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• Jordan, U.S. conduct joint aid airdrops to Gaza People's Daily 03 Mar 2024 -- Jordan and the United States on Saturday jointly carried out airdrops of aid to Gaza, the first time that the United States participated in the multinational humanitarian effort.
• Yemen says will continue striking British ships in Red Sea IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- Yemen's Deputy Foreign Minister Hussein al-Ezzi has threatened that his country will continue with its attacks on British ships.
• UK PM responsible for sinking of Rubymar: Houthi leader IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- A prominent member of Yemen's Supreme Political Council, Mohammed Ali al-Houthi, has attributed responsibility for the sinking of the vessel Rubymar to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government.
• Cargo ship sinks off Yemeni coast, sparking environmental disaster fears People's Daily 03 Mar 2024 -- Yemen's internationally recognized government announced on Saturday the cargo ship Rubymar sank off the coast of Yemen Friday night amid stormy weather conditions.
• Yemen's Ansarullah vows to continue targeting British ships in Red Sea Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- Yemen has vowed to continue attacking British ships in the Red Sea in support of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, who have been under a genocidal war by the Israeli regime over the past five months.
• British PM Sunak 'responsible' for sinking of cargo ship in Red Sea: Yemen Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- A ranking Yemeni official says UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and his government "bear responsibility" for the sinking of the Rubymar, a British container ship that sunk in the Red Sea almost two weeks after it was struck in a retaliatory attack by Yemen's Armed Forces.
• US Confirms UK-Owned Ship Sank in Gulf of Aden After Houthi Attack Sputnik 03 Mar 2024 -- The US Central Command (CENTCOM) has confirmed that the cargo vessel attacked by Yemen's rebel Ansar Allah movement, also known as the Houthis, on February 18 sank.
• Italian Warship Shoots Down Drone in Red Sea Sputnik 03 Mar 2024 -- Italian guided missile destroyer Duilio shot down a drone heading towards it in the Red Sea on Saturday, the Italian Defense Ministry said.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USCENTCOM Commander Visits Central Region CENTCOM 03 Mar 2024 -- From Feb. 26 to Mar. 2, Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, USCENTCOM Commander, visited Egypt, Jordan, Syria, and Israel in the CENTCOM region to better understand the security and humanitarian situation and meet with U.S. service members and security partners.
• SECNAV Del Toro Engages Japanese Shipbuilding Execs US Navy Press Release 03 Mar 2024 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro met with leading Japanese shipbuilding industry executives and toured a shipyard undertaking maintenance and repair of a U.S. Navy oiler, Feb. 28-29.
• Bill to Fund US Government Includes Money to Counter China in Pacific VOA 03 Mar 2024 -- U.S. congressional negotiators released a bill Sunday that would fund key parts of the government through the rest of the fiscal year, which began in October 2023.
• Russia's Piranha UAV Developer Sheds Light on Drone's Unique Video Frequencies Sputnik 03 Mar 2024 -- The first US-made Abrams tank used by Ukraine in the special military operation zone was destroyed by Russian forces in the Avdeyevka area last month.
• MH 60R 'SEAHAWKS' TO BE COMMISSIONED INTO THE INDIAN NAVY AS THE INAS 334 SQUADRON India PIB 03 Mar 2024 -- The Indian Navy will commission the newly inducted MH 60R Seahawk (a maritime variant of the Blackhawk helicopter) multi-role helicopter on 06 Mar 2024 at INS Garuda, Kochi marking a pivotal moment in India's Defence modernisation journey

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Extremist Israeli minister calls for Ramadan to be 'wiped out' amid West Bank tensions Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- A far-right Israeli minister has called for the holy month of Ramadan to be "wiped out" as tensions are escalating across the occupied West Bank amid the regime's genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.
• Framework of Gaza Ceasefire Deal Includes 1-for-10 Swap of Hostages, Prisoners - Reports Sputnik 03 Mar 2024 -- The framework of a proposed deal for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip includes an exchange of some 400 Palestinian prisoners held in Israel for 40 Israeli hostages, the Axios news website reported on Sunday, citing unnamed US officials.
