Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Olmert testifies during a hearing of the civil investigative committee on the October 7 massacre, in Tel Aviv, August 8, 2024. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
It’s Thursday, September 3, and eighteen years ago, on a seaside balcony in Tartus, Syria, three muffled shots break the warm August air. The rounds strike the back of Ge…


