Israel-Iran confrontation puts Middle East on high alert

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“Everybody is on edge. Oil prices have been affected, the movement of commerce — all the countries in the region are watching what’s happening,” Al Jazeera’s Nour Odeh reports from Amman, Jordan.

“They’re watching Israel issue evacuation orders for Iran, not just for Yemen, not just for Gaza, not just for Lebanon. The ramifications of this confrontation are far-reaching. Countries as far away as Turkiye are watching closely what is happening and the consequences.

“Will the United States get involved? Because that would change the picture entirely. The uncertainty, the nerves on edge are palpable,” she says.

“Those left most exposed are the Palestinians in the occupied West Bank and in Gaza. They don’t have shelters, they don’t have emergency services. They’re cut off and under lockdown, and supplies are running out. So there’s a lot at stake here for not just the Iranian and Israeli people.”

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