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Current Operations

• July 20 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 20 Jul 2024 -- In the past 24 hours U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi uncrewed aerial vehicle (UAV) over the Red Sea.
• UK Navy Reports Two Drone Attacks on Merchant Ship Northwest of Yemeni City of Mocha Sputnik 20 Jul 2024 -- The United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said on Saturday it had received a report of two drone attacks on a vessel sailing in the Red Sea, northwest of the Yemeni city of Mocha (Al Mukha).
• Drone strike hits commercial ship off Yemen coast Press TV 20 Jul 2024 -- A commercial vessel has reportedly come under attack off the Yemen coast, as the country's armed forces continue attacks in retaliation for the regime's genocidal war on Gaza.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Readout of Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command's Visit to Egypt CENTCOM 20 Jul 2024 -- Gen. Michael Erik Kurilla, Commander, U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM), visited Cairo, Egypt, from July 17-18, 2024. While in Cairo, Gen. Kurilla met with Gen. Abdel Majeed Saqr, Minister of Defense and Military Production, and Lt. Gen. Ahmed Fathy Khalifa, Chief of Staff of the Armed Forces.
• US Air Force Extends Space Tech Contract for Launch Services Through 2027 - Pentagon Sputnik 20 Jul 2024 -- Space Exploration Technologies has been awarded a more than $661 million US Air Force contract extension to continue providing launch services between fiscal year 2022 through fiscal year 2027, the Department of Defense announced in a press release.
• Australian officials say antimissile program on track VOA 20 Jul 2024 -- Senior Australian military commanders on Thursday said the country is on track to reshape the nation's antimissile air defenses despite recent public criticism.
• Highlights of the 2024 Han Kuang military exercises CNA 20 Jul 2024 -- Taiwan is gearing up for the annual Han Kuang military exercises slated for July 22-26, with the focus this year including unscripted combat scenarios aimed at testing troops' responses to decentralized command, updated Rules of Engagement (ROE) and nighttime operations.
• China firmly opposes Japan's joint maritime drill with Taiwan region People's Daily 20 Jul 2024 -- China is strongly dissatisfied with and firmly opposes a recent joint maritime drill between Japan and the Taiwan region, and has lodged serious representation with the Japanese side, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday.
• Foreign Minister Baiba Braže and the EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell underline continued support for Ukraine and discuss developments at the EU and NATO eastern border Latvia MFA 20 Jul 2024 -- The Latvian Minister of Foreign Affairs, Baiba Braže, and the EU High Representative, Josep Borrell Fontelles, as they met in Riga, agreed that continued support to Ukraine and containing Russia will be needed in the long term.
• Moldova Becomes Logistics Hub for Western Warplanes - Ex-Prime Minister Sputnik 20 Jul 2024 -- Moldova has become a logistics hub for Western military aircraft, Ion Chicu, the leader of the PDCM party and former prime minister, said, expressing concern over a possible transfer of lethal cargo through the eastern European country.
• Readout of President Biden's Call with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen The White House 20 Jul 2024

Defense Industry

• Northrop Grumman to Build Nine Hawkeye Alert Aircraft For US Navy, Japan - Pentagon Sputnik 20 Jul 2024 -- Northrop Grumman has received an almost 1.5 billion US contract extension from the US Navy to build nine more E-2D Hawkeye maritime reconnaissance and early warning aircraft for both American forces and Japan, the Department of Defense announced in a press release.

