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Hezbollah issues fresh threat against Israel’s offshore gas rigs
Times of Israel ^ | 18 February 2018, | TOI staff

Posted on 02/19/2018 4:32:04 PM PST by Lera

Hezbollah threatened on Sunday to target Israel’s Mediterranean natural gas rigs in a future conflict, the latest in a string of such threats.

The terror group, which has sought to position itself as Lebanon’s defense against Israel and amid an ongoing dispute over gas-rich offshore economic waters, released a video that showed what appeared to be drilling platforms floating above Israel’s gas fields with targeting sights superimposed on the images.

The video, aired by Israel’s Hadashot TV news, also included quotes from Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s Friday speech, in which he warned that the group would retaliate against any Israeli strike on Lebanon by attacking Israel’s offshore platforms.

“If you attack, we will attack. If you bomb, we will bomb you…. I promise you, within hours [the platform] will cease operating,” Nasrallah said, according to a translation by Hadashot.

(Excerpt) Read more at timesofisrael.com ...


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; Israel; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: cyprus; greece; hassannasrallah; hezbollah; iran; islamicterrorism; israel; jerusalem; lebanon; letshavejerusalem; waronterror
Islam produces nothing but threats and violence . Barbarians .
1 posted on 02/19/2018 4:32:05 PM PST by Lera
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To: Lera

It seems kind of stupid that Hezbollah would warn the Israelis of their intentions. That tells me that it probably is an empty threat.


2 posted on 02/19/2018 4:39:09 PM PST by DeweyCA
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To: Lera

I think the ideal approach would be to design the rigs so that they sat on the ocean floor and piped the material where it is going to go. They’d be harder to reach and easier to defend. Yes, they’d be a lot more expensive but less vulnerable.


3 posted on 02/19/2018 4:39:30 PM PST by Gen.Blather
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To: Lera

Other than perhaps a rocket, they wouldn’t get within a mile of a rig.


4 posted on 02/19/2018 4:44:28 PM PST by SkyDancer ( ~ Just Consider Me A Random Fact Generator ~ Eat Sleep Fly Repeat ~)
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To: Gen.Blather

Israel is not stupid; it has already considered and planned for this. Once again, “the religion of peace” chimes in with its most current “peace” initiative.


5 posted on 02/19/2018 4:53:16 PM PST by Fungi
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To: Lera

That would be kind of a fun job - manning a twin-.50 Browning on the platform in the Med. You could fish in between attacks. Read a book. Maybe write a book?

Heh.


6 posted on 02/19/2018 4:56:15 PM PST by KitJ (Shall not be infringed...)
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To: Fungi

Hezbollah would take a serious BEATIN!!!!!


7 posted on 02/19/2018 4:56:19 PM PST by mplc51
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To: Lera

Two factors thwart this threat
The stock ZN Zion Oil & Gas. International joint venture.
The Israeli Navy. Submarine & Surface warfare defensive capability.


8 posted on 02/19/2018 5:15:31 PM PST by Broker (All bills come for collection)
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To: Broker

https://www.bloomberg.com/quote/ZN:US


9 posted on 02/19/2018 5:17:09 PM PST by Broker (All bills come for collection)
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To: Lera

The Muslim religion is satanic. I’ve read a number of the world’s religious books and none is evil like Islam. Kill invade murder maim rape attack hate hate hate hate and hate for allah’s sake. A horrible dangerous religion we need to neutralize it ASAP.


10 posted on 02/19/2018 5:21:42 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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To: AdmSmith; AnonymousConservative; Berosus; Bockscar; cardinal4; ColdOne; Convert from ECUSA; ...
Thanks Lera. Obama blocked sales of the larger bunker busters to Israel, part of his giveaway to the Iranian mullahcracy. The ones they do have will take care of all but the most deeply buried and heavily fortified bunkers in Lebanon.

11 posted on 02/19/2018 6:01:21 PM PST by SunkenCiv (www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
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To: faithhopecharity

Satan is behind every false religion out there, but he really went out of his way when he thought Islam up.


12 posted on 02/19/2018 6:46:31 PM PST by Roman_War_Criminal (This country & world is living on borrowed time (Luke 17:26-27))
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Understood. The several religions I studied had their good points But Satan out- did himself Inventing Islam. It’s followers ignore the good parts of their books —preferring to follow the many hate murder invade kill subjugate conquer instructions , instead. The world needs to get rid of this evil scourge. And Asap too.


13 posted on 02/19/2018 7:02:32 PM PST by faithhopecharity ("Politicans aren't born, they're excreted." -Marcus Tillius Cicero (3 BCE))
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14 posted on 02/20/2018 5:05:49 AM PST by SJackson (The easiest way to find something lost around the house is to buy a replacement)
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