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• May 12 CENTCOM Update CENTCOM 12 May 2024 -- At approximately 3:30 a.m.(Sanaa time) on May 12, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one uncrewed aerial system (UAS) launched by Iranian-backed Houthis over the Gulf of Aden from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen. There were no injuries or damages reported by U.S., coalition, or merchant vessels.
• May 11 CENTCOM Update CENTCOM 12 May 2024 -- At approximately 8:45 p.m. (Sanaa time) on May 10, Iranian-backed Houthis launched an uncrewed aerial system (UAS) over the Gulf of Aden from Houthi controlled areas in Yemen. A coalition aircraft successfully engaged the UAS. There were no injuries or damages reported by U.S., coalition, or merchant vessels.
• US Military Shoots Down 3 Houthi Drones Over Red Sea Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Houthis have been launching attacks on commercial and military vessels in the region for months, in response to Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip. The attacks prompted the United States to form a multinational coalition to protect shipping in the area, as well as to strike Houthi targets on the ground.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Cole: Well Trained, and Ready for Tasking US Navy 12 May 2024 -- The Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Cole (DDG 67) completed composite training unit exercise (COMPTUEX), May 7. The ship completed much of their integrated naval training with the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) - 24th Marine Expeditionary Unit, who are also underway completing their certification exercise.
• Vice Adm. Doug Perry, commander, U.S. Second Fleet and Joint Force Command Norfolk, embarked the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) US Navy 12 May 2024 -- Vice Adm. Doug Perry, commander, U.S. Second Fleet and Joint Force Command Norfolk, embarked the amphibious assault ship USS Wasp (LHD 1) May 7, 2024.
• Guard Bureau Chief Promotes Partnerships at Defense Services Asia Exhibition Army News 12 May 2024 -- Alliances and partnerships underscored the National Guard Bureau chief's participation in one of Asia's largest defense and homeland security events on May 6.
• Jordan Hosts U.S. forces and partner nations for premiere Exercise Eager Lion 24 CENTCOM 12 May 2024 -- Exercise Eager Lion 24 officially began today with an opening ceremony held at the King Abdullah II Special Operations Training Center (KASOTC), Amman, Jordan. This is the 11th iteration of the exercise, which is held every other year in Jordan and is a testament to 75 years of U.S.-Jordan relations which we commemorate this year. In addition to Jordan and the United States, 32 other partner nations will participate or observe in the exercise, which concludes May 23, 2024.
• CENTCOM Commander Visits the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia CENTCOM 12 May 2024 -- From May 9-10 Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, commander of U.S. Central Command, traveled to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to meet with leaders of the Saudi Royal Armed Forces and senior U.S. diplomats. The visit is part of an ongoing multi-country trip to the CENTCOM area of responsibility.
• Sergei Shoigu appointed Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council President of Russia 12 May 2024 -- Vladimir Putin signed Executive Order On the Secretary of the Security Council of the Russian Federation.
• Nikolai Patrushev relieved of his post as Security Council Secretary President of Russia 12 May 2024 -- The President signed Executive Order On Nikolai Patrushev.
• Putin Fires Longtime Ally Shoigu As Defense Minister, Names Little-Known Successor RFE/RL 12 May 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin, whose military has been criticized at home for a perceived lack of progress and heavy losses during its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, announced that he was replacing longtime ally Sergei Shoigu as defense minister.
• Putin Proposes Candidates for Key Defense, Security Positions in New Gov't Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin has proposed candidates for the new cabinet's ministers of defense and foreign affairs as well as chiefs of top security agencies, Russia's Federation Council said on Sunday.
• Why One of Russia's Top Economists is Being Appointed as Minister of Defense Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Notable Russian economist and Deputy Prime Minister Andrei Belousov has been nominated as minister of defense by Russian President Vladimir Putin on May 12.
• Who is Andrei Belousov, Putin's Candidate for Russia's Minister of Defense Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Commenting on President Putin's suggestion to nominate the economist Andrei Belousov as minister of defense, presidential spokesperson Dmitry Peskov emphasized the need to integrate the overall economy of the security sector, particularly the Ministry of Defense, into the national economy.
• First F-16 Fighters May Arrive in Ukraine Within Weeks - Reports Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- The first F-16 fighter jets are expected to be supplied to Ukraine in just a few weeks, UK newspaper The Standard reported, citing a high-ranking military source.
