'The impact of this escalation will be far-reaching'
by #BBC Lyse Doucet:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/world-middle-east-67037895?ns_mchannel=social&ns_source=twitter&ns_campaign=bbc_live&ns_linkname=65227d523fc96e28602bfd57%26The%20impact%20of%20this%20escalation%20will%20be%20far-reaching%262023-10-08T10%3A44%3A47.375Z&ns_fee=0&pinned_post_locator=urn:asset:dba2e8eb-161a-4c38-8ef8-bfd0188e54b8&pinned_post_asset_id=65227d523fc96e28602bfd57&pinned_post_type=share
'This unprecedented escalation has come at a time of unprecedented diplomacy: Saudi-US negotiations seemed to be heading towards the kingdom’s recognition of #Israel ; greater engagement between #Riyadh and the #Palestinian Authority, #Hamas ' arch rival.
There are many players – #Iran, a staunch ally of Hamas, as well as #Russia . Even the war in #Ukraine could find itself in this orbit.