Attacks in Syria and Iraq Ratchet Tensions in a Region Already on Edge
Briefly

Iran accused Israel of launching an airstrike on the Syrian capital, Damascus, on Saturday that killed senior Iranian military figures, the latest in a series of Israeli attacks on officials from Iran and two of its proxies, Hamas and Hezbollah.
Across the region, a dizzying array of strikes and counterstrikes risk spinning the conflict into a wider war...they underlined the danger that a particularly deadly strike an accident or a deliberate provocation could lead to irreversible escalation and a broader conflict.
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