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• United States Central Command and Royal Jordanian Air Force Conduct Combined Airdrops of Humanitarian Aid Into Gaza CENTCOM 02 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza on March 2, 2024, between 3:00 and 5:00 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.
• U.S., Jordanian Forces Deliver Humanitarian Aid to Civilians in Gaza DoD News 02 Mar 2024 -- The U.S. Defense Department and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Gaza to deliver critical relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.
• Background Press Call on the Humanitarian Assistance Airdrop into Gaza The White House 02 Mar 2024
• Sinking of Motor Vessel Rubymar Risks Environmental Damage CENTCOM 02 Mar 2024 -- On March 2 at approximately 2:15 a.m. (Sanaa time), Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, UK-owned bulk carrier, sank in the Red Sea after being struck by an Iranian-backed Houthi terrorist anti-ship ballistic missile on Feb. 18.
• Yemen continues maritime operations in Red Sea IRNA 02 Mar 2024 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the Sanaa government has emphasized that maritime operations will continue until the Zionist regime stops crimes in Gaza Enclave.
• Yemen holds US accountable for growing tensions in Red Sea, Bab el-Mandeb Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Yemen has censured the United States over its unqualified support for Israel amid the ground and air strikes against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip, holding Washington accountable for the rising tensions in the Red Sea.
• UK ship attacked by Yemeni army sinks in Red Sea Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- A British container ship has sunk in the Red Sea almost two weeks after it came under attack by Yemen's Armed Forces.
• US Conducts 'Self-Defense' Airstrike Against Houthi Missile - Statement Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- The US military have carried out a self-defense airstrike against a surface-to-air missile that was about to launch in the direction of the Red Sea from a Houthi-controlled area of Yemen, the US Central Command (CENTCOM) said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• SECNAV Del Toro Visits Republic of Palau US Navy Press Release 02 Mar 2024 -- Secretary of the Navy (SECNAV) Carlos Del Toro visited the Republic of Palau Feb. 29 to March 1 for a series of strategic engagements on the expanding relationship with the critically important Compact of Free Association (COFA) state.
• Navy Voluntarily Extends Long-Term Monitoring Program US Navy Press Release 02 Mar 2024 -- The Navy will voluntarily continue extensive sampling of the Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam water distribution system for an additional year.
• Iraq, US Continue Talks on Withdrawal of Int'l Coalition Forces Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- Iraq and the United States continue their negotiations about the possible withdrawal of the international coalition forces from Iraqi soil, but no final decision or schedule has been agreed upon so far, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Mohammed Hussein told Sputnik.
• US Apologizes to Iraq for February Airstrikes on Its Territory Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- Washington has offered an apology to Baghdad for failing to warn it in advance about the airstrikes on Iraqi territory on February 2, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Mohammed Hussein told Sputnik.
• US Notified By Russia About Its Yars ICBM Test Launch, Monitoring the Situation - Official Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- The United States was notified by Russia about its Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test launch and continues to monitor the situation, a US official told Sputnik.
• 'We Need More Air Defenses,' Says Zelenskiy As Russian Shelling, Drone Strikes Kill At Least 11 In Ukraine RFE/RL 02 Mar 2024 -- Russia and Ukraine exchanged apparent drone and missile attacks, with the deadliest of the latest Russian strikes hitting a high-rise residential building in Ukraine's Black Sea port city of Odesa, killing at least eight people, regional officials said.
• Delay in supplying weapons to Ukraine and anti-aircraft defense systems to protect our people leads to loss of lives - address by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy President of Ukraine 02 Mar 2024
• Zelenskyy Calls Allies' Delay of Military Support 'Unacceptable' VOA 02 Mar 2024 -- In his nightly video address, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Saturday urged Western allies to provide weapons to Ukraine, stressing that delays in supplying missile defense systems will cost more Ukrainian lives.
• Zelenskiy Signs Miliary Aid Pact With Dutch PM, Discusses Speeding Up Delivery Of F-16s RFE/RL 02 Mar 2024 -- Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy expressed gratitude to the Netherlands on March 1 for a new package of aid signed during a visit to Kharkiv by Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte.
• France considering placing Special Forces in Ukraine ISNA 02 Mar 2024 -- Paris is contemplating sending a small force into Ukrainian territory to pose a "strategic dilemma" for Moscow, the French outlet has claimed.