• McMaster: 'It's past time to provide Ukraine what they need' VOA 12 May 2024 -- The Russian army is attacking Ukrainian positions in the Donetsk region, near Chasiv Yar. British intelligence says Russia is sustaining heavy losses and according to the Ukrainian military has mobilized 20,000 soldiers around the small town just west of Bakhmut. In recent months, Russia has claimed limited gains along the 1,200-kilometer front line in the face of fierce Ukrainian resistance.
• US nears decision point on security deal with Saudis VOA 12 May 2024 -- The Biden administration is nearing a decision point on whether go ahead with a bilateral arms and security agreement with Saudi Arabia or hold off in hopes of eventually pairing it with a long-sought trilateral deal to normalize Saudi-Israeli relations.
• VISIT TO CAM RANH BAY, VIETNAM BY INDIAN NAVAL SHIP KILTAN India PIB 12 May 2024 -- INS Kiltan arrived at Cam Ranh Bay, Vietnam on 12 May 24 and received a warm welcome by Vietnam People's Navy and Indian Embassy
• VISIT OF INDIAN NAVAL SHIPS TO KOTA KINABALU, MALAYSIA India PIB 12 May 2024 -- Two Indian Naval ships Delhi and Shakti under the command of R Adm Rajesh Dhankhar, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet arrived at Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia as part of the Indian Navy's Operational Deployment
• Director General Defence Intelligence Agency Lt Gen DS Rana embarks on an official visit to Tanzania India PIB 12 May 2024 -- Director General Defence Intelligence Agency (DG DIA) Lieutenant General DS Rana has proceeded on an official visit to the United Republic of Tanzania
• New bomb disposal robots for the British Army UK MOD 12 May 2024 -- New high-tech bomb disposal robots will provide greater protection for soldiers and the public in a new deal for the British Army announced today (10 May).
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Kristen Welker of NBC's Meet the Press US Dept. of State 12 May 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken With Margaret Brennan of CBS's Face the Nation US Dept. of State 12 May 2024

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• Israel Creates New Hospital in Central Part of Gaza Strip - IDF Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Israel has established a new field hospital near the village of Deir al-Balah in the central part of the Gaza Strip to provide humanitarian assistance to residents of the enclave, including those forced to leave the city of Rafah, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said.
• IDF Says Eliminated Dozens of 'Terrorists' in Eastern Rafah Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- The Israeli military said that it had eliminated dozens of "terrorists" during an operation in eastern Rafah, located on the border between the Gaza Strip and Egypt, and about 30 more "terrorists" in the Zeitoun area in the central part of the enclave, Israel Defense Forces spokesman Daniel Hagari said.
• PM Netanyahu's Address at the Opening Ceremony of Remembrance Day for Israel's Fallen Soldiers at Yad Lebanim in Jerusalem Israel - Prime Minister 12 May 2024
• High-ranking Israeli 'security' official steps down amid Gaza onslaught Press TV 12 May 2024 -- An official in charge of military policy and strategic planning at the so-called Israeli National Security Council has stepped down, amid a recent wave of resignations by the regime's high-ranking officers which has fueled speculations about the potential for a domino effect within various institutions.
• Israel advances deeper on Rafah; US says there's no plan to protect civilians VOA 12 May 2024 -- Israeli forces advanced deeper on Gaza's southern city of Rafah on Sunday even as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Israel has not given the United States a credible plan to protect the more than one million Palestinian civilians sheltering there or a plan for what happens when the seven-month war eventually ends.
• May 11: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 12 May 2024
• Israel launches ground offensive into Gaza's Jabalia refugee camp Press TV 12 May 2024 -- Israeli military tanks have started to go deeper into the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza as part of a ground offensive months after claiming Hamas had been "dismantled" in the area.
• Hamas's return to Jabalia and Al Zaitoun means Israeli regime's defeat: Israeli media IRNA 12 May 2024 -- The Zionist regime's media admitted that the return of the Palestinian resistance fighters to the Jabalia camp in the north of the Gaza Strip and Al Zaitoun in the southeastern Gaza means the defeat of the Israeli army.
• British-Zionist captive not survived due to IOF Strikes ISNA 12 May 2024 -- Martyr Izz Al-Din Al-Qassam Brigades announced the death of the Zionist hostage Nadav Bublabil, a 51-year-old holding British citizenship, due to injuries sustained when IOF aircraft targeted his detention site over a month ago, along with the Zionist hostage "Judith Feinstein."
• '500 medical personnel killed since Israeli onslaught on Gaza started' Press TV 12 May 2024 -- The Palestinian Health Ministry in the Gaza Strip says the ongoing Israeli onslaught has claimed the lives of hundreds of doctors and medical staff across the besieged territory.
