Israel using trebuchet to fire flaming projectile at Hezbollah
Israel using trebuchet to fire flaming projectile at Hezbollah
Footage widely shared on social media shows the soldiers loading a medieval-like catapult and flinging fireballs into Lebanese territory.
Israeli soldiers on the northern border have been seen using a medieval catapult-like weapon to shoot flaming projectiles into Lebanon, igniting plantations to prevent Hezbollah fighters from infiltrating into the south.
Footage widely shared on social media shows the soldiers loading a trebuchet and flinging fireballs into Lebanese territory. "This is a local initiative and not a tool that is widely used," the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) said in a statement, denying that this is a widely adopted tactic by the forces.
"We are the only democracy in the region. We must defend ourselves against this barbaric group who have a medieval world-view."
"'...Fire up the trebuchets"
82igniting plantations to prevent Hezbollah fighters from infiltrating into the south.
Yeah, that's not the real reason. Might be a secondary reason, but just like in Gaza, destruction of food sources and civilian property is NOT incidental. It's very much a deliberate tactic, which is a war crime.
71Well, it is the superior siege engine.
29preferred superior siege engine
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Just like the Old Testament!
16That's the only testament they know.
8The new testament was just as boring. I gave it a 3/10. Plot point was all over the place, inconsistencies , unbelievable characters ,and the motivation seemed force. Would not recommend.
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I might be wrong, but didn't Einstein say something about WW3 being fought with a club? Maybe this is the beginning of that developement back to the roots.
12"I do not know with what weapons World War III will be fought, but World War IV will be fought with sticks and stones." - Albert Einstein.
Snopes says this sentiment was actually expressed by Einstein, though perhaps not in this exact phrasing.
19relevant xkcd
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WW4
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Shooting balls of fire might be medieval, but the IDF doesn't care about rules of war and Geneva convention anyway. "eh war crime shmore crime, am I right?"
12Slightly more HD version here on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RgJmAK-MxhQ
7"catapult like" they fucking wish
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4For what it’s worth, this is the only article I can find that says it was for burning “plantations.”
From NBC News
The official said that while the weapon was not sanctioned by military leadership, the troops were fulfilling a legitimate military task of burning away thick shrubbery along the border where Hezbollah fighters sometimes hide.
Or, if you prefer an outlet with a different perspective…
From Middle East Eye
Israeli media suggested that launching projectiles into Lebanon was aimed at exposing Hezbollah fighters using the dense foliage as cover in the area. It could also be in preparation for a ground invasion.
4What israel is allowed to do it create a buffer zone within their own territories. Move back their Nazi colony.
What israel is not allowed to do is create a buffer zone in Lebanon by burning farmland and acres to the ground. Which they subsequently use as excuse to expand their Lebensraum on.
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