It was a year that saw continued turmoil ripple across the Middle East marked by Israel’s relentless war on Gaza, the sudden collapse of one of the Arab world’s longest-standing regimes, and the expansion of regional hostilities as Israel marched in to Lebanon, targeting Hezbollah and killing what it described as key enemies at the helm of rival factions in the region.During 2024, the Gaza war unravelled into one of the world’s biggest humanitarian crises as Israel’s ongoing offensive led to dwindling stocks of food, shelter and medicine, while its continued bombardment of the besieged enclave pushed the death toll past 45,500, many of them women and children. This figure accounts only for officially recorded deaths.For all the latest headlines follow our Google News channel online or via the app.Meanwhile, Israel managed to kill key leaders of the Palestinian militant group Hamas, before turning its focus to Lebanon. This phase of Israel’s plan included doctored electronics exploding