Jared Malsin

It de-escalates one of the fronts in this multipolar conflict that we've seen in the Middle East.

Yes, and that is significant. The war in Gaza continues. Israel's tensions with Iran continue. Israel's continued bombing of Syria, where they're trying to cut off Hezbollah's supply lines and kind of roll back Iranian influence across the region. All of that is expected to continue.

Yes, and that is significant. The war in Gaza continues. Israel's tensions with Iran continue. Israel's continued bombing of Syria, where they're trying to cut off Hezbollah's supply lines and kind of roll back Iranian influence across the region. All of that is expected to continue.

Yes, and that is significant. The war in Gaza continues. Israel's tensions with Iran continue. Israel's continued bombing of Syria, where they're trying to cut off Hezbollah's supply lines and kind of roll back Iranian influence across the region. All of that is expected to continue.

There's a lot of inbuilt fragility with this agreement because of all this other fighting and hostility in the region.

There's a lot of inbuilt fragility with this agreement because of all this other fighting and hostility in the region.

There's a lot of inbuilt fragility with this agreement because of all this other fighting and hostility in the region.

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement, which is both a militia and a political party and is strongly allied with Iran, decided to intervene in the war on Hamas's side, launching rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel.

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement, which is both a militia and a political party and is strongly allied with Iran, decided to intervene in the war on Hamas's side, launching rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel.

The Lebanese Hezbollah movement, which is both a militia and a political party and is strongly allied with Iran, decided to intervene in the war on Hamas's side, launching rocket and drone attacks on northern Israel.

For the longest time, Hezbollah said, no, this is an ironclad demand. And according to our reporting, they quietly backed down from that in the last few weeks. And that has happened since this series of devastating airstrikes by the Israelis and this eruption of full-scale war in Lebanon.

For the longest time, Hezbollah said, no, this is an ironclad demand. And according to our reporting, they quietly backed down from that in the last few weeks. And that has happened since this series of devastating airstrikes by the Israelis and this eruption of full-scale war in Lebanon.

For the longest time, Hezbollah said, no, this is an ironclad demand. And according to our reporting, they quietly backed down from that in the last few weeks. And that has happened since this series of devastating airstrikes by the Israelis and this eruption of full-scale war in Lebanon.

And then on the Israeli side, this deal is in part designed to allow the Israeli army to regroup and rearm themselves. And that's important because, you know, Israel relies on these part-time reservist soldiers. And a lot of them, they're not showing up in increasing numbers. And they're still fighting on other fronts, in the West Bank and Gaza.

And then on the Israeli side, this deal is in part designed to allow the Israeli army to regroup and rearm themselves. And that's important because, you know, Israel relies on these part-time reservist soldiers. And a lot of them, they're not showing up in increasing numbers. And they're still fighting on other fronts, in the West Bank and Gaza.

And then on the Israeli side, this deal is in part designed to allow the Israeli army to regroup and rearm themselves. And that's important because, you know, Israel relies on these part-time reservist soldiers. And a lot of them, they're not showing up in increasing numbers. And they're still fighting on other fronts, in the West Bank and Gaza.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech in primetime local time where he made the case for the deal saying that Israel wanted to focus on its confrontation with Iran, that it wanted to isolate Hamas, and that he wanted to allow the Israeli army to regroup and rearm itself.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech in primetime local time where he made the case for the deal saying that Israel wanted to focus on its confrontation with Iran, that it wanted to isolate Hamas, and that he wanted to allow the Israeli army to regroup and rearm itself.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu gave a speech in primetime local time where he made the case for the deal saying that Israel wanted to focus on its confrontation with Iran, that it wanted to isolate Hamas, and that he wanted to allow the Israeli army to regroup and rearm itself.

Netanyahu said he's not going to elaborate on that. Look, so this is all happening in the context of this. The war in Gaza has spawned this larger regional war. That has resulted in Israel and Iran exchanging direct fire for the first time in history. So there's been a lot of concern about the worst case scenarios of full scale war between these two archenemies in the Middle East.