LBC debate: How far might the conflict escalate after Iran missile attack?

Tuesday's Cross Question panel discussed whether Israel’s motivations ‘justify the epic loss of life’ across the Middle East.
Sarah Olney - Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office spokesperson and MP for Richmond Park
Alistair Burt - Former Conservative Middle East and North Africa Minister
Rachel Shabi - Journalist and author
Sam Kiley - International affairs-focused writer and broadcaster
It comes after Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has called for a ceasefire in the Middle East after a call with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu - as the IDF vows retaliation for Iran's ballistic missile attack.
Keir Starmer spoke to Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, and to the King of Jordan, Abdullah II, on Tuesday night after more than 200 Iranian missiles rained down upon Israel.
Iran fired around 200 missiles at Israel, in apparent retaliation at Israel's incursion in Lebanon to fight Hezbollah, an Iranian client group.
Early indications suggest that no one was hurt in the Iranian missile attack on Israel. Israeli authorities said that civilians could leave air raid shelters around an hour after the attack began.
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[@brianbrunt3636]

I take it we have already forgotten Israel hit 40k plus civilians

[@Dcfc1chez]

They will look at this as calateral damage. They were right in saying hamas were hiding with civilians

[@tonyuwu9630]

Who caused it we need to be aware of!

[@drbalbon7332]

We don't know how many were Hamas soldiers.

[@johnsorzano]

That's a Hamas problem, not Israel's and DEFINITELY not ours. Clean your house b4 you go try to clean your neighbours 😂

[@ChrisAlbertH47]

Not forgotten, just ignored by western media.

[@hack999casper6]

What has Israel been doing all over Gaza and Lebanon? Is that nothing?

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

Iran targeted civilian with ZERO military presence... every Missile Israel sent killed military personel in Civilian areas... why are soldiers in civilian areas??

[@Nobodyyouknow-u8w]

The US doesn't escalate, it just adjusts the base level of violence ever upwards.

[@UZISHAF]

Iain Dale showed how clueless he is on the show last night. Honestly hasn’t got any idea about the history, context or reality of the situation.

[@DarrenFaulkner365]

@@UZISHAF that’s so true. He quite literally has absolutely no idea about anything that happened more than a few months ago. Seems to be the required standard for LBC presenters these days

[@Rawraw696]

The title on the thumbnail has me laughing 'a missle hitting cilivans changes everything' like they only see cilivans if they were born the right religion

[@insomniacbritgaming1632]

Why are Palestinian military killed in these attacks if its in a civilian area??

[@shaun1463]

she stood her ground against this troll.

[@ebflegg]

Shocking the way Dale defends and justifies Israel

[@jake751]

He's a ghoul

[@edmundsevern7402]

Everyone can have an opinion, this is different from palistine

[@anonitachi6966]

He's just a mouthpiece. Another part of the narrative controlling, propagandist Brit media.

[@ImloyaltoScotlandonly]

​@@edmundsevern7402yeah if you're evil

[@jimwest7107]

I back Israel fully though, to me Shabi is backing the bad actors

[@brianferguson7840]

Because Israel has the ability to make you believe absurdities. It has the ability to make you ignore atrocities. (To paraphrase Voltaire)

[@frances-l3f]

"The time of such a regime, such despots, is gone" Arrest Netanyahu, full stop !

[@SF-UK-888]

Unfortunately, it is only just beginning.

[@garethmartin6522]

The presenter is a disgrace. Hopelessly biased, telling us not to believe our own lying eyes.

[@lesaamoore]

Yes. He should be fired for supporting terror attacks.

[@jake751]

He's BALD

[@brianferguson7840]

To all the presenters, on all the channels, who for ten months have supported and encouraged and enabled, Israel's "Activities". May the darkest of stains never leave your hateful souls.

[@Wordbavk]

@@brianferguson7840cry harder

[@9syc0]

Why are they talking about Iranian politics and not Israeli policy of expansion into Palestinian territory for the past 50 years with no will for peace negotiations?

