Title: Iraqi Prime Minister's Advisor: The West Escalates Conflict and Heightens Tensions in the Region

Fadi Al-Shammari, advisor to the Iraqi Prime Minister, warned on Friday that the West is escalating the conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), increasing tensions in the region, according to the Iraqi News Agency. The warning came after the United States and Britain launched air and naval strikes against military targets of the Houthis in Yemen in response to the group's attacks on ships in the Red Sea, protesting against the Israeli bombardment of Gaza.