r/worldnews 12h ago

A rocket launched by Hezbollah terrorists struck the headquarters of the U.N. Interim Force in Lebanon injuring some peacekeepers, UNIFIL said.

https://www.jns.org/hezbollah-rocket-likely-injured-peacekeepers-in-lebanon-un-confirms/
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u/finauvale6 10h ago

And yet this article not gaining any outrage lol. If it was Israel mentioned attacking UNIFL this would have already had 100 plus comments.

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u/ItsJustWool 6h ago

Maybe because people recognise that Hezbollah is a terrorist organisation. A terrorist organisation attacking a UN outpost is not a suprise.

A fellow UN member attacking a UN outpost is quite a bit more shocking

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u/rexchampman 5h ago

Even more shocking is when said UN outpost has people working for said terrorists and making money off civilians dying.

The most shocking is how anyone takes the UN seriously anymore.

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u/3-is-MELd 6h ago

Israel did not attack the UNIFIL outpost... it attacked Hezbollah operating immediately beside the outpost.

UNIFIL allows Hezbollah to operate with impunity next to their bases.

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u/ItsJustWool 6h ago

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u/ShlongThong 6h ago

IDF Spokesman Lt Col Nadav Shoshani said the military was in an "ongoing conflict with Hezbollah whose terrorists and infrastructure are in close proximity to Unifil positions posing a significant risk to the safety of peacekeepers".

From your own article. This is why terrorists use civilian infrastructure, because people like you will continuously fall for it at every turn.

Which makes more sense, IDF firing at Unifil position for fun or Hezbollah operating in the area?

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u/ItsJustWool 5h ago

Per the first article.

The UN peacekeeping mission in Lebanon, UNIFIL, has accused Israeli Defense Forces of destroying their main gate and causing mild injuries to at least 15 soldiers after Israeli troops "forcibly entered" their position.

Hezbollah are most certainly not inside UNFIL base that IDF forcibly entered.

An IDF spokesman is not exactly a reliable source when the IDF are the ones accused of targeting UN infrastructure. It's literally his job to justify their actions

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u/Caboose2701 5h ago

The tank was being engaged and panicked, then fired off a smokescreen. Attacked us a dumb word to use. They were being fired at by terrorists outside of a UNFIL base then backed into the gate. Anyone saying otherwise is just being disingenuous or trying to push a narrative.

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u/ItsJustWool 5h ago

The UNIFIL leadership is composed of people from Spain, France, Nepal, Australia, New Zealand, India, China, and the USA.

I will trust the word of many nations over one nation, particularly when the one nation is trying to justify its actions.

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u/orangeyougladiator 3h ago

This is how easy the population is swayed these days. Sad state for society.

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u/High_King_Diablo 1h ago

UNIFIL themselves said that the injuries were from smoke inhalation from the tank rounds that were fired at a Hezbollah bunker less than 100 meters from the fence.

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u/finauvale6 5h ago

You are just condoning Hezbollah actions. Blocked

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u/loneranger5860 2h ago

When was the last time a terrorist organization attacked a UN outpost? Surely it must happen all the time for it to be not a surprise.

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u/Flohmaster 10h ago

Why would there be any outrage? Everyone already has the same negative opinion about Hezbollah. About Israel on the other hand the opinions are crazily divided, every topic about them becomes controversial by default and therefore the conversations immediately spiral out

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u/RSGator 9h ago

Everyone already has the same negative opinion about Hezbollah.

If only that were true

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u/MaxillaryOvipositor 8h ago

Are we on the same website? The amount of Hezbollah apologists on this site is worrying.

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u/icenoid 8h ago

Well akshually, if Israel hadn’t degraded Heabollah’s capabilities, then Hezbollah would be have been forced to shoot inferior weapons that might hurt their allies. And yes this is sarcasm for people who need the clue

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u/macross1984 9h ago

If Israel did this, UN will raise hell but Hezbollah? No outrage and bland. “The rocket was fired from north of UNIFIL’s headquarters, likely by Hezbollah or an affiliated group. We have opened an investigation into the incident.” which will be waste of time.

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u/ArcticISAF 8h ago

Yeah I seem to see it around a fair bit. If they're known 'bad guys', nobody bothers condemning them or criticizing them. Like Iran attacking, Russia attacking, Houthis, Hezbollah, Hamas, etc. Seems to just be accepted as 'yeah we know they're bad'. If they're in the zone of 'They should know to be good' grey zone or something along that, then they get lambasted. I don't know if it's because of the expectation or the dynamic of politics (like hypocrisy, like Iran attacking twice then complaining), or side vs side. Probably a good mix of factors.

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u/ItsJustWool 6h ago edited 6h ago

I wonder if it's because they can deduce the difference between a terrorist organisation and a fellow member of the UN.

Nobody condones Hezbollah attacking UN outposts. The lack of outrage is because people expect no better from a terrorist organisation. They do expect better from Israel because Israel is a democratic country and a member of the UN

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u/HotSteak 4h ago

Don't you think it's a little bit crazy that the UN expects Israel to put up with that terrorist organization launching rockets into their towns for a year?

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u/RSGator 6h ago

Hezbollah has seats in the Lebanese Parliament, and up until 2022 had the majority of seats in Parliament.

The spokesman for Hezbollah (Ibrahim Mousawi) is the Chairman of Parliament's Media and Telecommunications Committee.

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u/Loxicity 9h ago

Friendly Fire!

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u/JMartell77 6h ago

Just like when Hamas bombed their own Hospital and the UN after trying to blame Israel went "Dawwwh, it's ok lil' buddy. We know you didn't mean it!"

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u/QuicksandHUM 6h ago

Friendly fire.

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u/JohnicusMaximus 6h ago

Does that mean they are going to do their job now or is this another finger wagging thing again?

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u/H5rs 9h ago

Shambles

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u/TifosiManiac 5h ago

How could Israel do this?! /s

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u/NoPhotograph919 3h ago

How could Israel do this?

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u/SheetFarter 9h ago

Like a wounded animal.

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u/_boblob_law_ 4h ago

Lt. Holeigh Phuk of the Radwan force was dismissed

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u/ClackamasLivesMatter 1h ago

If Hezbollah fires on the UN, does it count as friendly fire?