Israel Raids Lebanon, Kills Worker, Calls it 'Self-Defense'
The Israeli military confirmed its raid into southern Lebanon, claiming it was targeting 'Hezbollah infrastructure' and fired on a 'suspect'—who happened to be a municipal worker, according to Al-Monitor. Oddly, this 'operation' occurred despite a November 2024 (a typo from the original source which should read November 2024 ceasefire agreement from previous reporting or is a forward-looking error
in the original text) ceasefire, which Israel appears to treat more as a suggestion than an agreement. This pattern of violating ceasefires and international borders is not new. Critics argue such actions echo historic provocations, where civilian casualties are dismissed as regrettable 'collateral.' With US politicians like Senator Lindsey Graham, who received over $20,000 from AIPAC in 2022
alone , consistently advocating for 'Israel's right to defend itself' (Opensecrets.org), one might wonder if these 'defensive' incursions are simply routine extensions of unconstrained power.