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• Feb. 17 Summary of Red Sea Activities CENTCOM 18 Feb 2024
• U.S.-led airstrikes hit Houthi targets after reported fresh attack on ship in Red Sea People's Daily 18 Feb 2024 -- Warplanes of the U.S.-British coalition launched multiple airstrikes on Houthi targets in Yemen's Red Sea port city of Hodeidah on Friday, the Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
• Houthis Launch 3 Missiles Towards Danish Merchant Ship in Red Sea - CENTCOM Sputnik 18 Feb 2024 -- Four anti-ship missiles were fired from areas controlled by the Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, in Yemen, with at least three of them targeting Danish merchant ship MT Pollux in the Red Sea, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said on Saturday.
• Yemeni forces will hit any US, UK target within firing range: Envoy Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- The Yemeni ambassador to Iran says his country's armed forces will strike any American and British targets "within firing range" in response to their recent acts of aggression on Yemen's soil.
• US-UK airstrikes on Yemen will only complicate regional crisis: Ansarullah Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- Yemen's Ansarullah resistance movement has strongly condemned the United States and Britain over repeated airstrikes on positions in the Arab country, cautioning against further escalation of conflict in the West Asia region.
• Yemen to hit any target available to its forces: Envoy IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- The ambassador for Yemen's National Salvation Government in Tehran Ebrahim Al-Dailami has said that the Arab country will hit any target within its reach in response to the US and UK aggression on Yemen.
• Yemen warns US, UK warned against spreading conflict IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- Ali al-Qahoum, a top official of Yemen's ruling Ansarullah movement has warned the United States and Britain that their aggression on the Arab country can spread the regional conflict further.

Defense Policy / Programs

• In Munich, Strong Rhetoric And Lack Of Action, With Bad News In Between RFE/RL 18 Feb 2024 -- If the Munich Security Conference last year felt optimistic, with Ukraine not only capable of resisting Russia's full-scale invasion of the country but also pushing back, with budding hopes that the summer offensive of 2023 would be a roaring success, this year's event in the Bavarian capital felt like the polar opposite.
• Secretary General wraps up Munich Security Conference stressing importance of NATO unity, support to Ukraine NATO 18 Feb 2024 -- Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg wrapped up three days of talks at the Munich Security Conference on Sunday (18 February 2024), underlining that the world has become more dangerous but that NATO has become stronger.
• Pacific Fleet's missile boats practise activities of second course mission in Sea of Japan Russia MoD 18 Feb 2024 -- The crews of R-298 and R-18 missile boats of the Pacific Fleet confirmed their readiness to fulfil their combat missions at sea during the K-2 course task.
• EU Lacks Funding to Produce Ammunition Supply for Ukraine - Borrell Sputnik 18 Feb 2024 -- The European Union has sufficient production capacities to supply Ukraine with ammunition, but the bloc is lacking funding, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday.
• PLA Navy's eighth Type 055 large destroyer achieves operational capability with training in South China Sea Global Times 18 Feb 2024 -- The eighth Type 055 large destroyer of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) Navy has achieved operational capability, it was announced in a recent exercise in the South China Sea, marking all eight warships of this class now currently in service are now ready for deployment, experts said on Sunday.
• Taiwan's military revives NBC gas chamber training for new conscripts CNA 18 Feb 2024 -- A group of military conscripts were given nuclear, biological and chemical (NBC) training in a gas chamber Saturday for the first time in more than a decade, a consequence of Taiwan's compulsory military service being restored to a full year.
• Australia to participate in Exercise Milan 24 Australia DOD 18 Feb 2024 -- Australia will continue to deepen its relationships with India and like-minded regional partners this month by participating in Exercise Milan 24.

