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• April 28 USCENTCOM, Royal Jordanian Air Force Conduct Humanitarian Airdrops into Gaza CENTCOM 28 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Central Command and the Royal Jordanian Air Force conducted a combined humanitarian assistance airdrop into Northern Gaza on April 28, 2024, at 1:15 p.m. (Gaza time) to provide essential relief to civilians in Gaza affected by the ongoing conflict.
• April 28 Red Sea Update CENTCOM 28 Apr 2024 -- Between 1:48 and 2:27 a.m. (Sanaa time), April 28, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) successfully engaged five airborne unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) over the Red Sea.
• UK maritime agency reports incident in Yemen's eastern waters IRNA 28 Apr 2024 -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) reported an incident on Saturday night in Yemen's eastern waters.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan concludes his official visit to France India PIB 28 Apr 2024 -- Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan concluded a comprehensive visit to France, which has reaffirmed the continued long-standing strategic partnership between India and France, and further reinforcing the bilateral Defence Cooperation between the two nations
• IRGC developing new kamikaze drone armed with smart munitions Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is developing a new indigenous kamikaze drone armed with smart munitions, which is expected to significantly increase the combat capabilities of its forces.
• IRGC developing new kamikaze drone IRNA 28 Apr 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) is reportedly developing a new home-made suicide drone armed with smart loitering munitions.
• Iran Teases New Drone Visually Similar to Russia's Lancet Sputnik 28 Apr 2024 -- Kicking off its foray into drone design and manufacturing in the 1980s during the Iran-Iraq War, Iran has gone on to create more than 50 different kinds of unmanned aerial vehicles, from reconnaissance and strike drones to loitering munitions.
• UK Planning to Adopt Hypersonic Missiles by 2030 - Reports Sputnik 28 Apr 2024 -- The UK Defense Ministry has insisted that hypersonic missiles capable of reaching speeds exceeding Mach 5 be designed and assembled entirely in the United Kingdom by 2030 to catch up with Russia and China, The Telegraph newspaper reported, citing sources.
• Twenty Years on, Security Council Must Implement Resolution 1540, Secretary-General Urges, as Threat of Non-State Actors' Using Mass Destruction Weapons Looms Large UN Security Council 28 Apr 2024

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• Netanyahu cabinet's avarice hinders prisoner swap: Opposition leader IRNA 28 Apr 2024 -- Leader of the Israeli opposition Yair Lapid has said that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu has the majority support in the Knesset to pursue a prisoner swap deal with Palestinians, but his cabinet members' avarice hampers such an agreement.
• Israel agitated ICC could issue arrest warrant for Netanyahu over Gaza genocide Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- The far-right Israeli cabinet is in a state of agitation over the possibility of the International Criminal Court (ICC) issuing an arrest warrant for prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the regime's senior officials in the wake of their months-long genocidal war against Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
• Israel Reportedly Concerned Biden May Throw Netanyahu 'Under the Bus' at ICC Sputnik 28 Apr 2024 -- Most of America's overseas allies are signatories to the International Criminal Court's Rome Statute. The US itself quit the Court in 2002 before launching its war of aggression in Iraq. Israel is not a party to the ICC, but is concerned about the "dangerous precedent" that could be set by threats to drag its leaders before the Court.
• April 27: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 28 Apr 2024
• New Israeli Hostage Deal Proposal Involves Restoring 'Sustainable Calm' in Gaza - Reports Sputnik 28 Apr 2024 -- Israel's new proposal for a hostage deal with Palestinian movement Hamas involves the "restoration of sustainable calm" in the Gaza Strip after the first stage of hostage release, the Axios news portal reported, citing two Israeli officials.
• At least 17,000 children left unaccompanied in Gaza amid Israel's war: UNRWA Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- The UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has raised the alarm over the deteriorating situation for the Palestinian children in the Gaza Strip, as Israel continues its brutal war against the besieged territory.
• Blinken heads to Middle East for talks on Gaza, regional security VOA 28 Apr 2024 -- U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken is headed to Riyadh for regional talks Monday and Tuesday on humanitarian assistance in Gaza, a post-war roadmap for the Palestinian territories, and stability and security in the Middle East.
