long term investment with marginal profit. Invest in this peace and maybe the rest.
These nations their backgrounds challenges and experience may be essential in setting the tone for the future of this region. A commission to reconcile the unreconcilable, the effects of occupation and occupying on populations and how the suffering weighs heavy on all. how to reconcile two groups of people who were only hours ago trying to kill each other. How does loss of liberty affect people and how to dissuade the use of violence in retributive action.
We will rise together or fall apart that’s the way civilization goes. We’ve cultivated many cultures and unless create synergism between them we will destroy one another until there is only one. We can do that by genocide or we can unite under one banner that of earth and moon our place in this vast space we still know so very little about. We are one species and killing each other is cannibalistic. To take another’s future away from them is cave man activity. Ascend past our most trusted tool of the fist and offer a hand to whatever you can. If 70% of us did this instead of 70% of us currently convince justifying violence. The world would not have reasons to be violent. Your fear of impending violence causes you to act violent. If no one had an impending fear of violence from anyone no one would inflict violence. It is a tool to get what you want though isn’t it? If I don’t have access to extreme violence then what of other 30%?
I don’t have an answer for that yet. But my hope is if 70% disarm the rest will to. There’s ways to give better alternatives to conflict always. Got away from the topic there but honestly world peace is my main concern. Without it the doomsday clock keeps ticking. Shut the clock off it can be a new era. No need for 20th century repetition.
@@davidcb8991 im palestinian bro chill
@@davidcb8991 yeah the history here didn't start in 47. The Jewish presence in this land predates the rise of Islam by several millenia. The Arab Muslim world both gained and lost this land through conquest. Being on the losing side doesn't make you a victim, just a loser.
Caught*
@@lactoseLord right! Thanks
Things are falling apart quick guys, here's to your safety and your family's.
Goodluck everybody.
Calm down Chicken Little.
@@elliotgillum you sweet summer child.
Simon's videos are more informative, serious, on the spot and Objective than most News broadcasting on TV
Stop watching TV - it'll mess with your ability to analyse information. The content of the video is not objective, but is that a necessary requirement of good journalism?
@@edelgyn2699I haven't watch TV for almost a decade
And yes the moment he doesn't indulge himself to use emotional charged language, sticks to the facts as there are at the moment, mentioning his sources, emphasizing that by his opinion came to x conclusions
He is objective enough
Frequent watcher and I enjoy your videos but one clarification.. the Druze that live in this particular area should not be lumped in with all the Druze in Israel as most of them identify as being Syrian, most have refused (after having the option for decades) to get Israeli citizenship.. I kept waiting to hear you say that Israeli officials tried to attend these innocents funerals and were cursed at and told to leave by the crowds at the funeral.. as with everything in this part of the world, it's very complicated and political.. this Israeli government was quick to jump up and say it would avenge its own "citizens" but it is misleading to look at it in this way without understanding that the majority of these people are not the same as other Druze populations in Israel. (Who are for the most part very strong allies of the state of Israel, and for valid historical, religious, and economic reasons). So when the argument is used of defending "our citizenry" it is a misleading one and something being twisted into seeming like something it really isn't.
Also, when discussing escalations, it's wild to me that the assassinations and strikes that have killed 3 major military and political leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas in the past several weeks wasnt even mentioned? Anyways interesting and important content in these crazy times. Here in TLV it feels like a calm before a storm.
As usual, it's Israel creating a situation and then cry wolf.
@wootboop666 I mean, it seems that they didn't blow up the group of kids playing soccer, so in that sense they did not "create" this situation. But yes, the government was disgustingly political and cynical (big surprise?) in their exploitation of the killings to use it as justification and an excuse for escalation..
All that said, this is not a vacuum and the horror and death Israel has unleashed on Gaza and the West Bank should be kept in mind in any discussion of the deaths of children and innocents..
There's an old saying in my village, "If one person says that you're crazy, laugh at them. If the entire neighborhood says you're crazy, you better start rolling on the floor like a madman."
Everyone in Israel's neighborhood is calling them a genocidal state. Yet the West is turning a blind eye on what they're doing. There will be reckoning and it from what it looks like, it won't be pretty for Israelis.
thank you for the comment on point.
