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Source: Bloomberg news Dr. Farhang Jahanpour Former Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Languages, University of Isfahan; former lecturer at Cambridge, Harvard, and Oxford universities;  retired Editor for Middle East and North Africa, BBC Monitoring. Dr. Farhang Jahanpour Israel’s massive cyber-attack on Lebanon on 17 and 18 September, with the near-simultaneous explosion of 3,000-4,000 pagers and walkie-talkies, has killed a few dozen Hezbollah members and many civilians, including some children and health workers, has blinded and maimed hundreds of people and wounded many thousands. Hezbollah’s leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, in a long speech on 19 September, frankly admitted that the attacks had delivered a severe and unprecedented blow to the radical movement, but he said that the movement would recover from it. From an intelligence and technical point of view, the booby-trapping of the pagers was a sophisticated espionage operation carried out by the Israeli Mossad. There is an

Source: www.aspistrategist.org Syed Tahir Abbas Researcher at History, Culture, and College of Nationalities,  Southwest University, Chongqing, China. Throughout history, war has driven humanity's most significant technological leaps. From the tank’s debut in World War I to the atomic bomb in World War II, military necessity has consistently fueled innovation. Today, artificial intelligence (AI) is emerging as the latest tool to reshape warfare, proving pivotal in conflicts across Gaza and Ukraine. AI is no longer just a support system—it's becoming a primary actor, altering both strategy and execution in real-time. This article delves deep into how AI is changing the face of warfare, the ethical questions it raises, and its potential long-term consequences. AI on the Battlefield: A Game-Changer or Ethical Dilemma? The concept of AI in warfare may once have seemed like science fiction, but it has now transitioned from theory to practice. Militaries around the world are not just