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• March 24 USCENTCOM, Royal Jordanian Air Force Conduct Humanitarian Airdrops CENTCOM 24 Mar 2024 -- U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on March 24, 2024, at 12:18 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict.

Defense Policy / Programs

• U.S., India launch Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH 2024 US Navy 24 Mar 2024 -- Indian and U.S. combined armed forces began Exercise Tiger TRIUMPH 2024 with the arrival of amphibious transport dock ship USS Somerset (LPD 25), March 18 and an opening ceremony March 19.
• U.S., Seychelles Conduct Bilateral Maritime Security engagements US Navy 24 Mar 2024 -- Over the course of 7 days from March 14-21, 2024, United States Coast Guard Law Enforcement Detachment (LEDET) personnel worked alongside their counterparts in the Seychelles Coast Guard during multiple bilateral maritime security engagements in Seychelles' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ).
• Pacific Fleet's corvette Gremyashchy returns to its home base in Kamchatka after completing its tasks Russia MoD 24 Mar 2024 -- The multi-purpose corvette Gremyashchy of the Pacific Fleet has returned to its home base in Kamchatka after fulfilling a number of combat training and operational tasks in the fleet's area of responsibility.
• Taiwan-made next-gen ballistic plates to enter mass production in 2025 CNA 24 Mar 2024 -- Taiwan's chief arms maker said it has allocated NT$16 million (US$500,700) to design and build a new generation of ballistic plates, with mass production set to begin next year.
• MFA statement Poland - Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2024 -- Poland will demand explanations from the Russian Federation regarding another violation of our country's national airspace.
• PM announces national endeavour to strengthen the UK's nuclear deterrent Gov.UK 24 Mar 2024 -- The Prime Minister will today [Monday 25th] declare a 'national endeavour' to secure the future of the UK's thriving defence and civil nuclear industry.

