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[Ron in Regina]

The Israeli response to any closing on the Gaza coastline is, however, likely to be primarily influenced by the need to ensure that such events do not occur again. A start would be removing these 50-ish boats from that rotation.
Whatever tactics the Israeli Navy employs, their biggest challenge is likely to be the number of vessels sailing with the Global Sumud Flotilla, which could overwhelm the number of patrol boats the Israelis have available to interdict them.

Greta cloned herself. Now there's are 4 flotilla.

The Israeli Navy operates seven Shaldag Class high-speed patrol boats and 18 Super Dvora Class fast patrol boats for coastal patrol duties, and may have to call on helicopters and their 15 larger Sa'ar Class missile boats. Some of Sa'ar Class boats are in the Red Sea, covering the threat from the Houthis. Others are needed for high-priority tasks off the Lebanese and Gaza coasts. Hence the Global Sumud Flotilla is likely to impact ongoing Israeli operations in Gaza if it comes within range.

The Sumud Selfie Flotilla could potentially aid Hamas and the Houthis then. The latest from the flotilla is that they expect to set off from Tunis on Sunday, September 7. They are expected to reach the Israeli coast and Gaza around mid-month.

The Gaza Flottilla has announced that they are planning to break the blockade.

San Remo Manual - Wikipedia

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According to the San Remo Manual which handles armed conflict at sea, the
ships must be inspected and this can be done on international waters.

The alternative is to redirect the flottila to an Israeli harbour for inspection. If the cargo does not contain any contraband, then the cargo should be forwarded to Gaza by the Israelis so as not to violate the blockade.

The inspection of cargo on international waters was determined legal by the Palmer commission in 2010.

2010 Gaza flotilla raid - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The reason is that the blockade is legal due to the indiscriminate rocket attacks on Israeli cities.

Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

The objective of the flottila is to
* feel good about themselves
* make morons scream about Israeli war crimes.
* make morons feel good about themselves.
* get a tasty sandwich at the expense of Israeli taxpayers.

As far as I understand, no one in the selfie flotilla to Gaza incident in June showed any interest in the cargo after they were sent home…so is this really about aid? I could also “what about” actual genocides taking place right now and this latest flotilla but why bother?

(YouTube & ‘Lost a certain number of brain cells’: ‘Confused, troubled’ Greta Thunberg brutally roasted)

 

[petros]

As planned, but is this flotilla is all about the optics & not the symbolic aid like last time? Are these actual vessels designed for shipping commodities like…oh, aid?

(YouTube & EDS, an HP Company 'Cat Herders')

The Spanish-origin flotilla is set to join with vessels from Tunis, Greece, and Italy, but it is unclear if they will still meet the rendezvous date of September 4 since that’s three days ago now.

Global Sumud Flotilla Tracker

FA and members of the Investigative Commons have been monitoring the status of the Global Sumud Flotilla as it embarked on a journey to deliver aid to Gaza under the ongoing genocide and total blockade.

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Did this flotilla source the largest ships possible, man them with skeleton crews of sailors to maximize the amount of space taken up by actual “non-symbolic” aid and told all of the activists and actors to stay home and draw attention to the show by other means? It’s clear the aid is a means to perform the stunt, rather than the centre of the “mission”…

They’re (the Greta boating tour of Sept 2025) trying to set up the dramatic show to have as many small boats (as opposed to cargo carriers) as possible going in every direction chaotically for optics if they can get close to the waters of of Gaza.
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That would be the propaganda plan, wouldn’t it?
View attachment 30972Then have as many celebrities and activists and actors and musicians, and so on and so forth, get their sound bites in their respective airports upon landing in their home countries after being deported, etc…”I’m out of touch with world events as I haven’t had access to my cell phone for days since I threw it in the ocean yesterday, but…”…etc…it’ll be interesting to see how similar their scripts are. Most boats have a Wi-Fi connection: a lifeline for the volunteers and the mission, as opposed to cargo carrying capacity?
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Map of the voyage and stops of the various convoys. A: Spanish convoy; B: Italian convoys; C: Tunisian convoy; D: Greek convoy; E: Malaysian convoy; END: destination, Israeli detention and deportation followed but scripted press releases.