@@wootboop666 Wrong. Israel considers the Golan Heights its territory, and all the Druze there are considered permanent residents and are eligible for citizenship. While it is true that these particular Druze have refused, they also demanded Israel take action in response to the killings. Regardless of how this community feels towards the state of Israel, Israel has an obligation to defend its territory, even if its sovereignty is disputed. In any case, Hezbollah "created" this situation by launching rockets at Israel for 9 months. Nobody forced Hezbollah to get involved, they actively chose to do so, forcing 60,000 + Israelis to flee their homes in the north for a year already. Whatever happens, Hezbollah, and only Hezbollah is responsible for this situation.
Fuck TH-cam and its censorship.
Killing innocent children on either side is absolutely despicable.
Tell it to Islam, it doesn't seem they care
One side is the Lebanese children and the other side is the Syrian children who live under occupation in the occupied Golan area.
@@dani-ks9cg Israel has killed more children than every Islamic country combined in the past year 👍🏽
@@dani-ks9cgWhat the hell are you on about. Who has killed over 15k children again? Remind me I forgot
@@Robnas621 I'll remind you. It was Islam as well in Sudan and Nigeria. They can't stand Christians and other non-Muslims
The state of the world is requiring the channel and Simon to be on full standby.
This aged like old milk
2024 needs to chill out...
Fr, it’s like 2020 but version 2.0
@@jancovanderwesthuizen80702020 never ended. It’s been one long year
It’s about to boil over
It's all just a forced update patch that no one asked for. @@procrastinator547
Idk, it's interesting if nothing else.
Another day, another good video from our favorite educational youtuber, Simon Whistler.
Buckle up boys, things are about to get bumpy
Thank you for having the most in-depth reporting!! I would truly not have enough information about world events if it were not for your channels!
Much gratitude and appreciation for all the depth and detail you put into your work. I have family in Lebanon. Be well.
I hope everyone stays safe. best of luck to you.
The hypocrisy is baffling
Just another chapter in that region. The idea that this will be resolved in our lifetimes without a massive long war that actually results in one side's destruction is such cope from "experts".
If you look at things for what they are most of the wars are started and (eventually won) by the united states, at least for the last century.
Which religion is that? One sides destruction? How clueless are you? There is only one instigator here, Islam..
I used to feel that way but the longer this post Oct 7th train rolls. I think it’s also a possibility of Israel collapsing not only from war but as a result of infighting, coups, and/or civil unrest, citizens leaving for other countries and economy suffering.
And sooner than later… And by collapsing I just mean ceasing to exist in its current form. Idk, could be another 100 years. I’d guess whenever it loses complete unilateral support form USA
@@NahMan-GaijinI think not. The countries surrounding it and the Muslim world in general is barely functioning. ( Yes I have been "there") They can't function with a common enemy. What do you think would happen without Israel? I'll give you a hint. It won't be peace.
The quality of videos Simon produces at such a rapid turnover time is fantastic
Please make a video about the current situation is bangladesh, the government is basically silencing the protesters on the current situation and casualties
Yes, agreed. As bad as the situation is in the Levant, there's been plenty of coverage of what's going on. Not nearly enough attention is being paid to the situation in Dhaka right now.
Whats happening in Dhaka?
The pm resigned and fled the country
@@anonymousy8882 if i remember, they have a kill on sight curfew due to the rampang protests, but recently my friends that live there said that the current PM has stepped down and currently the army is in charge
Well the government collapsed :/
Nice watch Simon 👍
And as always, well presented, informative episode of an obviously deteriorating situation.
Surely it's only a matter of time before none of us are left.
Hezbollah started attacking Israel on October 8th - unprovoked - to support Hamas. They didn't have any destruction in Gaza to react to on October 8th. This has been a war of aggression by Hezbollah.
Man the events are happening fast for Simon and his crew.
Does anyone else speed up the playback? It sounds like Simon is one of the old news casters from ww2.
1.25. What do you do?
@@gracequach6769 lol same
Excellent breakdown, ty
Ismail Haniyeh was killed by a bomb planted in the room he stayed over 2 months ago! Those Iranians run a tight ship
Thats a false story propagated by mainstream media to confuse the truth. Iranian official statement came out yesterday, investigations confirmed it was a short range missile fired in the moment
The story keeps changing. We don’t really know what happened.
