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• Statement by Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III on Iran's Strikes Against Israel DoD 13 Apr 2024 -- At the direction of President Biden, U.S. forces in the Middle East on April 13 intercepted dozens of missiles and UAVs en route to Israel, launched from Iran, Iraq, Syria and Yemen. Our forces remain postured to protect U.S. troops and partners in the region, provide further support for Israel's defense, and enhance regional stability.
• Yemeni naval units won't allow US military to turn Red Sea into its backyard: Houthi Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- A high-ranking member of the Yemeni Supreme Political Council says the country's naval units will not allow the US military to turn the Red Sea into its backyard, stressing that the forces will continue their anti-Israel maritime operations until aggression and blockade on Gaza stop.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (ASD) Wallander's Call With Bulgarian Defense Minister Atanas Zapryanov DoD 13 Apr 2024
• USS Roosevelt Transits Strait of Gibraltar US Navy 13 Apr 2024 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Roosevelt (DDG 80) transited the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Mediterranean Sea, April 12, 2024.
• VDV for Export: What Russia Has to Gain by Helping Other Countries Build Powerful Airborne Forces Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- Rosoboronexport, the Russian state intermediary agency responsible for the export of defense-related equipment and services, has offered friendly countries help with the creation of powerful airborne forces. Who's eligible? What services will Russia provide? What can Russia get out of it? Sputnik asked veteran military journalist Alexei Borzenko.
• Russia successfully tests ICBM ISNA 13 Apr 2024 -- The Russian Defense Ministry announced on Friday that Russia conducted a successful test launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) as part of the country's plans to expand and develop its arsenal of strategic missiles.
• Many Critics, Few Enthusiasts As Ukraine Moves To Fill The Ranks For The Fight Against Russia's Invasion RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- KYIV -- Dmytro Yasynok showed up at the recruitment office of the Da Vinci Wolves Battalion two days after a Russian bomb hit the center of his hometown of Bilopillya. The 27-year-old civil-law lecturer came to Kyiv from Sumy, more than 300 kilometers east, near the Russian border, to join the ranks of a popular unit that promises recruits real training and decent service conditions.
• Germany Will Provide Us With Another Patriot System, And We Are Working on an Additional IRIS-T System — Address of the President of Ukraine President of Ukraine 13 Apr 2024
• IAF IN OPERATION MEGHDOOT India PIB 13 Apr 2024 -- Meghdoot was launched on 13 April 1984, when the Indian Army and Indian Air Force (IAF) advanced to the Siachen glacier to secure the heights dominating the Northern Ladakh region
• £33 Million of drugs seized by Royal Navy in the Middle East UK MOD 13 Apr 2024 -- HMS Lancaster seizes almost £33 million worth of drugs in the Middle East.
• UK Military Activity in the Middle East UK MOD 13 Apr 2024 -- In response to increased Iranian threats and the growing risk of escalation in the Middle East, the UK Government has been working with partners across the region to encourage de-escalation and prevent further attacks.

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari, April 13, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 13 Apr 2024
• IDF Destroys 3 Rocket Launchers in Gaza, Strikes Hezbollah's Military Complex Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has destroyed three rocket launchers in the Gaza Strip that were ready to strike central Israel, and had struck Lebanese Shia movement Hezbollah's military complex in Lebanon.
• April 12: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 13 Apr 2024
• Northern Gaza Strip faces 'real humanitarian catastrophe' IRNA 13 Apr 2024 -- Director general of the government media office in Gaza Ismail al-Thawabta has emphasized Gaza Strip faces a "real humanitarian catastrophe" by closing more hospitals and not sending any aid to the north of the Enclave.
• Gaza death toll climbs to 33,686 IRNA 13 Apr 2024 -- A recent update by Palestinian Ministry of Health has put the total Palestinian deaths of Gaza war at 33,686.
• Waterborne illnesses spreading in Gaza: UN IRNA 13 Apr 2024 -- Waterborne diseases are spreading in Gaza due to the lack of clean water and rising temperatures, the United Nations Humanitarian Coordinator in Gaza has announced.
• Iran calls on Italy to make efforts to end Israel's genocide in Gaza ISNA 13 Apr 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has called on Italy to make efforts to end Israel's genocide and war crimes in the Gaza Strip and the occupied West Bank to achieve comprehensive security in the region.
• Australia mulls recognition of a Palestinian state VOA 13 Apr 2024 -- Australia could consider a highly conditional recognition of a Palestinian state, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong said this week, igniting a furious political debate.
• Six European countries to recognize Palestine: Irish, Spanish leaders Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Irish and Spanish leaders have said the time when a group of six European countries officially recognizes Palestine as a state is coming closer.
