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10 October

231006-N-HY958-1037 GULF OF OMAN (Oct. 6, 2023) An Aerovel Flexrotor unmanned aerial vehicle launches from the deck of the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS McFaul (DDG 74) in the Gulf of Oman, in an image released Oct. 6. U.S. 5th Fleet forces recently conducted an operation integrating unmanned platforms with traditionally crewed ships and aircraft to conduct enhanced maritime security operations in the waters surrounding the Arabian Peninsula. Seven task forces falling under U.S. 5th Fleet integrated 12 different unmanned platforms with manned ships for “manned-unmanned teaming” operations tracking Iranian Navy and Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Navy (IRGCN) ships and small boats over several days during routine patrols in and around the Strait of Hormuz. (U.S. Navy photo)

US 5th Fleet Launches Drones to Monitor Arabian Peninsula Activities

The US 5th Fleet has deployed multidomain drones to the Middle East to assist crewed vessels in safeguarding the Arabian Peninsula.

10 October

Staff Writer With AFP

US Says Military Support to Israel Won’t Hurt Ukraine Aid

The US decision to step up military support for Israel after the surprise assault by Hamas will not harm Washington's ability to keep arming Ukraine, its NATO envoy said.

10 October

Joe Saballa

Israel Ignored Egypt’s ‘Repeated’ Warnings on Hamas Attack: Intel Official

An intelligence official from Egypt has claimed Jerusalem ignored the country’s repeated warnings that Hamas was planning “something big.”

10 October

Hezbollah fighters take part in a military parade marking the group's Martyrs' Day in the southern town of Ghazieh, south of the port city of Sidon, 12 November 2019

Staff Writer With AFP

US Warns Hezbollah Not to Open New Front Against Israel

Lebanese militant group Hezbollah should not make the "wrong decision" of opening a second front against Israel as it battles attacks by Hamas, a senior US defense official warned.

9 October

An Israeli flag flies in Jerusalem on 27 January, 2020.

Rojoef Manuel

Cyberattacks Slam Israel After Hamas Surprise Assault

Israel has incurred several cyberattacks following the large-scale surprise attack by Palestinian militant group Hamas.

9 October

Smoke billows from the Babasi oil facility in the countryside of al-Qahtaniya in Syria's Kurdish-controlled northeastern Hasakeh province on October 6, 2023 following a Turkish strike

Staff Writer With AFP

Turkish Strike on Kurds in Syria Kills 20: Monitor

A Turkish air strike killed 20 Kurdish security personnel and wounded dozens at a training center for police in Kurdish-held northeast Syria, a war monitor said.

9 October

Israeli soldiers move in a convoy at an undisclosed location bordering the Gaza Strip

Staff Writer With AFP

250 Dead at Site of Music Festival Attacked by Hamas: Israeli NGO

Hamas gunmen killed around 250 people who attended an outdoor music festival in an Israeli community near Gaza at the weekend, a volunteer who helped collect the bodies said.

9 October

Staff Writer With AFP

Syria Shelling Toll After Homs Attack Reaches 41 Civilians

Six Syrians were killed by regime shelling, taking the number of civilian victims in four days of reprisal attacks on rebel areas to 41, a war monitor said.

9 October

Staff Writer With AFP

US Deploying Ships Closer to Israel, Sends Munitions

President Joe Biden ordered US ships and warplanes to move closer to Israel in a show of support, while sending fresh military aid after attacks by the Palestinian militant group Hamas.

8 October