Not so.
@@adamredwine77450 years from now we are told it was the now ubiquitous space laser, that does daily strikes around the rebellious regions of the world.
Not Frank: "Hey Frank, what's that under the bad here?"
Frank: "Oh, I'm sure it's nothing."
2 months later ...
Frank: "We say nothing of this to anyone, agreed?"
Hopefully you do an episode about recent events and the pager attack !
You need to update the video. Israel's retalitation was killing Hezbollah's top military commander (and a part of the inner circle, a kind of right hand person to Nasserahlla), Ahmed Shukr. It happens that he was the one who authorized the attack.
It is also important to state here that back in 2006, right after the second Israel-Lebanon war (well, Israel-Hezbollah to be exact), Nasserallah the leader of Hezbollah was interviewed and he said that had he knew how the Israelis would react (to their soldiers on the border being killed and kidpanned at the Hezbollah raid, that triggered the war) - he would never have approved the action.
This is the first assessment that I have seen, that is spot on.
It would be great to have a video for the stuff happening in Bangladesh as well
Great video as always. What watch are you wearing? Gorgeous
I remember about 7 years ago I had an online friend named Nver that lives in beruit. She actually defended hezbollah and hamas back then interestingly and she is christian. We no longer talk but hope shes ok and realizes how wrong she was.
Simon becoming the Walter Cronkite of a new generation.
well, as an Israeli I have given up hope of peace with Hezbollah. they are not really an Iranian proxy, but the forward unit of the Iranian armed forces. they attacked unprovoked on October and will keep on finding so called excuses for attacking Israel.
unfortunately, any ceasefire as postponing the inevitable and giving them further opportunity to grow stronger.
this isn't a fight we want to fight, but it is a battle for our existence.
As an American Jew who cares about Israel I hope you understand that Bibi is for himself and he’s leading us all down a path that benefits him. Israel has been to war with Hamas and Hezbollah for the last 20 or so years but it never gets to this point.
Israel cannot chose to be at war with the entire Middle East and ask for America to save it. I fear this is happening. This cannot be the leader you go to war with. The rest of the world is starting to back away.
Have you guys tried not oppressing Palestinians? No? Ok well Hezbollah said they’ll stop firing when that happens. But Israel can’t exist without Palestinian suffering. Keep repeating the “this is fighting for our existence” bs. You’ve been conditioned.
@@NahMan-Gaijin Womp womp, learn some history about the region before spouting stupidity
@@NahMan-Gaijin
Yes.
Again and again.
That didn't cause them to stop trying to kill us.
Look it up.
Thank you Simon, thank you.
36 towns or cities in Israel went under red alerts last night
You guys should take a deep dive into what's happening in Bangladesh right now. It seems to be a bit under the radar with a lot of the world's attention focused on other conflicts.
And so the cycle of violence continues.
This one sounds better than the "Trump's Peace Plan" and "France vs Azerbijan" videos. Great material as always. If you record in a large echoey room, sound proofing it might help as well. Keep it up!!!!
I hope this doesnt age well😔
well said brother!
I've been thinking for awhile that I wish you'd include more maps.
Show restraint? We all saw how that went for US
As an Israeli this is very scary. I have to unwillingly trust leaders who have shown they are not capable of rationally leading this country at war, and simply hope they come to their right senses to end this things before people I love and innocent people on the other side get seriously hurt.
Simon normally I love your stuff, but it's wild to talk about the 12 children killed by Hezbollah without also mentioning that Israel has killed over 8,000 children in Gaza. (And that statistic is from June so that number has almost certainly gone up).
Funny how he forgets to mention that. Makes them both seem like equal ration actors that just disagree. Israel is also most certainly not trying to avoid war.
Well Israel military doesn’t shoot rockets from hospitals, schools, universities, residential buildings, the unrwa building. Once you use those buildings for military purposes they aren’t safe according to international law. Did you forget about the Hamas rocket that killed 50 civilians in a hospital, Hamas blamed Israel and said 500 ppl died. You don’t know how much more Palestinians died from Hamas rockets or military methods
Finally the elephant in the room that was not talked about NEARLY as much as the 12. Simon, duty says you should make it a point to actually show some righteousness indignation with the (non) proportional Israeli response when sensationalizing 12 children over many thousand children just because of race/religion.
