It is less than a fortnight since Hamas shattered the Middle East's fragile peace.
The murderous moment Hamas paragliders unleashed their massacre on hundreds of Israeli men, women and children has already entered history.Clearly as we have seen through the harrowing pictures and videos taken from the Supernova festival and the remnants of the obliterated Kibbutz communities nothing is now beyond the unprincipled savagery of Hamas.But what happens now? And where does this leave the world? As I write this 350,000 Israeli soldiers are laying siege to the Gaza Strip.
Will Iran launch a retaliation attack on Israel and will that then compel Russia and China to become involved?Could Iran and its Hezbollah associates in Lebanon provide a second front? So far, the US military presence in the region and messaging appears to have successfully reassured Israel and kept Iran and Hezbollah at bay. But if Iran becomes involved Vladimir Putin will feel under pressure to support them because of Tehran's backing for Russia in Ukraine.
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