New Haifa Humiliation Hits Israel Hard; Netanyahu's Narrative Crumbles

Israel turned fuel and infrastructure into fair game, then the latest Haifa strike came along and slapped the smugness clean off their faces. Right, so Benjamin Netanyahu has stood in front of cameras and said this war could end “a lot faster than people think”, and that Iran is being decimated, and then Haifa has gone and done the very rude thing of catching fire again. The Bazan refinery there in Haifa has been hit again in a missile barrage from Iran and Lebanon, a fire broke out, black smoke went up over one of Israel’s key northern industrial sites, and that was the second attack on that facility since this war started. No deaths were reported from that strike. But that doesn’t really rescue Netanyahu from the problem at all. In some ways it makes the problem nastier, because the humiliation here is not mainly a body count story. It is a control story. It is a proof story. He has been talking like the matter is being settled in his favour while one of Israel’s most sensitive northern hubs is still able to appear in the footage as smoke, flame, and another public reminder that Iran has not signed anything like the surrender papers his mouth keeps trying to file on reality’s behalf. Bazan is not some random warehouse on an industrial estate that nobody has heard of and nobody needs to care about. Haifa matters because it is one of the places where fuel, port activity, and military significance sit too close together for comfort. It makes for an awfully convenient target for Iran. The refinery complex sits in the same city as Israel’s main naval base. That means a strike there does not read like generic wartime misery. It reads like a state failing to keep one of its own working organs out of reach. This is the part casual coverage often flattens because “Haifa hit again” is easier to say than “a strategic hub you are supposed to keep functioning under pressure has become a repeat feature in the strike map”. One sentence sounds like routine exchange. The other sounds like the thing it is: a public argument with the boast that Israeli control has already been demonstrated. Benjamin Netanyahu suggests the iran israel war could conclude faster than anticipated, claiming Iran is facing decimation. However, this declaration comes as Haifa experiences another significant fire, specifically a haifa oil refinery attack. This incident highlights the ongoing middle east conflict and the complex geopolitics of the region, despite claims of rapid resolution. Stay tuned for further iran news and breaking news updates. ►SOURCES: AL JAZEERA: Fire contained after missile attack on oil refinery in Israel’s Haifa; Israeli attacks on Iran fuel sites aim ‘to break resilience of people’; Iran threatens to strike Gulf energy facilities after South Pars attack IRAN INTERNATIONAL: Iran says it targeted Haifa oil refinery after attack on Tehran oil depot PRESS TV: Israelis rushed to shelters 18 times overnight due to Iranian strikes: Hebrew media ANADOLU AGENCY: Iranian missiles damage oil refinery in northern Israel ***Subscribe to the channel here*** https://www.youtube.com/KernowDamo?sub_confirmation=1 ►ABOUT ME: Hi, I'm Damien Willey. I'm a former welder, but now I'm a writer, blogger, vlogger and presenter and interviewer with Socialist Telly (Please do go and visit what we all get up to on https://www.youtube.com/c/SocialistTelly) I'm an unpaid carer for my disabled wife and daughter and as such we know all too well the difficulties that are associated with that living in Tory Britain - both blue Tories and red ones - and I personally believe the answer lies in socialism. This channel, along with my other social media act as outlets to push back against that, to demand better of our politicians and leaders, to pull apart the media spin that supports them and the way the UK is run and to give a voice, loud as mine is, to the voiceless. ►CONTACT: Email: [email protected] ►SUPPORT: If you appreciate the importance of alternative media in the UK and enjoy my work please consider financially supporting it. Various options to suit all budgets, please visit linktr.ee/KernowDamo to find out more. Please support Independent Media. ►SOCIAL MEDIA LINKS Alternatively please share this video on your favourite social media & if you'd like to see what I get up to elsewhere, you can also find links to my presence elsewhere at linktr.ee/KernowDamo Damo Rants Kernow Damo Breaking News,News,Geopolitics,War,Netanyahu,Israel,International Relations,Bibi Netanyahu,Politics,World News,Gaza,Conflict,Middle East,Haifa,Analysis,Current Events,Humiliation,West Bank,haifa,haifa refinery,haifa hit,haifa strike,iran,us iran war,world alternative media,news,israel news,israel iran conflict,news today,israel iran war,israel attack iran,world news,trump,netanyahu,israel iran,israel war,kernow damo,kernowdamo,damo rants,damo