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• 24h Operational Update: 24h Operational Update: Dozens of Terrorists Eliminated and Weapons Seized in Central and Northern Gaza Israel Defense Forces 18 Feb 2024
• Israel turns Gaza hospital into 'military base': Health ministry Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- Amid the ongoing genocidal Israeli war against the Gaza Strip, the regime's forces have reportedly turned the largest functioning hospital in the coastal sliver into a "military base."
• Prime Minister's Office-Finance Ministry Joint Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 18 Feb 2024 -- Agreement was reached regarding the return of the residents of the Western Negev and Sderot, at a meeting between area council heads and the Finance Minister, the Finance Ministry Director General, the Prime Minister's Office Director General and the Director General of the Tekuma Authority.
• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 18 Feb 2024
• Prime Minister's Office Announcement Israel - Prime Minister 18 Feb 2024 -- "Israel will continue to oppose unilateral recognition of a Palestinian state. Such recognition in the wake of the October 7th massacre would be a massive and unprecedented reward to terrorism and would prevent any future peace settlement."
• PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Government Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 18 Feb 2024
• Israel Rejects International Calls for Palestinian Statehood VOA 18 Feb 2024 -- Israel on Sunday rejected international calls, including from its chief ally, the United States, for "unilateral recognition" of Palestinian statehood, saying any such agreement could only be reached through negotiations.
• Israeli military, intelligence bodies admit Hamas will survive onslaught on Gaza Strip Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- Israeli military and intelligence institutions have warned the regime's top-ranking authorities that the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement will survive the unrelenting ground and air strikes against the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Feb. 17: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 18 Feb 2024
• More die as Israeli warplanes keep pounding Gaza IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- 10 more Palestinians are martyred on Saturday night in the Israeli bombing of areas in the center and south of the Gaza Strip.
• Main hospital in Gaza's Khan Younis no longer functioning after a weeks-long Israeli siege Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- The Gaza Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) say the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza's Khan Younis is no longer functioning after a weeks-long siege and repeated raids by Israeli forces.
• Enormous challenges to distribute aid in Gaza: UN IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- An official working for of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) of the United Nations announced that providing aid to the people of Gaza faces major challenges due to various reasons, including the limited number aid trucks entering the strip.
• Iran lauds African Union statement, says it helps end Israeli onslaught on Gaza Strip Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- Iran has hailed a recent statement issued by the African Union (AU), which called for an end to the Israeli regime's military aggression and crimes against the Palestinian people in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Iran slams US Senate for passing $14bn aid package to Israel IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has slammed the US Senate for passing a bill that allows the provision of more than $14 billion worth of aid to the Israeli regime amid its ongoing aggression on Palestinians in Gaza.
• Norway assists in scheme for crucial financial transfers from Israel to Palestine Government of Norway 18 Feb 2024 -- Norway is facilitating an arrangement that will enable the Palestinian Authority to receive clearance revenues that Israel collects on its behalf. In the wake of the terrorist attack by Hamas on 7 October, the situation between the parties has been deadlocked.
• AU leaders condemn Israeli attacks on Gaza IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- African Union leaders in their meeting in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on Saturday slammed the Israeli regime for its ongoing massacre of Palestinians and demanded an immediate end to the war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
• France, Jordan call for two-state solution to Gaza conflict People's Daily 18 Feb 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron and King Abdullah II of Jordan on Friday called for a two-state solution to the ongoing conflict in Gaza.
• Two-state solution for lasting peace highlighted in Munich People's Daily 18 Feb 2024 -- Top international organizations and government officials called for a permanent settlement to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at the ongoing 60th Munich Security Conference (MSC), saying that only the two-state solution can make the region achieve lasting security.
• Brazil's president: Israel committing 'genocide' against Palestinians Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- Brazil's President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva has condemned Israel's brutal war in the Gaza Strip, saying the occupying regime is committing "genocide" against Palestinians in the besieged territory, while comparing Tel Aviv's atrocities to Adolf Hitler's actions against Jews.
• Algeria pushes for UNSC resolution on Gaza truce; US vows to veto it Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- Algeria requested the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to vote on a draft resolution that demands an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, a move the United States - a council veto power - has pledged to veto.
• Hamas accuses Israel of obstructing efforts to reach ceasefire in Gaza People's Daily 18 Feb 2024 -- Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh on Saturday accused Israel of impeding efforts to achieve a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas lauds African Union statement, calls for cutting ties with Israel Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has praised a recent statement by the African Union (AU) that calls for an immediate end to Israel's savage hostilities in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Netanyahu is 'still playing games' on Gaza truce talks: Hamas official Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- A senior Hamas official says Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is "still playing games" on negotiations aimed at hammering out a ceasefire agreement between the Palestinian resistance group and the occupying regime in the Gaza Strip.
• Hezbollah pounds several Israeli regime targets IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has carried out several military operations against Zionist regime targets.
• Settlers scared of Hezbollah attacks: Local Israeli official IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- The head of Margaliot settlement in northern Israeli-occupied territories has acknowledged that Israeli settlers hide behind walls out of fears of missile and drone attacks by Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement.
• Israel targets southern Lebanon with drone IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- The Israeli military has carried out yet another attack on southern Lebanon using a drone amid growing tensions between the Zionist regime and Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement.