Meanwhile…to offset the cost of this flotilla detention and deportation (again), perhaps all the vessels in this flotilla need to be confiscated, and auctioned off, as both a future deterrent against running against a naval blockade, as well as offsetting-costs?
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The Gaza-bound Global Sumud Flotilla on Thursday condemned Israel's national security minister's "baseless threats" to designate activists as terrorists and seize boats, saying the mission is "humanitarian, lawful, debatable, and unstoppable?”

In a statement, the flotilla reminded that they will reach the shores of Tunisia, where they will be joined by additional vessels before continuing to Gaza's shores with “symbolically” lifesaving humanitarian aid.

In response to Itamar Ben-Gvir’s plans to designate Global Sumud Flotilla activists as terrorists and seize boats, the statement said they will not be deterred by the "baseless threats of Israeli officials”…so this Sumud Flotilla isn’t gonna try to run a naval blockade into Gaza and stated that intention in advance then?
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A blockading power can seek to cut off all maritime transport from and to the blockaded country, although stopping all land transport to and from an area may also be considered a blockade. Blockades restrict the trading rights of neutrals, who must submit for inspection for contraband, which the blockading power may define narrowly or broadly, sometimes including food and medicine…but even token symbolic amounts for propaganda purposes?
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The blockading nation typically establishes a blockaded area of water, but any ship can be inspected as soon as it is established that it is attempting to break the blockade. This inspection can occur inside the blockaded area or in international waters, but never inside the territorial waters of a neutral nation.

A neutral ship must obey a request to stop for inspection from the blockading nation. If the situation so demands, the blockading nation can request that the ship divert to a known place or harbour for inspection. If the ship does not stop, then the ship is subject to capture. If people aboard the ship resist capture, they can be lawfully attacked.View attachment 30973
The Israeli Navy is highlighting that it is conducting coastal defense training in conjunction with the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade. These efforts are in advance of the potential arrival off the coast of a flotilla of activists claiming their intentions in advance to violate the naval blockade of Gaza by Israel in the Hamas/Israel war.

The protestors’ efforts, however, have been turned back twice by the Israelis, and there is no indication that they will let the larger flotilla proceed. The Israeli Navy employed peaceful tactics to apprehend the last flotilla in June, taking those on board to Ashdod before deporting them, and 700+ days since October 7th, 2023 all that mustard and mayonnaise for Greta’s entourage’s sandwiches between capture and deportation, and airfare for 350-ish ain’t cheap.

Video: Israeli Navy Conducts Coastal Exercise as New Gaza Flotilla Forms

The Israeli Navy is highlighting that it is conducting coastal defense training in conjunction with the Gaza Division’s Northern Brigade. These effor...

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You can shit on activists all you want but in the end, the JKK fucked Israel for the next 3 generations.

The "events" won't end until there is equality and an exit from West Bank, Syria and Lebanon........and Cyprus.

 

[petros]

Oh shit! Now they're floating in on foot.

Or the used their Rav Kav to Tahana HaMerkazit and hopped on and Egged.

Thousands throng Jerusalem to oppose Netanyahu's Gaza expansion war plan

Saturday's protests in Israel were some of the largest so far, but PM Netanyahu says defeating Hamas is the way to secure the hostages' release.

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EPA A crowd of thousands holding portraits of the hostages, yellow flags and ribbons, in a Jerusalem street with trees either side EPA
Protests led by hostages' families have intensified recently

More than 15,000 people have taken to the streets in Israel to call for an end to the war in Gaza and urge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to agree to a deal to free the remaining hostages.

Families and supporters of the hostages still being held by Hamas thronged Jerusalem's Paris Square, with others gathering in Tel Aviv.

Of the 48 hostages still being held in Gaza, as many as 20 are believed to be alive.

Israel has yet to formally respond to a deal that would see the release of some hostages, but has previously demanded the return of all the hostages in any agreement.

Netanyahu insists total victory over Hamas will bring the hostages home.....Dead or alive.



Netanyahu doesn't give a flying fuck about holocaustages.

 

[petros]

OMFG!!!

They've even butchered the holubtsi.

Well that explains the pogroms.

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Mix together the chopped meat, caramelized onions, ketchup, soy sauce/dissolved coffee, and breadcrumbs or matzo meal. Mix lightly to a smooth combo. Take a 9 x 13 rectangular pan and spray with oil. Set aside.

 

[petros]

Woooow.

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[Ron in Regina]

You can shit on activists all you want but in the end, the JKK fucked Israel for the next 3 generations.

