Fears of regional escalation as Israel warns of ‘multi-front’ war
by Bethan McKernan in Jerusalem from World news | The Guardian on (#6HDDB)
Defence minister tells Knesset that country under attack from Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, West Bank, Iraq, Yemen and Iran
Israel is engaged in a multi-front war", its defence minister has said, hinting at military operations across the Middle East as the war in Gaza showed new signs of a dangerous regional escalation.
Speaking in parliament on Tuesday, Yoav Gallant said Israel was coming under attack from seven theatres: Gaza, Lebanon, Syria, Judea and Samaria [an Israeli term for the West Bank], Iraq, Yemen and Iran".
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