Other Conflicts

Ukraine Conflict News

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- July 20, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 20 Jul 2024
• Statement by PM Netanyahu Israel - Prime Minister 20 Jul 2024 -- ""From the beginning of the war, I made it clear that Israel will act against all those who attack us. This is why earlier today, I asked the Israeli cabinet to back my decision to strike against the Houthi targets in Yemen."
• Israel launches air attack on Hodeida in Yemen IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- The Israeli regime launched an air attack on the port city of Hodeida in western Yemen on Sunday evening.
• Israel launches strikes on Yemen's Hudaydah after drone attack on Tel Aviv Press TV 20 Jul 2024 -- Israeli warplanes have carried out airstrikes against Yemen's strategic western province of Hudaydah, following the regime's threats to retaliate an earlier drone strike by Yemeni armed forces against the occupying entity.
• IDF Claims Responsibility for Airstrikes on Yemen's Hudaydah Sputnik 20 Jul 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed responsibility on Saturday for a series of airstrikes that killed at least two in the western Yemeni port city of Hudaydah.
• Yemen vows to hit key Israeli targets after Hodeidah strikes IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Yayha Saree has said that the country will strike vital Israeli targets in response to the regime's attacks on the port city of Hodeidah.
• Houthis Say Will Respond To Israeli Strike on Yemen's Port Sputnik 20 Jul 2024 -- The Ansar Allah (aka Houthi) movement on Saturday pledged that the recent Israeli strike on the western Yemeni port city of Hudaydah would not go unanswered.
• Yemeni drone strike exposed hole in Israel's air defenses: Reports IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- Israeli media reports have highlighted the weakness of the regime's air defense system against unmanned aircraft following a successful drone attack by the Yemeni armed forces.
• Yemen's 'Yafa' drone, start of a new phase of war: Israeli media IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- Israeli media believe that the use of a new drone called "Yafa" by the Yemeni Army in the depth of occupied Palestine is the start of new phase of war.
• Drone strike on Tel Aviv shows significant progress of Resistance Axis: NYT IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- The Yemeni armed forces' drone strike on Tel Aviv shows the significant progress of the Axis of Resistance in the production and use of military and missile equipment, according to the New York Times.
• Yemen fired over 200 drones, missiles toward Israel: Report IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- The Zionist newspaper Yedioth Aharonot revealed Friday night that the Zionist regime's army estimated Yemeni Armed Forces have fired around 200 drones and missiles towards the occupied territories since the onset of the war on the Gaza Strip.
• Ready for 'long war' with Israel, Yemen warns after strikes target al-Hudaydah Press TV 20 Jul 2024 -- Yemen's Armed Forces vow to keep up their pro-Palestinian operations after the Israeli regime attacks civilian targets in the Arab Peninsula country as means of trying to deter Sana'a from carrying out the strikes.
• Iran strongly condemns Israeli strikes on Yemen's Hodeidah IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has strongly condemned Israel's airstrikes on Yemen, saying that the Yemeni people are paying the price of their support for the innocent Palestinians in Gaza, including women and children.
• Iran condemns Israeli attacks on Yemen, warns of expansion of war in region Press TV 20 Jul 2024 -- The Foreign Ministry has strongly condemned the Israeli regime's earlier deadly attacks against western Yemen, warning that such aggression risks exacerbating the already dire situation in the region.
• Russia may arm Yemen over US support for Ukraine: Report Press TV 20 Jul 2024 -- US intelligence agencies have warned that Russia could supply missiles to Yemeni armed forces in retaliation for the United States support for Ukrainian forces fighting Russian troops in Donbas.
• July 19: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 20 Jul 2024
• Israel kills 24 Palestinians in new strikes in Gaza Press TV 20 Jul 2024 -- At least 24 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli attacks on Bureij, Nuseirat, Gaza City and Jabalia in Gaza in recent hours, according to reports.
• UN court's opinion on Israeli occupation draws contrasting reactions from Palestine, Israel People's Daily 20 Jul 2024 -- An International Court of Justice (ICJ) advisory opinion deeming Israel's presence in the occupied Palestinian territories illegal has prompted contrasting reactions from the Israeli and Palestinian sides.
• UN court calls on Israel to end its "unlawful" presence in occupied Palestinian territories People's Daily 20 Jul 2024 -- The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on Friday called on Israel to end its "unlawful" presence in the occupied Palestinian territories as rapidly as possible.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call(s) With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 20 Jul 2024
• Israel/Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice European External Action Service (EEAS) 20 Jul 2024 -- The European Union takes good note of the Advisory Opinion of the International Court of Justice in respect of the "Legal Consequences arising from the Policies and Practices of Israel in the Occupied Palestinian Territory, including East Jerusalem", reaching the following conclusions:
• Arab states welcome ICJ decision to rule Israel's occupation 'illegal' IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- Some Arab countries have reacted to the Friday move of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to rule Israel's occupation of the Palestinian lands "illegal," saying they welcome the court's decision.
• KCNA Commentary on Israel's Outrageous Territorial Expansion KCNA 20 Jul 2024 -- Amid the unabated bloodshed in the war-torn Middle East, the Israeli regime recently announced the seizure of 12.7 square km of Palestinian land in the West Bank under its occupation.
• Iran: International community must take practical steps to end Israeli aggression, occupation Press TV 20 Jul 2024 -- Iran says the international community, especially the United Nations Security Council, must take practical steps to end the Israeli regime's aggression against the people of Palestine and its illegal occupation.
• Hamas welcomes ICJ opinion, urges UNSC measures to end Israeli occupation IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- Hamas welcomes ICJ opinion, urges UNSC measures to end Israeli occupation
• Hezbollah fires barrage of rockets, missiles at Israeli targets IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has fired a barrage of rockets and missiles at Israeli military positions in northern occupied territories.
• Hezbollah fires dozens of rockets from Lebanon at northern occupied territories Press TV 20 Jul 2024 -- Fighters from the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement have fired dozens of rockets from southern Lebanon at strategic sites on the northern side of the 1948 Israeli-occupied territories, as tensions continue to escalate between the two sides across the border.
• IDF Says About 45 Missiles, Drones, Fired From Lebanon Starting Fires, Injuring Two Sputnik 20 Jul 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on Saturday that it had detected at least 45 launches from Lebanon, with some of the projectiles falling in open areas and starting fires.
• Iraqi Islamic resistance attacks positions of Zionist regime in Haifa IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- The Iraqi Islamic Resistance announced that it attacked an important target in the occupied city of Haifa on Friday morning with an advanced cruise missile.
• Iraqi resistance group warns Israel of 'growing costs' of Gaza war Press TV 20 Jul 2024 -- The leader of Iraq's Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq anti-terror resistance group has warned Israel of "growing costs" of its continuing ground and aerial invasion of the besieged Gaza Strip.

