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doctors in the house pls do justice to this

Prior to Saturday call, senior Israeli officials were still taking a militant line and it seemed Jerusalem was considering further military action .
Russian President Vladimir Putin put an end to the confrontation between Israel and Iran in Syria and both sides accepted his decision. That’s the apparent conclusion to be reached from the chain of events this past weekend.On Saturday afternoon, after the second wave of bombardments by the Israel Air Force against Syrian targets and Iranian installations in Syria, senior Israeli officials were still taking a militant line and it seemed as if Jerusalem was considering further military action. Discussion of that ended not long after a phone call between Putin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The official announcement by the Russian Foreign Ministry objected to the violation of Syrian sovereignty by Israel and totally ignored the event that provoked the eruption – the infiltration of an Iranian drone into Israeli airspace. In the conversation with Netanyahu a few hours later, Putin asked him to avoid moves that could lead to “a new round of dangerous consequences for the region.”

The Russians are also concerned about the proximity of the Israeli bombings to sites where their soldiers and advisers are serving, including base T-4 near Palmyra, where the Iranian control post from which the anti-aircraft missile was fired was bombed. The quiet after the Netanyahu-Putin call shows once again who’s the real boss in the Middle East. While the United States remains the region’s present absentee – searches are continuing for a coherent American foreign policy – Russia is dictating the way things are going. Moscow has invested too much effort and resources in saving Syrian President Bashar Assad’s regime in recent years to allow Israel to foil its strategic project. One can assume messages of this nature were conveyed during the phone call with Netanyahu.

This doesn’t mean that Israel doesn’t have its own bargaining chips, just from its ability to send the Syrian arena into another dramatic spin, but it’s doubtful that Netanyahu is eager to confront the Russians. His confrontation with the Iranians is enough.

A rare vulnerability exposed during an otherwise successful day for the IAF that allowed the hit on the F-16 provided the Iranians and Syrians with their great propaganda achievement. The crew of the plane that was hit was left relatively exposed at high altitude in a manner that allowed the surprise hit by the missile. From Iran’s perspective, it was an impressive success in the first operation that the Revolutionary Guards conducted in this region by themselves, without relying on emissaries like Hezbollah and local militias. This success was immediately translated into an attempt to establish a new balance of power through declarations that it would no longer allow Israel to conduct air strikes in Syria as it pleases. The area surrounding Assad’s camp suffered serious damage from the weekend bombardments, with almost half the Syrian army’s air defense batteries destroyed. But it seems that from the Iranian and Syrian perspective, the symbolic importance of taking down an Israeli plane makes up for this.

Over the weekend another two precedents were set: Iran launched a drone into Israeli territory, and Israel hit a manned Iranian target in Syrian territory. Israel thus crossed a certain psychological barrier, after months of public (and apparently excessive) threats to stop Iranian entrenchment in Syria. But now a new test looms: If Israel won’t allow shipments of advanced weaponry to be brought to Hezbollah in Lebanon via Syria, what will it do the next time such a convoy sets out, after the enemy has demonstrated its attack capabilities and has threatened that the next Israeli attack will lead to a broad escalation? Even if we assume that next time, IAF planes will set out on their mission with more extensive protection, it’s taking a calculated risk. The air strikes in the north were part of what the Israel Defense Forces refer to as the “war between the wars,” aimed primarily at undermining the efforts of organizations like Hamas and Hezbollah to empower themselves. When he presented the IDF’s annual intelligence assessment last month, Chief of Staff Gadi Eisenkot raised the possibility that the many IDF successes during these interim campaigns could push the enemy to try to respond in a way that could bring the region to the brink of war. That’s essentially what happened over the weekend.

Although things seem to be calming down, in retrospect it seems that we came a hair’s breadth from a slide into war. The security establishment’s assessment is that although this round of fighting has ended, another clash with Iran is only a matter of time. On the right, one is starting to hear weird ideas about establishing a new regional order; let’s just finish teaching the Syrians a lesson and we’ll be able to go at the Iranians directly, even on their territory. But these are dangerous ideas that Israel would best avoid. In this tough neighborhood, Israel must display strength and determination, but dare not get drawn into illusions about unlimited military strength. It seems that the leadership in Jerusalem understands this. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/putin-s-call-with-netanyahu-called-time-on-israel-s-syrian-strikes-1.5809118

kalufelix:
Wow!

I'd Rather Miss Heaven Than Miss This Game...

Elder4sure:
Everyone in this Buhari regime are mentally deranged. Its not me that says it, it shows anytime they talk. Who's with me on this?

