Fears that the Israel/Hamas war can spread to entire Middle East: In northern Israel, fears grow of a war that engulfs 'all the Middle East'; But none of those, he said, will compare with the war he

believes is now brewing between Israel and Iran. As Israel lashes back forcefully against the massive attack on its soil by Hamas militants, fear that an expected ground invasion of Gaza will spiral

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‘But none of those, he said, will compare with the war he believes is now brewing between Israel and its hostile neighbors. As Israel lashes back forcefully against the massive attack on its soil by Hamas militants, Mgheis and others fear that an expected ground invasion of Gaza will spiral into a titanic clash that pulls in Iran and its proxies, including Hezbollah in Lebanon and the Gaza-based Islamic Jihad.’

Hamas has called on those groups to open new fronts against Israel if the nation's tanks roll into the Gaza Strip.

"It won't just be conflict here, but everywhere — all the Middle East," Mgheis said. "Hezbollah, Iran, everyone will join."

In a worrisome preview of what might come, border skirmishes have already erupted here in northern Israel, on the other end of the country from Hamas' multipronged cross-border attack.

On Tuesday, a firefight broke out when gunmen slipped through the Lebanese border into Israel, killing three Israeli soldiers before they turned back.’

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