• Gaza death toll surpasses 35,000: Health Ministry Press TV 12 May 2024 -- The Gaza Health Ministry has announced that more than 35,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israeli war on the besieged territory.
• Gaza: We must prevent a large-scale offensive in Rafah, UN pleads UN News 12 May 2024 -- The Secretary-General and the UN human rights chief said again on Sunday that a large-scale Israeli offensive in Rafah must be prevented at all costs, warning of catastrophic consequences in the densely populated southern area in Gaza.
• With untold lost lives & people on the brink of famine, Gaza is enduring unprecedented suffering UNRWA 12 May 2024
• UNRWA warns against food shortage in southern Gaza IRNA 12 May 2024 -- The United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in a message warned that if humanitarian aid does not enter Gaza, there will be no food left for distribution as of Sunday.
• UN rights chief warns against full-scale Israeli offensive on Rafah Press TV 12 May 2024 -- The United Nation's High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk has expressed alarm about the "catastrophic" impact of a full-scale Israeli offensive in the southern Gaza city of Rafah.
• UN chief renews call for ceasefire in Israel's genocidal Gaza war Press TV 12 May 2024 -- UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has reiterated his call for an immediate truce in the Gaza Strip, where Israel has been waging a genocidal war against Palestinians.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with Israeli Minister Gallant US Dept. of State 12 May 2024
• Readout of National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's Call with Israeli National Security Advisor Tzachi Hanegbi The White House 12 May 2024
• US Offers Israel Secret Data to Evade IDF's Operation in Rafah - Report Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- The administration of US President Joe Biden is offering Israel secret intelligence that will help locate Hamas leaders and find its underground infrastructure in the Gaza Strip, in exchange for Israel refusing a full-scale military operation in Rafah, The Washington Post reported, citing sources.
• US might fail to stop Israel from attacking Rafah; 'Biden's influence over Netanyahu limited' Global Times 12 May 2024 -- Although the US is recently increasing criticism over Israel and warns that Washington will stop weapon supply if the Israeli military forces launch full attack against Rafah, Israeli Prime Minister has defied the warning from US President Joe Biden by reaffirming his determination to maintain the war in Gaza.
• US admits Israeli assault on Rafah wouldn't eliminate Hamas Press TV 12 May 2024 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that an all-out Israeli incursion of Rafah would provoke "anarchy" if it fails to eliminate the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas in the southern Gaza city.
• US May Halt High-Precision Munition Supplies to Israel Amid Rafah Operation Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- The Israel Defense Force (IDF) launched what it called a counterterrorist operation in Rafah to eliminate Hamas in Gaza, later expanding the operation as reported by Israeli media on Friday.
• UNGA vote shows Israel, US more isolated: Kanaani ISNA 12 May 2024 -- The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry, Nasser Kanaani, said that the overwhelming majority vote for Palestine's full membership at the United Nations reflects the isolation of the Israeli occupation and the United States in the international community.
• Iran: West Asia peace, security hinge on disarmament of Israel, end of Palestine's occupation Press TV 12 May 2024 -- Iran says the establishment of full and genuine peace, stability and security in the West Asia region hinges on the disarmament of Israel and an end to its occupation of Palestine.
• ICC considers issuing arrest warrants for Israeli officials IRNA 12 May 2024 -- The International Criminal Court (ICC) is considering the issuance of arrest warrants for Zionist officials such as prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, war minister Yoav Gallant, and chief of staff Herzi Halevi.
• 'Intolerable': EU top diplomat slams Israel's forced evacuation of Rafah Press TV 12 May 2024 -- The European Union's foreign policy chief has denounced as "intolerable" the Israeli regime's move to forcibly evacuate Palestinians from the southern Gaza Strip city of Rafah as the occupying entity prepares for a large-scale ground invasion of the densely populated area.
• Borrell Urges Israel to Ensure Safety of Civilians in Rafah Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Israel should ensure the safety of civilians in the southern Gazan city of Rafah in accordance with international law, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Sunday.
• Colombia's President says Netanyahu will go down in history as 'genocidaire' Press TV 12 May 2024 -- Colombian President Gustavo Petro has said that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will "go down in history" as a "genocide perpetrator."
• World must do more to end persecution of Palestinians: South Africa president Press TV 12 May 2024 -- South Africa has sounded the alarm on Israel's treatment of Palestinians and called for urgent action to put an end to the suffering of the nation including women and children.
• Egypt says it will join South Africa's genocide case against Israel at ICJ IRNA 12 May 2024 -- Egypt says it will formally join the case filed by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which accuses Israel of violating its obligations under the Genocide Convention in its war on the Gaza Strip.