@@Z28_rob That still doesn't justify Israel killing innocent Palestinian civilians
Am amazed Beruit is still standing!
I guess the situation in the UK isn't bad enough for you guys to talk about it.
Russia started that too.
@@zulubeatz1Russia opened the UK's borders and let unvetted criminals come in ?
That's crazy
Nobody wants war, but nobody is working towards peace. ✌️
Israel has air superiority throughout the middle east.
The USA had air superiority in Vietnam and Afganistan. How did that work out?
They lost.
@@Flintlockon The US was pulling punches trying to maintain their public image as the good guys and trying to win over hearts and minds of the locals isreal to say the least wont care about any of that especially considering how little regard they've had for the Geneva convention thus far the world is about to see the true power of air superiority the likes of which hasn't been seen since WW2
Doesn't mean sh*t without boots in the ground.
@@erazer5685 People are about to find out for the first time what it looks like when a country with air superiority doesn't care about the Geneva convention or trying to win over the hearts and minds of the locals and nor should they this is twice now within a year that their children have been slaughtered it only took us 1 day and 2 towers to justify our wars and isreal has been dealing with this BS for decades isreal absolutely deserves to take the gloves off and the world is gonna need to learn to mind their own business and not get dragged into this
@@FlintlockonVietnam was bad because of internal fighting that Israel military personal won't have and Afghanistan worked out pretty well until Biden made a shitty pull out
I don’t watch the TV news really at all anymore.. on YT this channel and 2 others I feel I can trust pretty strongly on delivering unbiased and easy to understand in depth analysis on the topics that really matter. Very happy I found and stayed with the Whistler-verse until this truly F**KED up time we find ourselves in. ❤ from 🇦🇺 Factboy be blessed mate
In hindsight, im glad my great grandparents were forced to leave the middle east. We're much safer and more prosperous here in America.
I mean you are in the imperial core now.
@@Aliballer lmao cry about it
Hope you left the backwards beliefs of ☪️ though! ☪️ needs to stay in its sandbox.
@@jimjohnson4072 there should be no place for it preferably
@@Aliballer Yeah, and it's awesome.
I feel bad for the ordinary Lebanese who can barely afford warm water and food, who are going to suffer even more because Hezbollah
RIP to all of the innocent victims of this senseless conflict 😢💔
I have been hoping for calmer minds to prevail, but that does not exist 😔
You’d think after centuries of conflict, war is something humans wouldn’t want to do anymore. But Ukraine, the Middle East, Myanmar…it doesn’t end sadly. We’re just hardwired to destroy ourselves.
From what I have read, the Druze in the Golan Heights are not "loyal Israeli citizens." In fact, they have rejected Israeli citizenship for the most part and consider themselves Syrian
Why is it always Isreal escalating and not them who keeps booming them?
Because blame the jews its easier.
@@tektalk2daywtf are you talking about. They bring up some "holocaust" whenever they're accurately blamed for their evil.
@@tektalk2dayyeah it seems about 80 years is enough to forget the last wave of antisemitism and bring on the next one. Some of the things you read online from the pro-Hamas crowd are truly shocking
Because the Zionist entity was created on occupied land. The balfour decleration was the beginning of this religious extremism. Any person who believes they are superior to others and are entitled enough to establish an apartheid state and pretend to be democratic get what they give
And disgusting, it's like they don't even recognize them as humans@@jancovanderwesthuizen8070
Told someone on Reddit that when the Gaza war started, that Lebanon would be next.
He called me a conspiracy theorist.
The title alone is scaring me
You must scare easy.
why scared if you don't live in or near the war zone?
USA will not help other countries imperialist dreams.
@@worldwanderer91 Exactly! If you don't live in the Middle East it's exciting.
@@MatthewTheWandererIt's exciting? Really?
Having a late night Simon? It's 5:18 a.m. in the United States and I see this video has been out for 4 hours and that means you've been up for a while
He lives in Europe. In the Czech Republic iirc
@@foughtflea9201 in that case 5:18am EST - 4 hours the video has been up ≈ 7:18am in Europe which is pretty reasonable
While I appreciate your research into the matter, the video is outdated (and was so when posted).
Israel already struck back a few days ago, and killed Hezbollah's equivalent of the chief of staff in the middle of the Lebanese capital.
