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• US attack on Jurf al-Nasr 'violation of Iraqi sovereignty': PM Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has slammed the United States' latest attack on the Jurf al-Nasr area, reiterating his country's commitment to safeguarding its borders and sovereignty against any aggression.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Austin: In Troubling Times, World Needs U.S. Leadership DoD News 02 Dec 2023 -- As the world considers the repercussions of Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the brutal Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, an increasingly assertive China, and the disturbing aspirations of nations like Iran and North Korea, it considers also what the role of the United States will be—and what its role must be is leadership, said the U.S. secretary of defense.
• DAF leaders emphasize adapting AI for warfighting success US Air Force 02 Dec 2023 -- Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall made it clear that the Air Force and Space Force are fully committed — and pushing hard — to develop and deploy artificial intelligence as a key element in meeting security challenges posed by China and other adversaries Dec. 2.
• The World's Largest Aircraft Carrier Arrives in Souda Bay US Navy 02 Dec 2023 -- The U.S. Navy's newest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN 78), and embarked staff from Carrier Strike Group (CSG) 12 arrived in Souda Bay, Crete for a scheduled port visit, Dec 2, 2023.
• Putin orders 170,000 more troops for total of 1.32 million Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree ordering the Russia military to add 170,000 more forces to its ranks, as Russia's "special military operation" in Ukraine continues into its 22nd month.
• 'The Only Option': To Escape War In Ukraine, More Russian Soldiers Are Deserting RFE/RL 02 Dec 2023 -- As fighting raged in an around Bakhmut amid Russia's unrelenting assault earlier this year turning the eastern Ukrainian city to rubble, a Russian conscript began plotting how he would desert shortly after being deployed there.
• Pacific Fleet detachment makes business call to Vietnamese port of Cam Ranh Russia MoD 02 Dec 2023 -- The destroyer Admiral Panteleyev and medium sea tanker Pechenga of the Pacific Fleet in the course of the long-sea voyage programme in Asia-Pacific region made a business call to Cam Ranh port of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam.
• Congress Must Pass Aid For Ukraine To Avoid Interruption Of U.S. Support, White House Says RFE/RL 02 Dec 2023 -- The U.S. Congress should act swiftly to provide aid to Ukraine before the end of the month to avoid an interruption in support provided by the United States, White House national-security spokesman John Kirby said.
• AUKUS Allies to Hold Series of Military Drills Beginning Next Year - Pentagon Chief Sputnik 02 Dec 2023 -- The US, UK, and Australia under AUKUS pillars have endorsed holding military drills beginning in 2024, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said after talks with his British and Australian counterparts in California.
• UK powers up partnership with US and Australia to strengthen security UK MOD 02 Dec 2023 -- A landmark security partnership entered a new phase today as the Defence Ministers of the UK, Australia and United States met in California.
• New deep space radar will transform UK security UK MOD 02 Dec 2023 -- A new landmark radar initiative will increase UK security by being able to better detect, track and identify objects in deep space.
• UK military activity in the Eastern Mediterranean UK MOD 02 Dec 2023 -- Statement on UK military activity in the Eastern Mediterranean
• North Korea warns any US attack on its satellites will be declaration of war Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- North Korea has warned the United States that any attack to disable its reconnaissance satellites will be a declaration of war, after a US space official hinted that Washington is capable of interrupting Pyongyang's satellite operations.
• Iranian top commander due in Baghdad today IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- Iran's Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces Major General Mohammad Bagheri is scheduled to travel to Baghdad later today.
• Iranian Navy unveils homegrown Chamrosh-4 VTOL drone, remotely operated vehicle Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran Navy has unveiled a domestically developed and manufactured vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) drone, alongside a remotely operated vehicle (ROV) that can undertake a variety of marine operations autonomously.
• Iranian, Russian, Chinese forces to hold joint naval exercise in Persian Gulf Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Naval forces from the Islamic Republic of Iran, Russia and China are set to stage a joint naval exercise in the Persian Gulf waters, where the three powerhouses will carry out large-scale maritime maneuvers involving various divisions of their military forces.

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari December 2nd, 21:05 Israel Defense Forces 02 Dec 2023
• Coordinator for the Hostages and Missing Brig.-Gen. (Ret.) Gal Hirsch, met with US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens and his Team Israel - Prime Minister 02 Dec 2023 -- Coordinator for the Hostages and Missing Brig.-Gen. (Ret.) Gal Hirsch, this evening, met with US Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs Roger Carstens and his team, who are visiting Israel.
