Summary
Israel completed the largest reserve mobilisation in its history — 300,000 troops assembled on Gaza's perimeter — while the Biden administration dispatched two carrier strike groups to the Eastern Mediterranean. The stated war aim was the destruction of Hamas.
The scale of Israel's military mobilisation and US naval positioning in the Eastern Mediterranean.
Military analysis of what 'destroying Hamas' means operationally and whether it is a realistic objective.
Middle East escalation raises energy risk
Global Central Bank Policy