Middle East
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Israel attacks Iran: a 'limited' retaliation
Talking Point Iran's humiliated leaders must decide how to respond to Netanyahu's measured strike
By The Week UK Published
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What is the 'Greater Israel' movement?
The Explainer Expansionist ideology favoured by Israel's political right has further strained regional tensions
By The Week UK Published
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Biden, Netanyahu talk ahead of Israeli hit on Iran
Speed Read The pair spoke for the first time since August
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Is a wider regional war finally at hand in the Middle East?
Talking Points Iran and Israel ramp up the rhetoric
By Joel Mathis, The Week US Published
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Who controls Lebanon?
Today's Big Question Confronting Hezbollah would be an 'automatic recipe for civil war' within the highly sectarian state
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Israel's suspected mobile device offensive pushes region closer to chaos
In the Spotlight After the mass explosion of pagers and walkie-talkies assigned to Hezbollah operatives across Lebanon, is all-out regional war next, or will Israel and its neighbors step back from the brink?
By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published
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Mossad's history with explosive technology
The Explainer Infamous Israeli spy agency has not claimed responsibility for Hezbollah's exploding pagers but has 'decades-long' list of remote assassinations
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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Iran and Israel: is all-out war inevitable?
Talking Points Tehran has vowed revenge for assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, but Gaza ceasefire could offer way out
By The Week UK Published
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Can the UK successfully evacuate British nationals from Lebanon?
Today's Big Question The government has stepped up plans for a 'Dunkirk-style' evacuation of British nationals from the country
By Sorcha Bradley, The Week UK Published
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The United Nations' possible ties to the attack on Israel
The Explainer Nine staff members from the UN's Palestinian refugee program may have been involved
By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published
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The future for Hamas under Yahya Sinwar
The Explainer Choosing hardline 'butcher' as political leader signals Gaza as centre of group's power, but imperils ceasefire negotiations
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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US base in Iraq hit amid rising Mideast tensions
Speed Read A rocket attack at an Iraqi military base injured U.S. troops
By Peter Weber, The Week US Published
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Western brands under pressure from Middle East boycotts
In the Spotlight Across the Middle East, consumers are "shunning" Western brands over their perceived stance on Israel-Gaza conflict
By The Week Staff Published
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Hamas and Hezbollah strikes: what does it mean for Israel?
Today's Big Question Iran vows revenge for death of Hamas political leader in Tehran, hours after Israeli strike kills top Hezbollah member in Beirut
By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published
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