The "events" won't end until there is equality and an exit from West Bank, Syria and Lebanon........and Cyprus.

…& I don’t see “events” ending while Hamas (& Friends) are still an armed threat to Israel while holding both living and dead Israelis hostage. Do you? Honestly?

(I’m more laughing at the flotilla than shitting on it in all honesty, and it’ll be mid-September before the punchline to this show plays out)

Care to expand on the Cyprus comment above? Are you claiming that Israel somehow occupies Cyprus now?

Hezbollah brought Israel into Syria & Lebanon.

When Israelis can safely move back into northern Israel, I’m assuming that will have a large impact on the decision for Israel exiting Syria & Lebanon. Do you think acknowledging Israel’s right to exist might be beneficial to Syria and Lebanon?

Then that tangled web of the West Bank.

Israeli occupation of the West Bank - Wikipedia

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….& why did Israel take “the West Bank” from Jordan in June of 1967 again? What was the motivation for that Six Day War again? Something about a “defence pact” between Egypt & Jordan? Some kind of buffer between Jordan & Israel?

In the months prior to the outbreak of the Six-Day War in June 1967, tensions again became dangerously heightened: Israel reiterated its post-1956 position that another Egyptian closure of the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping would be a definite casus belli. In May 1967, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser announced that the Straits of Tiran would again be closed to Israeli vessels. He subsequently mobilized the Egyptian military into defensive lines along the border with Israel and ordered the immediate withdrawal of all UNEF personnel.

Six-Day War - Wikipedia

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Why did Israel return the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt but not the Golan Heights to Syria? What did Egypt agree to that Syria didn’t?

By attacking Israel October 7th 2023, filming and releasing footage of the atrocities, and abducting 250-ish people back into Gaza…Hamas GUARANTEED that Israel would HAVE to follow them back into Gaza 700+ days ago now. Aside from losing the military (but winning the propaganda) war against Israel, I’m assuming the last 700+ days has gone according to plan for Hamas (& Friends).

Yes, everyone wants this goat rodeo over, but at was cost and to what terms?

 

[petros]

…& I don’t see “events” ending while Hamas (& Friends) are still an armed threat to Israel while holding both living and dead Israelis hostage. Do you? Honestly?

(I’m more laughing at the flotilla than shitting on it in all honesty, and it’ll be mid-September before the punchline to this show plays out)

Care to expand on the Cyprus comment above? Are you claiming that Israel somehow occupies Cyprus now?

Hezbollah brought Israel into Syria & Lebanon.
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When Israelis can safely move back into northern Israel, I’m assuming that will have a large impact on the decision for Israel exiting Syria & Lebanon. Do you think acknowledging Israel’s right to exist might be beneficial to Syria and Lebanon?

Then that tangled web of the West Bank.
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Israeli occupation of the West Bank - Wikipedia

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….& why did Israel take “the West Bank” from Jordan in June of 1967 again? What was the motivation for that Six Day War again? Something about a “defence pact” between Egypt & Jordan? Some kind of buffer between Jordan & Israel?

In the months prior to the outbreak of the Six-Day War in June 1967, tensions again became dangerously heightened: Israel reiterated its post-1956 position that another Egyptian closure of the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping would be a definite casus belli. In May 1967, Egyptian president Gamal Abdel Nasser announced that the Straits of Tiran would again be closed to Israeli vessels. He subsequently mobilized the Egyptian military into defensive lines along the border with Israel and ordered the immediate withdrawal of all UNEF personnel.

Six-Day War - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Why did Israel return the Sinai Peninsula to Egypt but not the Golan Heights to Syria? What did Egypt agree to that Syria didn’t?
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By attacking Israel October 7th 2023, filming and releasing footage of the atrocities, and abducting 250-ish people back into Gaza…Hamas GUARANTEED that Israel would HAVE to follow them back into Gaza 700+ days ago now. Aside from losing the military (but winning the propaganda) war against Israel, I’m assuming the last 700+ days has gone according to plan for Hamas (& Friends).

Yes, everyone wants this goat rodeo over, but at was cost and to what terms?

Why did Israel attack and occupy everyone without expecting long-term backlash? Lack of forethought or arrogance? Pick two.

They even attacked Americans.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Why did Israel attack and occupy everyone without expecting long-term backlash? Lack of forethought or arrogance? Pick two.

