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Suspected Israeli warplanes bombed Iran's embassy in Syria on Monday, a marked escalation in a war pitting Israel against its regional adversaries, and Tehran said the strike killed seven military advisers including three senior commanders.

Reuters reporters at the site in the Mezzeh district of Damascus saw emergency workers clambering atop rubble of a destroyed building inside the diplomatic compound, adjacent to the main embassy building. Emergency vehicles were parked outside. An Iranian flag hung from a pole by the debris.

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[–] Immersive_Matthew@sh.itjust.works 48 points 8 months ago (3 children)

Why is the Israel government putting their entire nation even more at risk than it already is? What is the end game here as surely the people living in Israel recognize escalation puts them at risk.

[–] smnwcj@fedia.io 28 points 8 months ago

They're confident in their backing and feel invincible. Lebanon, a small coastal neighbor with sites from ancient judea. Expanding into the territory is probably on their timeline.

[–] nihilvain@lemmy.ml 23 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Israel is trying to create another six-day war. That's why they are trying to escalate it to neighboring countries. It's all a part of the Zionist land grab strategy. The current weakened state of Russia gives them an opportunity. Iran and Syria used to have a lot of military support from Russia. That may also be a reason for so much Israel receiving so much backing from the US.

[–] KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

So the west supports bombing brown children to take some pressure off of white children.
That makes sense, unfortunately.

[–] Sodium_nitride@lemmygrad.ml 15 points 8 months ago

Presumably, they want to drag USA into a broader regional war.