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• Resistance groups target US military base in eastern Syria IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- Resistance groups have reportedly targeted a US military base with missiles in Deir Ezzor in eastern Syria.
• Rocket strike kills 10 in Syria's Israeli-occupied Golan Heights Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- A rocket strike has killed at least 10 people in Syria's Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, prompting the Israeli regime to blame Hezbollah for the attack, despite the Lebanese resistance group's strong denial of any role in the incident.
• Missiles hit US-run base in eastern Syria amid rage over support for Gaza genocide Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- A military base in Syria's eastern province of Dayr al-Zawr, where US occupation troops and their allied militants are stationed, has come under a missile attack.
• US Base at Gas Field in Eastern Syria Target of Missile Attack Sputnik 27 Jul 2024 -- A US base at a Conoco gas field in the province of Deir ez-Zur in eastern Syria has been hit by five missiles, a Syrian military field source told Sputnik Saturday.
• US, UK launch air attacks on Yemen's Hodeidah airport IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- News sources reported that the US and UK launched air attacks on Hodeidah International Airport located in the west of Yemen.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Japan-United States-Republic of Korea Trilateral Ministerial Joint Press Statement DoD 27 Jul 2024 -- Japan Minister of Defense Kihara Minoru, United States (U.S.) Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III, and Republic of Korea (ROK) Minister of National Defense Shin Won-sik convened a Trilateral Ministerial Meeting on July 28, 2024, in Japan for the first time in history.
• South Carolina Army National Guard Apaches make first appearance at Camp Ripley for Iowa XCTC rotation Army News 27 Jul 2024 -- Six AH-64 Apache helicopter crews from the 1st Attack Battalion, 151st Aviation Regiment, 59th Troop Command, South Carolina Army National Guard, traveled cross-country to Camp Ripley, Minnesota, to participate in the Iowa Army National Guard's eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) rotation from the beginning of July to August 2024.
• Iowa Soldiers return to Camp Ripley for XCTC rotation Army News 27 Jul 2024 -- Over 5,000 Soldiers from eight states gathered at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, for an eXportable Combat Training Capabilities (XCTC) exercise from the beginning of July to August 2024.
• Joint Press Release for the ROK-U.S. Defense Ministerial Meeting DoD 27 Jul 2024 -- On July 28, 2024, Minister of National Defense Shin Wonsik and Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III met in Tokyo to hold discussions on major issues facing the ROK-U.S. Alliance, including the security of the Korean Peninsula and the region, strengthening Alliance capabilities for deterrence and defense, and opportunities to deepen the Alliance.
• Warships of Russia's Baltic Fleet Arriving at Cuba's Havana Port Sputnik 27 Jul 2024 -- Warships from Russia's Baltic Fleet began to arrive at the Cuban port of Havana on Saturday, a Sputnik correspondent reported.
• Russia's Yakovlev Design Bureau Ready to Resume Development of Vertical Take-Off Jets Sputnik 27 Jul 2024 -- The Moscow-based design bureau developed the USSR's first vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) enabled fighter jet, the Yak-38, in the 1970s. The Yak-38's successor, the Yak-141 program, reached an advanced stage of development, but was cancelled on the eve of the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991.
• Albanese Government investment in Collins class submarines sustainment to support more than 1600 jobs Australia DOD 27 Jul 2024 -- The Albanese Government has signed a new four-year sustainment contract with ASC Pty Ltd, securing South Australia and Western Australia as the centres of excellence for the sustainment of the Collins class submarines.
• Chinese FM warns Philippines over U.S. intermediate missile system deployment People's Daily 27 Jul 2024 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo here on Friday, warning the Philippine side over the U.S. intermediate missile system deployment.
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Vietnamese President To Lam Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 27 Jul 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 27 Jul 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh US Dept. of State 27 Jul 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Vietnamese President To Lam US Dept. of State 27 Jul 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with Lao PDR Foreign Minister Saleumxay US Dept. of State 27 Jul 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken At the ASEAN Post Ministerial Conference with the United States US Dept. of State 27 Jul 2024
• Secretary Antony J. Blinken And Lao People's Democratic Republic Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Saleumxay Kommasith Before Their Meeting US Dept. of State 27 Jul 2024

