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Proxies & Regional Influence
Networks in Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, and Yemen.
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3+ hour, 41+ min ago (342+ words) Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned on Monday of heavy reprisals on Israel’s enemies if they attacked, as he lauded the recent demolition of a Hezbollah tunnel network in southern Lebanon. Netanyahu said Israel’s destruction of Hezbollah positions at the Beaufort…...