[@ruaraidhmorrison5879]

Because over the last 50 years Israel has offered various 2 state solutions, all of which were rejected by Palestine

[@IntoMotivate]

@@ruaraidhmorrison5879🎉❤

[@kunaiflex491]

😂😂​@@ruaraidhmorrison5879

[@guneytopal1713]

@@ruaraidhmorrison5879the problem with those offers by Israel is they want more land quite clearly so why would Palestine accept?

[@ISREALHASGOD]

Wrong

[@katchbulletriveradventures38]

WOW Look how LBC talk about loss of life No one cares

[@lesaamoore]

Iaian does not value human life equally. He’s justifying and minimizing terror attacks. That is clear. Shame on LBC. He should be fired.

[@anonitachi6966]

The typical Ye Old British supremacist

[@geemula3652]

Ian dale is just another coward on lbc

[@jazhric]

That woman in green destroyed the bald man

[@jackperry2821]

This is what happens when you let any country get away with crimes against humanity. A country needed to step up and stand up to Israel, instead of us and the US, we've let Iran gain the morale high ground, who themselves have a deplorable government. We could have led the world on this and been a beacon for peace, rather than selling both sides weapons. No more business with Israel or Iran at all, no more travel and no more military support until a ceasefire can be agreed

[@TessTearoe-zp5xv]

Israel is an ethnostate, apartheid in practise.

[@petercannon6906]

Beacon of peace..?.........hahahaha

[@empower.1982]

Where is mossads headquarters???

[@ImloyaltoScotlandonly]

Inside a heavily populated area using their own as human shields

[@tilalmanzoor578]

It's clear from this interview that Ian Dale has huge bias towards the European colonisers and has no concern for all those innocents killed by Israeli terrorism. Shocking bird and dehumanisation of the Palestinians and Lebanese by Ian.

[@jimwest7107]

It's clear to me LBC has a lot of listeners who have very suspicious loyalties.

[@redeyegooner]

When Israel do it, they're "defending themselves". And *only* Israel "has the right to defend itself"

[@thefastlifestyle]

Dale....your loyalties clearly lay somewhere else. When talking about the IOF he has plenty of responses but upon Rachels question "whats your response to 40,000 dead in gaza" he says "im not here to give a response"

[@mslondonsuleyman]

Not fighting woman and children now Iran 🇮🇷 has the right to defend itself,

[@ruaraidhmorrison5879]

What 😂

[@niallmccarthy1219]

Well done lady. Ian Dale is quite sub human in his callouness

[@suswar7474]

Thank you Rachel for always speaking the truth

[@AmrHussein1805]

Well said Rachel

[@jake751]

She was very impressive unlike dale.

[@hustler3of4culture3]

She's spot on

[@cesarpolitics7576]

The civilian, Nasrallah! Get real.

[@EM-fo6yr]

​@@cesarpolitics7576you have a smooth brain

[@kunaiflex491]

​@cesarpolitics7576 she's talking about civilians no one mentioned nasrallah you brainbox

[@cesarpolitics7576]

@@kunaiflex491 Yes she did, she addressed his point that they were shooting the headquarters, and she tried to deflect by saying it was in the middle of a city, just like the british army. Maybe, but the fact is Hezbollah is not the lebanese army, which so far didn't get involved, they had zero legitimacy to do this stuff.

[@zer0875]

This woman is a champion of thr truth admist a forest of lies!

[@humanityslasthope5571]

She's completely correct

[@brianferguson7840]

Every "Israeli" interviewed in the media always speaks with an American or English accent. But Palestinian, Lebanese, or Jordanians have accents of the country of their birth. I wonder why ?

[@clairegillies7919]

Something deeply dark, disturbing and sinister about Dale.

[@bortroad5740]

Im now a fan of Rachel Shabi. Well done

[@alingard1]

This idea that Israel is just defending itself is total garbage. Their idea since its very beginning has been aggression. Create a reality on the ground. You can’t go 80 years of that and then suddenly start saying we need to defend ourselves. The very reason for that IS your aggression for the last 80 years. You can’t keep punching your opponent and expect peace. That’s ridiculous. Any chance of peace BN has deliberately opposed ever since he’s been in politics.

[@helenab7390]

Dale needs sacking!