• Egypt to join South Africa's genocide case against Israel Press TV 12 May 2024 -- The Egyptian foreign ministry says the Arab country is intending to join a legal bid launched last year by South Africa against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) which accuses the regime of committing genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza.
• Lebanese MP: Israel's war will only result in greater strength of Hamas Press TV 12 May 2024 -- A senior Lebanese lawmaker has highlighted the Israeli regime's failure to attain any military achievement after more than seven months of brutal strikes against the Gaza Strip, stressing that the ongoing onslaught will only strengthen the Hamas resistance movement.
• "Türkiye is the top provider of humanitarian aid to Gaza" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 12 May 2024 -- Addressing the World Islamic Scholars Consultation Summit, President Erdoğan said: "We have been exerting intensive efforts to stop the bloodshed in Gaza and prevent Israel's attacks. Türkiye is the top provider of humanitarian aid to Gaza, dispatching nearly 54 thousand tons of aid."
• No: 82, 12 May 2024, Regarding the Social Media Message Posted by the Israeli Foreign Minister Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 May 2024
• UK says 'not wise' to ban arms sales to Israel as invasion of Rafah looms Press TV 12 May 2024 -- British Foreign Secretary David Cameron has voiced opposition to suspending arms sales to Israel, saying it is "not a wise path" for the UK government even as the regime is planning a large-scale assault on the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip.
• Press Statement by Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 12 May 2024 -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) released the following press statement on May 12:
• Zionist military hysterically bombing Jabalia: Gaza official IRNA 12 May 2024 -- Mahmoud Bassal, a spokesman for Gaza's civil defense force informed about intensified Israeli bombing of the Jabalia refugee camp, located in the northern part of the besieged Strip.
• Palestinian Resistance continues confronting Israeli war crimes in Gaza ISNA 12 May 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance fighters continued on Sunday heroically confronting the Zionist aggression against Gaza ongoing for more than seven months, inflicting more losses upon the occupation troops.
• Al-Qassam conducts attacks on Zionist forces, military positions in Jabalia IRNA 12 May 2024 -- The military wing of Palestine's Hamas Resistance Movement has conducted combined attacks against Israeli forces and military targets in Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip.
• Hamas condemns Biden's remarks on Israeli captives as 'setback' to ceasefire talks Press TV 12 May 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, has condemned US President Joe Biden's recent remarks on the Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip as a setback to the ongoing negotiations on a ceasefire deal for the besieged territory.
• Islamic Jihad chief: Resistance best option to pull plug on Zionist occupation Press TV 12 May 2024 -- The secretary general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement has described resistance as the best option to terminate the Israeli regime's decades-long occupation, stressing that the struggle will continue until final victory is achieved.
• Hezbollah uses new heavy missile against Israeli military targets IRNA 12 May 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, says it has used a new heavy missile against Israeli military positions for the first time since early October when the movement launched attacks on Israeli-occupied territories in support of Palestinians in Gaza.
• Israeli regime admits Hezbollah's high missile capabilities IRNA 12 May 2024 -- The head of the Zionist regime's National Security Council has acknowledged Hezbollah's high missile capabilities and its power to target the entire occupied territories.
• Hezbollah launches artillery, drone strikes against Israeli positions Press TV 12 May 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have launched several artillery and drone strikes against Israeli military positions north of the occupied territories in retaliation for its ongoing onslaught against the Gaza Strip.

Other Conflicts

• Philippines provokes China with monitoring ships deployment near Xianbin Jiao Global Times 12 May 2024 -- Amid rising tensions in the South China Sea, the Philippines' coast guard has taken a further provocative step, deploying a ship to monitor what it deems are China's "illegal activities" in waters adjacent to China's Xianbin Jiao, also known as Xianbin Reef. The Philippines also made groundless accusations on Saturday of China's construction of an "artificial island."
• Venezuela's Military Installs Temporary Bridge to Access Disputed Essequibo Region Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Venezuela's armed forces have built a temporary bridge over the Cuyuni River, which marks a border between the Venezuelan territory and the disputed region of Essequibo, Domingo Hernandez Larez, the strategic operational commander of the National Bolivarian Armed Forces of Venezuela, said on Sunday.

News Reports

• Xi's Europe visit 'increases mutual trust, charts a course for future development' Global Times 12 May 2024 -- In summarizing the visit of Chinese President Xi Jinping to three European countries, the Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Saturday that the visit, taking place in Europe with a global vision, successfully strengthened China-France relations, further solidified China-Serbia relations, enhanced China-Hungary relations, and injected momentum to China-EU cooperation.
