thethirdgracchi

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[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 15 points 3 days ago

Yeah I guess it's hard to figure out how many missiles Iran is firing in each bout, given the Israelis are never going to say and Iran doesn't have much incentive to say either. So you don't think Israel's stocks are at all threatened at the moment?

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 24 points 3 days ago

True, I imagine the last few days is a lot for any 86 year old to take.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 32 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Of the kind that can strike Israel, somewhere in the range of 2000 to 5000 is current analyst thinking.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 31 points 3 days ago (2 children)

I haven't even seen buzz about any Israeli strike on Iran, so it would be hard to believe this unless he got assassinated by some Mossad agents or something prowling around. Given Iran's woeful security apparatus around protecting VIPs that wouldn't be surprising. Regardless seems like a huge escalation on Israel's part; if true only lends more credence to the idea that the Americans are getting involved, as they know they can escalate now that they've backup.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 63 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Big "oh fuck our plans didn't result in the immediate collapse of a state of 90 million people we're fucked whoops" vibes.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 36 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Well I think they must be, given recent strikes Iran has been launching less missiles with ever greater destruction. Israel is getting choosier with using them as they ration them perhaps. I don't see any other reason why Iranian strikes keep hitting more targets.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 58 points 3 days ago (10 children)

This latest strike seems have been far more successful than those prior. As their interceptor stocks dwindle subsequent strikes might be more successful still. There's been serious strikes against Iran since Friday. The longer this goes on the more it seems the Israelis seirously miscalculated. Not sure where they can go from here. False flag to draw in the Americans?

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 60 points 3 days ago

Now the real pain begins for the Entity. A night spent in shelters, power outages across the country, airport closed for the foreseeable future. How much can the settlers really suffer before cracking? This is only the start.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 11 points 3 days ago

No it's the opposite, the "rescue" planes are bringing back Israelis that are on vacation in various places, as their only way home (the airport) is closed indefinitely. So they straight up cannot go home but also would be deported if they overstay their visas. I don't think there are any non-Israeli tourists getting on these flights.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 35 points 3 days ago

Israel's very "progressive" so women too get the privilege of mandatory conscription.

[–] thethirdgracchi@hexbear.net 75 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (10 children)

Per Haaretz, the Israeli government has forbidden airlines from carrying Israeli citizens abroad on their "rescue" flights to bring back Israeli tourists. Obviously there's immense demand to flee a sinking ship, and they're barring the exits. https://xcancel.com/i/status/1934314561282142323

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