How A Key US-Saudi Defense Deal Is Linked To Latest Hamas Attack On Israel

"The assault, the biggest incursion into Israel in decades, coincides with US-backed moves to

push Saudi Arabia towards normalizing ties with Israel in return for a defense deal between Washington and Riyadh, a move that would slam the brakes on the kingdom’s recent rapprochement with Tehran.
Palestinian officials and a regional source said the gunmen who entered Israeli towns, killing 250 Israelis and taking hostages, were also delivering a message that the Palestinians could not be ignored if Israel wanted security and that any Saudi deal would scupper the detente with Iran." PersianGulfNews