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• US Repels Houthi Attacks on International Vessels in Red Sea VOA 31 Dec 2023 -- U.S. Navy helicopters sank three of four small boats used by Yemen's Houthi rebels to attack a merchant vessel in the southern Red Sea on Sunday, U.S. Central Command, or CENTCOM, said on social media platform X, formerly Twitter.
• US Navy commander admits failure of Red Sea coalition as Yemen's strikes continue Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- The United States' military has admitted to the failure of a Washington-led multinational task force recently formed under the pretext of protecting shipping in the strategic Red Sea following Yemen's retaliatory attacks on Israeli-owned and -bound vessels in support of the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip.
• US Base at Gas Field in Syria Comes Under Rocket Fire - Source Sputnik 31 Dec 2023 -- The US base at the Koniko gas field in Syria's eastern province of Deir ez-Zur came under rocket fire, a source told Sputnik.
• Iraqi resistance targets US base in Syria IRNA 31 Dec 2023 -- A US military base in Syria has come under an attack by the Iraqi resistance forces.
• US base in Syria's Koniko gas field targeted by rockets IRNA 31 Dec 2023 -- News sources have reported that the US military base in the Koniko natural gas field, in the northeastern Syrian governorate of Deir ez-Zur has been targeted by 12 rockets.
• US military bases in northeastern Syria targeted by explosive-laden drones Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- Two military facilities occupied by American forces in Syria's northeastern province of Hasakah have come under separate attacks by unmanned aerial vehicles.
• Two US Bases in Northeastern Syria Shelled - Source Sputnik 31 Dec 2023 -- Two US bases in the Al-Hasakah Governorate in northeastern Syria have been attacked by rockets and a drone, a local source told Sputnik on Sunday.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Zelenskyy: Ukraine Set to Produce More Weapons in 2024 VOA 31 Dec 2023 -- Looking ahead to 2024, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his daily address Saturday that Ukraine is "preparing to produce more weapons next year."
• Government developing a strong base of domestic defence industrial ecosystem to make India a strategic economy: Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh India PIB 31 Dec 2023 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh has said that the Government is developing a strong base of domestic defence industrial ecosystem to make India a strategic economy
• INDIAN NAVY ENHANCES SURVEILLANCE IN NORTH/ CENTRAL ARABIAN SEA AND GULF OF ADEN India PIB 31 Dec 2023 -- The last few weeks have witnessed increased maritime security incidents on merchant vessels transiting through international shipping lanes in Red Sea, Gulf of Aden and Central/ North Arabian Sea
• Venezuelan Military Remains on Guard Until UK Warship Leaves Guyana's Coast Sputnik 31 Dec 2023 -- Venezuela will continue to deploy its military forces throughout the country until the United Kingdom removes its warship stationed off the coast of Guyana amid a simmering border dispute, Venezuelan Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino Lopez said.

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• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari December 31st, 20:40 Israel Defense Forces 31 Dec 2023
• IDF Announces Temporary Halt to Military Activity in Neighborhood in Southern Gaza Sputnik 31 Dec 2023 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it had suspended military activity in a neighborhood of the city of Rafah, located in the southern Gaza Strip near the border with Egypt, for humanitarian purposes until 12:00 GMT on Sunday.
• Netanyahu says war to continue for months ISNA 31 Dec 2023 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu claims that the Israeli occupation will continue in its war on Gaza for months as he vows to protect northern settlers.
• Government Unanimously Approves Postponing Local Elections until 27 February 2024 Israel - Prime Minister 31 Dec 2023
• PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Government Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 31 Dec 2023
• Government Approves Change in Ministerial Positions Israel - Prime Minister 31 Dec 2023
• Israel Launches New Attacks on Gaza City VOA 31 Dec 2023 -- Israel launched new bombing strikes on Hamas militants Sunday, with hospital officials saying at least 35 people were killed in Gaza City and no signs that the fighting will end soon as the calendar turns to 2024.
• Dec. 30: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 31 Dec 2023
• Dec. 30: Al-Qassam Brigades operations against Zionist regime IRNA 31 Dec 2023 -- The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement, announced that it has carried out more retaliatory operations against the Zionist regime for its war on Gaza.
