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Significance
This coincides with regional anger over the renewed shutdown of Gaza communications and a deadly Israeli strike on Jabalia refugee camp, as part of the stepped-up Israeli offensive targeting Palestinian militant group Hamas. Israel has reported the deaths of ten soldiers in ongoing Gaza ground operations.
Impacts
World attention will refocus on the Palestinian question, but the parameters will be increasingly disputed.
Israel will prioritise the restoration of credible deterrence.
Israel’s regional rapprochements, including with Saudi Arabia, face long delays and setbacks.
Keywords:
Palestinians,
ME/NAF,
Israel,
Egypt,
Iran,
Jordan,
Lebanon,
Saudi Arabia,
United States,
international relations,
politics,
human rights,
military,
security,
terrorism,
war
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