[@fantagrape682]

Rachel just wiped the floor with you on your own show mate

[@South_Central_Southsea]

Always remember, when you have nothing to say, revert back to "but do you condem or it all started on October 7th". The bais is unreal..

[@JohnCox-ut3cv]

Well done Rachel Shabi.

[@larisapop]

Well done to this lady

[@tryingmybest9819]

Bald glasses guy. Not a strategic problem for UK. What will happen to prices if middle east becomes a no go zone for goods such as oil? Israel has been claiming de-escalation through escalation for the last week. Why were they not being called out on that nonsense?

[@johannesramokgadi6243]

There were many direct hits

[@JP-go5tr]

"Well im not here to respond"- just defend....

[@Elizadoolittle1948]

Iain needs to be utterly condemned in history for his contribution to the skewed narrative of this world event, which has cost the lives of thousands. Shameful stuff. I hope he is held accountable by history.

[@lakitoo123]

"Why aren't you condemning Hamas/Hezbollah??" is an irritating purity test used exclusively by thick interviewers.

[@DopeAtoms]

Bravo to that lady ❤

[@csharra]

This time around the countries around didn’t help Israel prevent the missle i.e Saudi,Jordan speaks volumes.

[@RR-qq3jo]

They couldn’t to be fair. The iron dome didn’t work against these missiles so those countries had no choice.

[@professionalmalang]

Where is mossad hq?

[@mikwel7451]

Where is mosad headquarters based ?

[@cocoreggo]

This man is so biased and disgusting she is bringing straight facts and he made himself look like an absolute fool. He shouldnt be hosting and the comments section show that everyone think he is an idiot

[@idaknowman180]

LBC disgraceful takes as usual

[@seanmurphy5770]

That is exactly what Iran did sit back and did nothing in the last two weeks to give peace a chance, despite the provocations of Israel. But it is obvious that Israel does not want peace and now they got what they wanted all along war.

[@davedee923]

Rachel Shabi - a lone voice talking common sense.

[@Lala.H.R]

Hes a joke!

[@mohammadawais8865]

Our media’s hypocrisy must have been writing some comedic genius, this has to be a joke a very sinister joke at that.

[@RabbitTeaPot]

What irritates me is “I’m not here to give my response I’m here to ask you questions” well my dude you did give a response no less than a minute before by saying “I noted you’ve not condemned….” Like come on. You can’t be fence sitting whilst also acting as the arbiter of what you consider morally right & voicing it & then refuse to answer a question yourself.

[@ru76224]

*What about the SAUSAGES!*

[@vinnym4480]

Please please please be unbiased about this - we are on the brink

[@MrShuttz]

This ladies moral compass is broken

[@NatureLoverInLondon]

No, it’s not.

[@eddieokpara3549]

Mossad headquarters is in a densely populated area, that too is using human shield

[@R.EGrantham]

Iran followed the Russian doctrine in Ukraine, the first occasion to determine the location of Israel's defences, and this second strike last night to overide Iron Dome and target military bases. Note the religious Shias do not as Israel does target civilians as they are doing in Jordan but military trargets. Iran now has hypersonic missiles that the West has no defence for. The next strike will be largely hypersonic and devastating; shock and awe.

[@Graverobbert]

Biblical prophecy no doubt needs to be engineered to happen.

[@mariogaeta8911]

Fire Ian Dale right now ffs

[@gwenwalravens8030]

It's Israel who keeps escalating. They literally said de-escalation through escalation. In other words they want this to play out through all out war.

Don't want civilians getting hit then don't put mossads headquarters in a built up area,what is it isreal says about hamas they use human shields because they base themselves in built up areas

[@TM-rq3jp]

That is so funny they have been poking at lebonan and iran so why the surprise

[@suhelmiah8890]

Dale is on their pay roll

[@irfanhaque2617]

What a great woman.... Weldone 👍

[@edmundsevern7402]

Both sides have blood on their hands

[@reuvenmagnes2540]

Israel is defending itself against the motto of From the River to the Sea . What dont they understand about it ?