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Update Regarding the Shifa Hospital Operation by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari Israel Defense Forces 24 Mar 2024
• Another Israeli soldier killed in Gaza IRNA 24 Mar 2024 -- The Israeli regime's military has confirmed the death of another soldier during clashes with Palestinian resistance fighters in the Gaza Strip.
• Israeli officer killed in Al Aqsa Brigades operation in West Bank ISNA 24 Mar 2024 -- Israeli media revealed that an Israeli officer from an elite military unit was killed, and another was injured, alongside six soldiers, in the shooting operation in Ramallah.
• Road to Gaza ceasefire passes through Rafah: Zionist envoy to UN IRNA 24 Mar 2024 -- Gilad Erdan, the Israeli representative at the United Nations has reiterated the regime's threat to go ahead with its ground invasion of Rafah, the southernmost city in Gaza where 1.5 million Palestinians are sheltering.
• Mar. 23: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 24 Mar 2024
• Israeli war of starvation in Gaza kills Israeli captive: Abu Obeida ISNA 24 Mar 2024 -- Begev Bukhataf has been killed as a result of malnutrition and lack of medicine amid "Israel's" blockage of all aid trying to get into Gaza.
• Gaza death toll climes to 32,226 IRNA 24 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian Health Ministry in Gaza has announced that the death toll from the Israeli genocidal war on the besieged territory has risen to 32,226 since early October.
• Palestinian aid seekers targeted in yet another Israeli attack IRNA 24 Mar 2024 -- Another massacre against Palestinian air seekers in Gaza as the Israeli regime's military forces started shooting at people waiting for to receive food aid, leaving 19 martyrs and 23 others injured.
• Israeli forces target two hospitals in Khan Yunis amid heavy gunfire: PRCS Press TV 24 Mar 2024 -- The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says two hospitals in the southern city of Khan Yunis in the Gaza Strip are under heavy attack by Israeli forces, as the occupying regime continues its genocidal war on the besieged enclave.
• At least 19 Palestinians killed as Israeli troops open fire on Gaza aid seekers Press TV 24 Mar 2024 -- The Israeli military has attacked desperate Palestinians lining up for humanitarian aid in Gaza City, killing at least 19 people and injuring 23 others in a new massacre against aid seekers.
• Secretary-General's opening remarks at press encounter with Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry of Egypt UN Secretary-General 24 Mar 2024
• Israel tells UN it will reject UNRWA food convoys into northern Gaza UN News 24 Mar 2024 -- Israeli authorities informed the United Nations on Sunday that it will no longer approve the passage of any UN agency for Palestine refugees, UNRWA, food convoys into northern Gaza.
• UN Chief Assails Israel for Blocking Gaza Aid Trucks VOA 24 Mar 2024 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres assailed Israel on Sunday, contending that "horror and starvation stalk the people of Gaza" and that only Israel can remove the obstacles to getting more aid into the Palestinian enclave.
• Famine in Gaza imminent, too late to act: UN official IRNA 24 Mar 2024 -- As Israeli regime keeps going ahead with its genocidal war along with a complete blockade on the Gaza Strip, Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator, Martin Griffiths issued fresh warning on Saturday about a looming famine in the coastal sliver.
• UN chief condemns Israel's blocking of aid into Gaza ISNA 24 Mar 2024 -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned the blockade of relief trucks on Egypt's side of the border with the Gaza Strip, describing it as a "moral outrage."
• Only effective way to ramp up Gaza aid is by land: UN chief Press TV 24 Mar 2024 -- United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says the only effective and efficient way to deliver heavy goods to meet the humanitarian needs of the people in Gaza is by road.
• Israel keeps UN agency from providing lifesaving aid to north Gaza: Lazzarini Press TV 24 Mar 2024 -- The head of the UN's Palestine refugee agency has condemned the Israeli regime's decision to halt approval for aid convoys managed by UNRWA amid widespread hunger and starvation in the Gaza Strip.
• Iran calls for international probe into Israel's war crimes in Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital Press TV 24 Mar 2024 -- Iran has called for an international investigation into the war crimes that the Israeli regime has committed during its siege and subsequent raid of al-Shifa Hospital in the northern Gaza Strip.
• Israel/Palestine: Statement by the Spokesperson on the announcement to confiscate occupied land European External Action Service (EEAS) 24 Mar 2024 -- The European Union firmly condemns the announcement by Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich that over 800 hectares of land in the occupied Palestinian territory have been declared as 'state lands'. This is the largest confiscation since the Oslo Accords.
• Iran, Oman urge world bodies to prevent Israel from committing more crimes against Palestinians Press TV 24 Mar 2024 -- The foreign ministers of Iran and Oman say world bodies should take firm and immediate action to prevent Israel from committing more crimes against the oppressed Palestinian people.
• Palestinian resistance inflicts heavy losses on Zionist invaders IRNA 24 Mar 2024 -- The military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas announced on Saturday night that it had inflicted heavy blows on invading Israeli on the ground in the Gaza Strip.
• Hamas deplores int'l silence on Israeli regime's Al-Shifa Hospital atrocities IRNA 24 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has deplored international inaction over the humanitarian disaster unfolding at Gaza's Al-Shifa Hospital and its surrounding areas, which remain under the Israeli regime's attacks for nearly a week now.
• Hamas slams 'shameful' intl. silence over Israeli raid on Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital Press TV 24 Mar 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has denounced the international community over its "shameful silence" on the Israeli military's raid against Gaza's al-Shifa Hospital where thousands of displaced Palestinians are sheltering.
• Hezbollah releases footage of attack on Israeli base IRNA 24 Mar 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has released images of its latest attacks on the Israeli regime's positions, which targeted a military base.
• Hezbollah attacks Israeli barracks in reprisal for east Lebanon aggression Press TV 24 Mar 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has fired dozens of rockets at the northern part of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories, targeting missile and artillery launch pads at two Israeli military barracks in response to the regime's strikes on the eastern Lebanese city of Baalbek.
• Iraqi Islamic Resistance conducts drone attack on Israeli war ministry IRNA 24 Mar 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq issued a statement early on Sunday, announcing that its fighters had carried out a drone attack on the headquarters of the Israeli war ministry.
• Iraqi resistance targets Israeli ministry for military affairs in Tel Aviv Press TV 24 Mar 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has said it targeted the headquarters of the Israeli regime's ministry for military affairs in the occupied territories with a drone early on Sunday.

Other Conflicts

• Chinese Defense Ministry vows to take resolute measures against Philippine provocations Global Times 24 Mar 2024 -- The Chinese Ministry of National Defense (MOD) on Sunday vowed to take resolute measures against the Philippines should it continue to challenge China's bottom line, with the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) announcing a combat exercise was conducted recently in the South China Sea.
• Syria repels Israeli missile attack on Damascus suburb IRNA 24 Mar 2024 -- The Syrian army's air defense has repelled missile strikes by the Israeli regime on the outskirts of the capital Damascus.
• Syria's air defense repels Israeli missile strike near Damascus Press TV 24 Mar 2024 -- Syrian air defense units have intercepted and shot down most of the missiles launched by the Israeli military near the country's capital city of Damascus, local media reported.
• Jaishankar's remarks over China's Zangnan disregard common sense, a vicious attempt to win votes, say analysts Global Times 24 Mar 2024 -- The claims made by India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar over the Chinese territory of Zangnan in Singapore on Saturday were slammed by Chinese analysts on Sunday as a brutal disregard of historic common sense, and the recent acts and remarks by the Indian government are viewed as merely a vicious attempt to help Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party to win reelection, by establishing a hawkish image to court domestic nationalist voters.
• 16 Suspects Arrested in Somalia Hotel Attack VOA 24 Mar 2024 -- Somalia's security agents have arrested 16 people in connection with the March 14 attack on an upscale hotel near the presidential palace in Mogadishu, the government has announced.
• Foreign Ministry statement in connection with the 25th anniversary of NATO aggression against Yugoslavia Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2024
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's interview for a documentary film dedicated to the 25th anniversary of NATO's aggression against Yugoslavia, Moscow, March 24, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2024

