Netanyahu unveils regional alliance map alongside new preemptive strike doctrine

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu presented a map of the wider Middle East and Africa showing Israel and the UAE in a "Hexagon Alliance" with Greece, Ethiopia and separatist or paramilitary groups, while Egypt, Turkey, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia appeared as a "Sunni diamond alliance". It accompanied a new security doctrine prioritising preemptive strikes and border buffer zones. The mapping of rival blocs across the region shows Israel preparing for a wider, multi-front confrontation, though the map is a political presentation and the alliances it depicts are contested or denied.