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• U.S. Central Command Conducts 13th Humanitarian Airdrop into Gaza CENTCOM 17 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Central Command conducted an air drop of humanitarian assistance into Northern Gaza on March 17, 2024, at 12:06 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians affected by the ongoing conflict.
• Yemen to set new rules of war in face of US, UK: Minister IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- Yemeni Defense Minister Mohamed al-Atifi says Sana'a will set the new rules of war in the face of US and UK attacks on the Arab country.
• US, UK keep violating Yemen's sovereignty IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- The United States and Britain launched new attacks on Yemen on Saturday night as part of their aggression against the Arab country in order to protect the Israeli regime's interest in the region.
• US, Britain launch new airstrikes against Yemen's Ta'izz, Hudaydah Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- The United States and the United Kingdom have launched a string of airstrikes against targets in Yemen's southwestern province of Ta'izz and the strategic western province of Hudaydah as Yemeni forces continue their maritime operations against Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea.
• UK Maritime Trade Authority Says Vessel Attacked Off Coast of Yemen's Aden Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Sunday it received information about an attack on a ship 85 nautical miles east of the Yemeni port city of Aden.

Defense Policy / Programs

• US military plans $400 million upgrade to Yap's airport in western Pacific Radio Free Asia 17 Mar 2024 -- The U.S. Air Force has outlined plans to spend US$400 million on upgrading the international airport on the Micronesian island of Yap to overcome what it says is a lack of military-capable airports in the strategically important Pacific region.
• Niger's junta breaks military pact with US, calls American presence 'illegal' Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- Niger's junta has broken its military pact with the United States, calling American presence in the country "illegal".
• Secretary General starts South Caucasus visit in Baku, welcomes NATO's long-standing partnership with Azerbaijan NATO 17 Mar 2024 -- NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg arrived in Baku on Sunday (17 March 2024), kicking off a three-day, tri-nation tour of the South Caucasus. Meeting with President Ilham Aliyev, the Secretary General welcomed Azerbaijan's long-standing collaboration with the Alliance, saying he looked forward to further strengthening the partnership.
• Russian Defence Minister inspects work of Black Sea Fleet command post Russia MoD 17 Mar 2024 -- During the meeting, General of the Army Sergei Shoigu set the task to conduct with the personnel both day and nighttime constant training to repel terrorist attacks of the enemy, as well as to improve the survivability of ships and vessels, and the protection of infrastructure facilities in the area of responsibility of the fleet.
• Shoigu Inspects Black Sea Fleet Command Post Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu made a working visit to the Southern Military District and visited the Black Sea Fleet command centre, the Russian Defence Ministry reported.
• PLA Navy landing ships hold combat exercises in South China Sea Global Times 17 Mar 2024 -- A group of landing ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) recently held live-fire exercises in the South China Sea, with analysts saying on Sunday that the flexible vessels capable of carrying tanks in amphibious landing missions are important in the safeguarding of China's territorial sovereignty and maritime rights.
• INDIAN ARMY CONTINGENT DEPARTS FOR SEYCHELLES FOR JOINT MILITARY EXERCISE "EXERCISE LAMITIYE - 2024" India PIB 17 Mar 2024 -- Indian Army contingent departed for Seychelles today to participate in the Tenth edition of Joint Military Exercise "LAMITIYE-2024" between the Indian Army and Seychelles Defence Forces (SDF)
• Strong Syria will benefit region's security and stability: Iran's security chief Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Akbar Ahmadian says a strong Syria will benefit the region's security and stability.
• Yemeni forces conduct training drills, simulate counter-offensive against US, UK invasion Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- The Yemeni armed forces have carried out military training exercises that simulate confronting a potential attack by the US and British troops against the country.
• Yemeni army to set new rules of engagement against US, Britain: Defense Minister Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- The Yemeni defense minister says the country's military will continue their maritime operations against Israeli-linked vessels as well as US and British interests in the Red Sea area, stressing that the Sana'a government is going to establish new rules of engagement against Washington and London.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Ministerial Conference of the Third Summit for Democracy US Dept. of State 17 Mar 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the Opening Ceremony of the Third Summit for Democracy US Dept. of State 17 Mar 2024

