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Israel has already this year claimed a chunk of Syria, and has destroyed over 100,000 (!!!) homes in Lebanon with the clear intention of taking that land too.

f1shy 1y ago
Could you please give a source for that information? I mean what chunk of Syria, and how was the claim done?
- GordonS 1y ago
  Sure, here's stories from the Guardian in March, and Al Jazeera from last December: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/12/israel-to-occupy-syrian-southern-territory-for-unlimited-time-says-minister https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/12/israel-to-occu..., https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/qatar-saudi-arabia-iraq-condemn-israels-dangerous-land-grab-in-syria https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/qatar-saudi-arabia-... And here's HRW and France regarding Lebanon - Israel even destroyed the fields: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/17/lebanon-destruction-of-infrastructure-preventing-returns https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/17/lebanon-destruction-of-i..., https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250218-returning-lebanese-say-find-total-destruction-after-israel-pullout https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250218-returning-leb...
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  - f1shy 1y ago
    But they don't claim that territory is now Israel, do they?
    - GordonS 1y ago
      Multiple Israeli ministers have publicly made the claim. But no, for now they are only saying that they will stay there for as long as they want. I'm sure destroying all those homes has nothing to do with it either...
      - f1shy 1y ago
        Ok. I just misunderstood several comments, which say it is about gaining territory. And I see no evidence to support that. There are military operations, occupations, but nothing really solid that show intention of taking territory for later civilian use, or anex to Israel. Those are very different things. E.g. Russia is invading with a clear goal of annexing land; but Israel not ao much. I am not saying is good or bad, just that the goal seems different here.

f1shy 1y ago

Could you please give a source for that information? I mean what chunk of Syria, and how was the claim done?

GordonS 1y ago
Sure, here's stories from the Guardian in March, and Al Jazeera from last December: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/12/israel-to-occupy-syrian-southern-territory-for-unlimited-time-says-minister https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/mar/12/israel-to-occu..., https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/qatar-saudi-arabia-iraq-condemn-israels-dangerous-land-grab-in-syria https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/12/9/qatar-saudi-arabia-... And here's HRW and France regarding Lebanon - Israel even destroyed the fields: https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/17/lebanon-destruction-of-infrastructure-preventing-returns https://www.hrw.org/news/2025/02/17/lebanon-destruction-of-i..., https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250218-returning-lebanese-say-find-total-destruction-after-israel-pullout https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250218-returning-leb...
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- f1shy 1y ago
  But they don't claim that territory is now Israel, do they?
  - GordonS 1y ago
    Multiple Israeli ministers have publicly made the claim. But no, for now they are only saying that they will stay there for as long as they want. I'm sure destroying all those homes has nothing to do with it either...
    - f1shy 1y ago
      Ok. I just misunderstood several comments, which say it is about gaining territory. And I see no evidence to support that. There are military operations, occupations, but nothing really solid that show intention of taking territory for later civilian use, or anex to Israel. Those are very different things. E.g. Russia is invading with a clear goal of annexing land; but Israel not ao much. I am not saying is good or bad, just that the goal seems different here.