• Biden, Netanyahu discuss Israel-Hamas war, no sign of cease-fire VOA 28 Apr 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone Sunday about the nearly seven-month war between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza, but the White House gave no immediate signal that a cease-fire is in the offing.
• US internal memo hints Israel in violation of international law Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Senior US officials have expressed doubts to Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding Israel's claims of adhering to international humanitarian law using US-supplied weapons, according to a revealed memo.
• Readout of President Joe Biden's Call with Prime Minister Netanyahu of Israel The White House 28 Apr 2024
• UK May Deploy Troops in Gaza to Deliver Humanitarian Aid - Reports Sputnik 28 Apr 2024 -- The United Kingdom may send its military to the Gaza Strip to deliver humanitarian aid, Sky News reported, citing government sources.
• 6 Arab countries hold consultative meeting on Gaza IRNA 28 Apr 2024 -- Officials from five Arab countries plus the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) have held a consultative meeting in Riyadh regarding the developments in Gaza, with the participants demanding an immediate end to the Israeli war on the besieged strip.
• Arab-Islamic Extraordinary Summit calls for sanctions against Israel Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Senior officials from Arab and Muslim countries attending a high-profile summit in Saudi Arabia have called for effective sanctions against the Israeli regime for the war crimes it has committed in Palestine.
• Host Saudi raises concerns over economic impact of Gaza war at global summit Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Saudi Arabia has expressed concerns about the impact of the Israeli regime's genocidal war on Gaza on global economic sentiments, calling for efforts to safeguard regional stability during a Saudi-hosted economic summit attended by Gaza mediators.
• Israeli settlers break into al-Aqsa Mosque to celebrate Jewish holiday Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Thousands of Israeli settlers have stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Old City of al-Quds to mark a Jewish holiday, in yet another provocative move against Palestinian worshipers.
• Abbas warns about consequences of possible Israeli attack on Rafah IRNA 28 Apr 2024 -- Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas has warned about the consequences of possible Israeli attacks on Rafah, saying "If Israel invades the city of Rafah, the biggest catastrophe in the history of the Palestinian people will occur".
• Palestinian resistance leaders, officials discuss Gaza IRNA 28 Apr 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, informed on Saturday about a meeting between the leaders of three resistance factions to evaluate the situation in the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing deadly Israeli assault there.
• Palestinians warn UK troops deployed in Gaza would be 'legitimate targets' Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Palestinians have warned Britain and other US-led Western countries against deploying forces on the ground in the besieged Gaza Strip under the guise of supporting aid deliveries.
• US to be held responsible if Israel invades Rafah: Palestinian Authority Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas says an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah would be "the biggest catastrophe" in the Palestinian people's history, urging the United States to stop the occupying regime from attacking Gaza's southernmost city.
• Palestinian groups laud resistance fighters' 'heroic' battle against Israel Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Palestinian factions have praised resistance fighters for their "heroic" battle against the Israeli aggression, saying they framed a new model of resilience against the enemy.
• 'Hamas serious about reaching agreement, will not yield to US pressure' Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- A senior official of the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas says the movement is serious about reaching an agreement on ceasefire in Gaza, but will not give in to any American pressure.
• Haniyeh: Justice demands arrest of Netanyahu, his terrorist cabinet Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- The political bureau chief of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has strongly condemned Israel's heinous crimes in Gaza, calling for the regime's prime minister and his terrorist cabinet to be brought to justice.
• Hamas delegation to visit Cairo for cease-fire talks, yet 'prospects slim' Global Times 28 Apr 2024 -- Hopes remain slim of a Gaza cease-fire as a Hamas delegation is expected to visit Cairo, Egypt on Monday for talks, after the group said it is studying a reply from Israel over a cease-fire proposal. Analysts said that while both Israel and Hamas could benefit from a temporary cease-fire, it still lacks factors to be positive. Under the growing international and domestic protests, the moral pressure and diplomatic isolation of Israel and the US may deepen.