Other Conflicts

• Philippines provokes with 'combined tactics' while China voices for restraint over S.China Sea Global Times 18 Feb 2024 -- The Philippines once again provoked China over disputes in the South China Sea on the last day of the Chinese New Year holidays. While attempting to illegally intrude into waters near China's Huangyan Dao (also known as Huangyan Island) under the pretext of "sending supplies" to fishermen, Manila also groundlessly smeared Beijing for using cyanide to destroy the fishing area.
• UN Conference on Afghanistan Begins Without Taliban VOA 18 Feb 2024 -- A two-day United Nations-led conference on the way forward in Afghanistan started in Qatar's capital Doha, Sunday, without the Taliban, the de facto rulers, in attendance.
• International Envoys Discuss Afghan Engagement In Doha; Taliban Rejects Invite RFE/RL 18 Feb 2024 -- Special envoys from more than two dozen countries gathered in the Qatari capital to discuss the "evolving situation" in Afghanistan and possible international engagement since the Taliban's takeover of the country in mid-2021, organizers of the UN-led event said on February 18.
• Former Envoy Gives Pessimistic Assessment Of Taliban As Crucial UN Meeting Opens RFE/RL 18 Feb 2024 -- A former British diplomat and NATO representative in Afghanistan says he is not optimistic about the situation in the war-torn country as its Taliban leaders continue to restrict rights and freedoms, especially for females.
• Iran: Afghan security a shared regional issue IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- Iran's special envoy to Afghanistan Hassan Kazemi-Qomi has stressed that Afghan security and a process which can ensure security, stability and welfare for the Afghan people is a common issue for regional countries.
• Afghanistan's security shared concern of regional countries: Iran envoy Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- The Afghan people's security, stability and welfare are the matters of concern shared by the countries in the region, says a senior Iranian official.
• Statements by the President of the Republic on the Cyprus problem Press and Information Office, Ministry of Interior, Republic of Cyprus 18 Feb 2024 -- "We continue our efforts to achieve our goal, which is the resumption of talks on the Cyprus problem leading to a solution to the problem, President of the Republic Mr Nikos Christodoulides said today, welcoming the statement by the UN Secretary General's envoy on trust building."