• Zionist regime admits suffering massive casualties in Gaza war IRNA 31 Dec 2023 -- The Zionist regime admitted that it has suffered massive casualties in its raid against the Gaza Strip.
• Gaza Resistance destroyed more than 20 Israeli vehicles ISNA 31 Dec 2023 -- Two officers, a Master Sergeant serving under the Golani Brigade's 7086th Battalion Combat Engineering Corps and a Captain serving as the team commander in the Givati Brigade's reconnaissance unit, were killed by the Palestinian Resistance in the central and southern Gaza Strip, respectively.
• Israeli strikes kill 150 Palestinians in Gaza as death toll nears 22,000 Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- The Palestinian health ministry says at least 150 Palestinians have been killed in the last 24 hours of Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip.
• Death Toll From Israeli Strikes in Gaza Strip Rises to 21,822 - Health Ministry Sputnik 31 Dec 2023 -- The death toll from Israeli strikes in the Gaza Strip has reached 21,822, and the number of injured people has grown to 56,451, Gaza Health Ministry spokesman Ashraf Al-Qudra said on Sunday.
• UNRWA Situation Report #58 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem (All information from December 28-30 December is valid as of 30 December 2023 at 22:30) UNRWA 31 Dec 2023
• 'Desperate for food': UNRWA warns 40% of Gazans face famine risk Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that 40 percent of Gaza's 2.3 million population are facing a "risk of famine," as Israel ramps up attacks in the besieged territory.
• Iran FM condemns West's silence on Israeli genocide in Gaza in phone call with UK counterpart Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has denounced the double-standard approach applied to the ongoing Israeli crimes in the Gaza Strip by some Western countries, stressing that the occupying regime cannot be allowed to continue its genocide of Palestinians in the besieged enclave and set the entire region ablaze.
• Iran's president hopes for end to Israeli massacre in Gaza in 2024 Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says he hopes the international community takes urgent action in the New Year to put an end to Israel's massacre against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
• OIC welcomes South Africa's filing of genocide case against Israel at ICJ Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has welcomed South Africa's decision to file a lawsuit against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), after nearly three months of Israeli aggression against Palestinians in Gaza.
• Egyptian Intelligence Delegation Visits Israel to Discuss Gaza Truce - Reports Sputnik 31 Dec 2023 -- An Egyptian intelligence delegation paid a visit to Tel Aviv on Thursday to reconcile positions on a possible deal to end the hostilities in the Gaza Strip, but Israel is yet to respond, Al Araby Al Jadeed newspaper reported, citing a source in Egypt.
• Hezbollah warns of escalation in cross-border clashes with Israeli regime IRNA 31 Dec 2023 -- Hezbollah's Deputy Secretary General Sheikh Naim Qassem has warned the Zionist regime if it insists on its warmongering attempts, they will receive stronger blows from the Resistance in the future.
• Israeli regime lost support after Al-Aqsa Storm operation: Hezbollah official IRNA 31 Dec 2023 -- A senior member of the Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has said that as a result of the Operation Al-Aqsa Storm, the Israeli regime has lost all the power and support it had.
• Hezbollah forces nearly a quarter-million Israelis to evacuate: WSJ ISNA 31 Dec 2023 -- Israeli media reported earlier this week that fears are mounting among settlers in northern occupied Palestine as the Resistance in Lebanon continues to carry out daily operations with no signs that it is deterred by any actions the occupation army is taking.
• Hezbollah says clashes with Israel will end only if Gaza war stops Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- A senior official with of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah says cross-border clashes with Israel will end only if the regime ends its assaults on the Palestinians in Gaza.
• Al-Aqsa Storm nullified Western support for Israel: Hezbollah Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- A high-ranking official with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement says the large-scale surprise attack by Hamas and other Gaza-based resistance groups against Israel rendered ineffectual the regime's army and its massive Western support.
• Palestinian FM condemns Israel's ethnic cleansing, calls for Gaza ceasefire in New Year message Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- The Palestinian foreign minister has issued a New Year message calling for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli regime has been waging a genocidal war for more than two months.
• Israel targets UNRWA to expel it from Gaza, change territory's demographics: Palestinian Foreign Ministry Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- The Palestinian Foreign Ministry says Israel has been targeting the UN agency for Palestinian refugees across the Gaza Strip to force it to leave the territory and change Gaza's demographic characteristics.
