Israel announced it had killed a senior Hamas leader who served as one of the architects of the Oct. 7 attack, dealing a significant blow to the terror group's military capabilities.

But there’s a much sharper cutting edge to the cyber threat in the Middle East. That means Israel versus Iran, two of the world’s leading offensive cyber states battling each other continually and quietly, while headlines focus more on the real-world battlefront.

South African miners are boosting thermal coal exports to Israel after top supplier Colombia in August ordered a total ban on shipments of the power-generation fuel to Israel, data from Kpler, LSEG and DBX Commodities showed.

Israel unveiled the Iron Beam laser defense system that intercepts missiles and drones at the speed of light for just $3 per shot, revolutionizing warfare technology.

Western and Arab diplomats have toured Lebanon's border with Israel, where Lebanese troops and U.N. peacekeepers are working to end Hezbollah's armed presence.

The spiritual head of Israel's Druze community is calling on the United States to take action in support of minority rights.

Taiwan's high-profile Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu made a previously unpublicised visit to Israel recently, three sources familiar with the trip told Reuters, at a time when Taiwan is looking to the country for defence cooperation.

Sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF airstrikes -- continue despite the Gaza ceasefire.