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- July 27, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 27 Jul 2024
• Hezbollah Rocket Hits a Soccer Field in the Druze Village of Majdal Shams Israel Defense Forces 27 Jul 2024
• Statement by PM Netanyahu following an Assessment with the Heads of the Security Establishment Israel - Prime Minister 27 Jul 2024
• July 26: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 27 Jul 2024
• Palestinian resistance fighters hit Israeli Merkava 4 tanks Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- The military wing of the Hamas resistance movement, the Qassam Brigades, says it has targeted Israeli tanks and troops in Gaza City.
• Khan Yunis health catastrophe: Hospitals shutting down amid Israel's invasion Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- Gaza health authorities warn about a "certain health catastrophe" as the only hospital still operational in the southern city of Khan Yunis may also shut down amid Israel's invasion of the populated area — once designated a "safe zone" for the displaced, says the Gaza Health Ministry.
• Israeli airstrike on school in central Gaza leaves at least 30 dead Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- At least 30 Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli strike on a school sheltering displaced people in the city of Deir al-Balah in the central part of the Gaza Strip.
• Israel issues new expulsion orders to Palestinians in Khan Yunis Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- The Israeli military has issued new expulsion orders for Palestinians residing in the besieged Gaza Strip's southern city of Khan Yunis, as the Israeli regime continues its devastating onslaught on the besieged territory.
• Israel struck 8 UN schools in Gaza in 2 weeks: UNRWA IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- The United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has deplored the Israeli regime's continuous attacks on UN-run schools sheltering displaced Palestinians in Gaza, saying that eight such facilities have been targeted over the past two weeks.
• Iran FM Spox: Israeli war on Gaza crossing all red lines IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the war on Gaza and continuous killing of Palestinians in the besieged territory is a crime against humanity and crosses all red lines.
• "Türkiye has become the conscience of humanity by standing against oppression" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 27 Jul 2024 -- Speaking at a meeting with NGO and sector representatives in Rize, President Erdoğan said: "Türkiye has become the conscience of humanity by standing against oppression. We have taken action for our brothers and sisters in Gaza and Palestine without hesitation, without mincing our words or caring who said what."
• ASEAN foreign ministers condemn Israeli attacks on civilians in Gaza Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has condemned Israel's attacks against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stressing the need for an immediate ceasefire and the delivery of humanitarian aid to the besieged terrirtoy.
• Israeli attack on Gaza school part of 'genocide plan': Hamas IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- Hamas has strongly condemned an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in central Gaza, which left at least 31 people dead.
• Hamas enjoys tunnels like 'spider web', Zionist source says IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- A military source from the Zionist regime described the Hamas movement's tunnels in the Gaza Strip as "a spider's web," noting that the regime has not yet obtained a complete understanding of the Hamas tunnels network.
• Israel Claims Lebanon's Hezbollah Responsible for Golan Heights Attack Sputnik 27 Jul 2024 -- Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz threatened a response to the Golan Heights strike, saying the country is approaching the moment of a full-scale war with Hezbollah and Lebanon.
• Lebanon condemns attack in occupied Golan, denies Hezbollah's role IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- Lebanon has officially rejected the Zionist regime's claim and some western media reports blaming the Hezbollah Resistance Movement for a deadly rocket attack on the Israeli-occupied Syrian Golan Heights earlier on Saturday.
• Occupied Golan attack caused by Israeli anti-missile system: Hezbollah tells UN IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement said on Saturday that an attack that took place in the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights earlier in the day was caused by an Israeli anti-rocket interceptor hitting a soccer field.
• Hezbollah denies involvement in Israeli-occupied Golan attack IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah Resistance Movement has categorically denied involvement in an attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights that caused casualties.
• Hezbollah launches fresh attacks on Zionist regime's bases to back Palestine: Report IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has conducted new attacks against Israeli bases in a bid to voice its continued support of the Palestinian nation.
• Hezbollah targets Israel's spying equipment in fresh retaliatory strikes Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched another round of retaliatory strikes on Israeli military bases in support of Palestinians suffering the occupying regime's months-long war in Gaza.
• Ansarullah: Yemeni Army will respond to Israeli aggression IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- A member of the political bureau of Yemen's Ansarullah movement has said that the country's Army will definitely react to the recent Israeli regime's attack on the Yemeni port city of Hodeidah.
• Yemen vows crushing response to Israel over strikes on Hudaydah port Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces will deliver a crushing response to Israel over its air strikes on several sites in and around the Red Sea port city of Hudaydah, says a senior member of the Yemeni Supreme Political Council.

