1、ISRAELS 9/11?HOW HAMASTERRORIST ATTACKS WILLCHANGE THE MIDDLE EASTBRUCE HOFFMAN AND JACOB WAREOCTOBER 10,2023COMMENTARYPerhaps the most surprising part of Hamas devastating cross-border attack was its complexity.Rarely in history hasa terrorist organization been able to fight from the air,sea,and la
2、nd.Both al-Qaeda and the Tamil Tigers in Sri Lankahad similar capabilities but even they were incapable of launching simultaneous,coordinated assaults utilizing all three.Hamas,working alongside Palestine Islamic Jihad,and,per theWall Street Journals reporting,supported and guidedby Iran,the patron
3、and financier of both,has now achieved an infamous notoriety.The potential for this war to expandto three fronts,should Hizballah decide to attack Israel from the north as it did when Israel and Hamas clashed overGaza in 2006 and for violence to erupt from Palestinians on the Israeli-occupied West Bank,would gravelycomplicate an already complex and fraught situation.Should Israel decide to strike Iran or Tehran decide to intervenemore directly in the conflict,the consequences would be catastrophic for the region.With terrorist groups as far afield