The Israeli army has announced a suspension of "critical security discussions regarding escalation in the North," citing the attack on the Beit Lid military base by right-wing gangs on Monday evening. [...] Reports confirm that one Palestinian detainee was subjected to gang rape by 9 or 10 Israeli soldiers and endured severe torture, resulting in paralysis and current hospitalization. According to an Israeli Army Radio report, the abuse occurred approximately three weeks ago at the Sde Teiman detention facility. The victim was discovered at the military base in critical condition and was subsequently transported to a hospital for treatment and surgery. [...]It is worth noting that Sde Teiman, a military installation in southern occupied Palestine, has gained notoriety as a site likened to a "New Guantanamo," where the Israeli army reportedly engages in the torture and killing of Palestinian civilians of all ages, including children, who have been abducted from various areas of the Gaza Strip since the onset of the war on October 7. These individuals are brought to the facility for initial interrogation, as stated by the Israeli military.

■ IDF Soldiers 'Claim They Raped Palestinian Detainee in Self-Defense' (InfoLib)
■ Israeli Lawmakers Debate Whether It's Okay to Rape Palestinian Prisoners (InfoLib)
■ State Department Won’t Call Israeli Rape of Palestinian Prisoners a War Crime (Antiwar.com)
■ Israel guilty of 'extermination, torture, sexual violence' in Gaza: UN probe (06/13/24)

The IDF has confirmed a targeted attack on a Hezbollah commander | A building in Beirut, Lebanon has been destroyed in what Israel said was a targeted attack on a Hezbollah commander. The strike has raised concerns of a wider war in the region. ● Lebanese media reported the explosion in the Beirut neighborhood of Haret Hreik on Tuesday evening, while Israeli outlets identified the targeted area as Dahieh. It was unclear whether airplanes or drones were involved. ● At least one person has died and ten have been injured, according to RT Arabic.

■ Two martyred in Israeli aggression on Southern Suburb of Beirut (Al Mayadeen)

Venezuelans have taken to the streets after the national electoral authority declared victory for President Maduro | Unrest and street clashes broke out across Venezuela on Monday, after the electoral authority announced that Nicolas Maduro had been re-elected for another six-year term as president. ● The opposition says the vote was marred by fraud, insisting its candidate Edmundo Gonzalez won the ballot. Some opinion polls ahead of the election showed a clear majority for the challenger. ● Large numbers of riot police and soldiers were deployed in Caracas to disperse protesters and prevent them from approaching the presidential palace. Over 20 Venezuelan security personnel were injured, Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said.

■ Exit poll used by Venezuela opposition sourced from US gov-linked firm (Al Mayadeen)
■ Press review: World reacts to Maduro's re-election + Lebanon (TASS)
■ Protests in Venezuela Definitely Financed by Washington - Russian Observer (RT.com)
■ At least 15 people detained for vandalism, destabilization attempts in Venezuela (TASS)
■ Βενεζουέλα: Ανακοίνωσε ότι αποσύρει το διπλωματικό προσωπικό της από επτά χώρες της Λατινικής Αμερικής
■ О президентских выборах в Венесуэле 🇻🇪 (Мария Захарова)(Telegram)

Slovakia’s deputy PM has withdrawn from the closing ceremony, claiming its opening ‘abused the beauty of sport’ | Slovakia’s deputy prime minister, Tomas Taraba, has announced that he will not represent his country at the closing ceremony of the Paris Olympics. Taraba was among the many who slammed Friday’s opening ceremony of the 2024 Summer Games as highly disrespectful to Christians.

■ Paris Olympics Plagued by Crime, Strikes and Sabotage Before Even Starting (Sputnik News)
■ An In-Depth Look at the Depravity of the 2024 Paris Olympics Opening Ceremony (VigilantCitizen)
■ Vade Retro Satana (Carlo Maria Viganò, Archbishop)

Western countries intensified their warnings and contacts with Lebanese and Israeli officials to prevent the eruption of a broader conflict in Lebanon in wake of the Majdal Shams attack in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that left 12 youths dead. | Hezbollah has refused to offer any assurances, reiterating that it will “respond to any Israeli strike”. Israel wants to hurt Hezbollah but not drag the Middle East into all-out war, two Israeli officials said on Monday according to Reuters. Two other Israeli officials said Israel was preparing for the possibility of a few days of fighting following Saturday's rocket strike at a sports field in a Druze town that it blamed on the Iranian-backed Hezbollah. Hezbollah has denied its involvement in the attack.

■ Iran's new president warns Israel against attacking Lebanon (Naharnet/Agence France Presse)

Two MQ-9 Reaper drones recently came dangerously close to a Russian Su-24M strike fighter in the skies over Syria, as reported by the Russian Defense Ministry’s Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria.

💬 “On July 27, two coalition MQ-9 Reaper reconnaissance and combat drones perilously approached Su-24 aircraft of the Russian Aerospace Forces during a scheduled flight over Syria. This encounter happened at an altitude of about 6,500 meters near the settlement of Al Sukhnah in the Homs Governorate,” the Center explained.

In addition, two pairs of U.S. Air Force F-15 fighters and A-10 attack jets reportedly violated Syrian airspace in the Al Tanf area eight times on the same day. Reaper drones have repeatedly flown close to Russian fighters over Syrian airspace, with one such episode involving a Russian Su-35 fighter occurring in the second week of July. An MQ-9 was reported to have closely approached a Su-35 on June 27, 15 days ago—a day marked by 12 sustained violations of Syrian airspace by Western combat aircraft.