EDITORIAL: Time to turn down the Middle East temperature
Everything possible should be done to prevent the Israel-Iran conflict from developing into a full-blown war
22 April 2024 - 05:40
Since Hamas attacked Israeli civilians on October 7 there have been fears that the conflict could escalate into a regional conflagration. These fears have heightened over the past fortnight.
On April 13 Iran fired hundreds of missiles directly at Israel in retaliation for the latter’s assault on a diplomatic compound. After several meetings of the Israeli war cabinet, Israel responded with a limited scale attack on Friday. ..
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