• Israeli settlers continue raids into West Bank, setting homes, cars ablaze Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Hundreds of Israeli extremist settlers, protected by the regime's forces, have raided villages near the occupied West Bank cities of Ramallah and Nablus for the second consecutive day, hurling stones at passing vehicles and setting homes ablaze .
• IDF Sends More Troops to Occupied West Bank Amid Surge in Violence Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- The Israeli military said on Saturday it would step up its presence in the occupied West Bank after the death of an Israeli teenager sparked clashes between Jewish settlers and Palestinians.
• Hamas says responds to truce proposal, its demands remain in place IRNA 13 Apr 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, says it has responded to a proposal reached during the latest round of Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt, stressing that the movement's four main demands remain in place.
• Hamas: Israeli offensive in central Gaza 'part of genocidal war on Palestinians' Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- The Palestinian Hamas resistance movement has denounced the Israeli military's offensive on the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, terming the attack as part of the occupying Zionist regime's "ongoing genocidal war on Palestinians."
• Top Hamas leader: Six-month war 'will break Zionist enemy soon', final round hasn't started yet Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Head of Hamas political office in the diaspora Khaled Meshaal has praised the heroic steadfastness of the Gaza Strip, saying the six-month-old Palestinian battle with Israel will "break the enemy soon."
• Islamic Jihad leader: Enemy retreating in Gaza, hasn't achieved goals IRNA 13 Apr 2024 -- Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement Ziad al-Nakhalah has said that the Zionist regime has not only failed to achieve its goals in Gaza but it has also been forced to retreat after nearly seven months of devastating war in the besieged Palestinian territory.
• Al-Quds Brigades managed to control Israeli 'Skylark' drone IRNA 13 Apr 2024 -- Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad in Palestine, says its forces took control of an Israeli "Skylark" drone in Khan Yunis, southern Gaza.
• US seeking to withdraw Israeli forces from Gaza after failing to achieve goals: Islamic Jihad Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- A senior Palestinian resistance leader says the United States is seeking to find a way to withdraw Israeli forces from the Gaza Strip, as the occupying regime's genocidal war on the besieged enclave has entered the seventh month.
• Hezbollah conducts fresh missile attacks on Israeli positions IRNA 13 Apr 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has targeted several Zionist settlements in northern occupied Palestinian territories, local media reported.
• Hezbollah showers Israeli artillery sites with dozens of Katyushas ISNA 13 Apr 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Lebanon - Hezbollah announced that its fighters carried out on Friday seven operations against Israeli occupation military sites and troops along the border with occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah strikes Israeli military sites with dozens of Katyusha rockets Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has conducted multiple operations against Israeli military sites in the northern part of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories in retaliation for aggression on southern Lebanon towns and villages.
• Iraqi resistance warns US, Israel amid regional tensions Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance in Iraq has vowed to respond to any "foolish" act against the Arab country or the Axis of Resistance by the US or Israel.

Other Conflicts

• Statement from President Joe Biden on Iran's Attacks against the State of Israel The White House 13 Apr 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 13 Apr 2024
• Guterres condemns Iran's attack on Israel, calls for immediate end to hostilities UN News 13 Apr 2024 -- Strongly condemning the "large-scale attack" launched on Israel by Iran, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has urged maximum restraint by all parties and warned that "neither the region nor the world can afford another war."
• Operational update by IDF Spokesperson, Rear Admiral Daniel Hagari regarding the Iranian Attack Israel Defense Forces 13 Apr 2024
• Israel, Allies Intercept 'Vast Majority' Of Drones, Missiles Launched By Iran RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- Israel and its allies intercepted the "vast majority" of hundreds of drones and missiles launched by Iran in an unprecedented large-scale attack on Israel, raising concerns of a major escalation of conflict in the Middle East.
• Iran launches retaliatory strikes against Israel following consulate attack: Reports Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Iran has launched retaliatory strikes against the occupied territories in response to the Israeli regime's terrorist attack of April 1 against the consular section of the Islamic Republic's Embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus, reports say.
• Iran escalates conflict, attacking Israel; US forces help Israel to intercept Iranian projectiles VOA 13 Apr 2024 -- Iran has launched an aerial attack on Israel from Iranian territory, marking a major escalation in conflict between the rival regional powers and prompting action by U.S. forces in support of Israel.
• Iran describes response to Israeli attack as 'legitimate defense' Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations defends the country's retaliation against the Israeli regime's recent terrorist attack on the Islamic Republic's diplomatic premises in the Syrian capital.
• Op. True Promise: How Israeli media changed tone on Iran's retaliatory action Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- By Press TV Website Staff
• Israel in complete panic, waiting for Iran response to Syria attack: Leader's aide Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- A top military adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Israel is in complete panic as it awaits Iran's response to an Israeli terrorist strike against its diplomatic premises in Syria.
