17 OCT, 2023
Sushim Mukul
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The ongoing war in West Asia has Israel at its centre, with attacks on cities and towns along the Gaza-Israel border and beyond.
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Placed on Israel's southwestern border is Egypt, which has been involved in conflicts with Israel in the past. To keep refugees at bay, Egypt closed its border with the besieged Gaza.
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To the east of Israel is the Kingdom of Jordan, which also shares its boundary with the West Bank. Israel and Jordan normalised tired after the peace treaty of 1994.
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Israel's northern neighbour, just above the Mediterranean has sour relations with the Jewish nation. It is also known to harbour terrorist organisations that troubles Israel.
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Iran and Israel, long-time foes are engaged in a proxy war. Iran, to 'dissolve the Jewish State' supports Hamas and Hezbollah to destabilise Israel.
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Israel and Syria have been in a perpetual war since the former's formation in 1948. Having fought wars in the past, Syria, in association with Iran supports Hezbollah.
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Since 2009, Qatar and Israel have no ties. The rich and tiny state, on the Persian Gulf has ties with Hamas and often is said to harbour people associated with it.
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From voting against Israel at the UN to back-channel talks, the two have come on the verge of normalisation of ties. One thing common between them is the hatred for Iran.
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Fuelled by hate and distrust, the last decade saw them coming closer, they formalised their relation in 2022. Both UAE and Israel are against Iran's nuclear program.
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From fighting against Israel in the Yom Kippur War of 1973, to the establishment of diplomatic relations in 2020, the Sahel nation gained its claim over the West Sahara.