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• Drone Strikes at US Military Base in Northeastern Syria - Reports Sputnik 18 Nov 2023 -- A US military base in the occupied part of northeastern Syria came under a drone attack that injured a service member, media reported Saturday.
• 2 airbases housing U.S.-led coalition forces attacked in Iraq People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- Two airbases housing the U.S.-led coalition forces in Iraq's semi-autonomous Kurdistan region and western Iraq were attacked by drones on Friday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• New initiatives continue to drive civilian talent acquisition changes across command US Air Force 18 Nov 2023 -- The Air Force Materiel Command continues to bolster civilian accessions by capitalizing on new, flexible recruitment policies and processes to attract and attain diverse talent across the enterprise.
• Military Leaders Convene in Naples for AFRICOM Strategic Alignment Conference US Navy 18 Nov 2023 -- U.S. Africa Command (AFRICOM) Component Commanders and Senior Enlisted Leaders convened in Naples, Italy for a pivotal conference, hosted by U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa (NAVEUR-NAVAF), November 14-15, 2023.
• USNS Mercy's visit to Solomon Islands marks 2nd stop of Pacific Partnership 24-1 US Navy 18 Nov 2023 -- Pacific Partnership has returned to the Solomon Islands to continue the largest annual multinational humanitarian assistance and disaster relief (HA/DR) preparedness mission conducted in the Indo-Pacific region, Nov. 18.
• Russian Pacific Fleet Warships Arrive at India's Visakhapatnam Port Sputnik 18 Nov 2023 -- A detachment of warships of Russia's Pacific Fleet has arrived in the Indian port of Visakhapatnam on a business visit as part of the trip aimed at demonstrating and popularizing the Russian naval flag in the region, the Russian Pacific Fleet said on Saturday.
• Army's first live-fire of advanced surface-to-air missile system Australia DOD 18 Nov 2023 -- The Australian Army has conducted its first live-fire of the National Advanced Surface to Air Missile System (NASAMS) at the Woomera test range in South Australia.
• Turkiye Taking Steps to Procure Fighter Jets Amid Eurofighter Uncertainty Sputnik 18 Nov 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said his government would continue shopping around for fighter jets after the Eurofighter purchase deal ran into German resistance.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Canadian Foreign Minister Joly US Dept. of State 18 Nov 2023

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari November 18th, 21:30 Israel Defense Forces 18 Nov 2023
• IDF Expands Activities in Gaza: Troops Operate in Zaytun and Jabalya Areas and Encounter Terrorists Israel Defense Forces 18 Nov 2023
• IDF via CLA for Gaza: Over 6,000 Liters of Water and 2,300KG of Food were Transfered to Shifa Hospital Israel Defense Forces 18 Nov 2023
• At the Request of the Director of Shifa Hospital: IDF Agrees to Expand and Assist Evacuation Effort of Shifa Hospital Israel Defense Forces 18 Nov 2023
• Preventing Terrorist Attacks Against Israeli Civilians: IDF and ISA Eliminated Terrorists in Balata, Nablus Israel Defense Forces 18 Nov 2023
• PM Netanyahu's Statement at the Press Conference with Defense Minister Yoav Gallant and Minister Benny Gantz Israel - Prime Minister 18 Nov 2023
• Statement by the Director of the National Security Council and National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi at a press conference Israel - Prime Minister 18 Nov 2023
• Israeli PM reaffirms temporary cease-fire possible only if hostages in Gaza released People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reaffirmed that a temporary cease-fire in the Gaza Strip is possible only if "we can get our hostages back."
• Israeli Airstrikes Kill Scores of Palestinians Across Gaza VOA 18 Nov 2023 -- Dozens of displaced civilians were killed or wounded Saturday in Israeli airstrikes, including one on a school in the Jabaliya refugee camp in northern Gaza, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees reported.
• Gaza death toll rises to 12,300 IRNA 18 Nov 2023 -- 43 days into Israel's war on Gaza, the number of Palestinians killed in the regime's intense airstrikes continue to rise and has reached 12,300, with women and children making up most of the victims, according to the latest figures released by the Government's Media Office in the Gaza Strip.