• Hezbollah strikes settlements in northern Israeli-occupied territories IRNA 28 Apr 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has conducted fresh rocket attacks on northern Israeli-occupied territories.
• No ceasefire in Lebanon without one in Gaza: Hezbollah deputy chief ISNA 28 Apr 2024 -- The Deputy Secretary-General of Hezbollah stresses that Lebanon would not serve the Israeli occupation by agreeing to a ceasefire in southern Lebanon without a ceasefire in Gaza.
• Dozens of Hezbollah rockets hit Meron Air Base in northern occupied lands Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have conducted multiple operations against Israeli military sites, firing dozens of rockets from southern Lebanon toward border areas on the northern side of the 1948 occupied territories.
• Over 10 People Injured in Israeli Airstrike in Southern Lebanon - Source Sputnik 28 Apr 2024 -- Twelve people were injured as a result of an Israeli airstrike on the town of Sarbin in southern Lebanon, a local military source told Sputnik.
• Islamic Jihad still has a robust missile arsenal: Israeli media IRNA 28 Apr 2024 -- Israeli media have acknowledged that the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement has a robust missile arsenal despite the Israeli army's claim that its missile launch sites have been destroyed in airstrikes.

Other Conflicts

• US-led quadrilateral defense talks deemed to target SCS, exacerbating regional risks Global Times 28 Apr 2024 -- As the defense chiefs of the US, Australia, Japan and the Philippines are set to meet again in early May in a meeting that is believed to focus on South China Sea issues, Chinese analysts warned on Sunday the quadrilateral clique is unsustainable and bound to show cracks and divisions as their moves will ultimately lead to a deterioration of the Philippines' strategic security environment.
• China lodges solemn representations over Japan's provocative 'inspection' near Diaoyu Dao Global Times 28 Apr 2024 -- China lodged solemn representations to Japan on Sunday after five Japanese lawmakers reportedly trespassed into waters near the Diaoyu Dao for a maritime "inspection." Experts noted that Japan's action is a deliberate provocation against China, aimed at heightening tensions in East Asia and jeopardizing regional peace and stability.
• Syrian Troops Strike at Militant Hardware Outside Aleppo, Idlib, Latakia Sputnik 28 Apr 2024 -- Syrian forces destroyed armored vehicles and transport belonging to Islamist extremists in the Aleppo, Idlib and Latakia countryside in northwestern Syria, the Defense Ministry said on Sunday.
• Sudan demands emergency UN Security Council meeting on UAE 'aggression' Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- The government of Sudan's de facto leader Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan has requested an emergency United Nations Security Council meeting to address what was described as the United Arab Emirates' (UAE)'s "aggression against the Sudanese people."
• Humanitarian partners in South Sudan call on the Government to urgently remove new charges impacting the delivery of humanitarian assistance UNOCHA 28 Apr 2024 -- Humanitarian partners in South Sudan call for the urgent removal of recently imposed taxes and charges. More than 60,000 people have already been affected after the United Nations was forced to pause life-saving airdrops of food assistance as fuel runs low.
• Armenian Protests Continue Against Plans To Cede Territory To Rival Azerbaijan RFE/RL 28 Apr 2024 -- Armenians have blocked the Yerevan-Gyumri highway as protests continue against the government's plans to hand over several border areas to rival Azerbaijan as part of a peace deal.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Azerbaijani President Aliyev US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Armenian Prime Minister Pashinyan US Dept. of State 28 Apr 2024

News Reports

• Moscow Rules Out Possibility of Exchanging New Regions for Assets Frozen by West Sputnik 28 Apr 2024 -- Russia rejects the possibility of exchanging its new regions for assets frozen by the West, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.
• Tajikistan Advises Citizens To Avoid Traveling To Russia RFE/RL 28 Apr 2024 -- Tajikistan has advised its citizens to refrain from traveling to Russia amid increased pressures faced by Central Asians there following the deadly Crocus City Hall attack near Moscow last month.