News Reports

• Defying Authorities, Russians Pay Tribute To Navalny; Hundreds Detained RFE/RL 18 Feb 2024 -- Russians continued to pay tribute to Aleksei Navalny on February 18, laying flowers at ad hoc memorials and defying the authorities, who detained more than 400 people in at least 36 cities at gatherings for the late opposition leader over the past three days.
• Navalny's Death Reverberates Around the World VOA 18 Feb 2024 -- U.S. Ambassador to Russia Lynne Tracy visited a makeshift shrine to Alexey Navalny in Moscow Sunday, to pay tribute to the late Russian opposition leader, who died at a remote Arctic penal colony Friday.
• Readout of Secretary Mayorkas's Bilateral Meeting with People's Republic of China State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong in Vienna, Austria DHS 18 Feb 2024 -- On February 18, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro N. Mayorkas met with People's Republic of China (PRC) State Councilor and Minister of Public Security Wang Xiaohong in Vienna, Austria to advance cooperation with the PRC in the fight against the scourge of fentanyl, its precursor chemicals, and associated equipment.
• China's top diplomat meets Blinken at the request of the US side: Chinese FM official Global Times 18 Feb 2024 -- At the request of the US side, China's top diplomat Wang Yi met with US Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference, according to an official from the Chinese Foreign Ministry who attended the meeting. During the meeting, which lasted for one hour and 40 minutes, the two sides exchanged views on China-US relations and international and regional issues of common interest.
• Legislation to safeguard national security conforms to international practice: Hong Kong legal profession People's Daily 18 Feb 2024 -- The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) government on Jan. 30 commenced a month-long public consultation on the legislation of Article 23 of the Basic Law of the HKSAR, with the legal profession in Hong Kong saying that the legislation to safeguard national security conforms to international practice and is "necessary" and "should be done as soon as possible."
• China's central bank conducts net fund injections via MLF loans for 15th straight month Global Times 18 Feb 2024 -- China's central bank on Sunday announced its first medium-term lending facility (MLF) operation in the Year of the Dragon, continuing a streak of 15 consecutive months of net fund injections through MLF loans to maintain reasonable and ample liquidity in the banking system.
• Balloons crossing over to Taiwan side not released from PLA boats: MND CNA 18 Feb 2024 -- None of the Chinese balloons found crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait were released from the People's Liberation Army's (PLA) warships, Taiwan's military said Sunday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Feb. 18, 2024 ROC MND 18 Feb 2024
• China using 'gray zone' tactics after deadly Kinmen boat case: Experts CNA 18 Feb 2024 -- China's claim that the waters between Taiwan's Kinmen archipelago and China's Xiamen are not a restricted area after a case near Kinmen that left two Chinese fishermen dead is an example of Beijing employing "gray zone" tactics to ratchet up pressure against Taipei, experts said Sunday.
• Taiwan rejects China's criticisms following deadly Kinmen boat chase CNA 18 Feb 2024 -- Taiwan will continue to enforce the law in waters it controls, the Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) said Sunday as it rejected Beijing's ongoing criticism of the Taiwanese Coast Guard's handling of a case near Kinmen that left two Chinese fishermen dead.
• DPP urged to release detained boat and crew, properly handle mainland fishermen's death Global Times 18 Feb 2024 -- The violent eviction of Chinese mainland fishing boats by Taiwan authorities, resulting in the deaths of two fishermen, has caused strong indignation in the mainland, and Taiwan authorities have been urged to release the detained boat and crew and properly handle the incident before it further damages cross-Straits relations.
• Mainland spokesperson urges swift release of fishermen detained by Taiwan after fatal fishing boat expulsion People's Daily 18 Feb 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Saturday urged Taiwan authorities to release the mainland fishermen who were forcibly detained after a fatal expulsion of a mainland fishing boat.
• Head of WPK Delegation Meets Russian Party Leader KCNA 18 Feb 2024 -- Kim Su Gil, alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and chief secretary of the Pyongyang Municipal Committee of the WPK who is heading the WPK delegation on a visit to Russia, Friday met with Dmitri Anatoliyevich Medvedev, president of the United Russia Party.
• Iran to put domestic satellites into GEO in next 10 years: Minister IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- The Iranian telecoms ministry has targeted the launch of home-grown satellites into Geostationary Orbit (GEO) during the next 10 years.
• Iran plans to put homegrown satellites into GEOs within 10 years: Minister Press TV 18 Feb 2024 -- Iran's Minister of Communications and Information Technology Issa Zarepour says the country plans to send domestically-developed satellites into geostationary equatorial orbits (GEOs) onboard homegrown launch vehicles within the next ten years.
• Iran launches home-made ECR system at Bushehr nuclear power plant IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- Iran has launched a locally-designed and manufactured emergency control room (ECR) simulator at its only nuclear power plant in the southern city of Bushehr.
• Iran pursuing 'strategic interaction' with neighbors: Deputy FM IRNA 18 Feb 2024 -- Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Bagheri Kani has said that the Islamic Republic has good ties with its neighbors thanks to policies of President Ebrahim Raisi's administration that pursues "a strategic interaction" with the neighboring countries.
• Symbol of Myanmar's democracy, Aung San Suu Kyi's house set for March auction Radio Free Asia 18 Feb 2024 -- Many Burmese consider it a symbol of the country's democracy movement, where Aung San Suu Kyi lived under house arrest for almost 15 years. They recall her giving political speeches from behind its fence.
• Thailand Braces for Refugee Influx After Myanmar Junta Announces Conscription Law VOA 18 Feb 2024 -- Thailand is bracing for an influx of refugees after Myanmar's military recently announced a conscription law.
• Press conference - Perth Prime Minister of Australia 18 Feb 2024
• Readout of the call between President Ursula von der Leyen and UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak European Commission 18 Feb 2024
• PM call with EU Commission President Von der Leyen: 18 February 2024 Gov.UK 18 Feb 2024
• Jailed former Thai PM Thaksin released on parole People's Daily 18 Feb 2024 -- Thailand's convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was released on parole on Sunday, six months after his return to the country from self-exile.