Hi Bezz,
"Of cause some were killed and many injured, but they were all members
of a terrorist organisation."
- 26 countries and the EU who only recognises their military wing as a terrorist organisation, not their political wing.
Not Russia, not India, not China, so only a small proportion of countries and a small proportion of the worlds inhabitants.

Also there's 2 sides to most arguments.
I'm sure Hezbollah view these attacks as 'terrorist attacks'
- But it's kind of fair play.

Nasty business though, many lost fingers, eyes, hands, faces.
Some have brain damage.

Hi Yuyutsu,

"Netanyahu got what he wanted - there will be no cease-fire, these hostages which give him such a headache will soon all be dead, then he can keep the war going forever, and come 2026 he could cite this never-ending war as an excuse to postpone the Israeli elections and remain in power indefinitely like Putin his friend, meanwhile as despairing liberal Israelis leave the country which helps his electoral demography."
Yes, I've been thinking for a while that the hostages are a liability to him and he'd e just as happy to have them - 'gone'.

It was a masterful move by the Israelis, but it may also have been a knee jerk reaction whilst backed into a corner, after they lost access to Hezbollahs existing communications.
- They seemed to be Johnny on the spot when they switched?
It's notaworthy that Israel inflicted a significant strike upon their enemy, and this time they really did limit the civilian casualties.

Well played, but nasty.

Armchair, they did not lose contact when Hezbollah changed to pagers, they could just monitor the pager network and decode all messages
addressed to members.
The radios that blew up would have been digital radios like DMR
networks that we have here. I notice one was an Icom radio.
A Japanese brand which makes you wonder how "they" got at them.

Hi Bezz,
I was talking about the existing communications network prior to switching over to the use of the pagers.
U.S. news outlets are reporting the Israelis had a hand in the manufacture of the pagers, shell companies, multiple layers of Israeli intelligence officers and their assets fronting a legitimate company that produced the pagers.

Hi Yuyutsu,
What makes you think Putin and Netanyahu are mates right now?
Both are engaged in indirect actions against the other,
Israel sending weapons to Ukraine, and Russia is sending weapons to Iran.

Russia and Iran will probably sign an partnership agreement on the sidelines of the BRICS meeting in Kazan, which will put all 3 countries Russia, China, Iran in a 3 way partnerships with each other.
Russia also has a partnership with North Korea.

Putin agrees to sign Russia-Iran strategic partnership agreement
http://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/putin-agrees-to-sign-russia-iran-strategic-partnership-agreement/

Palestine to apply for BRICS membership after upcoming Kazan summit
http://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/palestine-to-apply-for-brics-membership-after-upcoming-kazan-summit/3313609#

- I'm not sure there will be any further BRICS expansion this year though, they are consolidating and building the working framework for the existing expanded BRICS+ members.

Dear Critic,

«What makes you think Putin and Netanyahu are mates right now?»

I am not privy to their present thoughts, whether they changed because of the war.
All I can tell is that before the war they were great friends, they often met and talked, and Putin agreed to release imprisoned Israelis as a friendly gesture when Netanyahu asked him.
They also have much in common: http://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/14/opinion/benjamin-netanyahu-israel-putin-russia.html

«Both are engaged in indirect actions against the other,»

Correction: both are engaged in indirect actions against the other's country!

«Israel sending weapons to Ukraine, and Russia is sending weapons to Iran.»

Which serves the interests of anyone who wants a prolonged war.

Israel hasn't actually admitted to running the pager operation.

But Hezbollah are pointing the finger at Mossad.

Others are asking .."What fingers?".