Edit:
It seems you posted an actually up to date video earlier then this one, so possibly reupload.
There was mention of this video being posted earlier this week in that update so I’m guessing the release timeline got jumbled with everything going on rn.
Just a matter of release timing. Probably editing issues. The way things are going it's gotta be hard to keep up. That and considering how many other channels Simon does.
You think that was Israel "striking back"? JFC dude.
Ah, here's the aforementioned emergency episode referenced in the last situ room.
Goddamn I love this channel.
no mention of Iran's supposed retaliatory strikes?
It’s a little bit of a reach to suggest the Druze people are some of the most loyal to Israel. Only a fifth have accepted Israeli citizenship and when Israeli government officials went to show support at the funerals they were physically stopped and told they shared blame by the mourners
He's confusing Israeli Druze with Druze from the Golan Heights. Israeli Druze are very loyal to Israel, Golan Druze are not.
@@sunshine6522 I appreciate the insight I only know about the Druze in the Golan heights
Want to remain in power? Escalate a war.... Classic.
Ummm who cares about being in power when your country is constantly under attack and your closest ally is constantly betraying you
I don’t think Hezbollah is concerned about remaining in power
@@jancovanderwesthuizen8070 Who killed who's peace negotiator? Get a clue.
@@infectious420 there is no peace negotiators lmao why do you keep lying
@@archyarchfiendx2938 by “peace negotiators” he means the head of the literal terror organisation that’s bombing Israeli civilians lol
Gratis pro-tip: in order to live a life with minimum risk of your children being targeted by terrorists, don't settle on occupied/annexed land.
Except they didn't move there. They have lived there a long time. The border changed not the people. In fact, while they are Israeli, they mostly identify as Syrian. Also, while the area is in dispute, the dispute is between Syria and Israel. Syria didn't launch the attack.
@@LanceMan except it doesn't matter who "they" are and who occupied/annexed who. This is a general rule that is always true
@@T.efpunkt generally good advice not to move into disputed area. Your advice doesn't ring true here since these settlements pre-dated the dispute. They were in Syria and then suddenly they weren't.
@@LanceMan don't follow that logic. If you follow the ideas of who lived there when borders changed, who is indigenius, you soon end up asking very antisemitic questions.
@@T.efpunkt not true at all. Your logic is that you shouldn't move into disputed territories. I agree. My response is they didn't move there after the dispute. The border moved causing the land they live one to be disputed. Is your suggestion that they should relocate because the border moved and they now live in disputed territories? Based on your statements I would say that is your thinking.
Is peace in the Middle East too much to ask?
Edit: Sheesh, didn’t think people hated peace that much to argue about it
Stop the zionists and it is
Unfortunately, it would seem so.
Yes
Peace in the Middle East will be impossible if the idea of Zionism “right to occupy land” continues to destroy surrounding nations
If you knew anything about history then you wouldn't be asking that
Lots of info I hadn't heard yet.
Netanyahu and Iran have created one hell of a mess.
Now we have more carrier battle groups heading back, a just passed resolution for use of force against iran, and a pentagon suddenly ordering pizza at a ridiculous rate because they weren't going home to eat any time soon and yes, that really is a real metric used to get an indication of US situational seriousness.
Iran created this mess and they wanted to create situation where multiple Muslim countries went to war with Israel. All in an attempt to thwart the Abraham accords. They have three proxies launching terror and missile attacks at Israel, what else is Israel going to do?
Blaming the victims is insane and wrong. Iran and Hamas are to blame
Ironically that seems like a great metric. Follow the money essentially
Netanyahu, and I suppose you would have had a better idea of what he should have done? WTH?
@@archyarchfiendx2938 You guys have bombed iran twice now, Syria, lebanon, Yemen and palestine. You were victims on October 7th and we supported Israel 🇮🇱 but you guys have gone too far. America took baghdad in three days, a city of 5 million people. Your just extending this on purpose at this point.
Thank god no children have been harmed in Gaza
The Druze said they don't want revenge and all they want is peace. They are admirable people and are a huge asset to Israel. Amazing fearless warriors
They didn’t even want Israel’s scumbag politicians at the funerals. They rejected Israeli citizenship. They are literally occupied Syrians and most definitely not allies to the nasty Zionists
it's easy to get in the mud but much harder to get out. especially when the bud gets deeper and heavier.