Other Conflicts

• DFA chief: China to honor provisional deal in Ayungin Philippine News Agency 27 Jul 2024 -- Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo assured that China was committed to honoring the agreement with the Philippines on resupply missions to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal.
• Philippines completes resupply mission at Ren'ai Jiao under China Coast Guard's supervision following deal with Beijing Global Times 27 Jul 2024 -- On Saturday, the Philippines sent a civilian ship to deliver daily necessities to its warship grounded at Ren'ai Jiao in accordance with a temporary arrangement reached with China. The China Coast Guard (CCG) supervised the operation throughout, said Gan Yu, a spokesperson for the CCG.
• Chinese FM calls Philippines to fulfill commitments over Ren'ai Jiao issues, warning over US intermediate missile system deployment Global Times 27 Jul 2024 -- When meeting with Philippine Foreign Secretary Enrique Manalo in Vientiane, Laos on Friday, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi warned the Philippine side over the deployment of a US intermediate missile system, and called on the Philippines to fulfill its commitments and refrain from changing its position as China has recently reached a temporary arrangement with the Southeast Asian country on the transportation and replenishment of humanitarian supplies to Ren'ai Jiao (Ren'ai Reef).
• Statement on the Conduct of the Rore Mission in Ayungin Shoal on 27 July 2024 Philippines DFA 27 Jul 2024 -- The Philippines conducted a rotation and reprovisioning (RORE) mission to the BRP Sierra Madre in Ayungin Shoal on 27 July 2024. The mission utilized the civilian vessel MV Lapu-Lapu, escorted by Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cape Engaño. No untoward incidents were reported.
• PH conducts first resupply to Ayungin after deal with China Philippine News Agency 27 Jul 2024 -- The Philippines successfully conducted a resupply mission to troops manning the BRP Sierra Madre on Saturday without any untoward incident, the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) said.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on China's Handling of Philippine Resupply to Ren'ai Jiao PRC MofA 27 Jul 2024
• China warns Philippines of 'resolute' response to any violation of bilateral deal on South China Sea Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- China has warned that it will "respond resolutely" to the US ally Philippines if Manila commits any violation of a recently-signed bilateral deal on the South China Sea.

News Reports

• Russia Adapted to Sanctions, Demonstrating Flexibility in Various Areas - Orban Sputnik 27 Jul 2024 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban on Saturday refuted claims that Russia is an autocracy, saying that the country had adapted to Western sanctions and demonstrated economic and social flexibility.
• Wang Yi meets Blinken in Laos, urges stabilization and improvement of China-US relations Global Times 27 Jul 2024 -- The US persists in a mistaken perception of China, often viewing China through the lens of its own hegemonic logic. China is not the US and does not aspire to become the US, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Laos on Saturday.
• Secretary Blinken's Meeting with People's Republic of China (PRC) Director of the CCP Central Foreign Affairs Office Wang Yi US Dept. of State 27 Jul 2024
• Italy's prime minister heads to China to repair rift VOA 27 Jul 2024 -- Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni will visit China from Friday to Tuesday for a trip that analysts say aims to repair the rift caused by Rome's withdrawal last year from China's Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), a global infrastructure and transportation plan sometimes called the New Silk Road.
• Job losses, protests present difficulties for Chinese Communist Party VOA 27 Jul 2024 -- Job losses and wage cuts from China's economic downturn are hitting key industries, according to the South China Morning Post, and analysts say the situation could lead to political difficulties for the ruling Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 27 Jul 2024
• Drive for Coping with Disastrous Abnormal Weather Launched in DPRK KCNA 27 Jul 2024 -- Manpower and means are concentrated on the efforts to preventing damage by heavy rain and flood in different parts of the DPRK.
• Russia's Lavrov says US-South Korea nuclear plan adds concern in region Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- Russia's Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has said that the US-South Korea nuclear cooperation guidelines add to security concerns in the region.
• Acting FM: Iran, China determined to boost bilateral cooperation IRNA 27 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani has said that Iranian and Chinese governments are determined to develop bilateral cooperation, as he discussed ties between the two countries with Chinese Ambassador to Tehran Zong Peiwu.
• Iran to pursue dual-track policy of neutralizing, lifting sanctions: Top diplomat Press TV 27 Jul 2024 -- Iran's Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says Tehran should pursue the policy of neutralizing and lifting sanctions at the same time.
• At Viktor Orban's Romanian Summer Camp, He Praises Trump And Says The Ukraine War Is Our 'Red Pill' RFE/RL 27 Jul 2024 -- For Hungary's controversial national-conservative Prime Minister Viktor Orban, the annual jamboree in the Romanian region of Transylvania for supporters of his ruling Fidesz party is clearly a place where he feels at home.
• In Speech To Romanian Town, Hungary's Orban Again Rails Against The West RFE/RL 27 Jul 2024 -- Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban again ripped into the European Union, using a speech in a Romanian spa town to trumpet his nationalist-tinged agenda, including a full-throated embrace of former U.S. President Donald Trump.
• World closely watches Sunday's presidential election in Venezuela VOA 27 Jul 2024 -- As Venezuelans prepare to cast their ballots Sunday in the presidential election, officials at the U.S. State Department said they will be closely following the activities of July 28 — a day they described as "a historic moment for Venezuela as the nation has endured significant political and economic turmoil over the past two decades."
• EU-ASEAN: Speech by High Representative/Vice-President Josep Borrell at the 31th ASEAN Regional Forum European External Action Service (EEAS) 27 Jul 2024 -- Excellencies,