[@mohammedashfaaq1951]

the question is when will the occupation end and peace move into the middle east🧐

[@markgloster3230]

I love this woman. She absolutely destroyed that biased presenter 👏🏾👏🏾

[@jake751]

Not hard to be honest. Yes she is very knowledgeable.

[@yolipompa]

The presentar has not empathy

[@PeterCountVader]

Regardless of what side you're on, don't ask a journalist their opinion if you want something useful in response.

[@ISREALHASGOD]

We all need to join in..lets deal with it, once and for all

[@rothwellaudio]

The failed wannabe Tory MP is completely clueless.

[@susantambling527]

Sending love to Rachel Shaibi a true Jewish voice thank you for cutting through the BS ❤

[@TessTearoe-zp5xv]

I love Britain and US caring about woman they bugged out of Afghanistan and care not a wit about women and the Taliban.

[@saragonmcenany6229]

Israel planned this escalation

[@Shadows4_life]

How will STOP THIS CRIMINAL'S ISRAEL APARTHEID

[@JohnCox-ut3cv]

They could engage with the UN. They could comply with international law. They could define what they see as their borders. On a different front has it been denied or confirmed whether the UK took part in last nights blockade of missiles or has that partnership been reduced to the USA & the apartheid state of Israel.

[@JohnCox-ut3cv]

They could engage with the UN. They could comply with international law. They could define what they see as their borders. On a different front has it been denied or confirmed whether the UK took part in last nights blockade of missiles or has that partnership been reduced to the USA & the apartheid state of Israel.

[@ielee1765]

Don't start to worry now, if you lots of western journalists are doing their jobs honestly and impartially. Your lots are partly to be blame for the escalation of all wars..

[@pdarley58]

This women is absolutely correct!!!

[@Adnankh147]

The man got the lady to condemn. Job done. Politics as usual.

[@JamesFindley-jp6qf]

How many civilians were already killed and maimed by Israel

[@Graverobbert]

What does much more targeted mean? Suggesting the Gaza hostage rescue mission was more indiscriminate?

[@seydesigns7395]

She speaks truth, well done to this lady ❤

[@TheAngryWexican.]

Well done Rachel Shabi. Iain Dale is a w⚓️

[@chibychibs]

No one but isreal has the right to defend themselves. Lets make that very clear!

[@farmer_donny]

Our energy supplies from Russia have been disabled. Oil reserves in the USA are minimal. Iran could shut off oil supplies to the West at the straits of Hormuz. Winter is coming. We could make it much worse.

[@latinokid33]

Comments deleted when the truth is told.

[@jimwest7107]

Not far. Iran has limited capability and no friends with proxies gone.

[@Fractal379]

Sure...😂

[@shahinmiah8910]

I won't address the current death toll in the war in Palestine, but I'm curious if Dale can provide the exact figures for combatants versus civilians.

[@PEdition1BFD]

This is a message for the public at large on all sides (the Isreali, Iranian and the rest of the world). You should immediately STOP picking sides. You should be calling for all aggression to stop. If the public start picking side like it's a game and it won't affect you. Remember the fire you light will reach your homes too and mine. You will be affect and your families will be affect.

[@johnmalone7913]

The pager attack was indiscriminate.....shocking....peace between all nations.....

[@angusmcfarlane1225]

Rachel Shabi is all over the place. Doesn't know what she's talking about.

[@brentonelliot3781]

This lady is absolutley nuts!!!

[@georginahassett]

She has a moral compass he is nothing but an lsraeli mouthpiece

[@Vegansharks]

I'm with Israel, thing is if there was peace tomorrow Palestine and Hezbolla have neither the dignity nor the ability to keep the peace, lets face it and be honest, when it comes to religion its all about themselves, no tolerance whatsoever..

[@irfanhaque2617]

This presenter needs to get sacked.... What a muppet 🙄

[@jake751]

FREE PALESTINE 🇵🇸

[@pompeo133]

Is this a pro Hamas/islamits program?

[@yaicherabah2652]

Zelensky of UKR was taking advice from BB of Israel in NY , who could not beat hamas on how to beat Russia telling him YOU HAVE TO BE RUTHLESS ..HAHAHAHAHHAH Typical😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@shoz4361]

Why is that guy an LBC presenter?