Some 400 rockets were launched onto Israel on Tuesday night by Iran, The Jerusalem Post understands, following rocket alert sirens that blared throughout the country.

So far, 4 people were reportedly killed during the aerial attacks, and there have been two direct hits, one of which was in Tel Aviv.

Iran launched the wave of attacks after the IDF announced on Monday night that it had begun limited ground operations in Lebanon.

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    5920·
    2 months ago

    Good job Israel, you’ve really managed to piss off everyone in the region.

      • NineMileTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
        425·
        2 months ago

        The people downvoting you are on the other side of the issue. The side that kills people too.

        • 11111one11111@lemmy.worldEnglish
          2·
          2 months ago

          Lol haven’t had to do this on lemmy before but this belongs in r/im14andthisisdeep or whatever the fuck that subreddit name was.

          • NineMileTower@lemmy.worldEnglish
            21·
            2 months ago

            It’s not deep at all. It’s true. Both sides of this conflict suck ass. That area needs to fucking get it together and the US needs to stop involving themselves.

  • 911@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
    239·
    2 months ago

    Am I the only one who thinks of this as a political play between Israel and Iran?

    When Israel hits a target, I don’t hear about it till I see the damages and the casualties.

    When Iran tries to hit a target, I hear about it several hours when it’s in the air and it still did not hit anything, and the next day I hear that every country around Israel had shot some of the missiles fired, and Israel themselves shot down the rest.

    It feels like Iran just wants to demonstrate that they have the expertise to shoot missiles, without actually shooting anything that can cause a real damage.

    • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
      91·
      2 months ago

      If they have fired hundreds of missiles, it’s clearly an attempt to overwhelm Israeli air defense.
      Of course assuming the reporting we receive is true.

      • 911@lemmynsfw.comEnglish
        84·
        2 months ago

        According to this article:

        (They reference IDF, so they might be wrong, but assuming they are correct)

        Iran shot 180 missiles, and Israel intercepted most of them.

        So far, there is official information about two injured citizens in Tel Aviv.

        I don’t think this attack was significant in any means.

        • Buffalox@lemmy.worldEnglish
          11·
          2 months ago

          180 missiles is A LOT. It takes a very strong air defense to resist that.
          It’s bigger than the biggest Russian missile attack on Ukraine! Where an attack by Russia with 158 missiles and drones combined caused 31 dead:
          https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russia-launches-massive-air-attack-ukraine-least-10-dead-kyiv-2023-12-29/
          31 dead and drones are way easier to shoot down than missiles.

          This looks to me like a very serious attempt by Iran to penetrate Israeli air defenses.

          • Warl0k3@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            2 months ago

            A successful attempt, too. There’s videos of multiple missiles making it through, though fortunately they seem mostly to have landed in large outdoor spaces.

            I don’t know if we know if the missiles were proper guided missiles, or just dumb MLRS-style unguided rockets. I’d imagine it’s both, but that’s the important factor in if Iran was just flexing their capability while minimizing damage, or if this was a serious attack.

    • Aqarius@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      Wait, you mean you don’t telegraph your “surprise attack” a day in advance to everyone?

  • reddit_sux@lemmy.worldEnglish
    91·
    2 months ago

    We have till January next year before a full scale war in the middle east. Till then Israel will continue with genocide and it’s belligerence. And other countries will keep on posing.

    • didnt1able@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
      61·
      2 months ago

      It won’t be war. It will be a series of small scale incursions. The word ‘war’ is bad for business.

      • reddit_sux@lemmy.worldEnglish
        3·
        2 months ago

        Not for the millitary industrial complex. It will just b another proxy war like the one in Ukraine.

        As is shown by history, USA will not send troops to there is an attack on its soil. Though it will support both the sides if possible.

        • didnt1able@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
          11·
          2 months ago

          Ukraine is no proxy war, those are Russian troops. Iran is pulling a proxy war using Lebanon and the various funded groups who carry out attacks on Israel. Iran grabbed that one from ol’ uncle sams playbook.

          • reddit_sux@lemmy.worldEnglish
            4·
            2 months ago

            Ukraine is a proxy for America and Europe in the fight against Russia. And both of them are not for ending the war quickly. There is much more they can do.

  • thearch@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    2 months ago

    I’m scared for all the citizens involved in this. I really hope this will end soon, but I don’t think it will…

  • RangerJosie@lemmy.worldEnglish
    815·
    2 months ago

    Good.

    Can you even imagine the bloodshed if nobody in the region could hit them back?