Israel reels: a bloody assault

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Israel reels: a bloody assault

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Almost exactly 50 years on from the moment that launched the deadly Yom Kippur War, Hamas, the militant group that controls the Gaza strip, carried out a series of attacks. Hundreds have been killed, Israeli intelligence services were surprised and the retribution is bound to be severe. What does this mean for Palestinian civilians, and regional politics more broadly? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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