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Eigenvalues of a matrix derived from positive matrices

Let $A, B, C \in \mathbb{R}^{n\times n}$ such that $\begin{bmatrix} A & B\\ B^{\top} & C\end{bmatrix}$ is a symmetric positive definite matrix. I'm trying to show that the following matrix

$$ M = \begin{bmatrix} A & B & 0\\ B^{\top} & C & -B^{\top} \\ - A & -B & A\end{bmatrix} $$ has eigenvalues with positive real part. Numerical tests suggest this is true, but I cannot prove it.

Edit It is not true that $M + M^\top$ has positive eigenvalues, i.e. that $\langle x, Mx\rangle \geq 0$ for all $x$, which is (?) a sufficient condition for $M$ to have eigenvalues with positive real parts.

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