Andrew Anglin
Daily Stormer
December 21, 2015
Further intensification.
Not that this is a rare occurrence, really. It’s just the context that it’s happening in.
RT:
Lebanese militants and Israeli Defense Force (IDF) traded cross-border fire after the news that Hezbollah commander Samir Kuntar was killed in an airstrike in Damascus. Israel fired artillery over the border after rocket fire hit northern Israel on Sunday.
The IDF “responded with targeted artillery fire following the rockets that hit Israel earlier today from southern Lebanon,” an army statement said.
Meanwhile, Lebanon’s national news agency NNA said Israel fired nine rounds of artillery at the south of the country.
No casualties were reported on either side.
The commander of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon, Luciano Portolano, said that two rockets exploded on Israeli territory and another one fell into the sea. In response, Israel fired at least 10 missiles at southern Lebanon.
“It is imperative to find out who was behind [the rocket fire] and detain them to avoid more incidents in the future,” TASS quoted Portolano as saying.
One of the rockets fired into Israel reportedly crashed in the Galilee region, Israeli military sources told AFP. The incident involved Katyusha-type rockets, according to the news agency.
Israeli residents were told take cover in bomb shelters.
The rocket fire began after the news broke out that Hezbollah-linked Lebanese militant Samir Kuntar, of the Palestine Liberation Front, has been killed in Damascus. Images from the scene show a collapsed multi-story residential building, with lots of rubble on the ground.
Hezbollah claimed that Kuntar was killed by an Israeli airstrike, while Syrian state media spoke of a “terror attack.” Meanwhile, Israel denied responsibility for the attack.
#World Rockets Fired From Lebanon Into North Israel: Security Sources: Two Katyusha-type rockets were fired from… https://t.co/yGkMBJlDzf
— Muthu Krish (@MuthuKrish24) December 20, 2015
Lebanese security official tells AFP two of the rockets fired at Israel were Katyusha type rockets. pic.twitter.com/mPwFUO58Ce
— Israel Breaking (@IsraelBreaking) December 20, 2015
Lebanese militant leader killed in Syria, Israeli airstrike and terror attack suspected https://t.co/imWHsvLfMr pic.twitter.com/TeTDkT4DBW
— RT (@RT_com) December 20, 2015
Meanwhile, the French are begging Putin to kill more ISIS.
RT:
Ahead of his visit to Moscow on Monday, the French defense minister told journalists Paris would ask Russia to increase its action against Islamic State, and would offer intelligence sharing and plans for a joint vision on combating terrorist groups in Syria.
French Defense Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian heads for Moscow this Monday in pursuit of enhanced collaboration between France and Russia to combat Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) on Syrian soil. His main goal is to ask Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu to increase strikes against IS, according to AFP.
“We will discuss what we consider to be terrorist groups, and how Russia might increase its action against Daesh [an Arabic acronym for IS], which is our sole enemy,” Le Drian was quoted as saying by AFP.
Despite other Western countries being slow to join efforts with Russia in suppressing IS militants, Paris is showing signs of a far more pragmatic approach towards combating international terrorism.
Le Drian also told journalists he would offer the Russian military an intelligence-sharing framework to exchange information on Russian as well as French speakers in IS, which could be useful for both sides.
The minister stressed France is ready to act responsibly, as “intelligence sharing requires giving on both sides.”
French and Russian defense chiefs will also discuss measures to prevent dangerous incidents in Syrian airspace between the two countries’ warplanes during combat sorties.
The French defense minister’s trip comes after President Francois Hollande visited Moscow in November in the wake of the Paris terror attacks that killed 130 people. Hollande’s talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin resulted in a joint declaration to intensify strikes against IS and coordinate the military effort in and around Syria.
Following the political statement by the French president, Le Drian is now coming to Moscow with a roadmap outlining exact strategies for tackling the threat posed by IS.