Friday briefing: How Gaza, Lebanon and Iran have found themselves caught in an escalation without end
detail](https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/may/22/friday-briefing-as-israels-coalition-collapses-can-its-prime-minister-hang-on-to-power) a few weeks ago.
“In that context returning to war in Lebanon – and Gaza – is absolutely a political and electoral strategy,” she adds.
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**An ongoing catastrophe in Gaza and global disinterest