• Prime Minister's Office announcement Israel - Prime Minister 02 Dec 2023 -- "Following the impasse in negotiations and the directive given by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Director of the Mossad David Barnea has instructed his team in Doha to return to Israel."
• Israel Defense Forces Says Struck Hamas Command Centers in Gaza Strip Sputnik 02 Dec 2023 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it struck the infrastructure of Palestinian group Hamas in the Gaza Strip, targeting operational command centers and underground facilities.
• Israel resumes strikes in Gaza as ceasefire expires People's Daily 02 Dec 2023 -- A fragile humanitarian truce between Israel and Hamas collapsed on Friday, with the conflicting parties accusing each other of violating the ceasefire deal.
• Resumption of Israeli attacks halts humanitarian supplies into Gaza People's Daily 02 Dec 2023 -- The Palestinian Media Office at the Rafah crossing announced that Israel's resumption of attacks on the Gaza Strip on Friday halted the entry of humanitarian supplies from Egypt.
• At least 65 killed in Israel airstrikes on Gaza after truce expires People's Daily 02 Dec 2023 -- Israeli air strikes on the Gaza Strip have killed at least 65 people since truce expired and fighting resumed on Friday morning, Palestine's official news agency WAFA reported.
• Hamas hits two Israeli armored vehicles in northern Gaza IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- The Ezzoddin Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Palestine's Hamas Resistance Movement, has hit two Israeli armored vehicles in the northern Gaza Strip.
• Hamas strikes Israeli military assets with missiles and rockets IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- Hamas says it has carried out a series of missile and rocket strikes against Israeli military forces and assets, as the occupying regime presses ahead with its brutal attacks on the Gaza Strip for a second day since a temporary ceasefire came to an end.
• Gaza death toll mounts to 200 in new round of Israeli onslaught IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- The Palestinian Ministry of Health has announced that the number of martyrs from over the last 24 hours of criminal attacks by the Israeli regime's armed forces on various regions of the Gaza Strip reached 200.
• Israel resume attacks on Gaza, Hamas and Hezbollah retaliate ISNA 02 Dec 2023 -- Eastern areas of Khan Younis in southern Gaza came under intense bombardment as the deadline lapsed shortly after dawn on Friday, with columns of smoke rising into the sky, the Reuters news agency reported. Residents took to the road with belongings heaped in carts, searching for shelter further west.
• Israel pulls back negotiating team from Qatar, as truce talks hit 'dead end' Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Israel says it has ordered its Mossad negotiating team in Qatar to return, following a deadlock in the talks on extending a truce with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
• Israeli attack kills over 100 Palestinians in Gaza refugee camp Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- A brutal Israeli attack targeting a refugee camp in Gaza has killed more than 100 people as the regime continues with its relentless aggression against the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Israel launches intense shelling of Gaza on second day of truce breach Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- The Israeli regime launched an intense bombardment campaign on various areas in the Gaza Strip on Saturday as the occupying entity presses ahead with its genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged territory for a second day in a row after the truce collapsed.
• 'No one understood this': Israeli security officials admit vast intelligence failure over Oct. 7 operation Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Israel suffered a colossal intelligence failure on October 7, when Palestinian resistance movements launched a surprise operation into the occupied territories, according to several Israeli security officials.
• Over 100 People Killed in Israeli Strike on Refugee Camp in Northern Gaza - Reports Sputnik 02 Dec 2023 -- More than 100 people were killed in an Israeli air strike on a house in the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip on Saturday, a Palestinian news agency reported.
• Israel Bans Entry of Humanitarian Aid to Gaza Through Rafah Crossing Sputnik 02 Dec 2023 -- The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that Israel had banned the entry of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip through the Rafah crossing on the enclave's border with Egypt.
• Israel issues "evacuation map" in full-force raids on Gaza People's Daily 02 Dec 2023 -- Israel's army published a map Friday, splitting the Gaza Strip into "evacuation zones" in full-force strikes on the Palestinian enclave following a seven-day truce.
• Remarks by Vice President Harris on the Conflict Between Israel and Hamas The White House 02 Dec 2023
• Top US Officials Push Israel to Protect Gaza Civilians VOA 02 Dec 2023 -- Israel faced growing calls from Biden administration officials on Saturday to do more to prevent the deaths of Palestinians civilians as a new day of fighting began Sunday in Gaza.
• US sends deadly bunker buster bombs to Israel for Gaza war Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- The United States has sent more weapons to Israel, including deadly bunker buster bombs, to assist the regime in its war against the besieged Gaza Strip, The Wall Street Journal reports.