• Netanyahu between devil and the deep blue sea: Top Hamas official Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has reacted to reports that Israeli officials have rejected prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu's request to hold a joint press conference with him, stating that the chairman of the Likud party has two choices that are both equally unpleasant.
• Yemen vows response after 10 armed forces killed in US Red Sea attack IRNA 31 Dec 2023 -- The Yemeni army has confirmed the loss of ten of its forces in a US attack in the Red Sea, warning Washington of the consequences of the attack and pledging to continue to support Palestinians in Gaza.
• Attacks on Israel-bound ships in Red Sea 'a pure Yemeni decision': Top diplomat Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- Yemen's Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf has categorically rejected US claims about Iran's role in helping Yemen strike Israeli-owned and -bound ships in the strategic Red Sea, saying the decision was purely by the Yemeni government and armed forces in support of the Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.

Other Conflicts

• Shia Taliban official urges better economic ties with Iran IRNA 31 Dec 2023 -- Deputy economy minister of Afghanistan's ruling government Abdul Latif Nazari has spoken of good opportunities for cooperation with Iran in the wake of improved security in his country, calling for better economic ties with Tehran.
• Report: Terrorist Attacks Kill Nearly 1,000 Pakistanis in 2023 VOA 31 Dec 2023 -- Militant attacks across Pakistan killed around 500 civilians and a similar number of security forces in 2023, the highest number of fatalities the country has experienced in six years, according to a new report released Sunday.
• Two Israeli F-16 Jets Launch Missile Attack on Targets Near Aleppo Sputnik 31 Dec 2023 -- Two Israeli F-16 fighter jets, without entering Syrian airspace while operating from the Mediterranean Sea, have struck targets in the area of the Syrian city of Aleppo with six cruise missiles, the Russian Defense Ministry's Center for Reconciliation of Opposing Sides in Syria said on Sunday.
• Women and children suffer amid Myanmar's civil war Radio Free Asia 31 Dec 2023 -- As Myanmar's civil war approaches its third year, intensified fighting across the country this year between ruling junta forces and resistance fighters has destroyed villages and parts of towns, displacing hundreds of thousands of civilians, most of whom are women and children.
• Last UN peacekeepers poised for complete withdrawal from Mali UN News 31 Dec 2023 -- The UN peacekeeping operation in Mali is poised to complete its drawdown on Sunday following a decade of multifaceted efforts to support the West African nation and its people after Malian authorities requested earlier this year to end the mission by 31 December.
• Ministry of Home Affairs declares 'Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir (TeH)' as an 'Unlawful Association' India PIB 31 Dec 2023 -- Government of India has declared 'Tehreek-e-Hurriyat, Jammu and Kashmir (TeH)' as an 'Unlawful Association' under Section 3(1) of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA) 1967

News Reports

• New Year Address to the Nation President of Russia 31 Dec 2023
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview with Rossiya Segodnya International Information Agency, Moscow, December 31, 2023 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 31 Dec 2023
• The EU Is Much Less Dependent On Russian Gas But Still Isn't Ready To Give It Up RFE/RL 31 Dec 2023 -- In the fall of 2022, the Kremlin was forecasting a very bleak winter ahead for citizens of the European Union.
• How The Russian State Ramped Up The Suppression Of Dissent In 2023: 'It Worked In The Soviet Union, And It Works Now' RFE/RL 31 Dec 2023 -- There were no mass protests in Russia in 2023. There were no hair-raising scenes of riot police in helmets and body armor beating students and shoving elderly demonstrators into police vans.
• Full text of President Xi Jinping's 2024 New Year message People's Daily 31 Dec 2023 -- On New Year's Eve, Chinese President Xi Jinping delivered his 2024 New Year message via China Media Group and the Internet. The following is the full text of the message:
• CPPCC National Committee holds gathering to ring in new year, Xi Jinping delivers important speech People's Daily 31 Dec 2023 -- The National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) held a New Year gathering in its auditorium in Beijing on the morning of Dec. 29. Party and state leaders Xi Jinping, Li Qiang, Zhao Leji, Wang Huning, Cai Qi, Ding Xuexiang, Li Xi, and Han Zheng attended the gathering to ring in the year 2024. Also present at the gathering were leading officials of China's non-Communist parties' central committees and the All-China Federation of Industry and Commerce, representatives of personages without party affiliation, leading officials of central Party and government departments, and individuals from various ethnic groups and all walks of life in Beijing.
