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| When Hamas attacked Israel on October 7th last year, its leader, Yahya Sinwar, wanted a cataclysmic war that reshaped the Middle East. One year later, that’s what he has—but not in the way he planned. Provoked by Iran’s recent missile attacks, Israel’s prime minister, Binyamin Netanyahu, has vowed to retaliate. The next phase will see violence spread across the region. The year that shattered the Middle East: https://econ.st/3Y8moeX The bloodshed in the Middle East is fast expanding: https://econ.st/4etaO3D What Hamas misunderstood: https://econ.st/4es76rh Israeli society remains divided: https://econ.st/4dBI8nX |
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