US Proxy Wars: Israel Gears Up for Gaza Incursion as Initiative Passes to Russia in Ukraine
US Proxy Wars: Israel Gears Up for Gaza Incursion as Initiative Passes to Russia in Ukraine
The New Atlas
Oct 17, 2023
Update on the conflict in Ukraine + Middle East for October 17, 2023
- Russia continues overturning what negligible gains Ukraine made during its over 4 month-long offensive in Zaporozhye;
- Russian operations in Avdeevka continue, however no major “offensive” has been announced by Russian military or political leaders;
- Attempts by Russia to exploit possible opportunities along the line of contact are measured, with limitations identified by Russian commanders in stark contrast to Ukraine’s stand-and-fight approach;
- In the Middle East, fighting continues between Israel and Hezbollah in southern Lebanon as Israeli military operations continue to target Gaza;
- Israel has taken action to compel Palestinians to evacuate from northern parts of Gaza in what is likely an attempt to seize the territory and prevent a future return by Palestinians to the area;
- Israel’s continued violation of international law and belligerence toward its neighbors is an unsustainable policy that undermines its own self-preservation, like most US proxies;
- Russia and China are in a better position now than ever to advance the two-state solution and are creating a region in which this solution can actually materialize;
References:
Politico - Putin hammers Ukraine with West distracted by Middle East crisis (October 16, 2023):
https://www.politico.eu/article/leade...
VOA - Russian Military Operations Slacken Near Strategic Town of Avdiivka (OOctober 16, 2023):
https://www.voanews.com/a/russia-retu...
TASS - Russian forces continuing to implement master plan during special op — Shoigu (October 16, 2023):
https://tass.com/politics/1691503
CNN - Russia’s jamming of US-provided rocket systems complicates Ukraine’s war effort (May 2023):
https://edition.cnn.com/2023/05/05/po...
Defense News - Lockheed wins $4.8B guided rockets contract (April 2023):
https://www.defensenews.com/digital-s...
Times of Israel - Hezbollah shoots at IDF posts, fires missile at tank in fresh Lebanon border clashes (October 16, 2023):
https://www.timesofisrael.com/hezboll...
The Telegraph - Israeli tanks with Ukraine-style ‘anti-drone cages’ line up on Gaza border (October 16, 2023):
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-new...
Haaretz - Hezbollah Anti-tank Fire Causing Most IDF Casualties in Lebanon (August 2006):
https://www.haaretz.com/2006-08-06/ty...
NYT - A Disciplined Hezbollah Surprises Israel With Its Training, Tactics and Weapons (August 2006):
https://www.nytimes.com/2006/08/07/wo...
RAND Corporation - Extending Russia (2019):
https://www.rand.org/pubs/research_re...
CSIS - The First Battle of the Next War: Wargaming a Chinese Invasion of Taiwan (2023):
https://www.csis.org/analysis/first-b...
Brookings Institution - Which Path to Persia? (2009):
https://www.brookings.edu/wp-content/...
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