• Sending Western Troops to Ukraine Not Today's Priority - Belgian Defense Minister Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- Sending Western troops to Ukraine is not a today's priority, Belgian Defense Minister Ludivine Dedonder said, not ruling out doing so in the future.
• NATO's Presence in Ukraine is 'Hardly Surprising for Anyone' Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- The German military made headlines this week after a recording of officials discussing the possible shipments of Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine and the use of these weapons against targets in Russia was disclosed by Margarita Simonyan, editor-in-chief of RT and Rossiya Segodnya, Sputnik's parent media group.
• Navy to take delivery of 2 more Tuo Chiang-class corvettes CNA 02 Mar 2024 -- Taiwan's Navy is expected to take delivery of its fifth and sixth domestically-built Tuo Chiang-class corvettes by the end of this month, a military source told CNA on Saturday.
• Coast guard patrol vessels to get 24/7 surveillance systems after Kinmen incident CNA 02 Mar 2024 -- The Ocean Affairs Council will procure 24-hour, 360-degree surveillance systems to be installed on multipurpose vessels to prevent incidents similar to the fatal capsizing of a Chinese speedboat off the coast of Kinmen last month from happening again.
• INDIAN NAVY TO ENHANCE ITS OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY WITH COMMISSIONING OF INS JATAYU AT MINICOY ISLAND (LAKSHADWEEP) India PIB 02 Mar 2024 -- Indian Navy will commission Naval Detachment Minicoy as INS Jatayu in the presence of Adm R Hari Kumar the, Chief of the Naval Staff on 06 Mar 2024
• Press Briefing by Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and White House National Security Communications Advisor John Kirby The White House 02 Mar 2024

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, March 2, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 02 Mar 2024
• Special Operational Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, March 2nd 2024 Israel Defense Forces 02 Mar 2024
• Israel Agrees to Cease-Fire Framework in Gaza; Hamas to Weigh In VOA 02 Mar 2024 -- Israel has more or less accepted a framework for a cease-fire in Gaza, including the release of hostages, a senior Biden administration official said Saturday.
• Mar. 1: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 02 Mar 2024
• Three Zionist prisoners killed in Israeli bombings IRNA 02 Mar 2024 -- The spokesman of the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades has announced that three Zionist prisoners were killed in the massive bombing of the Gaza Strip by the Israeli regime.
• 3 more Israeli forces killed in Gaza Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- The Israeli military has announced the death of three more of its forces amid the regime's ongoing genocidal war against the Gaza Strip, during which it has lost hundreds of its troops.
• Security Council reiterates call for immediate and safe aid delivery to Gaza UN News 02 Mar 2024 -- The UN Security Council has underscored the need to protect civilians in Gaza in the wake of the deadly incident at an aid convoy on Thursday.
• Roughly 9,000 women killed so far in Gaza war: UN Women UN News 02 Mar 2024 -- The Gaza conflict "is also a war on women", who continue to suffer its devastating impacts, the UN agency championing gender equality has said.
• Security Council Press Statement on Incident surrounding humanitarian assistance convoy in the Gaza Strip UN Security Council 02 Mar 2024 -- The Council Members express deep concern regarding reports stating that over 100 individuals lost their lives with several hundred others sustaining injuries, including people with gunshot wounds as observed by UN-OCHA, in an incident involving Israeli forces at a large gathering surrounding a humanitarian assistance convoy southwest of Gaza City.
• WHO Delivers Fuel, Medical Supplies to Shifa Hospital in Gaza Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- The World Health Organization (WHO) and its partners have managed to deliver fuel and medical supplies to the Shifa hospital in northern Gaza, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Saturday.
• Israeli forces shot 'large number' of Palestinians waiting for aid: UN Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- A United Nations team says "a large number" of Palestinian civilians seeking food aid have been shot in the Gaza Strip after Israeli military forces opened fire on an aid convoy in the besieged territory.
• Israel kills 9,000 women in Gaza since Oct. 7: UN People's Daily 02 Mar 2024 -- Around 9,000 women have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since the outbreak of the ongoing conflict between Israel and Palestinians on Oct. 7, 2023, said UN Women on Friday.
