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War between Hamas and Israel
Published on October 16, 2023 5:32 p.m
Video length: 6 min
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After the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7th, should we expect an imminent offensive on Monday, October 16th? Elements of reaction with Gilles Kepel, political scientist, specialist on Islam and the Arab-Muslim world.
“The context is changing. At the beginning we were stunned by the horror of the images of the massacred Jews, (…), but today the opinion in the Arab world is shifting towards a possible attack by the Israeli army in Gaza,” explains Gilles Kepel, political scientist, specialist for Islam and the Muslim-Arab world. In Rabat, Morocco, on Sunday, October 15, more than 300,000 demonstrators called for an end to relations between Israel and Morocco.
Americans and Qataris as main players
“We must remember that the main actors today are neither Israel nor Gaza. These are the global players, the Americans have sent two carrier groups, around a hundred aircraft. Furthermore, everything takes place in Doha (Qatar). And here is Mr. Blinken too,” said Gilles Kepel.
President Emmanuel Macron met with the Iranian president on October 15.
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