• A decade of uncertainty: the fate of detained Uyghur refugees in Thailand VOA 12 May 2024 -- Dozens of Uyghurs who fled China a decade ago and have been indefinitely detained in Thailand are getting conflicting explanations from the U.N. refugee agency and Thai authorities on why their cases are still in limbo.
• KMT urges Lai to use inaugural speech to lower tensions with China CNA 12 May 2024 -- President-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德) should use his May 20 inaugural address to extend an olive branch to Beijing and ease the "hostile spiral" in cross-Taiwan Strait relations, a senior Kuomintang (KMT) lawmaker said Sunday.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan May 12, 2024 ROC MND 12 May 2024
• North Korea appoints new ambassador to UN office in Geneva Radio Free Asia 12 May 2024 -- North Korea has appointed a new ambassador to its mission at the United Nations office in Geneva, the U.N. said on a website.
• Amirabdollahian: Continuation of regional dialogues needed more than ever IRNA 12 May 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said that today more than in the past, "we need to continue the dialogue in order to reach regional agreements and cooperation in order to increase interactions between each other" and, of course, recognize the challenges.
• Iran plans to build new nuclear reactor in Shiraz: Eslami IRNA 12 May 2024 -- The head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI), Mohammad Eslami, has announced a plan for construction of a new nuclear reactor in the southwestern city of Shiraz.
• UK Minister of State for the Indo-Pacific completes first UK official visit to Maldives in two years UK FCDO 12 May 2024 -- Minister for the Indo-Pacific, Anne-Marie Trevelyan, visited Maldives to build closer links on maritime security, climate, and trade.
• Erdogan Confirms His Intention to Improve Relations With Greece Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he intends to strengthen relations with Greece and raise the level of bilateral relations to a historically unprecedented level.
• Modi's anti-Muslim 'Vote Jihad' rhetoric faces severe criticism VOA 12 May 2024 -- Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been accused of amplifying divisive rhetoric during the country's election campaign by calling Muslim votes "Vote Jihad" to encourage Hindus to vote for his Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, which is seeking a historic third term.
• Indian Kashmir voters prepare for historic election amid political shifts VOA 12 May 2024 -- Voters in Indian Kashmir are going to the polls from May 13 through May 25 to select their representatives in the Indian parliament. Local media reports claim that more than 1.7 million voters will determine the outcome for 24 candidates competing for the Srinagar constituency.
• Georgia Vows To Arrest Protesters Who Seek To Block Parliament In Overnight Action RFE/RL 12 May 2024 -- As Georgian protesters - who numbered in the tens of thousands on May 11 - prepared for another mass rally in central Tbilisi, government officials vowed to arrest demonstrators who attempt to block the parliament building ahead of discussions on the controversial "foreign agent" bill that has been condemned by the United States, the EU, and others.
• North Macedonia: Statement by the spokesperson on the use of the constitutional name by the new President in her address at the swearing-in ceremony European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 May 2024 -- The EU regrets the fact that the new President of North Macedonia, President Siljanovska-Davkova, did not use the constitutional name of the country during the swearing-in ceremony today.
• Armenian Archbishop Tells Rally He Would Be Willing To Become PM Candidate RFE/RL 12 May 2024 -- YEREVAN -- An outspoken archbishop challenging the government of Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian told a rally in Yerevan on May 12 that he would not avoid taking on new responsibilities - including as a candidate for the premier's post - if his movement is able to bring about Pashinian's impeachment in parliament.
• Jailed For Insulting The Uzbek President RFE/RL 12 May 2024 -- Earlier this year, Sitora Bozorova, a 24-year-old woman, was sentenced to five years in prison over social media posts that called for the "dynasty" of President Shavkat Mirziyoev to "burn."
• Lithuania Holds Presidential Election, Dual Citizenship Referendum on Sunday Sputnik 12 May 2024 -- Lithuanians will go to the polls on Sunday to elect a new president and decide on whether to amend their constitution to allow dual citizenship.
• UN teams dispatch aid as deadly flash floods hit northern Afghanistan UN News 12 May 2024 -- UN humanitarian teams scrambled to get lifesaving aid to communities devastated by deadly flash floods in northeastern Afghanistan over the weekend.
• Afghanistan flood death toll rises to 315, officials say VOA 12 May 2024 -- Afghan officials said Sunday that the death toll from Friday's flash floods in the northern Baghlan province had risen to at least 315, with more than 1,600 people injured.