A recent string of attacks across the Middle East has raised concerns that the war between Hamas and Israel is spreading, and might put pressure on other countries like Iran and the United States to get more involved.
Eric Schmitt, who covers national security for The Times, discusses the risk that the conflict is becoming an even wider war, and explains th ... Show More
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