Irish Examiner view: When the world is a powder keg

Hate begets hate, after all, and war begets war as the revenge impulse takes hold

Israeli military and people look at a damaged school building that was hit in Iran's missile attack in Gedera. Israel is now threatening to retaliate against the Islamic Republic, with oil and nuclear facilities touted as targets. Picture: Ohad Zwigenberg/AP

The world seems like a powder keg, given the number of wars which feel like they’re exploding out of control.

We felt it first in Ukraine with the Russian invasion, where there was a fear it could become a showdown between Russia and Nato.