Iran and its proxy forces loom over Israel-Hamas war sparking fears of wider regional conflict

While concern over the humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip mounts, another undercurrent of alarm is growing in Washington and other Western capitals: Israel’s bombardment could spread into a wider regional war — one involving regional superpower Iran or its proxy forces.

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Israel is now fighting on 3 fronts as airstrikes and violence escalate across the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, and Syria

Israel is now waging war on three fronts — the Palestinian territories, Lebanon, and Syria.

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Netanyahu vows to demolish Hamas as troops prepare to move into Gaza

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed on Sunday to “demolish Hamas” as his troops prepared to move into the Gaza Strip in pursuit of Islamist militants whose deadly rampage through Israeli border towns shocked the world.

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Israel retaliates after Hamas attacks, deaths pass 1,100

Israel pounded the Palestinian enclave of Gaza on Sunday, killing hundreds of people in retaliation for one of the bloodiest attacks in its history when Islamist group Hamas killed 700 Israelis and abducted dozens more.

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Cracks in Western wall of support for Ukraine emerge as Eastern Europe and US head toward elections

Once rock-solid, the support that Ukraine has gotten from its biggest backers for its fight against Russia is showing cracks.

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The Taiwanese Are Worried That the U.S. Will Abandon Ukraine

American allies in Asia are increasingly concerned about stalling aid to Ukraine. These worries are particularly acute in Taiwan, where leaders told me this month that a major decline in U.S. military assistance to Kyiv would embolden Beijing and weaken deterrence in Asia.

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