Staff Reports
In a fiery statement, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant made it crystal clear that if a peaceful solution cannot be reached, Israel will not hesitate to take on the Iran-backed terror group, Hezbollah, in Lebanon. Ya hear that, Hezbollah? Israel ain’t messin’ around! Gallant, a retired Israel Defense Forces general, ain’t mincing words when he says that Hezbollah has been raining down rockets, missiles, and drones into northern Israel, causing more than 70,000 citizens to flee their homes near the border.
Israel vows to take on Lebanon’s Hezbollah if diplomacy fails: ‘We will not hesitate to act’ https://t.co/s0czHhUolD pic.twitter.com/RNyIr0fKkt
— New York Post (@nypost) December 18, 2023
Meanwhile, US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, in his second visit to Israel since the conflict erupted, condemned Hezbollah but didn’t make any promises about backing up Israel if they decide to retaliate. Typical politician move, if ya ask me. The US is all like, “Hey, we don’t want a big ol’ war, so don’t go provokin’ one, Hezbollah!” But at the same time, they’re sayin’ Israel needs to be real careful and not go all haywire with their retaliation.
Gallant, on the other hand, is talkin’ about how they’d prefer to settle things diplomatically, but if push comes to shove, they’ll protect their citizens and take care of business. A little bit of good cop, bad cop action, if you ask me. He’s all like, “We’re patient and lookin’ for a peaceful solution, but we ain’t gonna sit back and let Hezbollah mess with us!”
The IDF has been going ham on the Hamas in northern GazaThey still gotta deal with the sneaky snakes in southern Gaza, where Hamas’ bigwigs are still kickin’. And the US is all preachin’ about how Israel needs to be careful and protect them innocent Palestinians in Gaza.
