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• July 14 Central Command Update CENTCOM 14 Jul 2024 -- In the past 24 hours, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed two Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicles (UAV) over the Red Sea and one uncrewed surface vessel (USV) in the Red Sea.
• Yemeni army hits Israeli ship, regime's military targets in support of Palestine Press TV 14 Jul 2024 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces have carried out new anti-Israel operations, hitting an Israeli ship in nearby waters and the regime's military targets in the occupied territories.
• US, UK fighter jets attack Yemen IRNA 14 Jul 2024 -- Media sources reported the aggressive attacks of the US and UK fighter jets on Yemen's al-Hojjah and al-Hodayda provinces in northwest and western Yemen.

Defense Policy / Programs

• SECNAV Del Toro Welcomes IKECSG Home US Navy Press Release 14 Jul 2024 -- Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Naval Station Norfok to welcome the ships and squadrons of Carrier Strike Group TWO home, July 13-14.
• US long-range missile deployment in Germany to spur dangerous arms race: observers Global Times 14 Jul 2024 -- China on Saturday lodged solemn representations with the US after President Joe Biden signed a Xizang-related bill into law on Friday local time, with multiple government authorities in China issuing statements firmly condemning the US.
• 'Stronger Together' Remains Lodestar for NATO, Chairman Says DoD News 14 Jul 2024 -- The North Atlantic Treaty Organization was born in 1949 out of the simplest premise: "We are stronger together," said Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, on Thursday night.
• NATO Summit Results Are 'Threatening' for Russia - Kremlin Sputnik 14 Jul 2024 -- Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov commented on the summit, potential negotiations in Ukraine, and the state of US-Russian relations.
• We Are Working to Increase the Strength and Number of Ukrainian "Patriots" - Address by the President President of Ukraine 14 Jul 2024
• China, Russia hold simultaneous joint naval drill, patrol Global Times 14 Jul 2024 -- The navies of China and Russia are holding a joint exercise in the South China Sea and a joint maritime patrol in the Pacific Ocean in moves experts said on Sunday aim to enhance military cooperation and safeguard peace and stability.
• China-Russia cooperation carries message for NATO IRNA 14 Jul 2024 -- Beijing and Moscow have started a joint sea exercise in southern China amid the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) summit in Washington.

