Far from rallying to Hamas’s side, the local dynamics turned grimly against Palestinian interests: Israel’s security apparatus “Gazafied” the West Bank with military closures and mass arrests, while the world’s attention remained fixated on Gaza’s plight. Tehran’s leaders were caught off guard by Hamas’s operation and, rather than launching into the fray, they worked to prevent escalation — for instance, Iran’s President and Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince held their first-ever call to contain the crisis and avoid a regional war. In the end, Hamas’s timing couldn’t have been worse regionally: the attack came when Arab states were exploring peace deals and rivals were reconciling, and when even the “Axis of Resistance” preferred a limited show of support or strategic abstention over the risks of regional conflagration.
Author: Mehmet Rakipoglu
Published at: 2025-11-07 14:46:13
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