What is the Israeli Iron Dome defence system and what is its success rate?
Since 2011, the Iron Dome has been used to protect the country of Israel from attacks launched by Palestine, Hama and Hezbollah.
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Middle East RAF fighters shot down Iranian drones launched against Israel, PM says
The Prime Minister has praised the professionalism of the RAF pilots who 'flew into the face of danger' to protect civilians.
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Navy Royal Navy warship seizes almost £33m of drugs in two raids in the Middle East
HMS Lancaster celebrated its latest drug bust and destroyed heroin, hashish and crystal meth worth millions of pounds.
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RAF RAF helps airdrop hundreds of tonnes of aid into Gaza as part of multinational mission
The Royal Air Force joined colleagues from eight other countries, including the United States, to bring more vital aid supplies into Gaza.
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Middle East Royal Marines and Rifles pay tribute to veterans killed in Israeli air strike in Gaza
The Armed Forces veterans died when their convoy was hit leaving a warehouse, having unloaded humanitarian food aid.
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Middle East British veterans working in security killed in strike on Gaza food convoy
The Armed Forces veterans died when their convoy was hit leaving a warehouse, having unloaded more than 100 tonnes of humanitarian food aid.
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Middle East RAF A400M delivers 27 tonnes of vital aid to Gaza following third successful airdrop
"The UK is fully committed to getting more aid into Gaza as quickly as possible," Defence Secretary Grant Shapps said.
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Middle East RAF successfully completes second airdrop of essential aid to Gaza
This follows the successful RAF airdrop of over 10 tonnes of aid on Monday.
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Middle East Former British Army generals back call to suspend arms sales to Israel amid Gaza conflict
They say the recurring misuse of these weapons by Israel risks the United Kingdom being complicit in war crimes.
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Navy RFA ships arrive in India having risked Houthi attacks after humanitarian mission to Gaza
RFA Argus and Lyme Bay arrive in Chennai for maintenance after travelling through the Red Sea, risking attack by the Iranian-backed rebels.
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RAF RAF Atlas aircraft parachutes 10 tonnes of food aid into Gaza for the first time
The aid, which is made up of water, rice, cooking oil, flour, tinned goods and baby formula, was delivered by an A400M Atlas aircraft.
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Navy Watch: Houthi drone downed – not by missile, but by machine gun from French helicopter
The attack drone that had been attempting to hit a ship in the Red Sea was engaged by a machine gunner on board an AS565 Panther helicopter.
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Navy HMS Diamond taking over Red Sea duties from first UK warship to fire Sea Ceptor in anger
Type 23 frigate HMS Richmond shot down two Houthi attack drones at the weekend.
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Navy Watch: HMS Richmond shoots down two Houthi drones in Sea Ceptor first
Defence Secretary Grant Shapps insists UK will continue to take action to save lives and protect freedom of navigation in the region.
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Royals Princess Royal opens permanent UK military facility in UAE named after WW2 RAF navigator
Donnelly Lines has been named after Second World War RAF navigator Sergeant 'Billy' Donnelly.
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Forces Charities UK troops stationed in Bahrain get thrilling day out at Grand Prix, thanks to military charity
Tickets For Troops helped more than 150 service personnel enjoy a fun day out