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![Cut-price anti-drone weapon could be ready next year](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Cut-price anti-drone weapon could be ready next year
Financial Times: Thales-led radio frequency directed energy weapon costs just 20c per use.
![Israel 'can't eliminate Hamas': Army leader questions war plan](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Israel 'can't eliminate Hamas': Army leader questions war plan
The Israeli Army’s chief spokesman is questioning the stated goal of destroying Hamas.
![Two tank shells, five girls in a bedroom - only one survived](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Two tank shells, five girls in a bedroom - only one survived
Why a bereaved Palestinian doctor is coming to NZ to share his message of hope.
![Global defence groups hiring at fastest rate in decades amid record orders](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Global defence groups hiring at fastest rate in decades amid record orders
Financial Times: Companies in sector looking to recruit tens of thousands this year.
![Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting on aid route](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Israel’s army says it will pause daytime fighting on aid route
Israel to free up backlog of humanitarian aid deliveries for desperate Palestinians.
![Fight for control of Yemen’s banks between rebels, government threatens to further wreck economy](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Fight for control of Yemen’s banks between rebels, government threatens to further wreck economy
Rivalry over the banks is throwing Yemen’s financial system into deeper turmoil.
![Israeli military announces ‘tactical pause’ in attempt to increase flow of aid into Gaza](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Israeli military announces ‘tactical pause’ in attempt to increase flow of aid into Gaza
It says the 11-hour pauses for Gaza aid are to take place every day until further notice.
![What does Israel’s hostage rescue mean for truce talks?](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
What does Israel’s hostage rescue mean for truce talks?
Israel and Hamas are weighing a US-backed proposal for a ceasefire.
![Proposed Gaza ceasefire puts Benjamin Netanyahu at crossroads](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Proposed Gaza ceasefire puts Benjamin Netanyahu at crossroads
ANALYSIS: The proposal would likely end the PM's reign in power in Israel.
![Biden gives Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with US weapons](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Biden gives Ukraine permission to strike inside Russia with US weapons
The US President has given Ukraine the go-ahead to use US weaponry to strike inside Russia
![China’s army tests gun-toting version of robot dog](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
China’s army tests gun-toting version of robot dog
Financial Times: Debut of the robo-dog which the army has equipped with an assault rifle.
![45 Palestinians killed in strike on tents in Gaza; Netanyahu calls it a ‘tragic mistake’](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
45 Palestinians killed in strike on tents in Gaza; Netanyahu calls it a ‘tragic mistake’
Israel’s military initially said it carried out a precise airstrike on a Hamas compound.
![Israel must respect UN court, control settler violence in the West Bank, says EU foreign chief](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Israel must respect UN court, control settler violence in the West Bank, says EU foreign chief
EU chief says Israel must end its offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
![Israeli airstrike kills 22 in Gaza’s Rafah as displaced people are hit](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Israeli airstrike kills 22 in Gaza’s Rafah as displaced people are hit
The Israeli army says it is unaware of anything occurring in the area.
![Egypt agrees to send aid trucks through Israeli crossing to Gaza](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Egypt agrees to send aid trucks through Israeli crossing to Gaza
But it is unclear if aid will be able to enter the territory as fighting rages in Rafah.
![University of Waikato students and staff join national pro-Palestine protest](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
University of Waikato students and staff join national pro-Palestine protest
Over 100 students protested in front of the University of Waikato Library against Israel's actions in Gaza. Video / Maryana Garcia
!['Bring them home': New footage of hostages released to Israel](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
'Bring them home': New footage of hostages released to Israel
The footage shows Hamas capturing five women on October 7.
![Ireland and Spain recognise Palestinian state](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ireland and Spain recognise Palestinian state
The governments of both Ireland and Spain have officially recognised the state of Palestine. Video / AP
![Ex-Shortland Street actor takes hunger strike to Parliament](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Ex-Shortland Street actor takes hunger strike to Parliament
Will Alexander is now in his fifth day of the zero-calorie hunger strike.
![Last man standing at 99: Sir 'Bom' Gillies revisits Monte Cassino](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=792)
Last man standing at 99: Sir 'Bom' Gillies revisits Monte Cassino
'It was a full expression of our emotions for our young soldiers.'