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The Takeaway: Israel fears Iran strike could ignite war with Hezbollah

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Hot take: Fallout from New York Times article reveals division, unity on Iran

The New York Times reported this week that "Israel lacks the ability to pull off an assault that could destroy, or even significantly delay, Iran’s nuclear program" and that it could take "at least two years" to develop the capability to do so. The fallout from the article revealed internal divisions over whether Israeli has the military capacity to strike, but also unity on the need to employ military force if necessary to prevent Iran from gaining nuclear weapons.

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