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Oct 2024
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The Risk of an All-Out War in the Middle...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
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Israel is now fighting on multiple fronts, after clashing with Hezbollah in Lebanon and sustaining Iranian strikes yesterday. WSJ’s Michael Amon explains the growing risk of an all-out regional war.  


Further Reading:

- Israel Clashes With Hezbollah in Lebanon 

- Israeli Response to Iran’s Attack to Set Course of Widening War 

- Israeli Review Shows Minor Damage From Iran’s Missile Barrage 


Further Listening:

- Exploding Pagers and the Risk of a Spreading War 

- The Brutal Calculation of Hamas’s Leader 


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