• 2 More Russian Journalists Arrested As Crackdown On Independent Media Heightens RFE/RL 28 Apr 2024 -- The crackdown on independent media in Russian mounted over the weekend, with two journalists having alleged ties to the late Aleksei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation and Western news outlets being arrested and charged with "extremism."
• China reiterates willingness to strengthen high-level exchanges with France Global Times 28 Apr 2024 -- China stands ready to strengthen high-level exchanges with France, give play to the leading role of head-of-state diplomacy, and add new connotations to the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, said China's top diplomat Wang Yi on Saturday, amid rising high-level contacts between China and France in the past few months.
• In reversal, China now wants to preserve Kashgar's Old City Radio Free Asia 28 Apr 2024 -- In an about-face, Xinjiang's highest legislative body has issued a new regulation to protect Kashgar's Old City — the heart of Uyghur culture — which they previously ordered to be destroyed and reconstructed, leaving only a small area as a tourist attraction.
• China's Shenzhou-17 astronauts complete handover, returning to Earth on April 30 People's Daily 28 Apr 2024 -- China's Shenzhou-17 crew held a handover ceremony with the Shenzhou-18 crew and transferred the keys of the country's space station to the latter on Sunday.
• China prepares to launch Chang'e-6 lunar probe People's Daily 28 Apr 2024 -- The Chang'e-6 lunar probe is scheduled for launch at an appropriate time at the beginning of May, according to the China National Space Administration (CNSA).
• Chinese military aircraft detected 68.5 km from Keelung: MND CNA 28 Apr 2024 -- Twelve Chinese military aircraft were detected crossing the median line of the Taiwan Strait from 6 a.m. Saturday to 6 a.m. Sunday, including an unspecified number that flew as close as 37 nautical miles (68.5 kilometers) from Keelung, according to Taiwan's defense ministry.
• Top political advisor meets visiting KMT delegation People's Daily 28 Apr 2024 -- Wang Huning, chairman of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference National Committee, on Saturday met with a visiting Chinese Kuomintang (KMT) party delegation led by Fu Kun-chi.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan Apr. 28, 2024 ROC MND 28 Apr 2024
• Iran plans to launch 5-7 satellites in current Iranian year: Official IRNA 28 Apr 2024 -- Head of Iran Space Agency announced plans to launch five to seven satellites in the current Iranian calendar year ending on March 20, 2025.
• Israeli plane arrives in Riyadh in possible prelude to normalization talks: Report IRNA 28 Apr 2024 -- An Israeli plane, having Mossad's officials on board, has landed in Riyadh, a move likely in line with the normalization of ties between Saudi Arabia and the Zionist regime.
• Myanmar's economy is still in free fall Radio Free Asia 28 Apr 2024 -- While the Myanmar military regime's battlefield losses throughout the country are grabbing headlines, the country's dire economic crisis is further undercutting the junta's capacity to wage war.
• Senior Judge Kidnapped By Armed Men In Northwestern Pakistan RFE/RL 28 Apr 2024 -- A senior judge serving the South Waziristan district in Pakistan's northwestern Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province has been kidnapped by armed men.
• Hostage video shows Pakistani judge pleading for his release VOA 28 Apr 2024 -- Militants in Pakistan released a video Sunday showing a senior judge pleading for his freedom, a day after he was taken captive in a volatile northwestern district.
• Syrian president, Bahrain foreign minister discuss expansion of bilateral relations Press TV 28 Apr 2024 -- Syrian President Bashar al-Assad has met with Bahrain's foreign minister in the capital Damascus and discussed bilateral relations between the two countries in various fields.
• Georgians Again Protest Against 'Russian-Style Foreign Agents Law' RFE/RL 28 Apr 2024 -- Thousands of people took to the streets of the Georgian capital again to protest plans by the ruling party to introduce a law that domestic critics and Western countries have said will be used to crack down on independent voices in the South Caucasus nation.
• Burkina Faso suspends more foreign media over HRW report VOA 28 Apr 2024 -- Burkina Faso on Sunday suspended several more international news organizations, some of them for an indefinite period, over their coverage of a report accusing the army of extrajudicial killings, its communications regulator said.