United Nations Peacekeeper troops on the border between Lebanon and Israel have been ordered to take cover in bomb shelters immediately. It appears Israel is going to launch military strikes against Hezbollah inside Lebanon, after rockets were fired into Israel.
This escalation of the decades-long hostilities between Israel and . . . . well . . . . just about everybody . . . was triggered when Israeli police and military units stormed the Al-Aqsa mosque as shown in the brief video below:
Israeli police fired stun guns and beat worshippers with batons. Hundreds were hand-cuffed or otherwise restrained with plastic zip ties, face down on the floor of their Mosque.
This is a massive and volatile situation.
Palestinians have been restricted from accessing the Mosque during the Muslim holy days of Ramadan. Males under age 55 need a special PERMIT to enter their house of worship.
The governments of Egypt and Jordan have filed Diplomatic protests over Israeli actions.
Last night, rocket barrages fired from the West Bank and Gaza strip hit sites in Israel. The Israeli military responded with force.
Then, unexpectedly, more rockets were fired, these from inside Lebanon. Hezbollah runs Lebanon and in the past, Hezbollah seriously pounded Israeli forces, capturing some soldiers, and forcing Israel to retreat.
Now, it seems Israel is planning air strikes or perhaps military incursion into Lebanon, and UN Peace Keepers in the area have been told to shelter immediately in anticipation of Israeli military action.