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Release from the Chief of the General Staff LTG Herzi Halevi Israel Defense Forces 14 Jul 2024
• IDF Confirms Elimination of Hamas's Khan Yunis Brigade Commander in Gaza Sputnik 14 Jul 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirmed on Sunday that it had eliminated Rafa'a Salameh, the Commander of Hamas's Khan Younis Brigade in the Gaza Strip in the airstrike the day prior.
• Israeli opposition official calls for immediate prisoner swap deal IRNA 14 Jul 2024 -- The head of the Zionist regime's opposition movement has stressed the need to reach a prisoner swap deal with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas.
• July 13: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 14 Jul 2024
• Mediators announce halting Gaza ceasefire talks IRNA 14 Jul 2024 -- After three days of intense negotiations the Gaza ceasefire talks Gaza ceasefire talks have been halted as they failed to produce a viable outcome, two Egyptian security sources reported, blaming Israel for lacking determination to reach an agreement.
• Gaza death toll climbs to 38,584 IRNA 14 Jul 2024 -- A recent update by the Palestinian Ministry of Health has put the total number of Palestinian deaths in the Gaza war at 38,584.
• Death toll rises to 90 in Israeli massacre in Khan Yunis IRNA 14 Jul 2024 -- The death toll from an Israeli airstrike at a refugee camp in Gaza's southern city of Khan Yunis has risen to 90, Palestinian medics have announced.
• Israeli warplanes kill 15, injure 80 in UNRWA school in Nuseirat refugee camp Press TV 14 Jul 2024 -- Israeli forces have targeted a UN-run school for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) in the Nuseirat refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip, killing more than a dozen and injuring many more.
• Zionist regime targets UNRWA school in Gaza IRNA 14 Jul 2024 -- The Zionist regime has carried out an attack against an UNRWA-run school in central Gaza, killing and wounding tens of Palestinians.
• Over 140 People Killed by Israeli Strikes in Gaza Strip Over Past Day - Health Ministry Sputnik 14 Jul 2024 -- Over 140 people were killed and 400 were injured in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours, the enclave's health ministry said on Sunday.
• Statement by Scott Anderson, Deputy Humanitarian Coordinator and Director of UNRWA Affairs in Gaza (14 Jul 2024) UNOCHA 14 Jul 2024
• Foreign Secretary calls for immediate ceasefire in Gaza on first visit to the Middle East UK FCDO 14 Jul 2024 -- The Foreign Secretary is visiting Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories to progress diplomatic efforts for long-term peace and security in the region.
• Hamas says Netanyahu undermining Gaza ceasefire talks Press TV 14 Jul 2024 -- A senior official from the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister, is undermining ceasefire negotiations.
• Hamas Denies Unilaterally Withdrawing From Gaza Ceasefire Talks - Political Bureau Member Sputnik 14 Jul 2024 -- Palestinian movement Hamas rejects the reports alleging that it had decided to stop ceasefire talks following Israel's deadly attack in the Gaza Strip's Khan Yunis, member of Hamas's political bureau Izzat al-Risheq said on Sunday.
• Hamas says military chief Deif 'fine' after Israeli strike in southern Gaza Press TV 14 Jul 2024 -- A senior official with the Palestinian Hamas resistance group says the group's military commander Mohammed Deif is "fine" despite an apparent Israeli attempt to assassinate him in an attack on the al-Mawasi camp in southern Gaza.
• Mohammed Deif listening, mocking Netanyahu's empty claims: Hamas leader Press TV 14 Jul 2024 -- Hamas rejects claims that the Israeli regime's earlier deadly airstrikes against a refugee camp in the southern Gaza Strip were aimed at assassination of the resistance movement's leaders, saying Tel Aviv uses such claims as a pretext to massacre Palestinian civilians.
• Hezbollah conducts fresh attacks on Zionist positions IRNA 14 Jul 2024 -- The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has announced targeting Israel's Hadab Yarin military base again with missiles and drones.
• Hezbollah conducts 10 retaliatory operations against Israeli military sites Press TV 14 Jul 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has carried out 10 operations against Israeli military positions in retaliation for the regime's attacks on Lebanon and the Gaza Strip.

Other Conflicts

• Israeli warplanes target Syrian capital again IRNA 14 Jul 2024 -- The Zionist army has once again targeted Damascus with missiles, Syrian official news sources reported on Sunday morning.
• Syria conditions restoring ties with Ankara on Turkish troop withdrawal Press TV 14 Jul 2024 -- The Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates has said that the restoration of diplomatic relations with neighboring Turkey after more than a decade of hiatus depends on the Ankara government withdrawing its troops from the Arab nation's territory.
• 16K ex-rebels, backers benefit from gov't reintegration program Philippine News Agency 14 Jul 2024 -- A total of 16,551 former members and supporters of the New People's Army (NPA) who abandoned the terror organization have benefitted this year from the government's comprehensive reintegration program.
• Mogadishu shop hit by deadly car bomb VOA 14 Jul 2024 -- A deadly car bomb targeted a tea and coffee shop in central Mogadishu as patrons watched the Euro 2024 final soccer game between England and Spain.

