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re: 2 US Hostages Freed/Aid Trucks in Gaza/UK & US Nationals May Use Rafah Crossing
Israel and Hamas WAR; SAVE The GAZA Children -Relief Convoy Too Little Too Late
Could Other Countries Get Involved & Lead to World War Three?
BBC 20 OCT 2023
World War Three?
If Iran gets directly involved in the conflict, would that prompt the US and its allies to directly join the war? And could this lead to a third world war?
Jeremy Bowen, our international editor, reporting from southern Israel, says:
When asked about the possibility of intervention by Iran or its Lebanese ally Hezbollah, Joe Biden said: "Don't."
The Americans just deployed two aircraft carrier battle groups to the eastern Mediterranean to send a very firm message to Iran to stay out.
They're saying that if anyone intervenes, they will have American military might to reckon with, not just Israel's.
One of the major fault lines in the Middle East runs between the US and its allies, and the Iranians and theirs.
Both sides are aware of the risks. If it went from a cold to a hot war it would ignite a Middle East conflagration of global significance.
And unlike the Islamic State group, Hamas is also a political and social organisation embedded in Palestinian society.
A military onslaught can destroy its metal and concrete but not the mettle of the people whose resolve to die for their cause will only harden.
Israels’ War Against Gazas’ Children
More than 100 children have been killed every day since Israel started bombing the besieged Palestinian enclave on October 7.
One child is killed every 15 minutes in the Israeli bombings of Gaza, highlighting the toll the current war has exacted on children.
More than 100 children have been killed every day since Israel started bombing the besieged Palestinian enclave on October 7 in the wake of the deadly Hamas attack. More than 3,400 Palestinians have been killed in the deadliest Israeli assault in decades.
Vital Gaza Aid Delivery to Be Delayed, as Palestinians Face Worsening Conditions
Humanitarian aid supplies destined for Gaza civilians remain in limbo, as concerns rise about the rapidly worsening conditions for the population stuck in the besieged enclave.
Multiple sources told CNN on Thursday that the critical Rafah Crossing is no longer expected to open Friday for a first convoy of aid.
“I would not put money on those trucks going through tomorrow,” one source familiar with the discussions told CNN, explaining that the situation was “volatile.”
The situation remains fluid, US officials said. Road repairs are needed on the Egyptian side of the crossing and there are concerns about making sure the deliveries can be sustained, and are not a one-off.
The entire population of Gaza has been cut off from supplies of electricity, food, fuel and water for over a week under a “complete siege” ordered by Israel in the wake of Hamas’ October 7 terror attacks.
Israeli warplanes’ relentless bombardment has left hundreds of thousands homeless and sparked growing protests across the Middle East, heightening fears that the war could spiral into a wider regional conflict.
A deal between Egypt and Israel to allow some aid into Gaza was struck by US President Joe Biden on Wednesday. Speaking on his way back from visiting Israel, Biden said his Egyptian counterpart Abdel Fattah el-Sisi had agreed to open the Rafah Crossing into Gaza
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