• Qatar, US, Hamas Delegations Arrive in Cairo for New Round of Truce Talks in Gaza - Reports Sputnik 03 Mar 2024 -- The delegations of Qatar, the United States and the Palestinian movement Hamas have arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo for a new round of talks on a possible truce in the Gaza Strip, Al Qahera News channel reported on Sunday.
• Gaza Cease-Fire Talks to Resume Sunday VOA 03 Mar 2024 -- Negotiations are to resume in Cairo on Sunday for a cease-fire and hostage release in Gaza with mediators from Egypt and Qatar expect to receive a response from Hamas on the latest proposed framework, reports say.
• Mar. 2: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 03 Mar 2024
• At least 14 killed as Israel bombs house in Rafah Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- At least 14 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack on a neighborhood in Rafah, Gaza's southernmost city, as the death toll in the war-torn territory rises to 30,320.
• IDF Says Struck Infrastructure of Islamic Jihad in Rafah Area in Gaza Sputnik 03 Mar 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it had carried out a strike against infrastructure of the Islamic Jihad movement near the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip.
• Death toll rises as Israel intensifies Gaza bombing IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- The Zionist regime's military has intensified its bombardment of central and southern Gaza as the US-managed Israeli genocidal war on the besieged Palestinian is close to entering its six month.
• Israeli military faces more losses on Gaza battlefield IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- The Israeli military has confirmed the death of three more of its soldiers in the battles with Palestinians resistance fighters on the ground in the southern Gaza Strip.
• Palestinian fighters capture Israeli drone IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- The military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has announced taking control of an Israeli drone in the skies over Gaza City.
• Israel, Hezbollah exchange fire as tensions keep growing IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- The Israel army in a statement claimed on Saturday night that it had carried out more attacks on southern Lebanon amid rising tensions between the Zionist regime and the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement over the war on Gaza.
• Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 30,320: ministry People's Daily 03 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian death toll in the Gaza Strip has risen to 30,320, the Hamas-run Health Ministry said in a press statement on Saturday.
• More children die from dehydration, malnutrition in northern Gaza hospital Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- The humanitarian situation in Gaza remains catastrophic as authorities say several children have died of malnutrition in recent days in the besieged territory.
• Israeli forces bomb aid truck, killing scores in Gaza Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- Israeli regime forces have bombed another aid truck in central Gaza, killing and injuring scores of Palestinians in Deir Al-Balah in the besieged strip.
• Statement by Adele Khodr, UNICEF Regional Director for the Middle East and North Africa UNICEF 03 Mar 2024 -- "The child deaths we feared are here, as malnutrition ravages the Gaza Strip.
• Gaza: 'Babies slowly perishing under the world's gaze,' UNICEF warns UN News 03 Mar 2024 -- A senior official with the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) has appealed for wider and safer humanitarian access in Gaza, where malnourished babies are slowly dying while the world watches.
• UN Security Council voices 'deep concern' over deadly attack on Gaza aid convoy Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- The UN Security Council (UNSC) has expressed "deep concern" after nearly 120 Palestinians lost their lives in an Israeli attack on civilians waiting to receive humanitarian aid southwest of Gaza City.
• US Vice President Calls for 'Immediate Cease-Fire' in Gaza VOA 03 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris called Sunday for an "immediate cease-fire" in Gaza, in one of the strongest appeals yet from the Biden administration to halt the war.
• Russia warns of 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians if Israel launches ground assault on Rafah Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has warned that Israel's plan to launch a ground assault against the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip could lead to "ethnic cleansing" of the Palestinians.
• Gaza government slams US aid airdrop as 'theatrical, ineffective' Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- The government in the Gaza Strip has dismissed a decision by the United States to airdrop humanitarian aid into the besieged territory, saying the theatrical and ineffective move cannot offset Israeli restrictions on the transfer of food into Gaza via land crossings.
• Resistance fighters target Zionist forces in Gaza IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- Fighters of Al-Quds Brigades and Mujahideen Brigades have carried out a new operation against the Zionist regime's forces in Gaza.
• Palestinian factions call for global 'Ramadan Flood' campaign to confront Israel Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- Palestinian factions have called for a global campaign at the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan to support the Palestinians as the Israeli regime continues its brutal war against the Gaza Strip.
