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Israel is known for upping the ante. by EricCartman

What will you say when this symbolic act is met with 3x the force from Israel? Will you blame Israel for responding, or Iran for spinning the wheel of violence?

In response to the 10/7 attack, Israel has waged six months of war. What do you think that they will do in response to an unprecedented attack from Iran? Nothing doesn’t seem like it is on the table. So it is either attack their proxies in Southern Lebanon or attack Iran directly (logistically much more difficult, for sure).