Other Conflicts

• South China Sea claims by Philippines, Vietnam 'unacceptable': MOFA CNA 20 Jul 2024 -- Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has called recent claims made by the Philippines and Vietnam for an extended continental shelf in the South China Sea "unacceptable."
• Marcos admin committed to Bangsamoro peace process - Galvez Philippine News Agency 20 Jul 2024 -- The Marcos administration is committed to fulfilling its part in the Bangsamoro peace process, Office of the Presidential Adviser on Peace Reconciliation and Unity (OPAPRU) Secretary Carlito Galvez reaffirmed Saturday.
• Peace adviser: Insurgency-free Philippines achievable by 2028 Philippine News Agency 20 Jul 2024 -- The goal of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s administration to make the Philippines insurgency-free by the end of 2028 is not impossible.
• "We will always support the TRNC" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 20 Jul 2024 -- Speaking at a ceremony for the July 20 Peace and Freedom Day in the TRNC, President Erdoğan said: "Our efforts aimed at breaking the isolation and lifting the embargo, the Turkish Cypriots are unjustly and unlawfully subjected to, will further increase. We will always support the TRNC, which was founded on the blood of our martyrs, in order for it to become a powerful, prosperous and prestigious country."
• Xi mourns passing of Nguyen Phu Trong Global Times 20 Jul 2024 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee and Chinese president, on Saturday went to the Embassy of Vietnam in China to mourn the passing of General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee Nguyen Phu Trong.

News Reports

• Experts discuss effects of indictment of former CIA analyst as South Korea secret agent VOA 20 Jul 2024 -- The indictment of a former CIA analyst who allegedly worked for the South Korean government — and the abrupt resignation of the top U.S. envoy for North Korea — will not affect the coordination between Washington and Seoul in dealing with Pyongyang's threats, said former U.S. officials who dealt extensively with relations between the United States and South Korea.
• Rare Public Protest Held In Krasnodar Over Electricity Blackouts RFE/RL 20 Jul 2024 -- Residents of the Russian city of Krasnodar on July 20 staged a rare public protest to vent their anger over recent power cuts affecting southern Russia.
• Opinions of non-CPC personages on key reform resolution sought at symposium chaired by Xi People's Daily 20 Jul 2024 -- Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee, chaired a symposium on May 20 to solicit views and suggestions of non-CPC personages on the drafting of the CPC resolution on further deepening reform comprehensively to advance Chinese modernization, it was revealed on Friday.
• Senior CPC officials reaffirm commitment to reform, Chinese modernization People's Daily 20 Jul 2024 -- To push forward Chinese modernization, senior officials of the Communist Party of China (CPC) have pledged to vigorously pursue reform by studying and implementing the guiding principles that emerged from a recent key plenum.
• US' reported plan to tighten export controls on chips targeting China to disrupt global supply chain: MOFCOM Global Times 20 Jul 2024 -- The US' reported move to tighten export controls on semiconductors targeting China by taking stricter measures to pressure companies in countries such as Japan and the Netherlands severely deviates from the principles of free trade and multilateral trade rules and severely impacts the stability of global industrial and supply chains, a spokesperson from China's Ministry of Commerce (MOFCOM) said on Friday, in the latest remarks over US export controls targeting China.
• 25 Years of PRC Government Repression and Abuse of Falun Gong US Dept. of State 20 Jul 2024
• Trump could undermine alliances, posing risks for Taiwan: Experts CNA 20 Jul 2024 -- Foreign relations experts have warned that U.S. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump could weaken alliances and undermine deterrence against China, posing risks for Taiwan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 20 Jul 2024
• Blinken: JCPOA withdrawal 'one of biggest mistakes' by US IRNA 20 Jul 2024 -- US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has said that his country's withdrawal from the Iran nuclear deal was "one of the biggest mistakes" by Washington in recent years.
• Thousands Stage Sit-In Protest In NW Pakistan After Military Allegedly Fires On 'Peace March' RFE/RL 20 Jul 2024 -- Thousands of demonstrators in northwest Pakistan are participating in a sit-in protest after authorities fired on participants of a "peace march" in the Bannu district of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Province on July 19.
• Pakistan opposition party reports 'abduction' of media team members VOA 20 Jul 2024 -- Pakistan's main opposition party, led by jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan, said Saturday that its foreign media coordinator and several social media activists were "abducted" and have "disappeared."
• CPC Central Committee sends condolences over death of Vietnam's Nguyen Phu Trong People's Daily 20 Jul 2024 -- The Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee on Friday sent condolences to the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and deeply mourned the death of General Secretary Nguyen Phu Trong.
• Troops deployed to cities in Bangladesh to control unrest as toll rises Press TV 20 Jul 2024 -- Soldiers have been deployed in Bangladeshi cities to quell civil disorder triggered by student protests, with riot police firing on demonstrators who disobeyed a government-imposed curfew.