Is Hezbollah giving Netanyahu an excuse to attack?': Tunnel video sparks controversy in Lebanon (www.ynetnews.com)

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[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If Israel can build an international coalition to genocide Palestinians, why can't they instead build an international coalition to provide electricity and water to the Palestinian communities? Again with this tunnels hasbara shit.

[-] Don_Dickle@lemmy.world -3 points 1 month ago

Because in my opinion the international community is generraly lazy. Supplying arms is easy. Making wars is easy. Helping people who really need that is a little bit more difficult. So the world would rather waste money on arms than help. While it may work in the short run the little bit more difficult thing would be long lasting and save countries trillions.

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yeah I was simply making the point about Israel being the primary cause for this conflict using the uncited and perhaps made up quote from the article. "If Hezbollah can build tunnels, why can't they provide electricity and water to their communities?"

The tunnels made or perhaps not made by ~~Hamas~~ ~~Houthi~~ Hezbollah are always used as a reason to bomb.

[-] filister@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Don't forget that those tunnels were originally built to escape the blockade of Gaza imposed by Israel. They were originally built to smuggle goods in and out of Gaza.

[-] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Yep, can't have anyone providing aid to the people they are genociding. More to the point, the existence of the tunnels is irrelevent. They may exist; they might not exist for a particular IDF campaign. Bringing them up in media is clearly a proven mechanism for manufacturing consent. No fact checking required, what the IDF says goes.

[-] I_Has_A_Hat@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

What kind of goods?

[-] filister@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

These tunnels exist long before Hamas, they were not used to smuggling weapons, etc. back then.

The blockade of the Gaza Strip has caused a shortage of certain basic products, especially construction materials, fuel, some consumer articles, and medicines and medical supplies.[8][9] Import restrictions, including of basic building materials, have led to the proliferation of tunnels under the border with Egypt.[10][11] As Israel limits the Palestinian freedom of movement, for most Gazans the tunnels are the only way to move from and to Gaza.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip_smuggling_tunnels

[-] Snowflake@sh.itjust.works -3 points 1 month ago

The world has been sending them aid for decades. They received over 40billion dollars since 1990. You are so deluded in the head to believe any of what you say.

[-] SulaymanF@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Yes they had schools and hospitals built using that money, which Israel bombed.

[-] Atin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

If you start attacking another country you don't really call for sympathy when that second country kicks your collective arses.

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