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Government Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 17 Mar 2024
• Netanyahu: Israel to Push Ahead With Rafah Incursion VOA 17 Mar 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday rebuffed international pressure, vowing that Israel would push ahead with an attack on Hamas militants in Rafah near the Gaza-Egyptian border, even as cease-fire talks were set to resume in Qatar in the coming days.
• Netanyahu Says Operation in Rafah in Southern Gaza Will Be Conducted in Several Weeks Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- The operation in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, which includes the evacuation of civilians from the city, will be carried out in a few weeks, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday.
• Israeli PM vows to invade Gaza's Rafah despite international pressure Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has reiterated that Israel would push on with its planned ground offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah despite growing international pressure.
• PM Netanyahu's Statement after his Meeting with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz Israel - Prime Minister 17 Mar 2024
• Mar. 16: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 17 Mar 2024
• UNRWA Situation Report #91 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem - All information from 14 - 16 March 2024, is valid as of 16 March 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 17 Mar 2024
• UNRWA: 1 in 3 children under 2 acutely malnourished in northern Gaza Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees has warned that one-third of children under two years old in northern Gaza are acutely malnourished as famine looms amid Israel's complete blockade of the coastal territory.
• UN experts urge oil firms to halt supplies to Israeli army amid Gaza genocide Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- UN human rights experts have urged countries and oil companies to cut supplies to Israel's military, underscoring the devastating role of oil in fueling the raging genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza.
• US Working on Response to Possible Israel's Military Operation in Rafah - Reports Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- The US administration is exploring response options if Israel launches a military operation in the Gazan city of Rafah contrary to Washington's warnings and without a credible plan to protect civilians, NBC News reported, citing US officials.
• Support for Zionist regime a blatant violation of human rights: Iran FM spox IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that support for the Israeli regime is the most blatant violation of human rights, as he criticized Western countries for hypocrisy when it comes to democracy, human rights as well as international peace and security.
• Jordan's king urges intl. action to achieve immediate, durable ceasefire in Gaza Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- Jordan's King Abdullah II has called for urgent international action to secure an immediate and permanent ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, where thousands of people have fallen victim to relentless Israeli ground and air strikes and severe malnutrition is affecting thousands of children.
• Egypt will not allow forced displacement of Palestinians: Sisi Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi has reiterated that his country is opposed to any plan to forcefully displace Palestinians from the Gaza Strip.
• "Diplomatic efforts failed to have the expected effect in the face of Israel's arrogance and lawlessness" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 17 Mar 2024 -- Speaking at an iftar in Istanbul, President Erdoğan underscored that international institutions and organizations once again failed in Gaza, and said: "Many efforts have been made; many attempts have been made at international institutions. However, all these diplomatic efforts failed to have the expected effect in the face of Israel's impudence, lawlessness and arrogance."
• Israeli forces continue 'systematic detention campaigns' in West Bank: Rights groups Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- Independent and non-governmental rights organizations say Israeli military forces continue "systematic detention campaigns" in the West Bank, with more than 7,000 Palestinians having been arrested across the occupied territory since the occupying regime launched its genocidal war on Gaza.
• Hamas' proposal on Gaza ceasefire 'realistic': Hamdan IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- Osama Hamdan, a senior Hamas leader based in Beirut has hailed the proposal recently put forth by the Palestinian resistance movement on the Gaza ceasefire.
• Hamas put forth 'realistic' proposal for Gaza truce: Official Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- A senior Hamas official says the resistance group has put forward a "realistic" ceasefire proposal in the Gaza Strip that involves the release of Israeli captives and the withdrawal of occupation forces from the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Hezbollah hits Israeli base with missiles IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement announced on Saturday that it had struck an Israeli military base with missiles earlier in the day.
• Spying equipment destroyed, gathering of troops struck in Hezbollah attacks Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have separately targeted espionage equipment and a gathering of Israeli soldiers stationed at a military outpost close to the border with southern Lebanon in response to the regime's ongoing genocidal war in the Gaza Strip.
• Yemen working with Russia, China to dismantle unipolar world: Official Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- Yemen is cooperating with Russia, China and the BRICS countries to bring about the collapse of the Western hegemony and unilateralism in the world, says a Yemeni official.
• Israeli security official threatens to resign IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- Sources revealed the rift between the Zionist officials and the threat of a member of the security and political cabinet to resign.

