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Today in Focus

Is the Middle East on the brink?

Today in Focus

The Guardian

Daily News, News

4.65.9K Ratings

🗓️ 16 April 2024

⏱️ 28 minutes

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Summary

After Iran launched an attack on Israel, is the region heading for all-out war? Emma Graham-Harrison reports. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus

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Today, the Middle East is on the brink.

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So I went to go down to the air raid shelter and on the way you can see the sky was full of sort of these arcing bits of air

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defences intercepting ballistic missiles. She had known that day that something was going to happen.

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