Newsweek:

President-elect Donald Trump may give Israel free rein to step up its attacks against Iran, a former Trump national security adviser said Wednesday, warning that tensions in the Middle East could escalate further before Trump takes office in January.

"Trump is probably saying [to Israel] do whatever you want before January 20th," John Bolton, who served as national security adviser from 2018 to 2019, told Newsweek in an interview Wednesday.

Trump likely views Israel's war in Gaza and fighting in Lebanon with the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah "the same way he looks at Ukraine. He wants it off the table," Bolton said.

Tensions between Israel and Iran have increased in recent months, with both countries trading attacks in response to Israel's year-long war with Hamas in Gaza.

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