Triple Threat

“The reason the Hamas-Israel war can be hard for outsiders to understand is that three wars are going on at the same time: a war between Israeli Jews and the Palestinians exacerbated by a terrorist group, a war within Israeli and Palestinian societies over the future, and a war between Iran and its proxies and America and its allies.” So writes Tom Friedman in a great explainer about a war that can even be difficult for insiders to understand. NYT (Gift Article): Understanding the True Nature of the Hamas-Israel War. “If Netanyahu is a captive of his political right, Biden needs to be very careful not to become a captive of Bibi. That is no way to win these three wars at once.”

+ Here’s an interesting look at a some of the broader, regional negotiations we don’t hear much about. Bloomberg (Gift Article): Saudi Arabia Offers Iran Investment to Limit Israel-Hamas War.

+ Negotiations to extend to cease-fire continue as Israel says the war is definitely not over. Here’s the latest from CNN, BBC, and Times of Israel.