By Fuad SHAHBAZOV, Baku-based independent regional security and defence analyst

The war between Hamas and Israel war has triggered strong anti-Israel sentiments in the region and heightened fears of a broader conflict engulfing actors such as Egypt, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, and Turkey. Worried that the conflict in Gaza could escalate into a regional confrontation, the US has dispatched two aircraft carrier strike groups within range, including additional troops and military advisors.
But alongside tough rhetoric, the violence in Gaza has renewed apparent pragmatism by important regional states such as Iran and Turkey. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has openly slammed Israel's bombings of the Palestinian coastal enclave. On the other hand, Ankara has avoided issuing direct threats against Tel Aviv and, in an apparent unusual move, allegedly distanced itself from Hamas in the aftermath of the Palestinian movement’s surprise attack on Israel last month. READ MORE

• November 28, 2023

Finland will close all but one of its border crossings with Russia over an increase in the number of migrants attempting to enter the country. Finland accuses Russia of facilitating the transport of migrants, many traveling without documentation. Russia denied the allegations.

• November 24, 2023

The grouping, which criticised Israel for the Gaza war this week, is increasingly seen as the leading voice of the Global South.

• November 24, 2023

The Kremlin says only that it is ‘developing military relations’ with Iran as Ukraine reports ‘rare’ drone.

• November 22, 2023

Russian intelligence services organised the spy network to engage in sabotage and propaganda, claims Warsaw.

• November 22, 2023

Putin has said the Avangard hypersonic system is a response to a new generation of weapons developed by the US.

• November 17, 2023

Ukraine shoots down nine out of 10 drones above several regions and gains ‘a foothold on several bridgeheads’ of the Dnipro river.

• November 17, 2023

At midnight ‘devices to prevent entry’ will go up at four of the border crossings between the European neighbours.

• November 17, 2023