Pretty clear that they missed and now realize they’ve fucked up
They didn't mis... they thot the kids were Jewish... but to thir surprise.. they were Deruz
Thy shall pay eder way
We shall see. Praise Allah.
@mr.x817 You guys must really realise you're fighting a nuclear power. Israel has around 400 nukes, with some nukes having 1 megaton power.
@mr.x817 this allah, he works the snack bar, right?
@@fullsalvo2483reminds of those videos of British guys chanting “allah, allah, who the fuck is allah” 😂
Small shout out to Simon’s beard getting more and more… awesome? Full? Smooth?
Unifil confirmed that it was a Hezbollah rocket
its notable that GOD never seems to suffer any harm. GOD must be enjoying the show.
ww3 trailer just dropped
Me at 40 years old: "Again?! Can we just settle this over a fckn football [soccer] tournament between all these people?"
Hezbollah “incensed by Israel’s conduct in the ongoing war in Gaza?” Is that why Hezbollah started firing rockets on October 8th before Israel had conducted any retaliation? Incensed by Jews, in general, is more like it. Had to stop the video, maybe I’ll watch the rest of it later.
You do realize that Israel has been brutalizing Gaza for decades right?
Yea. It’s all bs. Israel is always held to a different standard because of their ethnicity/religion
@@OffDaLipby the “anti-racist” left at that, to top off the irony and the hypocrisy
"better late and accurate than early and incorrect"
This is an intelligent audience : I genuinely ask, given that H use 2M917 Grads at that range (II-14km), where is the crater from a 50-70kg warhead? I would be grateful if anyone could add genuine ballistic/munition theories, I have no interest in adding to conspiracy nonsense.
You're making assumptions and also ignoring the casualties. Please reflect on what purpose your comment serves...
There is a crater. Generally, what news sites are reporting was a 2 to 3 meter wide crater. Other than that, there is cell phone video from someone extremely close to the impact. The video is shot from underneath the red and white overhead canopy that can be seen in puctures of the after math. It's a short clip. You hear the air raid siren when the video starts for about 6 seconds and then hear the rocket right before the impact. The clip ends a few seconds after the blast. I'm not really sure what your post was implying, though?
Edit: these are not theories either. This is what multiple news agencies on both sides of politics have reported. The video stands for itself. I do not like theories and misinformation being spread. As far as what rocket it was or where it came from I can't help you there. Again I'm not really sure what you question was? You think there was no rocket?
@@addicted2monster88 I was asking for ballistic information. You have none. Thank you.
@@johnmoorefilm static.timesofisrael.com/www/uploads/2024/07/F240728MG02-1.jpg, matching the 50Kg warhead of the Falaq-1, shrapnels of which have been found in the area: kan-media.kan.org.il/media/ctcegsrz/screenshot-2024-07-28-195424.png?rmode=max&height=500
Color me skeptical that hezbollah is half as effective as made out to be. Those middle eastern Muslims are amazing at being pretty bad at war. Especially for the amount id experience they have
Hahah, read a book, they fkd up Israel in 2006
When they were smaller and weaker
Emergency Episode: Simon's in a T-Shirt
It’s wrong to call them Israel’s most loyal citizens, the Druze in the Golan heights rejected their Israeli citizenship.
In all likelihood a misfire from hezbollah, there is no incentive for this type of attack. If anything, it’s a shame that Israel is trying to use the deaths of these innocent children as a provocation for war when they’ve shown zero interest in de-escalating.
Yet many Druze go on to serve in the IDF like most Israeli citizens. Also, who says they wanted to provoke a war? This was retaliation. If it was your child who was killed in that bombing, would you rather your country just stay silent and tell you to suck it up?
Shhhh, can’t u see we’re manufacturing consent over here!!
Wtf are you smoking ?
Israel and hamas had a cease fire who broke it ? Hamas
Israeli Druze serve in higher % then Israeli Jews some of the highest ranking officers are Druze
Israel did use what happen like any country uses attacks on its land as hostile aggression
They 'deny' citizenship because they fear being murdered by Syria in the case of a future land-swap and they suddenly find themselves in Syrian territory. Not good if they once showed public loyalty to Israel. That said, the Druze all over the rest of the country are in fact among Israel's loyalest , and serve in the IDF in drives.
