(Dan Tri) – Experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) said that the Israel-Hamas conflict could distract the West’s concerns for Ukraine.
Israel’s Iron Dome air defense system intercepts rockets launched from Gaza (Photo: Reuters).
According to experts from the US-based Institute for the Study of War (ISW), Russia can bet that the current Israel-Hamas conflict will reduce the support that the West has for Ukraine because they have additional concerns.
After a large-scale attack unprecedented in decades by Hamas forces on territory controlled by Israel on October 7, Russian media published information accusing the West of neglecting the conflict situation in
The analysis also noted that several important Moscow media sites shifted their daily news focus to the situation in Israel on October 7.
Vice Chairman of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev said the US and its allies should focus on resolving the Palestinian-Israeli conflict instead of intervening in Russia’s private affairs and providing military aid to Ukraine.
In addition, many influential figures on Russian social networks also continuously reported news with the content `Ukrainian aid will be reduced because of the Israeli situation`.
This predicts that the information flow surrounding the war in Ukraine will be significantly affected in the near future.
According to ISW experts, news flows will fluctuate unpredictably in the near future because it is impossible to predict the next steps of Hamas and Israel.
Russian propagandist Sergey Mardan argued that Russia will benefit from the escalating conflict between Hamas and Israel because `the world will divert its attention from the battlefield of Ukraine to the Middle East for a while.`
On the morning of October 7, Hamas forces in Gaza suddenly attacked territory controlled by Israel.
Israel immediately responded with a large-scale airstrike and artillery campaign.
Israel is a US ally and receives billions of dollars in security aid from Washington.
The escalating situation in the Gaza Strip may force the US to return to paying more attention to this area.
Observers predict that Ukraine only has a few more weeks to counterattack before the weather turns unfavorable.
