An island in the Eastern Mediterranean located on a geopolitical fault line between the Middle East and southern Europe, Cyprus is geographically much closer to the conflicts in the Middle East than it is to European power centers.
The island has previously been caught in the crossfire of regional conflicts, a reminder of its proximity to the volatile Middle East.
It would mean that an EU country is, for the first time, directly involved in an expanded Gaza war.
“It is normal for both Israel and Hezbollah to have military plans in place for handling a potential escalation.
“The US also does not want to find itself in another Middle East quagmire, especially with presidential elections looming.”
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Hassan Nasrallah, ”, Nikos Christodoulides, Israel, Constantinos Kombos, Eli Cohen, Stavros Ioannides, PIO, Christodoulides, “, Yiannis Kourtoglou, ” Mohammad Ali Shabani, Amwaj.media, ” Lina Khatib, ” Khatib, Biden
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