"Everyone knows that alcohol destroys brain cells. But I have dedicated my life to testing the theory that if you drink exactly the right amount, only the weak brain cells will die!" -- Michael Rivero
On the night of July 30, Israel escalated its military operations, targeting its adversaries across multiple fronts, including Lebanon, Iran, and Palestine. The Israeli government claimed a significant success with the assassination of a Hezbollah commander in the densely populated neighborhood of southern Beirut. Simultaneously, Israel launched a bold strike in the heart of Tehran, killing Ismail Haniyeh, the current politburo chief of Hamas.
One of the Israeli Defense Force soldiers suspected of raping a Palestinian detainee at the Sde Teiman military base in Israel told the media that military police interrogators "applauded us."
Israeli journalist Israel Frey reports: "Meir Ben Shatrit, an IDF soldier suspected of sadistic abuse of Palestinian detainees, admits that his interrogation by the military police was only a sham. 'You feel they want to thank you, there were days when they applauded us,' he said."
Israeli Lawmaker Says Raping Palestinian Prisoners Is ‘Legitimate’
Hanoch Milwidsky, a member of the Likud party, made the comments in a debate about the arrest of Israeli soldiers at the Sde Teiman prison
The Israeli government assassinated the leader of Hamas’ political wing while he was in Tehran to attend the inauguration of the newly-elected Iranian president Masoud Pezeshkian:
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel spoke before a joint session of the United States Congress on July 24 to address the terror attacks of October 7 and ask for continued support for his war on Gaza. Before Netanyahu even arrived in Washington DC, my thoughts were already drawn back to September 20, 2001. On that day, nine days after the attacks of September 11, George W. Bush was prepared to address a joint session of the United States Congress.
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Wednesday that the US would defend Israel if it faces attacks in response to its airstrike in Beirut that targeted a Hezbollah commander and the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the leader of Hamas’s political bureau who was killed in Tehran.