• Report: 9,000 women killed in Gaza since onset of Israeli war Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- As the Israeli regime's genocidal war on Gaza continues to claim more lives, especially those of women and children, UN Women data shows that 9,000 Palestinian women have been so far killed by the Israeli military in the besieged territory.
• Under mounting pressure, Biden opts to press for ceasefire in Gaza People's Daily 02 Mar 2024 -- Amid growing domestic discontent over his handling of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, U.S. President Joe Biden is now pressing for a ceasefire in Gaza in the run-up to November's presidential elections.
• US must stop dispatch of arms to Zionist regime: Iran president IRNA 02 Mar 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has said that if the US is really looking for the non-expansion of the war, it must stop lying and hypocrisy and halt sending weapons and bombs to kill the Palestinians.
• Raeisi slams regional governments for keeping up relations with Israel Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrhaim Raeisi has slammed some governments in the West Asia region for failing to cut their relations with Israel despite the regime's continued onslaught on the Palestinians in Gaza.
• Gaza/Israel: Statement by the High Representative on Palestinians citizens killed during a transfer of aid supplies European External Action Service (EEAS) 02 Mar 2024 -- Last Thursday, over a hundred civilians were killed and many other wounded when desperately trying to get food from a convoy, many of them victims of the Israeli army fire during the ensuing stampede. The firing by Israeli soldiers against civilians trying to access foodstuff is unjustifiable.
• Israel's attack on civilian aid seekers in Gaza 'unjustifiable': EU top diplomat Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- The European Union raps a recent "unjustifiable" attack by the Israeli occupation forces on Palestinian civilians seeking food aid in the besieged Gaza Strip, calling for an international probe into the deadly incident.
• Nothing can justify human rights violations in Gaza, West Bank: Cuba pres. IRNA 02 Mar 2024 -- Cuban President Miguel Díaz-Canel has called the Israeli massacre of Palestinians a new horrifying holocaust, saying that nothing can justify the blatant violation of human rights in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank.
• Namibia's Call for Sanctions Against Israel Draws Mixed Responses VOA 02 Mar 2024 -- Reactions have been mixed on Namibia's call last month for an international boycott of Israeli goods and companies in response to Israeli policies and practices in the Palestinian territories.
• Over 7,300 Palestinians arrested in West Bank since outbreak of Gaza war Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Israeli military forces have arrested at least 7,335 Palestinians in the West Bank since the outbreak of relentless Israeli air and ground strikes against the Gaza Strip, which have killed more than 30,000 Palestinians.
• Hamas Loses Trust in Israel Government As No Deal on Gaza Truce Agreed Yet - Statement Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian movement Hamas proposes that Russia play the main role in resolving the conflict in the Gaza Strip in counterbalance to the United States and Israel, Hamas political bureau deputy head Musa Abu Marzouk told Sputnik on Saturday.
• Palestinian factions pledge to continue struggle against Israel Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Palestinian factions have pledged to continue their struggle to confront the Israeli regime's atrocities against Palestinians, especially its genocidal war on the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Lebanon FM: Israeli attack won't be walk in the park, will cause regional war Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Lebanon has warned Israel against launching a military offensive against the country, stressing that any such measure would "not be a walk in the park" for the Tel Aviv regime and would spill over into a regional conflict.
• Hezbollah launches drone attack on Israeli command center: Report IRNA 02 Mar 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched drone strikes against the headquarters of the Israeli regime, media outlets have reported.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli base in northern occupied territories IRNA 02 Mar 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says it has destroyed a Zionist military base in the northern occupied territories.
• Hezbollah pounds Israeli military sites in retaliation for aggression on Gaza Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Hezbollah has conducted multiple strikes against Israeli military positions in the northern sector of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories, in yet another retaliatory operation amid the war on Gaza.
• 'Day after plan' for Gaza only to be determined by resistance: Islamic Jihad Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement of Islamic Jihad has warned Israeli prime minsiter Benjamin Netanyahu over the regime's post-war scheme, saying the so-called "day after plan" for the Gaza Strip will only be determined by the resistance.