News Reports

• Explainer: What Is Islamic State-Khorasan, The Group Blamed For The Moscow Concert Attack? RFE/RL 24 Mar 2024 -- Scores of people were killed after gunmen stormed a concert venue in the Moscow region in what was the deadliest attack in Russia in decades.
• Suspects In Russian Concert Attack Appear In Moscow Court RFE/RL 24 Mar 2024 -- Two suspects charged with acts of terrorism in connection with the attack on a concert hall outside Moscow that left 137 people dead have been placed in pretrial detention for two months pending trial, a Moscow court ruled late on March 24.
• 4 Suspects in Russia Concert Hall Attack Charged With Terrorism VOA 24 Mar 2024 -- Four suspects in the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 137 people were ordered to be detained, pending trial, Moscow's Basmanny district court ruled Sunday.
• Putin vows punishment as Moscow mourns victims Global Times 24 Mar 2024 -- The terror attack in Moscow that has reportedly caused at least 137 deaths will further unify Russians, as Chinese experts said the incident will not weaken, but will strengthen the authority of Russian President Vladimir Putin as Russians want the government and military to revenge for the victims, and Russia will surely retaliate not only against the terrorists but also other related hostile forces behind the attack.
• Putin vows punishment over Moscow concert massacre ISNA 24 Mar 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin pledges to punish the terrorists and any party involved in the Crocus City Hall massacre that killed nearly 150 people in the Russian capital.
• Rescue Operation at Crocus City Hall Completed, Search Underway - Moscow Region Governor Sputnik 24 Mar 2024 -- The rescue operation at the Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow has wrapped up, with 133 bodies pulled from the rubble, while the search effort is still underway, Moscow Region Governor Andrey Vorobyov said on Saturday.
• Russian Day Of Mourning Reportedly Marred By Xenophobic Incidents RFE/RL 24 Mar 2024 -- Several apparent xenophobic incidents targeting Central Asian migrants have been reported in Russia as the country observes a day of mourning for the victims of a March 22 terrorist attack on a concert hall outside of Moscow that left 133 people dead.
• Moscow Terrorist Attack 'Serious Intelligence Failure,' Says Ex-U.S. Envoy To Russia RFE/RL 24 Mar 2024 -- A former U.S. envoy to Moscow said the worst terrorist attack on Russian soil in nearly two decades represents "a serious intelligence failure" and warned that President Vladimir Putin could use it to justify further mobilization and oppression.
• Telephone conversation with President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev President of Russia 24 Mar 2024
• Telephone conversation with President of Tajikistan Emomali Rahmon President of Russia 24 Mar 2024
• Press Release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 24 Mar 2024
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Message of Sympathy to President of Russian Federation KCNA 24 Mar 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, sent a message of sympathy to Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, president of the Russian Federation, on March 23.
• A more open China will bring more opportunities for the world: Li Global Times 24 Mar 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Sunday offered a powerful reassurance for global business leaders about China's economy and its steadfast opening-up, saying at a major forum in Beijing that China's economy has strong resilience, vast potential and sufficient vitality and an increasingly open China will bring more opportunities for the world.
• Nauruan president starts six-day China visit Global Times 24 Mar 2024 -- Nauruan President David Adeang arrived in Beijing at noon on Sunday, embarking on a six-day state visit to China from Sunday to March 29. It marks the first visit by a Nauruan president after the two countries resumed diplomatic ties in January 2024.
• HK officials ramp up efforts in countering smear and attacks targeting Article 23 Global Times 24 Mar 2024 -- With the implementation of the Safeguarding National Security Ordinance, signifying that Hong Kong has fulfilled its constitutional responsibility as stipulated in the Article 23 of the Basic Law, Hong Kong officials stepped up efforts in countering Western attacks and smear targeting the new law, emphasizing that foreign companies are still eager to invest in the city despite political maneuvers made by some Western politicians.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Mar. 24, 2024 ROC MND 24 Mar 2024
• Press Statement of DPRK Permanent Mission to UN Office and International Organizations in Geneva KCNA 24 Mar 2024 -- The DPRK permanent mission to the UN Office and International Organizations in Geneva issued the following press statement on March 24:
• What exactly happened to Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong? Radio Free Asia 24 Mar 2024 -- On March 20, the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam voted to accept the resignation of President Vo Van Thuong, capping the spectacular downfall of a once-promising new leader that underscores the risks of Hanoi's anti-corruption campaign.
• Analysts: Resignation of Vietnam's President Shows Party Infighting VOA 24 Mar 2024 -- Analysts say this month's resignation of Vietnamese President Vo Van Thuong, one year into his five-year term, indicates infighting within the Communist Party and shakes the country's reputation for political stability, a key driver of foreign investment.
• Senegalese Voters Hit the Polls to Choose Their Next Leader VOA 24 Mar 2024 -- Senegalese voters are casting ballots after outgoing President Macky Sall's attempt to delay the elections plunged the country into months of political crisis.