Well, let’s see, are you referring specifically to that June of 1967 thing where Egypt and Lebanon and Syria and Jordan and others directly were about to attack Israel? Is this specifically about the Golan Heights that was still a buffer zone Oct 8th 2023 for Israel?

Or maybe are you referring to the Sinai Peninsula that Israel returned to Egypt in exchange for acknowledging Israel’s right to exist and a peace agreement?

Or in 1948 where Israel had to fight Egypt and Jordan (TransJordan) and Iraq and Syria and Lebanon and Saudi Arabia and Yemen and others simultaneously? Was Israel occupying Yemen and Saudi Arabia and Lebanon and Syria and others simultaneously to expect that backlash?

Or are you talking about the Gaza Strip that Egypt was occupying from 1948 to mid-1967 that Israel walked away from in 2005? Or are you referring to that area that the Ottoman Empire lost and Britain inherited that Britain walked away from that TransJordan annexed that Israel took away from Jordan?

Or are you talking about Cyprus somehow?

You’ll have to be more specific in order for anyone to even try to answer your loaded question.

 

[petros]

Block by block.....

https://www.axios.com/2025/09/05/israel-gaza-city-bombing-high-rise-hamas

Now they'll never find the tunnels and holocaustages now.

 

[petros]

Well, let’s see, are you referring specifically to that June of 1967 thing where Egypt and Lebanon and Syria and Jordan and others directly were about to attack Israel? Is this specifically about the Golan Heights that was still a buffer zone Oct 8th 2023 for Israel?

Or maybe are you referring to the Sinai Peninsula that Israel returned to Egypt in exchange for acknowledging Israel’s right to exist and a peace agreement?

Or in 1948 where Israel had to fight Egypt and Jordan (TransJordan) and Iraq and Syria and Lebanon and Saudi Arabia and Yemen and others simultaneously? Was Israel occupying Yemen and Saudi Arabia and Lebanon and Syria and others simultaneously to expect that backlash?

Or are you talking about the Gaza Strip that Egypt was occupying from 1948 to mid-1967 that Israel walked away from in 2005? Or are you referring to that area that the Ottoman Empire lost and Britain inherited that Britain walked away from that TransJordan annexed that Israel took away from Jordan?

Or are you talking about Cyprus somehow?

You’ll have to be more specific in order for anyone to even try to answer your loaded question.

Were they really or was it all in their head?

Israel is really good at attacking people they claim were going to attack them because they're Jews. You don't see a trend?

Wash Rinse Holocaust Repeat Holocaust.

Do you hear Holodomor every 5th word out of Ukrainians? Why not? Who were the Bolsheviks? Christians?

 

[Ron in Regina]

Were they really or was it all in their head?

Israel is really good at attacking people they claim were going to attack them because they're Jews. You don't see a trend?

Wash Rinse Holocaust Repeat Holocaust.

Do you hear Holodomor every 5th word out of Ukrainians? Why not? Who were the Bolsheviks? Christians?

So you can’t or won’t answer that then? I had it down to maybe five things you might’ve been talking about, and with some clarification, I could’ve took a stab at answering or trying to. Oh well.

Anyway, the Greta boat outing made it to Tunisia.

Jerusalem shooting: six killed and 11 injured in attack at bus stop — The Times and The Sunday Times

Gunmen stormed a bus in Jerusalem, killing six people and injuring at least 11 others, including a pregnant woman, at a bus stop on the outskirts of the city, according to Israel’s ambulance service. The attackers were killed by a soldier and a civilian at the scene. “This was a very severe...

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[petros]

So you can’t or won’t answer that then? I had it down to maybe five things you might’ve been talking about, and with some clarification, I could’ve took a stab at answering or trying to. Oh well.

Anyway, the Greta boat outing made it to Tunisia.

Jerusalem shooting: six killed and 11 injured in attack at bus stop — The Times and The Sunday Times

Gunmen stormed a bus in Jerusalem, killing six people and injuring at least 11 others, including a pregnant woman, at a bus stop on the outskirts of the city, according to Israel’s ambulance service. The attackers were killed by a soldier and a civilian at the scene. “This was a very severe...

apple.news

Name the countries Israel has attacked versus been attacked by. Is it ridiculously lopsided?

 

[Ron in Regina]

Name the countries Israel has attacked versus been attacked by. Is it ridiculously lopsided?

