Israel Launches strike against Irans Nuclear Programme

France and US have already told Iran to return to the negotiating table (in Trumps case he advised them to do it quickly while there was something left)

That's a very weird event by the way - Trump looks really sour and as if he is not enjoying it.

Sky News reporter mentions that the size of the Iranian retaliation may be coming as a surprise to the Israelis. They might have felt that Thursday would be a knockout blow to Iran's military and they didn't anticipate that the Iranians would be able to hit back with such sustained missile attacks.

Times of Israel reports that sirens are going off in every city in the country.

Has there been an concrete figures with how many missiles Iran has fired? I know last night they were talking and preparing for a third wave and some media said it didn't materalise. Others the next day said there was a third wave.

But at least let us have an honest and open discussion of both sides of this issue, including Israel’s 55 year old nuclear stockpile which was instituted despite the clear opposition of both JFK and LBJ. I fear that no American in a responsible government position will be willing to do so. Israel’s nukes are now haram for them to mention because their government broke US law in ignoring the fact while aiding that country.

I would give more credence to what US intelligence says. Also this is the same IAEA who got it badly wrong with regard to Iraq's WMD

Trump would be mad to get America involved. Netanyahu may have started the end of Israel as we know it. Hard to believe what we are seeing. Yes Israel caught Iran off guard but the Iranians are a proud and resilient people.

Israel warns Iranian civilians near weapon facilities to evacuate

"Israel's military spokesman has issued an evacuation warning to all Iranian residents near weapon facilities.

Avichay Adraee posted an "urgent warning to all Iranian citizens" on social media.

"All individuals currently or in the near future present in or around military weapons production facilities and their support institutions are to leave these areas immediately and not return until further notice," he wrote."

perhaps US will give Israel the bunker busting bombs they need to take out Irans deeply buried nuclear weapons sites

This Gaza?

Gaza before Oct 2023 had a shocking level of disparity between the wealthy - often Hamas-connected - elite and the very very poor. Northern Ireland, even at its worst (and I was born before the Troubles started so have some knowledge of that) was never comparable.

On the other hand, it's not unusual in the Arab world.

The Israelis weren't responsible for the grinding poverty associated with adminstrative corruption in Tunisia that led a young market seller to set himself on fire, leading to the Arab Spring.

If Israel disappeared tomorrow, the vast majority of Palestinians would not be one whit better off, but the 2 million Arab Israelis would undoubtedly be a lot worse off. Meanwhile a few at the very top of Palestinian society would get even wealthier.

Yep

They are completely different things.

You do understand that every military on the planet has military buildings in urban areas, Ireland included.

They are military buildings. Not military posts in civilian buildings.

Acting like they're the one and same is astoundingly ignorant.