• PM statement on Iranian regime's reckless attack against Israel Gov.UK 13 Apr 2024
• Statement from NSC Spokesperson Adrienne Watson on Attacks Against Israel The White House 13 Apr 2024
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 13 Apr 2024
• Statement by the Prime Minister on the attacks by the Iranian regime against Israel Prime Minister of Canada 13 Apr 2024 -- The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the attacks by the Iranian regime against Israel:
• Iran's blitz of Israel increases unrest in Middle East VOA 13 Apr 2024 -- Countries in the Middle East reacted to the news that Iranian drones have been launched toward Israel.
• DFA Statement On Reports of Hijacking of Container Ship MSC Aries Philippines DFA 13 Apr 2024 -- "The Department of Foreign Affairs has been apprised of news reports that the Portuguese container ship MSC ARIES has been seized near the Strait of Hormuz.
• US, UK call on Iran to release Israel-linked ship IRNA 13 Apr 2024 -- The US and the UK have called on Iran to release an Israel-liked ship it seized in the Strait of Hormuz on Saturday.
• China urges Philippines to honor commitments and understandings, stop provocations on Ren'ai Jiao: embassy Global Times 13 Apr 2024 -- In response to the situation on the Ren'ai Jiao (also known as Ren'ai Reef), the Chinese Embassy in the Philippines said Saturday that if the Philippines truly wants to ease tensions on Ren'ai Jiao through dialogue and communication, the key is for it to honor the commitments and understandings and stop provocations.
• Militants Block Highway In Southwest Pakistan, Kill 11 RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- Unidentified gunmen have killed 11 people in separate incidents on the same highway in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan Province.
• Morale plunges amid setbacks as Myanmar's junta looks for scapegoats Radio Free Asia 13 Apr 2024 -- The State Administrative Council, as the junta is formally known, was shaken by the incursion of some 29 drones flown into Naypyitaw on April 4 that targeted the military headquarters, the Aye Lar airbase and leader Min Aung Hlaing's palatial residence.
• Guterres welcomes creation of transitional council in Haiti to choose new leaders UN News 13 Apr 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has welcomed the establishment of a transitional council in Haiti tasked with choosing new political leadership and setting up elections in the crisis-torn Carribean country.
• Sudan faces catastrophic crisis as world looks away, aid agencies say VOA 13 Apr 2024 -- United Nations and international agencies warn that the lives of millions of people in Sudan are at risk as the world looks away from the enormous humanitarian needs facing the war-torn country.
• Economic fallout of Sudan war deepens hunger crisis for millions WFP 13 Apr 2024 -- Sudan's war has claimed thousands of lives, forced millions from their homes, and sparked economic turmoil across the region that is deepening the hunger crisis, warns the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) as the conflict approaches its one-year mark.

News Reports

• US House passes controversial surveillance bill to renew spy program Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- The US House of Representatives has voted in favor of a bill to renew the authority of a controversial surveillance program aimed at monitoring the electronic activities of individuals from other countries.
• Under Investigation Across Europe, Pro-Kremlin Voice Of Europe Has Deep Balkan Ties RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- Dragan Stanojevic has never hidden his pro-Russian ties, support, or actions.
• 'Shame and disgrace': Russia rebukes Japan PM's US Congress speech Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Russia has censured the Japanese prime minister for the "shame and disgrace" laid in his indignant speech at the US Congress.
• US Ban on Russian Metals Trade Unjustified, Politicized Step - Ambassador Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- The US ban on trade in Russian aluminum, copper and nickel is another unjustified and politicized step, Russian Ambassador to Washington Anatoly Antonov said.
• Water Levels Rise Again To Record Levels In Southern Russia, Kazakhstan RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- The water level in the city of Orenburg continued to rise on April 13 as a deluge from heavy rains and snowmelt accelerated by unseasonably warm temperatures forced mass evacuations in southern Russia and in neighboring Kazakhstan.
• Bosnian Tycoon With Ties To Dodik Posthumously Removed From U.S. Sanctions List RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- The late Bosnian tycoon Slobodan Stankovic and his engineering company have been removed from the U.S. blacklist of sanctioned individuals.
• China refutes negative actions, statements by US, Japan, Philippines Global Times 13 Apr 2024 -- China's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Ministry of National Defense on Friday refuted the negative statements at the US-Japan-Philippines summit and wrongful remarks made by relevant parties.
• China lodges solemn representations to Japan, Philippines over negative moves in Washington People's Daily 13 Apr 2024 -- China has lodged solemn representations to Japan on Friday over its negative moves in Washington, according to the Chinese Foreign Ministry.
• A response to Yellen's accusations of overcapacity, flood of China cheap goods: Market economy rules should not be selectively applied Global Times 13 Apr 2024 -- In an interview with US news outlet MSNBC on March 27, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen claimed that China's production overcapacity in the sectors of solar cells, electric vehicles (EV), and lithium batteries hurts US businesses and jobs due to artificially cheap prices of Chinese products with which US companies cannot compete. She also said she plans to press China during her trip in April.