• Readout of Vice President Kamala Harris's Meeting with His Majesty King Abdullah II of Jordan The White House 02 Dec 2023
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with President Mohamed bin Zayed of the United Arab Emirates The White House 02 Dec 2023
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Call with Amir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani of Qatar The White House 02 Dec 2023
• Readout of Vice President Harris's Meeting with President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi of Egypt The White House 02 Dec 2023
• Islamic countries should increase their efforts to stop Zionists' crimes: Iran FM IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- The foreign ministers of Iran and Oman discussed the latest developments in Gaza during a phone call.
• Israeli crimes challenge legal status of humanitarian law: Iran FM IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- The Zionist regime's relentless onslaught against the Gaza Strip in the last 48 days has seriously challenged the legal status and moral credibility of international humanitarian law, says Iran's foreign minister.
• Iran president: World's silence, inaction embolden child-killing Zionist rulers Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Iran's President Ebrahim Raeisi has criticized the silence of the world's leaders in the face of the Israeli regime's horrendous crimes against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, calling for efforts to end bombardment of the territory.
• Gitanas Nausėda discussed security issues with the President of Egypt President of the Republic of Lithuania 02 Dec 2023 -- On Saturday, President Gitanas Nausėda met with the President of Egypt, Abdel Fattah el-Sissi, on the sidelines of COP28 in Dubai.
• Syria: Fresh Israeli aggression an attempt to obscure failure in Gaza Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Syria has condemned in the strongest terms Israel's overnight airstrikes on several points on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.
• Erdogan says Netanyahu, 'the butcher of Gaza', must be tried in ICC Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has reiterated that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, whom he called "the butcher of Gaza," must be tried in the International Criminal Court (ICC) for committing war crimes in the besieged Palestinian territory.
• QA-12, 2 December 2023, Statement of the Spokesperson of Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Öncü Keçeli in Response to a Question Regarding a Social Media Message Posted by the Israeli Foreign Minister Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Dec 2023
• Jordan's king discusses increased aid to Gaza with int'l organizations People's Daily 02 Dec 2023 -- King Abdullah II of Jordan on Thursday held international talks on means of strengthening the humanitarian aid coordination in the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas: No more prisoner exchanges until complete end of Israeli war on Gaza Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says there will be no more prisoner exchanges with Israel as long as the regime's genocidal war against the Gaza Strip has not come to a complete end.
• Hezbollah strikes more Israeli occupation sites on Lebanon border IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has targeted the Israeli occupation sites on border with Lebanon.
• Lebanon's resistance targets four Zionist bases IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- Lebanon's resistance forces have targeted four Zionist bases in northern Palestine, according to local media.
• Hezbollah strikes Israeli military command center with artillery, rockets Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Fighters from the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah have struck Israeli military positions close to the border between Lebanon and the 1948 occupied territories.
• Resistance won't allow Israel to accomplish its objectives in Gaza, says Hezbollah official Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- A senior Hezbollah official says the Lebanese resistance fighters will never allow the occupying Israeli regime to attain its objectives in the Gaza Strip, stressing that resumption of Israeli attacks in the enclave comes on orders of the United States.
• Yemeni guns aimed at 'real enemy' Israel: Top official IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- A senior member of the Supreme Political Council of Yemen says the Arab nation's guns are aimed at the Zionist regime, which he called the "real enemy".
• Yemeni recruits stage parade in Sana'a before joining Hamas in Gaza war Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Thousands of fighters from Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement recruited to back up Palestinian group Hamas in its struggle against Israel have staged a parade in the Yemeni capital city of Sana'a, before heading to the Gaza Strip to help their Palestinian brethren.
• Israel and the occupied territories: Suffering for civilians continues as hostilities resume ICRC 02 Dec 2023 -- Civilians have overwhelmingly borne the brunt of the hostilities in Gaza and Israel so far. Following the resumption of fighting, the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) fears that the civilian population now faces increased suffering and urges the parties to the conflict to do everything possible to avoid civilian casualties and harm.
• Everything in Gaza is at breaking point: ICRC Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) says the humanitarian situation in the besieged Gaza Strip has reached a breaking point due to Israel's relentless bombardment.

Other Conflicts

• Two IRGC officers martyred in Israeli attacks on Syria IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- Two officers with Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) who served as military advisors in Syria have been martyred in Israeli airstrikes on the Arab country.
• Israel kills 2 IRGC military advisors in strike on Syria Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- Israel has killed two military advisors of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in an attack in Syria.
