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"Tehran will not send its military into the war zone to help Hamas."

"There are good reasons to believe that Iran has decided not to enter the conflict directly."

"The likelihood of an expanded regional war... is low."

"[T]he risk of direct US involvement in the [Israel-Hamas war]... is higher than most people realize."

Despite no country wanting a regional conflict, "each country acts in such a way that exponentially increases its likelihood."

"[D]evelopments on the ground have the potential to escalate quickly, making the unthinkable [a major Middle East war] unavoidable."

The Israel-Hamas war "raises the very real risk of a catastrophic regional conflagration."

"[T]he risk of an expansion of this conflict is real, very, very real and extremely dangerous."

“Due to the expansion of the intensity of the war against Gaza’s civilian residents, expansion of the scope of the war has become inevitable.”

“Everything is in place for a cascading series of events that will culminate in Israel attacking Iran.”

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Who Will Control the Gaza Strip After the Israel-Gaza War?

For the first time under Pres. Joe Biden's administration, the US has granted Egypt its full allocation of $1.3B in military aid for this year amid the Gaza war.

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Washington Wednesday announced the reversal of a policy that had diverted over $300M from Egypt's aid in the past three years citing its human rights record.

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On Wednesday, the US government notified the Congress of releasing $320M, including the $95M contingent upon Egypt's progress on human rights.

The State Department reportedly said the waiver would help advance regional peace, finalize a ceasefire deal in Gaza, and bring the Israeli hostages home.

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The waiver comes reportedly amid the US's dependence on Egypt to bring about an Israel-Hamas ceasefire in Gaza and a subsequent plan for the territory.

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Human rights groups have, meanwhile, reported political arrests (2,278) overtaking the number of releases (970) in the past year under Pres. Abdel Fattah al-Sisi.

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