So…

Why did Israel attack and occupy everyone without expecting long-term backlash? Lack of forethought or arrogance? Pick two.

You still won’t clarify this so that someone can attempt to debate your statement then? Ok.

Well, let’s see, are you referring specifically to that June of 1967 thing where Egypt and Lebanon and Syria and Jordan and others directly were about to attack Israel? Is this specifically about the Golan Heights that was still a buffer zone Oct 8th 2023 for Israel?

Or maybe are you referring to the Sinai Peninsula that Israel returned to Egypt in exchange for acknowledging Israel’s right to exist and a peace agreement?

Or in 1948 where Israel had to fight Egypt and Jordan (TransJordan) and Iraq and Syria and Lebanon and Saudi Arabia and Yemen and others simultaneously? Was Israel occupying Yemen and Saudi Arabia and Lebanon and Syria and others simultaneously to expect that backlash?

Or are you talking about the Gaza Strip that Egypt was occupying from 1948 to mid-1967 that Israel walked away from in 2005? Or are you referring to that area that the Ottoman Empire lost and Britain inherited that Britain walked away from that TransJordan annexed that Israel took away from Jordan?

Or are you talking about Cyprus somehow?

You’ll have to be more specific in order for anyone to even try to answer your loaded question.

Here’s the five things I thought you might have been alluding to…&…???

So you can’t or won’t answer that then? I had it down to maybe five things you might’ve been talking about, and with some clarification, I could’ve took a stab at answering or trying to. Oh well.

 

[petros]

So…

You still won’t clarify this so that someone can attempt to debate your statement then? Ok.

Here’s the five things I thought you might have been alluding to…&…???

Egypt (Yom Kippur War, 1973)
Syria (Yom Kippur War, 1973)
Yemen (Houthi missile/drone attacks, 2023-2025)

Those are the only 3.

 

[petros]

Egypt (Yom Kippur War, 1973)
Syria (Yom Kippur War, 1973)
Yemen (Houthi missile/drone attacks, 2023-2025)

Those are the only 3.

To address your question, we need to identify sovereign countries that have directly attacked Israel after 1948 and not in response to an Israeli attack. This means excluding:
Attacks during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Attacks that were retaliatory or provoked by prior Israeli military actions (e.g., airstrikes, invasions, or operations that prompted a response).
Actions by non-state actors (e.g., Hezbollah, Hamas) unless explicitly directed by a sovereign state.
Based on historical and recent data up to September 8, 2025, we focus on direct military actions—such as invasions, airstrikes, or missile attacks—initiated by a country without being a direct response to an Israeli attack. Here’s the analysis:
Egypt:
Post-1948, Egypt initiated the Yom Kippur War (1973) with a surprise attack across the Suez Canal, alongside Syria. This was not a direct response to an immediate Israeli attack but a coordinated effort to reclaim territory lost in 1967. Counts as a direct attack.
Other conflicts (e.g., Suez Crisis 1956, Six-Day War 1967) involved mutual escalation or Israeli preemptive strikes, so they don’t qualify.
Jordan:
Post-1948, Jordan’s major engagement was in the Six-Day War (1967), where it shelled Israeli positions. However, this was partly in response to Israeli preemptive strikes on Egypt and escalating tensions. No clear post-1948, non-retaliatory attacks stand out. Does not count.
Syria:
Syria joined Egypt in the Yom Kippur War (1973), launching a surprise offensive in the Golan Heights to reclaim territory, not in direct response to an immediate Israeli attack. Counts as a direct attack.
Other actions (e.g., Six-Day War 1967) involved Israeli preemption or mutual escalation, so they don’t qualify.
Iraq:
In 1991, during the Gulf War, Iraq fired Scud missiles at Israel. This was not in response to an Israeli attack but as part of Iraq’s broader strategy against U.S.-led coalition allies, including Israel. Counts as a direct attack.
No other clear instances post-1948 are non-retaliatory.

Iran:
Iran launched a direct attack on April 13, 2024, with over 300 drones and missiles targeting Israel. This was in response to an Israeli strike on Iran’s Damascus consulate, so it does not count as a non-retaliatory attack.

No other direct Iranian attacks post-1948 are documented as non-retaliatory.