• Hezbollah arrests 'Dutch armed group': Paper Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Hezbollah has arrested a Dutch armed group in a suburb of the Lebanese capital Beirut amid efforts by foreign intelligence agencies to gather information leading to assassination of the resistance movement's members, paper says.

Other Conflicts

• China's latest delineation of territorial sea baseline in Beibu Gulf marks significant step in clarifying boundaries: expert Global Times 02 Mar 2024 -- China announced the baseline of the northern part of the Beibu Gulf in South China, marking another key step in the delineation of its territorial sea baseline, experts said.
• Sudan's Rival Factions Wage War While World Ignores Civilian Plight, UN Says VOA 02 Mar 2024 -- A United Nations report finds nearly 11 months of conflict in Sudan has resulted in mass killings, displacement, destruction of property and rampant human rights violations that have caused immeasurable harm and distress to millions of people, whose plight has been all but forgotten by the rest of the world.
• Myanmar's Youth Leaders Fear Conscription Law VOA 02 Mar 2024 -- Myanmar's youth leaders are determined to avoid the military's conscription law that could see them fight against the very resistance they are part of.

News Reports

• German Defense Ministry Concerned About Possibility of Wider Secret Talks Leak - Reports Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- The German Defense Ministry is concerned that the disclosed recording of confidential army talks on Russia and Ukraine could be part of a wider leak spanning the country's air force and other military divisions, German magazine Der Spiegel reported, citing unnamed sources.
• Chancellor Scholz Promises to Provide Clarifications Over Leak of German Military Conversation Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Saturday that a thorough, intensive and swift investigation was underway in connection with the leaked conversation between German military officers on security topics concerning Russia and Ukraine.
• Bundeswehr Believes Rec. of German Conversation About Strike on Russia Authentic - Reports Sputnik 02 Mar 2024 -- The recording of a conversation between senior German military officials on security topics concerning Russia and Ukraine is circulating among the Bundeswehr officials, and they believe it is authentic, German newspaper Die Welt has reported, citing German soldiers.
• People Keep Paying Their Respects At Navalny's Grave Despite Police Presence And Arrests RFE/RL 02 Mar 2024 -- People continued to come and pay their respects on March 2 at the grave of Aleksei Navalny, who was buried in Moscow on March 1 following his suspicious death in an Arctic prison last month, despite a high police presence at the cemetery and the arrest of more than 120 people across Russia for taking part in rallies to honor the memory of the late opposition politician.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's meeting with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of Slovakia Juraj Blanar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Mar 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's opening remarks during a meeting with Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic Juraj Blanar, Antalya, March 2, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 02 Mar 2024
• China slams US consul general's remarks, urging Washington to stop interfering in HK affairs Global Times 02 Mar 2024 -- Both the Chinese central government and the government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR) voiced the strong opposition and condemnation toward the latest remarks made by the US Consul General Gregory May in a recent interview, saying that the remarks seriously deviated from the basic professional ethics and code of conduct of consular officials, providing more evidence of US interference in Hong Kong affairs.
• China's amended criminal law strengthens punishment for bribers, graft in private firms People's Daily 02 Mar 2024 -- An amendment to China's criminal law, which strengthens criminal penalties for offering bribes and corruption in private firms, took effect on Friday.
• Chinese premier chairs State Council executive meeting People's Daily 02 Mar 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang chaired a State Council executive meeting Friday, which approved an action plan to promote large-scale equipment renewal and trade-in of consumer goods.
• China's top political advisory body holds standing committee session People's Daily 02 Mar 2024 -- The Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC) National Committee, or China's top political advisory body, opened the fifth session of its standing committee on Friday in Beijing to prepare for the upcoming annual session of the CPPCC National Committee.
• CPC leadership discusses draft government work report People's Daily 02 Mar 2024 -- The Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee met on Feb. 29 to discuss the draft government work report, which the State Council will submit at the second session of the 14th National People's Congress for deliberation. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the CPC Central Committee, presided over the meeting.