• Xi says to continuously consolidate, develop China-Russia ties serves fundamental interests of both countries Global Times 31 Dec 2023 -- The development of China-Russia relations in the past three-quarters of a century has shown that to continuously consolidate and develop bilateral relations featuring permanent good-neighborly friendship, comprehensive strategic coordination and mutually beneficial cooperation serves the fundamental interests of the two countries and peoples, meets the expectations of the international community and conforms to the trend of the times, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Sunday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Dec. 31, 2023 ROC MND 31 Dec 2023
• Xi: China Will 'Surely Be Reunified' With Taiwan VOA 31 Dec 2023 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a New Year's address that China would "surely be reunified" with the self-ruled territory of Taiwan, renewing Beijing's threat to militarily take over the island but setting no timetable for gaining control.
• North Korea to Launch 3 More Reconnaissance Satellites in 2024 Sputnik 31 Dec 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country intends to launch three more spy satellites in 2024, after the successful deployment of the first one earlier this year, the state-run news agency reported on Sunday.
• Report on 9th Enlarged Plenum of 8th WPK Central Committee KCNA 31 Dec 2023 -- The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the great guide of our country and people, has defended the eternal vitality of socialism, the ideal and future of mankind, and vigorously led its steady development, while confirming the validity of the sacred mission and idea specified in its programme through the indomitable struggle and precious victories.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un's Speeches at 9th Plenum of 8th C.C., WPK Published KCNA 31 Dec 2023 -- The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) published the important report and conclusion made by the respected General Secretary Kim Jong Un at the 9th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee of the WPK and distributed them to members of the leadership body of the Party Central Committee.
• North Korea no longer seeking reunification with South: Kim Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has ruled out any possibility of reunification and reconciliation with South Korea, warning that Pyongyang will not hesitate to take "serious action" in case of a "military confrontation" by Washington and Seoul.
• Kim Jong Un Announces Radical Policy Shift in Relations With South Korea Sputnik 31 Dec 2023 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said the country and the ruling party had realized the impossibility of partnering with South Korea and ordered that all work plans with the South Korean side and relevant bodies be reorganized according to the current situation, the state-run KCNA news agency reported on Sunday.
• Iran's security chief meets senior official of Yemen's Houthis IRNA 31 Dec 2023 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council Ali Akbar Ahmadian and Spokesman for Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement Mohammad Abdul-Salam met and discussed issues of mutual interest.
• Leader: General Soleimani was prime factor in reviving resistance front Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says among the "most remarkable" services rendered by Iran's legendary anti-terror figure Lieutenant General Qassem Soleimani was that he revived the resistance front in the region.
• Israel to pay for assassinating IRGC advisor, Raisi tells martyr's family IRNA 31 Dec 2023 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has strongly condemned the assassination of Seyyed Razi Mousav, a senior military advisor of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Syria, saying the heinous crime committed by the Zionist regime will not go unanswered.
• 'Zionist criminals to pay' for assassinating top Iranian commander: President Raeisi Press TV 31 Dec 2023 -- President Ebrahim Raeisi has condemned Israel's assassination of a senior Iranian military advisor of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) in Syria, stressing that the occupying regime will pay the price for the crime.
• Iran Says Final Spaniard Arrested In October 2022 Released From Detention RFE/RL 31 Dec 2023 -- The Iranian Embassy in Madrid said Tehran had released from detention Santiago Sanchez Cogedor, who was arrested after entering Iran in October 2022 in an incident reportedly related to protests over the death in custody of Iranian-Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini.
• Ministry of Home Affairs: Year End Review 2023 India PIB 31 Dec 2023
• Justice served: Lebanon's Special Tribunal closes UN News 31 Dec 2023 -- The UN Secretary-General praised the hard work of judges and staff of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon, which closed on Sunday following efforts to try those responsible for a 2005 attack that killed 22 people, including former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, and injured 226 people.
• Serbian President Vucic Says His Coalition Wins Repeat Elections Sputnik 31 Dec 2023 -- Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said on Saturday that his Serbia Must Not Stop coalition had won repeat parliamentary and municipal elections.