• Syria's air defense confronts Israeli aggression near Damascus Press TV 02 Dec 2023 -- The Syrian Army's air defense units have repelled an Israeli rocket attack near the capital Damascus, amid intensified strikes by the Tel Aviv regime against the Arab country since the start of the occupying entity's brutal war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Syrian air defenses intercept Israeli aggression on Damascus vicinity ISNA 02 Dec 2023 -- the Syrian Ministry of Defense confirmed that "the Israeli enemy conducted an aerial aggression this morning from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, targeting some points in the vicinity of Damascus."

News Reports

• Kissinger's Legacy Still Ripples Through Asia VOA 02 Dec 2023 -- Henry Kissinger will be remembered in much of the world as a foreign policy genius who ushered China into the world community, driving a wedge between Beijing and its Cold War ally Moscow, and eventually transforming the world economy.
• One App To Rule Them All: Coming Soon To Russia's Internet RFE/RL 02 Dec 2023 -- You'll be able to pay your taxes. You'll be able to share, and like, cute cat videos. You'll be able to enroll your child in kindergarten. You'll be able to instant-message friends, pay a traffic fine, stream music, find a partner for business, romance, and more -- or be summoned to fight in the war in Ukraine.
• China discovers oilfield of 100-mln-tonne reserves People's Daily 02 Dec 2023 -- Changqing Oilfield, a branch of PetroChina, has discovered a large-scale, well-preserved oilfield with geological reserves of over 100 million tonnes in Huanxian County of northwest China's Gansu Province.
• China's central bank injects liquidity into market People's Daily 02 Dec 2023 -- China's central bank pumped cash into the money market in November to meet the liquidity demand from financial institutions.
• Paraguay, Palau call for Taiwan's inclusion in COP CNA 02 Dec 2023 -- Paraguayan President Santiago Peña and his Palauan counterpart Surangel Whipps Jr. on Friday called for Taiwan's inclusion in the United Nation's annual climate change conference.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Dec. 2, 2023 ROC MND 02 Dec 2023
• 17th Politburo Meeting of 8th C.C., WPK Held KCNA 02 Dec 2023 -- The 17th Meeting of the Political Bureau of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) took place at the office building of the WPK Central Committee on December 1.
• 9th Plenary Meeting of 8th C.C., WPK to Be Convened KCNA 02 Dec 2023 -- The Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) decided to convene the 9th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the WPK late in December to review the execution of the Party and state policies in 2023 and discuss and decide on orientation of struggle for 2024 and important issues.
• Press Statement by Spokesman for DPRK Ministry of National Defence KCNA 02 Dec 2023 -- A spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence of the DPRK released the following press statement "Any attack on space asset of the DPRK will be deemed declaration of war against it" on Saturday:
• Iranian Rapper's Violent Re-Arrest For Comments In Video Sparks Outrage RFE/RL 02 Dec 2023 -- The re-arrest of Iranian rapper Toomaj Salehi has triggered a wave of outrage after reports that armed security agents beat the dissident while taking him into custody even though he is still recovering from being tortured during his previous prison time.
• Thousands of Iranian Steelworkers Strike for Better Wages VOA 02 Dec 2023 -- Several thousand members of the Free Union of Iranian Workers went on strike Saturday against the Isfahan Steel Company, seeking higher wages and better working and living conditions. The scale and extent of the strike was significant, drawing attention even from state news agencies.
• Iranian delegation withdraws from UN COP28 in protest to Zionist regime's officials IRNA 02 Dec 2023 -- The Iranian delegation to the United Nations Climate Change Conference (UN COP28) in the United Arab Emirates has withdrawn from the event in protest of the participation of officials from the Zionist regime of Israel.
• Top Madagascar court confirms Rajoelina's re-election as president People's Daily 02 Dec 2023 -- Madagascar's High Constitutional Court (HCC) announced on Friday that Andry Rajoelina was re-elected as president of Madagascar in the Nov. 16 presidential election.
• No: 306, 2 December 2023, Press Release Regarding the United Nations Security Council's Decision on Lifting Arms Embargo on Somalia Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Dec 2023
• Pneumonia, bird flu, other outbreaks prompt concerns of new contagion in Asia Radio Free Asia 02 Dec 2023 -- Hospitals in China are being inundated with respiratory infections, particularly affecting children.
• World News in Brief: Engagement with Sudan, Red Sea vessel attacks, SDGs disabilities promise UN News 02 Dec 2023 -- UN engagement with Sudan will continue in the wake of the decision to terminate its political mission in the country, the Spokesperson for Secretary-General António Guterres said in a statement.