Yemen:
Since 2023, Houthi-controlled Yemen has launched missile and drone attacks on Israel, particularly targeting Eilat. These attacks, escalating in 2024 and 2025, are often framed as support for Palestine and not always in direct response to Israeli actions against Yemen. The Houthis’ initial attacks in 2023 predate significant Israeli strikes on Yemen (e.g., July 2024 and later). Counts as a direct attack.

Saudi Arabia:
No significant post-1948 attacks by Saudi Arabia on Israel are documented, and none meet the non-retaliatory criterion. Does not count.

Based on this, 4 countries have directly attacked Israel after 1948, not in response to an Israeli attack:
Egypt (Yom Kippur War, 1973)
Syria (Yom Kippur War, 1973)
Iraq (Gulf War, 1991)
Yemen (Houthi missile/drone attacks, 2023-2025)

This count excludes Lebanon, as most attacks from its territory are by non-state actors (e.g., Hezbollah) and often in response to Israeli actions. If you need further clarification, a specific time period, or details on particular incidents, let me know!


Iraq was a late response to 1981

 

[petros]

To address your question, we need to identify sovereign countries that have directly attacked Israel after 1948 and not in response to an Israeli attack. This means excluding:
Attacks during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War.
Attacks that were retaliatory or provoked by prior Israeli military actions (e.g., airstrikes, invasions, or operations that prompted a response).
Actions by non-state actors (e.g., Hezbollah, Hamas) unless explicitly directed by a sovereign state.
Based on historical and recent data up to September 8, 2025, we focus on direct military actions—such as invasions, airstrikes, or missile attacks—initiated by a country without being a direct response to an Israeli attack. Here’s the analysis:
Egypt:
Post-1948, Egypt initiated the Yom Kippur War (1973) with a surprise attack across the Suez Canal, alongside Syria. This was not a direct response to an immediate Israeli attack but a coordinated effort to reclaim territory lost in 1967. Counts as a direct attack.
Other conflicts (e.g., Suez Crisis 1956, Six-Day War 1967) involved mutual escalation or Israeli preemptive strikes, so they don’t qualify.
Jordan:
Post-1948, Jordan’s major engagement was in the Six-Day War (1967), where it shelled Israeli positions. However, this was partly in response to Israeli preemptive strikes on Egypt and escalating tensions. No clear post-1948, non-retaliatory attacks stand out. Does not count.
Syria:
Syria joined Egypt in the Yom Kippur War (1973), launching a surprise offensive in the Golan Heights to reclaim territory, not in direct response to an immediate Israeli attack. Counts as a direct attack.
Other actions (e.g., Six-Day War 1967) involved Israeli preemption or mutual escalation, so they don’t qualify.
Iraq:
In 1991, during the Gulf War, Iraq fired Scud missiles at Israel. This was not in response to an Israeli attack but as part of Iraq’s broader strategy against U.S.-led coalition allies, including Israel. Counts as a direct attack.
No other clear instances post-1948 are non-retaliatory.

Iran:
Iran launched a direct attack on April 13, 2024, with over 300 drones and missiles targeting Israel. This was in response to an Israeli strike on Iran’s Damascus consulate, so it does not count as a non-retaliatory attack.

No other direct Iranian attacks post-1948 are documented as non-retaliatory.

Yemen:
Since 2023, Houthi-controlled Yemen has launched missile and drone attacks on Israel, particularly targeting Eilat. These attacks, escalating in 2024 and 2025, are often framed as support for Palestine and not always in direct response to Israeli actions against Yemen. The Houthis’ initial attacks in 2023 predate significant Israeli strikes on Yemen (e.g., July 2024 and later). Counts as a direct attack.

Saudi Arabia:
No significant post-1948 attacks by Saudi Arabia on Israel are documented, and none meet the non-retaliatory criterion. Does not count.

Based on this, 4 countries have directly attacked Israel after 1948, not in response to an Israeli attack:
Egypt (Yom Kippur War, 1973)
Syria (Yom Kippur War, 1973)
Iraq (Gulf War, 1991)
Yemen (Houthi missile/drone attacks, 2023-2025)

This count excludes Lebanon, as most attacks from its territory are by non-state actors (e.g., Hezbollah) and often in response to Israeli actions. If you need further clarification, a specific time period, or details on particular incidents, let me know!


Iraq was a late response to 1981

Syria and Egypt attacked Israel over occupation on occupied land.

That leaves just Yemen. Yeah man. 1

Well shit eh?

