An all-out war could entangle countries around the world and threaten the global economy.

An all-out war could entangle countries around the world and threaten the global economy.

As the number of adversaries that Israel is fighting has piled up over the past year — Hamas in Gaza, the Houthis in Yemen and Hezbollah in Lebanon — the most worrisome prospect has been the potential for a war with Iran.

The two nations, which do not share a border, have long been waging conflicts by proxy, subterfuge and sabotage. Each of the militant groups Israel is concurrently fighting is backed by Iran. The indirectness was always by design: Despite being regional rivals, each wanted to avoid what was sure to be a costly, existential direct confrontation.

Now, with Israel planning a retaliatory attack after Iran’s ballistic missile barrage of unprecedented scale and scope on Oct. 1, a war seems more likely, alarming the international community and countries in the region.

Here is why a war is so concerning.

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  • @givesomefucksEnglish
    23•1 month ago

    The only reason Bibi hasn’t been voted out of office is he’s refusing to let an election be held due to “attacks”.

    So he has to keep Israel in a perpetual conflict or he loses power.

    There’s nothing he can do to win over enough Israeli voters that he’d be comfortable enough to let an election be held.

    • @[email protected]English
      9•1 month ago

      Oh I know, I was just surprised that Iran’s drones attack a few weeks ago was seen as a “miscalculation” by Israel. It’s pretty clear they want to escalate the conflict. And Bibis hold on power at whatever cost is definitely not helping.

      • @InverseParallaxEnglish
        0•1 month ago

        Bibi got power by inciting the assassination of Rabin, this isn’t a surprise from him.