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US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin returns to Israel to discuss with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and his cabinet about the endgame of the Israel-Hamas War.

Alicia Chavy is a non-resident scholar within the Strategic Technologies and Cyber Security Program at the Middle East Institute, where she focuses on policy and national security implications of critical technologies, such as AI, quantum innovation, and cybersecurity.

Eric Evans will step down as director of MIT Lincoln Laboratory after 18 years of leading the federally funded center.

On Nov. 14, MIT President Sally Kornbluth launched a community-driven initiative, Standing Together Against Hate (STAH). Chancellor Melissa Nobles spoke with MIT News about the early efforts she is seeing — both at the grassroots level and institutionally — in support of this effort.

Seven weeks into the war, 15,000 Palestinians have been killed and there’s no end in sight

Israeli Defence Minister displays a poster of Hamas leaders involved in an October attack. The attack led to resumed hostilities after a truce collapsed. Israel aims to eliminate top Hamas commanders. The conflict has claimed thousands of lives and stirred international concern. Despite casualties, key Hamas figures remain elusive. Israels objectives include dismantling Hamas capabilities and ensuring the regions security. The United States sees targeting Hamas leadership as a feasible goal. Cap...

Israel-Hamas War: The 61-year-old Yahya Sinwar, as well as Mohammed Deif and Marwan Issa, both 58, form a secretive three-man military council. | World News

The three men topping Israel's hit-list: Mohammed Deif, the head of Hamas' military wing, the Izz el-Deen al-Qassam Brigades; his second in command, Marwan Issa; and Hamas' leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar

Middle East News: Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant has a poster hanging on a wall of his office in Tel Aviv, in the wake of the Oct.

Walter Kunkle is a master's student in Georgetown's Security Studies Program where he specializes in wargame design, the post-Soviet sphere, and climate security. Walter has developed wargames for a variety of audiences including the U.S. Naval Academy and climate change consultancy Ecospherics. He recently debuted his latest game: Afgantsy: The Soviet-Afghan War at the International Wargaming Symposium in Peru. He holds a dual bachelor's degree in history and Russian language stu...