• US continues support for Israeli genocide in Gaza: Senior Hamas official Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- A senior official of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says the United States' position is still to provide unrestricted support for Israel's killing of innocent Palestinians in Gaza as the Tel Aviv regime is pressing ahead with its genocidal war on the besieged territory.
• US gave Israel 'green light' for Gaza aid carnage: Hamas official Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- An official from the Hamas resistance movement has held the United States responsible for Israel's recent massacre of desperate Palestinians seeking food aid in the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas delegation in Egypt's Cairo for ceasefire talks, deal expected before Ramadan Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- A high-ranking delegation of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo to hold talks on a ceasefire deal that would put an end to nearly five months of Israel's genocidal war against the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Hamas says to continue truce talks up to Ramadan IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- Hamas will only keep on ceasefire negotiations until the upcoming fasting month of Ramadan, an official with the Palestinian resistance movement said, noting that the group will not accept any conditions and dictates of the United States and the Israeli regime.
• US still supporting Israeli genocide in Gaza: Hamas IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- A senior Palestinian resistance official says the United States is still supporting the Israeli regime's genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Let Ramadan be month for mobilization: Abu Hamza ISNA 03 Mar 2024 -- Al-Quds Brigades' spokesperson slams Arab and Islamic countries that have turned their back on Palestine rather than supporting Gaza.
• Hezbollah targets Zionist forces in northern occupied Palestine IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- Hezbollah of Lebanon has carried out several attacks targeting Zionist forces in northern parts of the occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli base in northern occupied Palestine IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has targeted an Israeli base in northern occupied Palestine with a Burkan-2 missile.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli military base with heavy-caliber Burkan missile Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have targeted an Israeli military base in the north of 1948 Israeli-occupied territories, amid exchanges of near-daily fire between the two sides since the occupying regime launched its assault on Gaza.
• Iraqi Islamic Resistance conducts drone attack on Haifa IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- The Iraqi Islamic Resistance has targeted the chemical facilities of the Zionist regime in the port of Haifa with a drone.
• Iraqi resistance launches drone strike at Israeli chemical storage sites in Haifa port Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- Iraqi resistance forces have carried out a drone strike against the largest and busiest port in the Palestinian territories controlled by Israel since 1948 in a new show of solidarity with the Palestinians under Israeli attack in Gaza.
• Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades inflict heavy losses on Israeli forces in Gaza IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- The armed wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) has inflicted heavy losses on the Israeli forces in the Gaza Strip during fierce confrontation in the battlefield.

Other Conflicts

• Syrian, Russian jets pound terrorist hideouts IRNA 03 Mar 2024 -- Syrian and Russian fighter jets in a joint operation have pounded the positions of terrorist groups in the northwestern provinces of Idlib and Latakia.

News Reports

• Leaked Recording Of German Military Call On Taurus Missiles Is Part Of Putin's 'Information War,' Says Minister RFE/RL 03 Mar 2024 -- Berlin accused Russia on March 3 of trying to sow disunity following the leak of a confidential conference call between high-ranking German military staff discussing the possible use of German-made Taurus missiles by Ukraine.
• German Defense Minister on Leak: Discussing Scenarios Does Not Mean Giving Taurus Missiles to Kiev Sputnik 03 Mar 2024 -- German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius said on Sunday that an audio recording published by Russian media showed German senior officers discussing "different scenarios" of events, not plans, and their conversation does not mean a "green light" to transferring Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine.
• Leaked audio reveals German aid to Ukraine in planned Crimean Bridge attack Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- Leaked audio obtained by Russia has revealed that German officials discussed plans to send missiles to Ukraine to take out the key Crimean Bridge amid a long-running war between Kiev and Moscow.
• Minister Joly announces sanctions against the Russian government for the Kremlin's responsibility for Alexei Navalny's death Canada 03 Mar 2024 -- The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, today announced that Canada is imposing another round of sanctions. Six Russian officials are sanctioned under the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations related to the February 16, 2024, death of Russian opposition leader, Alexei Navalny, and to Russia's continued gross and systematic violations of human rights.
