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Netanyahu seeks to join Saudi's fight against Houthis, crown prince opposes move (www.haaretz.com)

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is seeking Saudi Arabia's approval, through U.S. mediation, for Israel to join the campaign against Yemen's Houthis, a diplomatic source told Haaretz, adding that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman opposes Israeli military involvement because of the likely backlash among the kingdom's public.

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[–] geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml 8 points 5 days ago

MBS is an incredibly weak leader so it's very possible he chooses the short term solution of letting Israel take over the place but in the long term that's guaranteed to come back and haunt the Saudis