A low-cost, high-power laser-based system aimed at destroying incoming missiles has successfully completed testing and will be ready for operational use by the military later this year, Israel's Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

What Israel is learning on the battlefield carries urgent implications for militaries around the world. Emotional resilience is not a soft science.

Israel is home to one of the Middle East’s most formidable military forces, not just in the skies but on the ground as well. With 1,300 tanks in its arsenal, Israel maintains one of the largest and most advanced armored fleets in the region.

Having faced its second attack in three months, first from Iran and now Israel, Qatar may now find itself questioning its procurement choices and deterrence strategy.

Netanyahu declared that Israel should adapt and become "Super Sparta," transforming its economy and society into a war-oriented entity.

The Trump administration seeks Congress's approval to sell Israel $6.4 billion worth of military equipment, including attack helicopters and troop carriers. The sale proposal coincides with escalating tensions in Gaza and a forthcoming United Nations General Assembly.

The brazen attempt to kill the political leaders of Hamas in Doha could upend the foundations of an American-led order in the Middle East.

Israeli forces are pressing on with a new ground offensive in Gaza City as strikes overnight across the Palestinian territory killed at least 16 people, including women and children

Yet, as an expert on Middle Eastern politics, I believe Gulf Arab countries must still navigate a regional political tightrope. And as the Israeli targeting of senior Hamas leaders in Qatar on Sept. 9,

The Israeli military began a ground offensive in Gaza City, the Israel Defense Forces said on Tuesday, with two IDF divisions moving toward the city. A third was expected to join them.In images taken from the Israel-Gaza border on Tuesday,