• Dozens killed in Israeli strikes on UN-run school in Gaza IRNA 18 Nov 2023 -- Dozens of Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli airstrike targeting the al-Fakhoora School, run by the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA), in northern Gaza.
• Hezbollah says hit Israeli bases with guided missiles IRNA 18 Nov 2023 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says it has launched missile attacks targeting the Zionist regime's military bases in northern occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah: Our drones reached beyond Haifa ISNA 18 Nov 2023 -- Senior Member of the Central Council of Hezbollah in Lebanon "Nabil Qawouq" stated that as long as the war continues in Gaza, resistance is pioneer to aid Palestine with continuous operations in the field.
• Panic and fear at al-Shifa Hospital as Israel give deadline to evacuate ISNA 18 Nov 2023 -- There is a great state of panic and fear among the patients, medical staff and families following Israeli army's order to evacuate the medical complex within one hour, Reports says.
• Hundreds flee Gaza's al-Shifa hospital on foot amid Israel's ongoing attacks Press TV 18 Nov 2023 -- Hundreds of patients have evacuated the Al-Shifa Hospital in the Gaza Strip, fleeing south on foot, as the Israeli military continues its attacks on hospitals and medical centers across the besieged enclave.
• Hezbollah resistance forces down intruding Israeli drone over southern Lebanon Press TV 18 Nov 2023 -- Fighters from the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah have intercepted and shot down an Israeli unmanned aerial vehicle while it was hovering over an area in southern part of Lebanon close to the border between the Arab country and the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories.
• Israeli strike on residential building in south Gaza kills dozens Press TV 18 Nov 2023 -- An Israeli strike on Khan Younis in Gaza has killed dozens of Palestinians, mostly children, Palestinian news agency Wafa has reported.
• Palestinian death toll in Gaza surpasses 12,000 People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- Gaza's government media office announced on Friday that the total number of Palestinian deaths in the enclave has exceeded 12,000 since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict on Oct. 7.
• Dozens of Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks amid communications shutdown in Gaza People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- Dozens of Palestinians were killed in the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip on Friday, a Palestinian security source said.
• Fuel restrictions curtail Gaza aid efforts amid attacks on UN schools and evacuation plans for Al-Shifa Hospital UN News 18 Nov 2023 -- Fuel restrictions are curtailing aid efforts in Gaza, UN agencies said on Saturday, as the World Health Organization (WHO) led a "very high risk" mission to Al-Shifa Hospital amid reports of fresh attacks on UN schools and rising needs among more than 1.5 million displaced Palestinians in the continuing Israel-Palestine crisis.
• The Gaza Strip: UNRWA finally receives fuel; much more is needed for humanitarian operations UNRWA 18 Nov 2023
• WHO leads very high-risk joint humanitarian mission to Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza WHO 18 Nov 2023
• Iran: Israel laid bare criminal nature by killing Palestinian parliament speaker Press TV 18 Nov 2023 -- Iran has offered its condolences on the death in an Israeli airstrike of prominent Palestinian politician and acting parliament speaker Ahmad Bahar, saying the assassination further exposed the criminal nature of a regime which has killed thousands of people in Palestine over the past few weeks.
• Gaza/Israel: Intervention of High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the Manama Dialogue in Bahrain European External Action Service (EEAS) 18 Nov 2023 -- Check against delivery!
• Gaza/Israel: Press remarks by High Representative Josep Borrell after meeting with Foreign Minister of Saudi Arabia Prince Faisal in Bahrain European External Action Service (EEAS) 18 Nov 2023 -- Check against delivery!
• Press statement by President von der Leyen at El Arish Airport European Commission 18 Nov 2023
• Erdogan: Gaza cease-fire can save region from ring of fire ISNA 18 Nov 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that if Türkiye and Germany jointly achieve a humanitarian cease-fire in the ongoing Israeli war in Gaza, the region can be rescued from the ring of fire.