The system of government we practice is SLOPOKRACY(Government being managed and operated by slowpokes and retards.)

lets see how many killer headsman will be arrested after this operation.

i dont know,ask the opinion of the herdsmen..they may give some fuvks.

we already know,say something different.

seunmsg:
No credible candidate in PDP again, they are looking to poach Kwakwanso and Tambuwal from APC. Funny enough, Atiku, Kwakwanso, Tambuwal, Lamido, Makarfi, Shekarau and Dankwanbo are all Fulani. Not even a single northern minority is being considered for PDP ticket. David Mark is far more experienced and acceptable than all the Fulani's above but he's not under consideration.

I have nothing against the north producing the president in 2019. However, I will not support a Fulani man to replace Buhari. That will amount to 12 straight years of Fulani rule. Considering the fact that most Fulani's are ethnocentric, Nigerians will end up more bitter and divided if we vote along that line. I will rather vote for Buhari to complete the Norths 8 years and then allow power to return to the south for another 8 years. I cannot cut my nose to spite my face.

SPOKE MY MIND.

self confidence is the only solution.

illicit:
God will punish you, Abiipabe omo ale jati jati, using your mums sweat to gamble.

What nonsense on monday morning Olorun Olodumare!
Did she saved the money from gambling?


They should do a maternity test on u idiot if theres anything like that.

which one is maternity test? ;Dwhat will they be testing for exactly?

just here to read sensible comments dars all

he should be castrated and given the THEON treatment.

this thread shouldnt exist please if u want to compare Saudi military to any in the world,compare them with dat of ISIS,Al nusra,Al quasam brigade,boko-haram,Al shabab, Fulani headsmen,ipob etc ..i would have added Houthis but recent findings even put them ahead of the saudis...

Ikio:
Saudi not Losing, the media jst hates them, i see u ar pro russia didn't russia and syria lost few jets to rebels last week? .You mean after the whole arab world, including russia and the u.s begged israel to leave lebanon (yea israel actually entered lebanon and seized few sites they should be happy the israeli millitary was not that strong them) now they lost the war i was even thinking hezbollah or iran would attack israel after trump declared jerusalem israel's capital. lets jst hope hezbollah don't start another senseless war.

Go and read about the 2006 war again,nobody begged isreal to leave Lebanon. Isreal;s advance into Lebanon cities were halted by hezbollah's mines and IED's,anti tank rockets and absolute doggedness on the part of their fighters..https://www.counterpunch.org/2006/10/13/how-hezbollah-defeated-israel-2/

Ikio:
This Got Me Laughing, This Guy Thinks Hezbollah "almost" did something. Jst like sayin houthi winning the war against saudi, but in truth they are getting badly bombed.

its the Saudis that are being bleeded by the houthis...Go and check the toll the war is having on Saudi economy.Billions spent and nothing to show for it..JUST YESTERDAY a Saudi plane Was brought down by houthi anti aircraft missiles so u tell me who is really winning the war?...BOMBING INFRASTRUCTURES AND KILLING CIVILIANS IS NOT A YARDSTICK FOR WINNING WARS,INSTEAD ITS HOW FAR THE OBJECTIVES AND MOTIVES WHICH SPURRED YOU INTO THE WAR HAS BEEN ACHIEVED,just as for a fact, ISRAEL LOST TO HEZBOLLAH IN 2006.

NO VALUE FOR HUMAN LIVES IN NIGERIA.

Forming gangstar with shitty songs#burnaboy

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EMMYD01:
If people like us can say gmat, we know what are saying. This is not my first dragnet test. All u listed are all in gmat.

dragnet test and gmat are not related at all...

NgcoboP:
Wish you could use your brains.

I have surpassed my QUOTA for the amount of replies i give to IDIOTIC comments like yours..i wish u better intelligience in your future comments..Good day.

BETTER WORK HARD AND BE RELEVANT,BE THERE CASTIGATING DANGOTE. THE LAST TIME I CHECK,NIGERIA IS A CAPITALIST STATE.

the only chance ATIKU has is if PMB doesnt contest 2019,if not the pattern of votes for the APC in the last General elections will repeat itself...Buhari has never lost an election up north,his clout and popularity remains intact despite the situation of things in nigeria....

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Daeylar:
Lol

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kelvin frm the office,funny gif.

how does this help me win 1million in bet naijatoday?

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MY DELL E6500 CHARGER JUST STOP WORKING,PLS HW MUCH WILL A REPLACEMENT COST?

Any call up for those dat wrote august?

THE NEXT STEP SHLD BE TO REINSTATE AND SECURE ALL SYRIA'S BORDER.