• China to promote closer strategic partnership with Suriname: Xi Global Times 13 Apr 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping met with the visiting President of the Republic of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi in Beijing on Friday and expressed willingness to work with Suriname to further strengthen economic and trade cooperation and promote the building of a closer strategic partnership between the two countries for the greater benefit of both peoples.
• Xi holds talks with Surinamese president People's Daily 13 Apr 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with President of the Republic of Suriname Chandrikapersad Santokhi in Beijing on Friday.
• China's Q1 foreign trade surge signals economic upturn People's Daily 13 Apr 2024 -- China's total import and export of goods expanded 5 percent year on year in yuan terms in the first quarter (Q1) of 2024, setting new records in both scale and growth rate, official data showed Friday.
• China: Statement by the Spokesperson on one year of detention of Yu Wensheng and Xu Yan European External Action Service (EEAS) 13 Apr 2024 -- Exactly 1 year ago, on 13 April 2023, human rights lawyer Yu Wensheng and his wife, Xu Yan were detained on their way to a meeting at the EU Delegation in Beijing. They have not been released since.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 13, 2024 ROC MND 13 Apr 2024
• 10 PLA aircraft cross Taiwan Strait median line: Defense ministry CNA 13 Apr 2024 -- Ten of the 16 People's Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft identified operating around Taiwan in the 24-hour period starting at 6 a.m. Friday, crossed the the median line of the Taiwan Strait the Ministry of National Defense said Saturday.
• KMT vice chair to visit China again in late April CNA 13 Apr 2024 -- Kuomintang (KMT) Vice Chairman Andrew Hsia (夏立言), who is currently visiting the United States, said Friday he will embark on a trip to China in late April.
• China expert emphasizes need for military exchanges between Taiwan, U.S. CNA 13 Apr 2024 -- China expert Miles Yu (余茂春) said at a forum in Taipei on Saturday that Taiwan's military and its American counterpart could share best practices in combating China's cognitive warfare and other areas as part of their military cooperation.
• U.S. could cut ties with China if Beijing attacks Taiwan: Expert CNA 13 Apr 2024 -- If China invades Taiwan, the United States could break off diplomatic ties with Beijing under the Taiwan Relations Act (TRA), an expert said Saturday at a forum in Taipei, citing an often overlooked clause in the act.
• China, North Korea to open 'new chapter' in relations Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Senior officials of China and North Korea have vowed to open a "new chapter" in bilateral relations.
• North Korean Leader Hosts Chinese Parliament Speaker in Pyongyang for Talks - Reports Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong Un welcomed Chinese parliament speaker Zhao Leji to Pyongyang on Saturday as the two countries mark the 75th anniversary of their diplomatic relations, media reported.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Foreign Minister of the Islamic Republic of Iran Hossein Amir-Abdollahian Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Apr 2024
• IRGC seizes Israel-linked ship near Strait of Hormuz IRNA 13 Apr 2024 -- The Special Naval Force of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has seized Israel-linked MCS Aries ship near the Strait of Hormuz.
• IRGC seizes Israel-linked container ship in Strait of Hormuz Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- The special naval forces of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) have seized Israel-linked MSC Aries container ship near the Strait of Hormuz, official news agency IRNA reports.
• Biden's message to Iran: Don't! ISNA 13 Apr 2024 -- Washington is "devoted" to West Jerusalem, President Joe Biden has said.
• Qatar, Kuwait ban any attack from their air bases, airspace on Iran Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- Qatar and Kuwait have banned any use of their airspace and air bases for attacks against Iran amid heightened tensions between Iran and the Israeli regime following an Israeli attack early this month on an Iranian diplomatic mission in Syria.
• Persian Gulf states tell US would not allow bases to be used for anti-Iran strikes Press TV 13 Apr 2024 -- The Persian Gulf countries have warned the United States that they will not allow Washington to use their soil for strikes against Iran in case of a retaliatory attack by the Islamic Republic on the Israeli-occupied territories.
• Russia's Lavrov Condemns Israeli Strike on Iranian Consulate in Talks With Amirabdollahian Sputnik 13 Apr 2024 -- Top Russian diplomat Sergey Lavrov criticized the deadly Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria during a phone call with his Iranian counterpart, Hossein Amirabdollahian, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Saturday.
• Uzbekistan Cracks Down On 'Religious Extremism' In Aftermath Of Moscow Terror Attack RFE/RL 13 Apr 2024 -- Uzbekistan has intensified measures against "religious extremism" and "terrorism" recently, raiding the homes of suspected extremists, warning parents against sending children to Islamic schools abroad, and preventing imams from leaving the country.