• Israeli strikes on Gaza school kill at least 100 Palestinians: source People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- A Palestinian medical source said on Saturday that at least 100 Palestinians were killed and dozens of others wounded after Israel bombed a school housing displaced people in the northern Gaza Strip.
• Israeli regime should stand trial at ICC: Turkish president Press TV 18 Nov 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again criticized Israel for its ongoing atrocities in the Gaza Strip, emphasizing the need to hold the occupying regime accountable at the International Criminal Court (ICC).
• Middle East Minister visits Bahrain and Qatar for talks on crisis in Israel and Gaza UK FCDO 18 Nov 2023 -- Minister of State for the Middle East Lord Ahmad is travelling to Bahrain and Qatar for high-level talks on the crisis in Israel and Gaza.
• New initiatives for regional peace: Lord Ahmad statement at the IISS Manama Dialogue 2023 UK FCDO 18 Nov 2023 -- Minister of State for the Middle East, Lord Ahmad of Wimbledon, spoke at the International Institute for Strategic Studies Manama Dialogue 2023.
• New Zealand provides further humanitarian support in response to Gaza conflict People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- The New Zealand government is contributing a further 5 million NZ dollars (3 million U.S. dollars) to support the response to urgent humanitarian needs in Gaza, the West Bank and Israel.
• Israel committing 'genocide' against Gaza's health system: Palestinian minister Press TV 18 Nov 2023 -- The Palestinian health minister has strongly condemned Israel for committing genocide against the healthcare system in the Gaza Strip as the regime continues its indiscriminate strikes on the besieged territory.
• Top Hamas official says Israel waging war of starvation on Gazans Press TV 18 Nov 2023 -- A senior Hamas official says the Israeli regime is waging a war of starvation on the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stressing that closure of crossings to the besieged territory has worsened the food crisis and the few aid convoys that enter the enclave cannot meet the public demands.
• 5 Palestinians killed by Israeli army in West Bank People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- At least five Palestinians were killed on Friday in clashes with the Israeli army in the West Bank cities of Hebron and Jenin, said the Ramallah-based Palestinian Health Ministry.

Other Conflicts

• Afghan Taliban Official's Puzzling European Visit Stirs Controversy VOA 18 Nov 2023 -- Germany confirmed Saturday that it has launched an investigation into an alleged unauthorized trip to the country by a senior member of Afghanistan's Islamist Taliban regime.
• UN chief appoints new Sudan envoy as Khartoum seeks end of UN political mission People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres appointed on Friday a personal envoy for Sudan following Khartoum's demand to shut down the UN political mission in the war-torn country, a UN spokesman said.
• South Sudan calls for lifting arms embargo as it deploys forces without firearms People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- South Sudan on Friday called on the United Nations Security Council to lift the existing arms embargo, after it deployed the first battalion of 750 soldiers to Malakal town of Upper Nile state without firearms.
• Armenian Prime Minister Says Baku, Yerevan 'Still Speaking Different Diplomatic Languages' In Peace Talks RFE/RL 18 Nov 2023 -- Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian has said that while Yerevan and Baku have agreed on basic principles for a peace treaty, the two sides are "still speaking different diplomatic languages" in talks.
• Pashinyan Says Armenia, Azerbaijan Agree on Basic Peace Treaty Principles Sputnik 18 Nov 2023 -- Armenia has negotiated the basic principles of a future peace agreement with Azerbaijan, but Baku has not yet confirmed its commitment to the three principles proposed by Yerevan, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said on Saturday.

News Reports

• 'Mishap' During 2nd Test Flight of SpaceX's Starship Resulted in Loss of Spacecraft - FAA Sputnik 18 Nov 2023 -- A mishap during SpaceX's second test flight of the Starship Super Heavy rocket resulted in the loss of the spacecraft, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) told Sputnik on Saturday.
• Russia's economy to grow over 3 in 2023: Putin People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- The Russian economy will grow by over 3 percent in 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday during his speech at the St. Petersburg International Cultural Forum.