• Flowers Pile Up At Navalny's Gravesite As Mourners Line Up To Pay Respects For Third Straight Day RFE/RL 03 Mar 2024 -- Hundreds of mourners lined up on March 3 to pay their respects to opposition politician Aleksei Navalny for the third day in a row at Borisovskoye cemetery in Moscow, where a mound of flowers has formed at the gravesite of the anti-corruption campaigner.
• China Prepares for Annual Legislative Meetings Amid Economic Headwinds VOA 03 Mar 2024 -- Thousands of Chinese political elites and lawmakers will gather in Beijing this week to kick off China's annual legislative meetings, the "Two Sessions" or "lianghui."
• Chinese economy remains resilient and has great potential to grow: CPPCC spokesperson Global Times 03 Mar 2024 -- The Chinese economy is resilient, has huge potential and vitality and its growth momentum will continue to strengthen and lead to a bright future, according to a spokesperson for the Second Session of the 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC).
• China's two sessions to flesh out economic roadmap Global Times 03 Mar 2024 -- China will officially kick off the annual two sessions on Monday, one of the most important political gatherings for the year that will set the tone for the country's policy priorities in a wide range of sectors from the economy, diplomacy, military to social development.
• What to expect at "two sessions" in pivotal year People's Daily 03 Mar 2024 -- The upcoming annual sessions of China's top legislature and political advisory body will offer the world a window to observe the country's development and understand its policy direction for the following year.
• China's top political advisory body concludes standing committee session People's Daily 03 Mar 2024 -- The 14th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC), or China's national political advisory body, closed the fifth session of its standing committee Saturday in Beijing.
• Shenzhou-17 crew completes in-orbit repairs during 2nd extravehicular mission People's Daily 03 Mar 2024 -- The Shenzhou-17 crew aboard China's orbiting space station carried out their second extravehicular mission on Saturday, the China Manned Space Agency has said.
• Economy, security, party drama: What to expect at China's 'two sessions' Radio Free Asia 03 Mar 2024 -- China's two sessions, the state's most important annual political meetings, open this week in Beijing where the country's political elites will reflect on the broader trends in Chinese politics, offering a sense of what to expect in the coming year.
• US-based dissident conference seeks plan for a democratic China Radio Free Asia 03 Mar 2024 -- As China gears up to focus on stability at its National People's Congress, overseas activists will be holding a conference in Washington to plan for the country's future transition to democracy, they told Radio Free Asia.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Mar. 3, 2024 ROC MND 03 Mar 2024
• Initial results show Iran election turnout over 40% ISNA 03 Mar 2024 -- Preliminary results from the Iranian parliamentary and Assembly of Experts elections show that the turnout has surpassed 40 percent.
• Raisi slams regional governments for keeping up relations with Israel ISNA 03 Mar 2024 -- Iranian President Ebrhaim Raeisi 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.
• Iraqi PM: Iran is our neighbor, stood by us during war with Daesh Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- The prime minister of Iraq has lauded Iran's role in helping the Arab country's fight against the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group, saying the two neighbors have many common grounds.
• Shehbaz Sharif elected as Pakistan's prime minister for second term Press TV 03 Mar 2024 -- Shehbaz Sharif has secured his position as Pakistan's prime minister for the second time, three weeks after uncertain national elections led to the formation of a coalition government.
• Pakistan Elects Shehbaz Sharif as New Prime Minister VOA 03 Mar 2024 -- Pakistan's newly elected National Assembly chose Shehbaz Sharif as the country's new prime minister Sunday following a February general election that was marred by widespread rigging allegations.
• Chad's transitional president announces candidacy for presidential election People's Daily 03 Mar 2024 -- Chad's transitional President Mahamat Idriss Deby Itno on Saturday formally announced his candidacy for the presidential election to be held in May.
• IMF returns to Papua New Guinea after a stormy past Radio Free Asia 03 Mar 2024 -- The International Monetary Fund has reestablished a resident mission in Papua New Guinea, ending a more than two-decade absence from a Pacific island country with which it had a stormy relationship.
• Thousands of Inmates Escape Haiti's Main Prison During Police-Gang Gunfight VOA 03 Mar 2024 -- Thousands of prisoners fled Haiti's National Penitentiary, located in the capital, during a Saturday night gunbattle between national police and armed gangs, an official told VOA.