Hezb: post-election rocket barrage 'commemorative' - not about Trump win - updates

Sure, pal. Suuuure. Trigger alert: Snark incoming.

Breaking: Iranian-backed Hezbollah terrorists in Lebanon fired a major barrage of 10 "mid-range" rockets into the densely-populated center of the country, midmorning Wednesday, the IDF Spokesman said. The impacting Iron Dome interceptors would account for the numerous red radar tags plotting the expected locations the subsequent falling debris would hit.

So far, no reports of physical injuries, although there were was one visible hit at Ben-Gurion Airport, according to Army Radio, which left a "pit" at the impact site.

Airport Authority officials said flights had resumed after a short delay. An El Al spokesperson added: “We emphasize that El Al planes were not damaged as a result of the shooting of missiles towards [the] Gush Dan [region]. Any other message distributed in the name of El Al spokespeople is incorrect.”

Laconic AF, these Israeli spokesfolks are, I tell ya’…

Elsewhere a rocket slammed through the windshield of an unoccupied Toyota next to a garage in a Ra'anana industrial area - I’m guessing the insurance company’s gonna’ agree to a “totalos” writeoff (hey - it’s how Israelis pronounce it - one word, three syllables).

Guessing also that the bad guys figured "Gotta' use 'em before we lose' em,” suspecting that the incoming Administration will give the IDF more weapons and leeway to decimate the Shiite group, sworn to Israel's destruction than the Harris-Bidenistas would’ve.

A Hezbollah spokesman said, however, the volley was meant to “commemorate” the IDF assassination of chieftain, Hassan Nasrallah, 40 days ago:

"On the occasion of the fortieth anniversary of Nasrallah's assassination, Hezbollah launched high-quality rockets at Tel Aviv. Netanyahu, who is enthusiastic about Trump's victory, received a heavy dose from Lebanon. At a sensitive time, the resistance is serious, strong, and proactive."

In the Middle East, both of these things—the abject fear over what might be coming from DC and Jerusalem, and the bluster—can be concurrently valid.

And speaking of “totalos,” I’m wondering if the spokesman is familiar with some automobile adjusters and real estate values in Beirut’s Dahiya neighborhood, as well as in Tyre, Sidon, Ba’albek, and much of the southern part of the country bordering Israel:

IDF spokesman in Arabic released evacuation orders for specific buildings in Nabatiyeh:

IDF air strike against Hezbullah in Aabbasiyyeh, in southern Lebanon, earlier this morning:

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US politics:

Welp, Ms. Harris did say, "Joy cometh in the morning." And, for an overwhelming number of Americans - it did just that. (But not for Ms Reid, mourning the results, likely ever again (…sorry - couldn’t help it)

Democrats lost, not only the Electoral College, but also the popular vote, the Senate, and possibly the House. Maybe, just maybe there's a lesson here...

For many of the others mourning here, well, just symbolically try to "console" yourselves with Hezbollah’s attempted mass-murder at the Israeli Golan village named after the President-elect (ps: I'm neither a so-called "trumpkin" nor voted for him, or her, for that matter):

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