Other Conflicts

• DFA Statement on Remarks of Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Philippines DFA 17 Mar 2024 -- The 14 March 2024 statement of the spokesperson of the Foreign Ministry of China on the supposed historic rights and sweeping claims of China on the South China Sea is baseless and misleading.
• Israeli airstrike hits Damascus suburbs: Report IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- The Israeli regime has reportedly carried out yet another airstrike on the outskirts of Damascus, the capital of Syria.
• Israeli missile attack on southern Syria injures soldier Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- The Israeli regime has carried out a fresh missile attack against Syria, this time targeting the Arab country's southern areas and injuring one soldier.
• WHO: World Ignores Catastrophic Humanitarian Situation in Sudan VOA 17 Mar 2024 -- April marks the one-year anniversary of the war in Sudan, sparked by a power struggle between two rival generals. Aid organizations say the war is having catastrophic consequences for the population of nearly 49 million people — more than half of whom need life-saving humanitarian assistance.
• Belgrade-Pristina Dialogue: Statement by the High Representative on the anniversary of the Agreement on the Path to Normalisation and its Implementation Annex European External Action Service (EEAS) 17 Mar 2024 -- Tomorrow marks the first anniversary of the Agreement on the Path to Normalisation that Kosovo and Serbia concluded in Ohrid, North Macedonia. The Agreement and its Implementation Annex were achieved after months of intense negotiations under the facilitation by the European Union to help the Parties to make a leap forward in the normalisation of their relations.
• South Ossetia Discussing With Russia Possible Incorporation - Parliament Chairman Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- The topic of the possible entry of South Ossetia into Russia is being discussed in close coordination with Moscow, South Ossetian Parliament Chairman Alan Alborov told Sputnik.
• UN chief condemns attack on peacekeepers in DR Congo UN News 17 Mar 2024 -- The UN chief on Saturday condemned an attack which saw eight peacekeepers from the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, or DRC, wounded during clashes between the powerful M23 rebel movement and Government troops.

