Lebanon attacks were 'not thought through' says Middle East expert | LBC analysis

As the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office issues travel advice urging against all travel to Lebanon, Shelagh Fogarty speaks to former UK Middle East and North Africa Minister, Alistair Burt.
This advice comes after 12 people lost their lives on Tuesday, and thousands were injured when Hezbollah operatives' handheld pagers exploded. The following day, 20 more people were killed in similar incidents involving walkie-talkies.
“If you are currently in Lebanon, we encourage you to leave while commercial flights are still available," the warning states.
It follows the suspension of flights to Beirut and Tel Aviv by several major airlines, including British Airways, Lufthansa, and Air France, amid growing concerns about escalating violence.
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[@ghas4151]

Different representation for the Palestinians? What about the Israelis?! Who have made it clear that they do not want there to be a Palestinian state. How biased is this woman?

[@ahlambirani1199]

Israel occupied Lebanon for decades, and still occupies some land. Are you people for real?

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

Who taught history to you? "A ceasefire with Palestinian terrorists in Lebanon declared in July 1981 was broken:terrorists continued to carry out attacks against Israeli targets. On June 6, 1982, the IDF launched Operation Peace for the Galilee"

[@robertcampomizzi7988]

The 1978 South Lebanon conflict (codenamed Operation Litani by Israel) began after Israel invaded southern Lebanon up to the Litani River in March 1978, in response to the Coastal Road massacre near Tel Aviv by Lebanon-based Palestinian militants. Maybe don't attack Israelis?

[@ahlambirani1199]

@@robertcampomizzi7988 yes yes sorry Israel is the infinite victim 🫥

[@triing210]

@@robertcampomizzi7988 Citations needed. You quoted some source, but maybe don't cite zionist sources that have a vested interest in always portraying Israel as the victim, when the clear history of the last 70+ years is that Israel is regularly the aggressor in these situations?

[@ahlambirani1199]

@@robertcampomizzi7988 ok I won’t 👍🏼

[@robbie9629]

I love the way Fogarty says to her guest "Well, you and I are clever, we know all about this complex situation, But can you explain it for my dumb listeners"

[@chrisspencer6502]

People ask how do people become far right bigots!? Presenters like she she are key

[@davidgreen6490]

How do people become far left bigots??

[@XTRAIT-em4rx]

Shelagh supports Israel.

[@Man_fay_the_Bru]

Got her head right then eh, they are fighting terrorists after all🤫

[@jayjay-71]

The world supports Israel

[@SM-mr3wp]

@@jayjay-71no the world really doesn’t did you not see the UN vote. Only the sycophants support them.

[@bluedragon13063]

@@jayjay-71h keep dreaming

[@AmeeB-oo1lr]

Can’t believe Sangita gone and she laugh still there

[@AmeeB-oo1lr]

Shelagh

[@BooliVanMtuli]

She’s incredibly biased 😢

[@asifdutchmaster8705]

Lebanon has the right to defend itself.

[@hilarymiseroy]

Lebanon would like nothing more than Hezbollah be gone from their country.

[@YourBeingParanoid]

Airports everywhere need to make sure nobody can travel with a device with any links to Israel or their associates.

[@neilmckay8649]

Or any copycats

[@---df5sr]

This is Heathrow airport. We appreciate your expert advice and are now putting your plan into action.

[@thomasprescott5333]

I'd suggest that you also include 'don't fly with anyone associated with hezbollah'.

[@stephenobrien5909]

Most devices have some Israeli tech in them.

[@simonwicker871]

Actually you mean no one with connections to Hezbollah

[@bobbyd5167]

Shelagh needs to be on an audio only podcast. It’s hard to watch something that looks so bad, as well as hear such repulsive ideas!

[@johnrice4191]

How much does this woman eat.....Jesus.....

[@grahamcook9289]

What occupation are they referring to? Do they mean territories gained by Israel since 1948?

[@aymanahmed9540]

Nope, the whole of it.

