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      Mourners take part in a funeral ceremony for late Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran. AFP
      Haniyeh killing shows Israel's high-risk assassination strategy

      Experts suggest Israel has network of informants for high-profile assassinations but the strategy could have limited long-term impact

      MENAAugust 01, 2024
      Smoke from a bomb blast during an Israeli air strike on Ain Jalut towers in Nuseirat, central Gaza. Bloomberg
      Israel's Gaza bombardment 'among deadliest for civilians' in modern warfare

      Investigation by Airwars, an independent conflict monitor, lays bare intensity of bombing campaign

      MENAJuly 25, 2024
      The Dark Eagle hypersonic missile is the US military’s latest attempt to field a weapon that can travel at five times the speed of sound - Mach 5 - or faster.
      US presses on with Dark Eagle hypersonic missile testing

      Despite massive engineering challenges, the US has spent decades working on hypersonic missiles that fly five times faster than the speed of sound

      NewsJuly 25, 2024
      Hodeidah, Yemen, on Saturday, July 20, 2024. The Israeli army says it struck the Houthi rebels in western Yemen following a drone attack by the group in Tel Aviv. AP
      Israel and Houthis clash over 1,800km distance with drones, missiles and air strikes

      Israel's air strike against Hodeidah in Yemen would have posed a significant challenge, at the limit's of their jets' operational range

      Middle East TodayJuly 21, 2024
      Smoke rises from the site of Israeli air strikes in the port city of Hodeidah, Yemen in this handout photo released July 20, 2024. Reuters
      Israel and Yemen braced for war after escalation of hostilities

      Sirens sounded in the Red Sea port of Eilat on Sunday morning as a Houthi missile was shot down

      MENAJuly 21, 2024
      The official death toll from the war in Gaza has reached 39,000 but the true number may never be known. EPA
      Counting the true cost of war from Gaza to Ukraine

      In some conflicts, hunger and lack of health care kill more people than bombs and bullets, but data scientists say estimating the actual death toll is complex

      NewsJuly 19, 2024
      An explosion on the Chios Lion oil tanker after it was attacked in the Red Sea off Yemen by Houthi rebels. EPA
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      Houthi attack on tanker leaves 200km oil slick in Red Sea

      Houthi militias have blockaded the Red Sea since November

      MENAJuly 17, 2024
      A law enforcement sniper team prepares for the arrival of former president Donald Trump on a rooftop overlooking a campaign rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. EPA
      Security lapses in focus after attempt on Trump's life

      Experts surprised that highly trained sniper team failed to spot gunman as he climbed onto roof

      USJuly 14, 2024
      An Israeli army unmanned M113 vehicle being tested in 2013, when Israel's military began experimenting with Photo: Israel Defence Force
      Israel may be using vehicles as remote-controlled bombs in Gaza

      Since 2013, Israel has been experimenting with turning obsolete armoured vehicles into unmanned guided systems

      MENAJuly 11, 2024
      Israeli police and soldiers block a road as smoke rises in the background after two people were critically wounded by a rocket in the Golan Heights. EPA
      Israel strikes Syrian targets in Golan after assassinating Hezbollah weapons man

      Sources say that Hassan Nasrallah's former bodyguard Yasser Kranbish was targeted by Israel for his role in smuggling weapons from Syria

      MENAJuly 10, 2024
      The Tuffah district east of Gaza city in July 2024. A study by medical journal The Lancet estimates Palestinian deaths may reach 186,000. AFP
      Lancet journal: Gaza war death toll may have reached 186,000

      Report suggests that 7.9 per cent of Gaza population has died since the war began

      MENAJuly 08, 2024
      Iranian warship Sahand capsizes in the port of Bandar Abbas. Authorities said the ship became unbalanced due to "water infiltration during repairs." Photo: Tasnim News Agency
      Iranian warship capsizes in dock after accident

      The Sahand was stationed in the southern port of Bandar Abbas

      MENAJuly 07, 2024
      Lebanon's Deir Ammar power station in the northern city of Tripoli could be a potential target if war breaks out between Hezbollah and Israel. AFP
      SPECIAL REPORTIsrael and Hezbollah threaten to devastate power grids in war

      Experts fear that infrastructure vital to every day life will be put out of action, affecting millions of civilians

      MENAJuly 03, 2024
      Wreckage of a US Reaper drone shot down by the Houthi rebels over northern Yemen in April. EPA
      Why multimillion-dollar drones no longer rule skies above war zones

      US and Israeli drones have become increasingly vulnerable to attacks from Iran-backed militant groups

      MENAJune 19, 2024
      A drone boat captured from Yemen's Houthi rebels. AP
      Houthi drone boat attack shows growing use of tactic

      Small craft laden with explosives are difficult to spot and intercept

      MENAJune 13, 2024
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