Is my question clear now?

 

[Ron in Regina]

Egypt (Yom Kippur War, 1973)
Syria (Yom Kippur War, 1973)

The war started on 6 October 1973, when the Arab coalition launched a surprise attack across their respective frontiers during the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, which coincided with the 10th day of Ramadan.

Yom Kippur War - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed their respective ceasefire lines with Israel, advancing into the Sinai and Golan Heights. Egyptian forces crossed the Suez Canal in Operation Badr, establishing positions, while Syrian forces gained territory in the Golan Heights. The Egyptian forces continued the advance into Sinai on 14 October to relieve the Syrian front which was coming under increasing pressure. After three days, Israel halted the Egyptian advance and pushed most of the Syrians back to the Purple Line. Israel then launched a counteroffensive into Syria, shelling the outskirts of Damascus.

Yemen (Houthi missile/drone attacks, 2023-2025)

The Red Sea crisis (Arabic: أزمة البحر الأحمر) began on 19 October 2023, when the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen launched missiles and armed drones at Israel, demanding an end to the invasion of the Gaza Strip.

Red Sea crisis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Shortly after the outbreak of the Gaza war, the Hamas-allied group began to launch missiles and drones at Israel.

The Houthis entered in response to this:

Those are the only 3.

Ok, that’s those three. I thought it might’ve been one of the other five that I listed as I was trying to figure out what you were talking about.

…are you referring specifically to that June of 1967 thing where Egypt and Lebanon and Syria and Jordan and others directly were about to attack Israel? Is this specifically about the Golan Heights that was still a buffer zone Oct 8th 2023 for Israel?

Or maybe are you referring to the Sinai Peninsula that Israel returned to Egypt in exchange for acknowledging Israel’s right to exist and a peace agreement?

Or in 1948 where Israel had to fight Egypt and Jordan (TransJordan) and Iraq and Syria and Lebanon and Saudi Arabia and Yemen and others simultaneously? Was Israel occupying Yemen and Saudi Arabia and Lebanon and Syria and others simultaneously to expect that backlash?

Or are you talking about the Gaza Strip that Egypt was occupying from 1948 to mid-1967 that Israel walked away from in 2005? Or are you referring to that area that the Ottoman Empire lost and Britain inherited that Britain walked away from that TransJordan annexed that Israel took away from Jordan?

Or are you talking about Cyprus somehow?

Still curious about the Cyprus comment.

 

[petros]

The war started on 6 October 1973, when the Arab coalition launched a surprise attack across their respective frontiers during the Jewish holy day of Yom Kippur, which coincided with the 10th day of Ramadan.

Yom Kippur War - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Egyptian and Syrian forces crossed their respective ceasefire lines with Israel, advancing into the Sinai and Golan Heights. Egyptian forces crossed the Suez Canal in Operation Badr, establishing positions, while Syrian forces gained territory in the Golan Heights. The Egyptian forces continued the advance into Sinai on 14 October to relieve the Syrian front which was coming under increasing pressure. After three days, Israel halted the Egyptian advance and pushed most of the Syrians back to the Purple Line. Israel then launched a counteroffensive into Syria, shelling the outskirts of Damascus.

The Red Sea crisis (Arabic: أزمة البحر الأحمر) began on 19 October 2023, when the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen launched missiles and armed drones at Israel, demanding an end to the invasion of the Gaza Strip.

Red Sea crisis - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

Shortly after the outbreak of the Gaza war, the Hamas-allied group began to launch missiles and drones at Israel.

The Houthis entered in response to this:
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Ok, that’s those three. I thought it might’ve been one of the other five that I listed as I was trying to figure out what you were talking about.

Still curious about the Cyprus comment.

Its not 3 when occupation forces in Syria and Egypt were attacked. They never attacked Israel proper.

So just Yemen.

How about that?

Northern Cyprus is also an Israeli problem

It is not Israel’s role or desire to liberate Northern Cyprus. However, if the threat from the area reaches a critical threshold, Israel's strategic posture

www.israelhayom.com

Have fun.

 

[Ron in Regina]

Have fun.

It’s a Monday morning and the beginning of the work week so you too.

Cyprus–Israel relations - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

[petros]

It’s a Monday morning and the beginning of the work week so you too.

Cyprus–Israel relations - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

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Yes yes. But what's going on? Settlements? Yes? No?