[@jonathanbuzzard1376]

Probably the Shebat Farms. It is a small slither of land in the Golan Heights that from the end of the French Mandate till 1967 was administered by Syria. It was then captured in the Six Day War by Israel. Under UN Resolution 1701 to end the 2006 Lebanon war, Israel was to withdraw from all of Lebanon. They did but Hezbollah didn't want to comply (they would have been disarmed) so all of a sudden they claimed the Shebat Farms where Lebanese territory not Syrian and Israel hadn't complied.

[@SaqibSheikh]

Israel can do whatever it wants but everyone else should calm down

[@derektowers7708]

They were thought through, nethanyahu gets exactly what he wants-- escalation. He can't allow a ceasefire as he's using the conflict to avoid jail on corruption charges.

[@mak5963]

ikhreal is illegally occupying parts of Lebanon and Lebanon has the right for Ar/med resi/stance under UN Law

[@facehugger3]

If you like UN law here's something for .United Nations Security Council Resolution 1701. It has a wiki page if anybody wants to educate themselves. Basically Israel complied with it and hezbollah didn't.

[@wiseget]

Keep crying to UN

[@samim9533]

@@facehugger3is that one resolution out of hundreds…. How about Israel’s complies with all resolutions…

[@derektowers7708]

The right but not the capacity 😢

[@samim9533]

@@wiseget you mean forget about international law??

[@stephenkelly2779]

How do ex Tories and liebour MPs get so much airtime they lost

[@johnrussell3961]

When has any war been thought through?

[@greg5023]

Iranian Quds commander Mohammad Reza & Hezbollah terrorist leader Ibrahim Aqil are taking a break and have gone on holiday together.

[@FellowHuman137]

Government in england for the past 14 years has been incredibly unstable!!!

[@WilliamHunt-jf4bm]

Until Brexit 2016. Camerons government was competent infairness

[@RF_Burns]

Unstable in what way? The Tories won 3 elections on the trot, and Labour has now won by majority - so there's no coalition issues. That's about as stable as democratic government gets.

[@robbie9629]

Yes, she's so quick to judge. I mean you could say Israeli Govt. has been unstable in the last however many decades.

[@grahamcook9289]

Shelagh has a great face for radio.

[@50sense50]

Why is everyone so fat at LBC ?

[@critical_thinker73]

Dissuade? How?

[@hazaraudi7488]

"especially on the Palestinian side" 🙄

[@FellowHuman137]

Maybe you should go into picture framing, carefully framing things seems to be your real calling.

[@KierStalin]

Lebanon was a Christian country. It's funny how that invasion and occupation never gets mentioned.

[@khalilnasrallah3674]

😂😂😂 a Brit deciding what another country was 😂😂😂

[@WilliamHunt-jf4bm]

@@khalilnasrallah3674 well brits did create the name Palestine

[@khalilnasrallah3674]

@@WilliamHunt-jf4bm they created Israel, Palestine was and still there

[@wiseget]

@@khalilnasrallah3674Palestine doesn’t exist and never will do

[@V8-vantage]

​​@@khalilnasrallah3674looks quite flat as of late😂😂😂

[@UKsoldier45]

Israel will have considered all angles.

[@Claire-dg3gh]

& the rest of the nations that share its borders are taking notes, considering all angles too.

[@bluedragon13063]

Biased nonsense as usual from foggy

[@Christopher-l8z]

Genesis 34, King James bible. It is all thought through. Thoroughly.

[@yvonnesmith2115]

I think they were ..... 😮

[@wiseget]

🌍🤜🇵🇸

[@alexaesemacalister931]

Wilson Sharon Hernandez Thomas Lee Anthony

[@MrJav268]

I think they were thought through. That should be obvious.

[@AnitaGreen-h3q3q]

Thank you for your hard work and dedication. Your videos are always so high quality and interesting!🦖🐎🪃

[@jayjay-71]

Lol bots are so obvious 🤣 😂 🙄 😅