A lot of Druze call Israel their homeland and even join Israeli Army. They are treated way better there than in any Muslim country
Hopefully, we don't get a quote from Simon after the Olympics Closing Ceremonies that says, "Hezbollah, Hamas, Iran, Lebanon, & Syria has officially declared war on Israel!"
Mistake or not, 12 kids died. Definitely slightly concerning times.
Edit: sorry to those who felt some type of way I didn’t also acknowledge the thousand of kids killed in Gaza. I figured it was obvious that isn’t okay either and that I was simply referring to the video above. Hence the reason I only mentioned the 12 kids who were killed 🌝
15k dead kids in gaza
Is Palestinian kid desths concerning? It’s over 1000x that number?
Yea, 12 kids matter, but 15 000 not?! So some lives matter more, HYPOCRITE!
@@NahMan-Gaijinmost of those Gazan "kids" were holding Ak47
@@MrWorshipMestop being ridiculous. You're only attempting to fool yourself by saying that. We all know well how rockets and explosions do not discriminate.
There are no hoards of AK wielding children.
War is hell.
Everybody stand down!
Video upload order seems off
I just want to play GTA 6 before I'm drafted.
I’m honestly confused why Hezbola waited until Israel is almost finished stomping Hamas before doing anything.
To be clear I am an American Christian and very pro Israel. But these tactics just don’t make sense.
It also breaks my heart that the Druze population caught the brunt of this tragedy when they don’t have a dog in the fight either way.
So what are you saying?
Let's look at it this way, how do you think the Arab world has been feeling about what Israel has been doing? Do you think Hezbollah has less or more support now than before Israel almost finished off Hamas? That's probably why.
So as a Christian you are pro the people who liked Jesus? Also do you believe the Jews are still gods chosen people? Because I'm a Christian to and from my understanding Jesus bathed the people of the world in his blood when he died. Both believers and none believers. Making all the people of the world gods people. Can't believe the Jews are special and that Jesus died to make all the people the world gods people. I'm vary anti Israel and Jews as a Christian also as a white man if I said white people are gods chosen people and Superior for that reason you would say I'm a crazy racist yet jews believe that and are told that and will tell people that and it's accepted. Yeah no
@@andreww1225 That from a tactical standpoint this is rather weird, and looks more like Iran pulling strings to avenge the killing of a Hamas leader in Tehran, than an actually planned Hezbollah mission. Targeting a military facility at the early stages of the invasion of Gaza would have made sense, as it would force Isreal to consider it a possible precursor for an actual assault, but at that stage Hezbollah just shot their smaller, cheaper unguided rockets in the general direction of populated areas (like so many times before).
It's because Israel Killed the Hamas hostage negotiator while they were in Iran
You’ve got the situation wrong. Israel will not attack Hezbollah again because of Majdal Shams, but to re-establish its security zone in southern Lebanon and bring its 60,000+ displaced Israelis back to northern Israel.
I know a lot of people constantly criticise the leadership in Tel Aviv for the way they are carrying out their response to A) October 7th and B) the constant threat and attacks from the 2 H's and I...... see what I did there?..... but, in my opinion, Tel Aviv has the right to respond in any way they like as long as they stay within the rules of war.
Ever since its re- Birth in 1948, Tel Aviv has had to defend itself from pretty much everyone in the region and has done so because they're bloody good at it.
They are survivors, they're tough and they will not back down....... no matter who or what attacks them.
BTW........... I don't have a dog in this fight so I'm a neutral, I don't think one side is better than the other, I don't like to see innocent civilians from both sides suffering before people start moaning.
Got dang emergency episodes
It is worth mentioning that for 10 months Huzbulla targeted civilians and villages as a strategy. The denial is ridiculous, it is due to the fact that there are druze in Lebanon, the problem wasn’t that children died, but that they weren’t jews.
For Israelis it doesn’t matter, they are Israeli civilians.
The attack in Beirut was the response - they assassinated the de facto chief of staff of Huzbulla
Look at you, pretending you care about innocent children dying. How cute
I care. A lot. Despite your cynicism.
This is worrisome
"and the sand shall turn to glass"