• China urges U.S. to stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs People's Daily 02 Mar 2024 -- China urges the United States to respect China's sovereignty and immediately stop interfering in Hong Kong affairs, a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
• U.S. to deepen trade and economic relations with Taiwan: Report CNA 02 Mar 2024 -- The Office of the United States Trade Representative (USTR) on Friday released President Biden's 2024 Trade Policy Agenda and 2023 Annual Report to Congress, which includes passages on the deepening of trade and economic relations with Taiwan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Mar. 2, 2024 ROC MND 02 Mar 2024
• Hard-Liners Ahead In Tehran After Iranian Elections With Record Low Turnout Reported RFE/RL 02 Mar 2024 -- Iranian state media says hard-liners are ahead in the capital, Tehran, as vote counting progresses in Iran's March 1 elections, which were marred by what appears to be a record-low turnout prompted by voter apathy and calls for a boycott by reformists.
• Iran Election Sees Low Turnout, 'Ambiguity' in Voting Procedures VOA 02 Mar 2024 -- Iran's hard-liners were leading in an initial vote count Saturday in the capital, Tehran, following a record-low turnout in a parliamentary election. Officials have not yet released turnout figures, but the state-run IRNA news agency said it was 41%, based on unofficial reports.
• Iran gas production on upward trend despite sanctions: Minister IRNA 02 Mar 2024 -- Iran's Oil Minister Javad Owji has said that his country has maintained a growing gas production since 2011 despite Western sanctions on the country's energy sector.
• Iranians vote in parliamentary, Assembly of Experts elections ISNA 02 Mar 2024 -- Iranians have voted in parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections, with Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei calling on the electorate to turn in big numbers to please friends and disappoint enemies.
• Raisi arrives in Algeria in first presidential visit in 14 years ISNA 02 Mar 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has arrived in the Algerian capital to take part in a meeting of the world's leading natural gas producers and to enhance the Islamic Republic's cooperation with regional and international alliances.
• Iran ready to become energy hub, safe route for gas distribution: President Raeisi Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi says Iran is ready to become an energy hub and a secure conduit for gas distribution and transit between producers and markets.
• Initial results show Iran election turnout over 40% Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Preliminary results from the Iranian parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections show that the turnout has surpassed 40 percent.
• Raeisi in Algeria in first visit of Iranian president in 14 years Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has arrived in the Algerian capital to take part in a meeting of the world's leading natural gas producers and to enhance the Islamic Republic's cooperation with regional and international alliances.
• Telephone conversation with President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko President of Russia 02 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko.
• Joint Statement from Prime Minister Trudeau and Prime Minister Meloni Prime Minister of Canada 02 Mar 2024 -- We, Prime Minister of Canada Justin Trudeau and President of the Council of Ministers of Italy Giorgia Meloni, met today in Toronto, Ontario, to reaffirm the profound friendship and the shared values that bind Canada and Italy and to discuss our shared interests, including to deliver sustainable prosperity for our citizens in a complex global environment.
• Telephone conversation with President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev President of Russia 02 Mar 2024 -- Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev.
• US Lawmakers Demand Probe Into Pakistan Election-Rigging Allegations VOA 02 Mar 2024 -- Thirty-one members of the U.S. Congress recently signed a letter to President Joe Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken urging them to not recognize a new government in Pakistan until an investigation into allegations of election interference has been conducted. Voters in Pakistan went to polls on February 8.
• Haitian gang leader vows to oust prime minister Press TV 02 Mar 2024 -- Haitian gang leader Jimmy Cherizier has warned that he will keep trying to oust Prime Minister Ariel Henry, as the Caribbean island country marked a second day of deadly gun violence.
• Kyrgyzstan Seeks Uranium Mining Restart, Russian-Built Nuclear Plant RFE/RL 02 Mar 2024 -- Kyrgyzstan's decision to ban uranium mining in 2019 was a hard-won victory for civil society and an acknowledgement of the tortured environmental legacy of industry during the Soviet era.
• Serbian Ruling Party Agrees To Hold New Belgrade Elections After Disputed Vote In December RFE/RL 02 Mar 2024 -- Serbia's ruling Serbian Progressive Party (SNS) said it will rerun the December 17 Belgrade municipal elections, a vote marred by widespread allegations of fraud and irregularities.
• Ethiopia Releases French Journalist After Week of Imprisonment VOA 02 Mar 2024 -- French journalist Antoine Galindo, who was detained for a week in Ethiopia's capital, Addis Ababa, was released Thursday ahead of his scheduled second appearance in court Friday, the Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) said.