• China-US Fentanyl Agreement Restarts Stalled Cooperative Fight Against Deadly Drug VOA 18 Nov 2023 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping agreed earlier this week that Beijing will crack down on companies in China that produce precursor chemicals for fentanyl, an agreement that Biden said would "save lives."
• Xi puts forward proposals on APEC cooperation in next "golden 30 years" People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday called on the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members to stick to innovation, openness, green and inclusive development in promoting regional cooperation and for the region to usher in another "golden 30 years."
• Xi reiterates opposition to politicizing economic, trade issues People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday reiterated opposition to politicizing, weaponizing economic and trade issues and overstretching the concept of national security in this regard as he delivered a speech at the 30th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Meeting.
• US removes Chinese institutions from 'Entity List' over narcotics, a practice to 'rectify its errors' Global Times 18 Nov 2023 -- The US government announced on Thursday that it will remove the Institute of Forensic Science of China's Ministry of Public Security (including the National Narcotics Laboratory address) from the "Entity List" and lift the sanctions. The decision took effect on Thursday, according to the office of the China National Narcotics Control Commission on Friday. Experts said China welcomes the move and believe that both countries should engage in careful negotiations regarding counternarcotics issues.
• To move China-U.S. relations on track of healthy, stable, sustainable development People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with U.S. President Joe Biden at Filoli Estate, San Francisco on Nov. 15, local time. It was a strategically significant and far-reaching meeting of the two heads of state.
• KMT, TPP to continue negotiating on joint presidential ticket CNA 18 Nov 2023 -- The main opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the smaller Taiwan People's Party (TPP) will continue negotiating a joint presidential ticket, the two parties said Saturday, after an earlier deal to resolve the issue collapsed due to a dispute over how to interpret poll results.
• KMT, TPP back to stalemate on how to form joint presidential ticket CNA 18 Nov 2023 -- Taiwan's two main opposition parties, the Kuomintang (KMT) and Taiwan People's Party (TPP), have failed to decide who will head their joint presidential ticket, less than three days after they appeared to reach a historic agreement on the issue.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Nov. 18, 2023 ROC MND 18 Nov 2023
• Israeli Nuclear Weapons Should Be Investigated - Erdogan Sputnik 18 Nov 2023 -- President Erdogan announced that Ankara would set up an inspection mechanism aimed at verifying Israel's possible ownership of nuclear weapons "before it is too late".
• Israel in 'war of attrition' leading to its inevitable collapse: IRGC chief Press TV 18 Nov 2023 -- The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the Israeli regime is moving towards its "inevitable collapse" in a "war of attrition" with Palestinians resistance movements.
• 'Catastrophic Situation': How Lukashenka's Government Subjugated Belarus's Already Weak Judiciary RFE/RL 18 Nov 2023 -- Since Alyaksandr Lukashenka came to power in 1994, the Belarusian state has curtailed judicial independence and flouted the rule of law, analysts say. Yet in years past, stalwart defense lawyers have brought visibility to important cases and conscientious judges have pushed prosecutors and police to adhere to basic principles of fairness and legality.
• Transcript of Special Briefing by Foreign Secretary on the 2nd Voice of Global South Summit (November 17, 2023) India MEA 18 Nov 2023
• APEC Economic Leaders' Meeting pledges to promote interconnectedness, building resilient economies People's Daily 18 Nov 2023 -- Leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members concluded their two-day meetings in San Francisco on Friday, with an aim to build a more interconnected, innovative, and inclusive APEC region.
• Philippines and France Forge Stronger Diplomatic Bond for Future Collaboration Philippines DFA 18 Nov 2023 -- The Philippines and France marked a significant step for the two countries' diplomatic relations with the successful conclusion of the 3rd Philippines-France High-Level Political Consultations Meeting held in Paris, France on 17 November 2023.
• Press Conference - San Francisco, United States of America Prime Minister of Australia 18 Nov 2023
• Opening remarks - Australia-Japan Bilateral Meeting Prime Minister of Australia 18 Nov 2023