“Israel has the right to defend itself against a terrorist organization, which is exactly what Hezbollah is,” Harris stated. Her comments came in response to an Israeli airstrike that targeted a Hezbollah commander allegedly responsible for a recent rocket attack in the Golan Heights. The attack in the contested region resulted in the deaths of 12 children, prompting international attention and condemnation.

The airstrike in Beirut’s southern suburbs, a Hezbollah stronghold, reportedly killed at least three people, including two children, according to medical and security sources. A senior Lebanese security source confirmed the attack to Reuters, noting that the fate of the targeted commander, Fuad Shukr, remains unclear. Shukr, also known as Hajj Mohsin, is a senior adviser to Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah and is believed to be a key figure in the group’s precision missile project. He is also wanted by the United States for his involvement in the 1983 bombing of a US Marines barracks in Beirut.

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    You got some bot-haters: a large number of downvotes on this were from federated accounts with no content.

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        Currently they’re hidden from users, and only viewable by server admins. There are some open issues for discussion about whether to open them up on the github I think.

        The best solution I’d like to add eventually, is for servers to have the option to reject federated downvotes, because they’re clearly being used in a manipulative way by servers with more open / free registrations.

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      i was really hoping that i could vote for her; but she’s seems to keep doing her damnedest to alienate her base like biden did.