News Reports

• SpaceX's spy satellite network deal a major step toward 'space militarization,' poses new threat to global security: experts Global Times 17 Mar 2024 -- SpaceX's increasing involvement in US' military deployment poses a new threat to world peace and stability, and may even impact the everyday lives of ordinary people around the world, experts warned after the company is reportedly building a powerful spy satellite network using hundreds of its satellites for US intelligence agencies.
• Key Points of Vladimir Putin's Speech at Campaign Headquarters Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- Presidential candidate and Russia's incumbent head of state Vladimir Putin said he would like to thank citizens of Russia who went to polling stations and voted in the presidential election this weekend.
• Putin Wins Election with No Effective Opposition VOA 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated winning a new six-year term after an election that gave voters no real alternatives due to the intimidation or jailing of most potential opponents.
• Putin Extends Rule With Landslide Victory In Tightly Controlled Vote RFE/RL 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended his nearly quarter-century rule with a landslide victory in a tightly controlled election as he seeks to demonstrate overwhelming popular support for his full-scale invasion of Ukraine and increasingly repressive policies.
• Putin wins Russia's presidential election with landslide, getting about 88% of vote Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- As counting ballots in Russia's presidential election continues, exit polls show that Vladimir Putin has won with a landslide, getting about 88 percent of the total vote to head for another six-year term in office.
• On the results of the so-called 2024 "election" of the Russian President Latvia MFA 17 Mar 2024 -- The so-called presidential "election" held in Russia has ended without any surprises and with predictable outcomes. The individual responsible for starting the most destructive war in Europe since the end of World War II has been re-elected to the post of the President of Russia.
• Russia's presidential election is not legal, free and fair Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 17 Mar 2024 -- On 15-17 March 2024, Russia held a so-called presidential election. The voting took place amid harsh repressions against society, preventing it from making a free, democratic choice.
• Russian Opposition Protests Unlikely To Alter Kremlin's Election Narrative As Putin Cruises To A Fifth Term RFE/RL 17 Mar 2024 -- Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, who died suspiciously in a remote Russian prison last month, cast her ballot for Russian president at the Russian Embassy in Berlin after standing in line for more than six hours on March 17.
• Putin Says He Agreed To Swap Navalny Days Before His Death RFE/RL 17 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has said he agreed to swap his fiercest critic, Alekesi Navalny, several days before the opposition leader died in prison last month.
• State security authority warns public of cyberattacks by foreign spies via phishing emails Global Times 17 Mar 2024 -- Commonly used email has become a key target for foreign spy intelligence agencies to steal information, the Chinese Ministry of State Security said in its latest article on Sunday, noting that computer networks of the Party and government agencies, as well as those of sensitive units as the main channels, with the phishing emails being the common method of cyberattacks.
• Wang Yi starts first trip to New Zealand, Australia in 7 years Global Times 17 Mar 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi was set to kick off his first trip to New Zealand and Australia in seven years on Sunday, which is expected to solidify and promote healthy bilateral ties while managing differences and attempting to dispel noises from third parties.
• Policing cooperation agreement between China and Fiji restored Global Times 17 Mar 2024 -- After reviewing a policing cooperation deal with China for a year, Fiji decided to maintain the cooperation despite Pacific Islands countries (PICs) are facing mounting pressure from some former colonial powers such as the US and Australia, which reflects that such cooperation, fundamentally different from that with Western countries, stems from the strong demand of the PICs, Chinese experts said.
• China aims to establish 'de facto' control in Kinmen waters: Experts CNA 17 Mar 2024 -- China is repeatedly trespassing in the waters surrounding Taiwan-held Kinmen in a bid to establish "de facto" jurisdictional control of the area and bolster its sovereignty claims, Taiwanese experts said Sunday.
• China Coast Guard carries out more law-enforcement patrols in waters near Kinmen Global Times 17 Mar 2024 -- In another patrol, China Coast Guard (CCG) vessels sailed in the waters near the Kinmen islands on Friday and Saturday, a move experts said is intended to signal that Chinese mainland law-enforcement vessels will conduct more patrols in the waters to protect lives and safeguard the legitimate rights of fishermen from both mainland and Taiwan region.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Mar. 17, 2024 ROC MND 17 Mar 2024
• North Korean leader calls army for war readiness IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- Leader of North Korea Kim Jong-un has called on the country's armed forces to remain fully prepared for any possible conflict.
• Accuracy of subsystems of Pars 1 satellite confirmed IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- The correct functioning of most of the main and vital subsystems of 'Pars 1' satellite was confirmed after about 17 days of being placed in orbit and performing numerous orbital tests.
• Iran national oil company signs oil contracts worth $13bn IRNA 17 Mar 2024 -- The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has signed contracts worth $13 billion, marking the country's biggest oil contracts in a decade.
• Iran awards 'historic' oil contracts to domestic companies Press TV 17 Mar 2024 -- The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) has awarded contracts worth some $13 billion to domestic companies in what the Oil Ministry has described as a "historic" development because the contracts have been unprecedented in the Iranian oil industry in the past decade.
• India's Muslims See Discrimination in New Religion-Based Citizenship Law VOA 17 Mar 2024 -- The Indian government's recent announcement of rules to implement a 2019 citizenship law has sparked protests in India, with many accusing it of polarizing the society ahead of general elections scheduled for next month.
• Vietnam parliament's Thursday meeting fuels leadership speculation Radio Free Asia 17 Mar 2024 -- Vietnam's parliament will hold an extraordinary session on Thursday to discuss 'personnel issues,' according to a letter sent to legislators and seen by Reuters.
• Vietnam's next leader faces crunch time with economy, demographics Radio Free Asia 17 Mar 2024 -- January brought a fresh gust of rumors about the whereabouts of Nguyen Phu Trong, the Communist Party of Vietnam general secretary. He hadn't been seen in public for a few weeks and failed to meet with the visiting president of Indonesia, leading some commentators to speculate that his health was deteriorating once again.
• Long Wait For North Macedonia's New Passports Leaves Hundreds Of Thousands Stranded RFE/RL 17 Mar 2024 -- Five years after the resolution of a contentious diplomatic dispute with Greece over its name, bureaucratic dithering has left nearly one-quarter of North Macedonia's population without passports.
• Haiti Health Care System Collapses Amid Unrest, Hospitals Looted - Reports Sputnik 17 Mar 2024 -- The attack on Haiti's capital has devastated the country's already fragile health care system, with more than half of Port-au-Prince's medical facilities out of service because they have been left without medicine amid gang violence, The New York Times reported Sunday.