News Reports

• Remarks by President Biden in Address to the Nation The White House 14 Jul 2024
• Remarks by President Biden The White House 14 Jul 2024
• Biden Orders Review Of Security Measures Amid Search For Trump Shooting Motive RFE/RL 14 Jul 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden has condemned the assassination attempt on election rival Donald Trump and ordered an independent investigation into the shooting that took place the night before at a Trump rally in Pennsylvania, as the search went on for a motive behind the attack.
• Attorney General Merrick B. Garland Addresses Attempted Assassination of Former President Donald J. Trump US Dept. of Justice 14 Jul 2024
• World Leaders Condemn 'Assassination Attempt' On Former U.S. President Trump RFE/RL 14 Jul 2024 -- World leaders rushed to condemn the attack on Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, an incident that roiled the U.S. election campaign and raised fears of further political violence.
• Russia reacts to Trump assassination attempt pushing its own narrative VOA 14 Jul 2024 -- Russia took advantage of the assassination attempt on former U.S. President Donald Trump to attack American liberal values, describing what it called a suicide of democracy, and predicting a civil war and the dissolution of the United States.
• World leaders condemn assassination attempt targeting former US President Trump VOA 14 Jul 2024 -- Presidents, prime ministers and international organizations worldwide condemned the political violence and assassination attempt targeting former U.S. President Donald Trump at a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday.
• Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's answer to a question from the Moscow. Kremlin. Putin programme, July 14, 2024 Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 14 Jul 2024
• Moscow Says US Financed Ukraine's Plot to Assassinate Putin Sputnik 14 Jul 2024 -- Ukraine's plot to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin was financed by the United States, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday.
• Putin's security at 'proper level' amid Ukraine's assassination threats: Kremlin Press TV 14 Jul 2024 -- The Kremlin has reacted to Ukraine's threats to assassinate Russian President Vladimir Putin, saying Moscow is aware of dangers coming from the "Kiev regime," and has ramped up measures to ensure the security of the Russian leader.
• Third plenum to usher China into a new chapter in the march toward Chinese modernization Global Times 14 Jul 2024 -- As the third plenary session of the 20th Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee will be convened on Monday, the world is watching how the pivotal gathering, also known as the third plenum, will identify priorities for comprehensively deepening reform, map out a blueprint for its long-term economic development and open up a new chapter in the country's march toward Chinese modernization.
• China's Communist Party set to open key policy meeting amid economy worries Radio Free Asia 14 Jul 2024 -- Top members of the ruling Communist Party of China will gather Monday to discuss ways to lift the world's second-biggest economy out of its post-COVID slump and reduce dependence on technology from its geopolitical rival, the United States.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 14 Jul 2024
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Inspects Construction Project of Samjiyon City KCNA 14 Jul 2024 -- Kim Jong Un , general secretary of the Workers' Party of Korea and president of the State Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, gave a field guidance to the construction project of Samjiyon City on July 11 and 12.
• Press Statement of Vice Department Director of WPK Central Committee Kim Yo Jong KCNA 14 Jul 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, released the following press statement on Sunday afternoon:
• DPRK condemns U.S.-S.Korea nuclear guidelines People's Daily 14 Jul 2024 -- The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) has condemned the "Guidelines for Nuclear Deterrence and Nuclear Operations on the Korean Peninsula" that the United States and South Korea signed earlier this week, the DPRK's state media said Saturday.
• Iran looks forward to further cooperation with China: president-elect People's Daily 14 Jul 2024 -- Iran "looks forward to more extensive" cooperation with China, said President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian in an article published on Saturday.
• Following PM Netanyahu's remarks at the start of the Government meeting Israel - Prime Minister 14 Jul 2024 -- Following Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's remarks, at the start of the Government meeting today , regarding the attempted assassination of former US President and presidential candidate Donald Trump, Cabinet Secretary Yossi Fuchs showed ministers a video of a collection of calls to incitement against the Prime Minister, to which the ministers asked to comment.
• The Push To Recognize 'Gender Apartheid' As A Crime RFE/RL 14 Jul 2024 -- The world has long been aware of the scourge of apartheid -- the systemic segregation or discrimination of people based on their race. But what about the institutionalized practice of singling people out for ill-treatment due to their gender?
• Foreign 'Undesirables': Who Are The Targets Of Uzbekistan's Incoming Deportation Law? RFE/RL 14 Jul 2024 -- A "worthy response" to Russia's soapbox chauvinists or a sign that Uzbekistan is closing the door to more measured foreign critics?
• Rwandan President Kagame deflects retirement questions, focuses on upcoming election VOA 14 Jul 2024 -- Rwandan President Paul Kagame wrapped up his reelection campaign Saturday, two days before voting takes place on Monday. The incumbent faces two opponents who say he has overstayed. Kagame tells reporters that his supporters want him to run for another term.