The Arab-Israeli world is just a few steps away from a major and all-encompassing war in the Middle East.
Arabic world 'just a few steps away' from all-encompassing war in the Middle East that would pit Israel and the West against a 'combined theatre of violent jihad'
Last Saturday, the Israeli Defence Force began the next stage of their campaign against Hamas by launching deep raids into the Gaza Strip, combined with a military build-up near the West Bank, Lebanon, and the disputed Golan Heights. Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis have joined in on the melee, declaring war on Tel Aviv and launching ballistic missile attacks against Israel.Hezbollah, a long-term enemy of Israel, is threatening to wade into the conflict at any moment by waging large scale operations from southern Lebanon, combined with extensive rocket attacks against northern and central Israel.
That in turn would have inspired more ferocious attacks on the country and its nationals across the region and beyond.Waging major combat operations in a highly urbanised theatre, which has not been cleared of civilians, is a highly challenging and costly task for any defence force. The Israelis know that some 30,000 armed terrorists could be waiting for them inside the Gaza Strip, and that if the IDF is unable to seize the entire territory it could spur a Palestinian uprising in the West Bank and east Jerusalem in the coming months.
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