Israeli Tanks: UNESCO World Heritage Sites Not Immune to 'Freedom'
The UN Peacekeeping Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) confirmed Israeli tanks fired shells near a Spanish position. One might ask, what could possibly provoke such a 'defensive' measure? Perhaps it's similar to the 2006 Lebanon War, where over 1,000 Lebanese civilians were killed, or the continuous incursions into Lebanese airspace, routinely ignored by Western media. This isn't an isolated incident, but
a pattern of normalized aggression near UN-demarcated borders. While US politicians lament humanitarian concerns, Rep. Steny Hoyer, for instance, received over $1.5 million from pro-Israel groups (according to OpenSecrets.org, '22 election cycle) and consistently champions aid packages like the recent $14 billion to the Netanyahu government, effectively underwriting these very military actions.
Apparently, aiming near international peacekeepers is just part of the 'deterrence' strategy these funds enable. After all, what's a little collateral damage to a nation operating with impunity?