Israel negotiating a ceasefire with Hamas in Gaza so it can switch to an invasion of Lebanon to silence Hezbollah?!?

From here:

Dozens of rockets fired from Lebanon toward Israel in one of largest attacks since war's start | Just The News

“About 65 rockets were fired from Lebanon into Israel on Sunday, the Israel Defense Forces said, marking one of the largest rocket barrages from Lebanon since the start of the war.”

No-one was killed but seven were hurt.

While it is unclear who is responsible for the latest attack, earlier in the day, the terrorist group Hezbollah fired another 20 rockets at Kiryat Shmona, a city in northern Israel, according to the Times of Israel.

Meanwhile, the IDF said that at least 10 projectiles were fired Sunday by Hamas in Gaza, reportedly from the Rafah area, toward the Kerem Shalom area, where a border crossing into Israel is located.”

Here’s where the speculation is aired:

“The attacks come as Israel is in the middle of ceasefire negotiations with Hamas while a potential invasion of Rafah looms.”

No mention of where Hezbollah gets its rockets from – though it is probably Iran, maybe via Iraq and Syria.

Given recent riots, maybe “river to the sea” does not just equate to the River Jordan to the Mediterranean, it now equates to the Potomac to the Atlantic!

From here:

How many Palestinians are there and where are they?

“…  5.79 million people in 2017.[7][8] Of these, 2.16 million Palestinians lived in the West Bank, 1.84 million lived in Israel, and 1.79 million lived in the Gaza Strip.[7][8]

cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/west-bank/

“Under a series of agreements known as the Oslo Accords signed between 1993 and 1999, Israel transferred to the newly created Palestinian Authority (PA) security and civilian responsibility for the main many Palestinian-populated areas of the West Bank as well as the Gaza Strip.”

I doubt Jordan has any interest (or capability) in attacking Israel.

Syria has not yet joined in – no doubt because the Israelis control its air space – the attacks that killed senior Iranian National Guard members were on the Iranian embassy in Damascus.

Russia and the US have been eyeballing each other across Syria for a long time.

Assad welcomes new Russian bases in Syria after Putin meeting | Syria's War News | Al Jazeera

“Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has said that he would welcome any Russian proposals to set up new military bases and boost troop numbers in the Middle Eastern country, suggesting Moscow’s military presence there should become permanent.”

Why does the US still have forces in Syria? | Syria's War News | Al Jazeera

“The United States’ air attacks on targets it says were associated with Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) in eastern Syria have put the spotlight once again on the continued presence of US forces in the country.”

“US forces are currently located in Syria in the following areas:

·        SDF-controlled areas of northeastern Syria, such as Hassakeh and Raqqa provinces.

·        Al-Tanf base, in a remote area of Syria, near where the borders of Syria, Jordan and Iraq meet.

·        14 bases all around the oil areas in the provinces of al-Ḥasaka and Dayr az-Zūr.

·        The areas of Harab-Isk and Rmeilan.

·        The village of “Tall Burāk” and the village of “al-Qaḥṭāniyya”.

Nefarious Negligence: Post-Conflict Oil Pollution in Eastern Syria - bellingcat

“Since the so-called Islamic State lost most of its control over oil resources in northeast Syria, various groups have replaced them to take control over the oil infrastructure–or, at least, what is left of it. In the recent Bellingcat article, Hazardous Legacies, an overview was provided of the damaged oil industrial sites and clusters of artisanal oil refineries across the landscape of the Deir az Zor, Hasakah and Raqqa governorates.”

A proxy war here, a proxy war there and pretty soon you have some sort of Armageddon!.

Old sins cast long shadows…

Onwards!!!

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