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Story highlights Hamas tunnels are the battleground of the future, Israel fears Israel is testing a secret new tunnel detection system Southern Israel CNN  —  Israeli soldiers were stunned when they found the Hamas tunnel leading from Gaza toward an Israeli kibbutz. They knew that Palestinian militants had been digging tunnels for years, but they didn’t expect anything so elaborate. The tunnel’s walls, floors, and ceiling were made of concrete, and the tunnel was wired for electricity and communication. It was wide enough and tall enough to move quickly; a person could run with weapons, or even ride a motorcycle.…

US Speaker of the House Mike Johnson speaks at the US Capitol on February 15 in Washington, DC. Kevin Dietsch/Getty ImagesUS House Speaker Mike Johnson is facing international criticism over his lack of swift action on Ukraine aid, adding pressure to make a decision that will have massive implications for his rookie speakership and for Ukraine’s war effort against Russia.Johnson has resisted calls to bring a Senate-passed aid package up for a quick vote — a move that would require Democratic support and almost certainly spark a revolt from his right flank, something he is eager to avoid. The speaker has said the legislation, which…

A member of Ukraine’s coast guard mans a gun on a patrol boat as a cargo ship passes by in the Black Sea on February 7. Thomas Peter/ReutersUkrainians have had little to celebrate as the second anniversary of the Russian invasion looms, but continuing successes in the Black Sea are one surprising bright spot.Last week, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence announced it had attacked and destroyed a large landing ship of Russia’s Black Sea fleet – the Caesar Kunikov – with maritime drones off the coast of Crimea.  Ukraine has virtually no navy of its own, but technological innovation, audacity and Russian incompetence have given it the…

Israel released more details on Friday about the 12 employees of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees that it has accused of participating in the October 7 terrorist attacks and kidnappings, including their names, photos, and alleged roles with Hamas.The additional details included screengrabs of what Israel said were two United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) employees — a social worker and math teacher — in Israel on October 7. The defense ministry also provided identification photos of 10 other alleged Hamas members, their positions and alleged involvement in the attack,…

European leaders have paid tribute to jailed Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny following reports of his death in prison on Friday. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Navalny “paid for his courage with his life.”Scholz said that he was ”very sad” about reports of Navalny’s death, adding it was ”a terrible sign” of how Russia had changed in recent years.Former Germany Chancellor Angela Merkel said that the news “fills me with great sadness.” “He became a victim of Russia’s repressive state power. It is terrible that a courageous, fearless voice that stood up for his country has been silenced by terrible…

This satellite image from Maxar Technologies shows Egypt building a miles-wide buffer zone and border wall along its border with Gaza. Maxar TechnologiesEgypt is building a miles-wide buffer zone and wall along its border with Gaza, new satellite images from Maxar Technologies show. Pictures taken in the past five days show that a large portion of Egyptian land between the road and the Gaza border has been bulldozed. When the buffer zone is completed – which extends from the end of the Gaza border to the Mediterranean Sea – it will swallow the Rafah border crossing complex between Egypt and…

CNN  —  Here is a look at the life of the Duchess of Sussex, the former actress Meghan Markle. Birth date: August 4, 1981 Birth place: Los Angeles, California Birth name: Rachel Meghan Markle Father: Thomas Markle, Hollywood lighting director Mother: Doria Ragland, social worker and yoga instructor Marriages: Prince Harry, The Duke of Sussex (May 19, 2018-present); Trevor Engelson (2011-2013, divorced) Children: with Prince Harry: Archie Harrison and Lilibet ‘Lili’ Diana Education: Northwestern University, B.A., 2003 First American to marry a British royal since Wallis Simpson, who Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry in 1936. Her engagement ring…

Doctors and medical officials in Gaza say Israeli snipers have shot dead a number of people as they tried to leave the Nasser Medical Complex in southern Gaza over recent days.A trauma surgeon at the hospital said he was eyewitness to the shootings and said at least two people were killed by snipers on Tuesday, with more shot and injured.The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have ordered hospital staff and patients inside the medical complex to evacuate and said it had “opened a secure route” for civilians to leave.But at least eight people trying to escape along the route came under gunfire on Tuesday,…

Egypt is working to increase its security presence on its border with the Gaza Strip, fearing that the Israeli war on Hamas will extend to its territory if the Israeli army begins its ground attack on the city of Rafah, located in the far south of the Strip, where more than half of Gaza’s population lives. Shelter.Egyptian security officials told CNN that the fortification on the border is a “precautionary” measure ahead of the expected Israeli ground operation in Rafah. The officials said that as part of its security enhancement, Egypt deployed more forces and vehicles in North Sinai on…

A Greek-owned merchant ship targeted by Iran-backed Houthi rebels in the Red Sea on Monday was carrying corn from Brazil to Iran, according to U.S. Central Command and the State Department. This appears to be the first time the Houthis have targeted a ship heading to Iran, which provides support to the rebel group that controls parts of Yemen.The Houthis had previously claimed responsibility for the attack, saying it was an American ship.A State Department spokesperson said: “In this case, Iran’s destabilizing activities appear to have put the food security of the Iranian people at risk.”The spokesman said the ship…