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• Aug 3 U.S. Central Command Update CENTCOM 03 Aug 2024 -- In the past 24 hours U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM) forces successfully destroyed one Iranian-backed Houthi land attack cruise missile (LACM) in Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen.
• US Military Continues to Reinforce Bases in Syria Amid MidEast Escalation Sputnik 03 Aug 2024 -- The US military continues to reinforce its bases in the Al-Hasakah province in northeastern Syria, bringing in additional Apache helicopters and military equipment, a Syrian military source told Sputnik.
• Washington increases military presence in Middle East amid expected Iranian retaliation Global Times 03 Aug 2024 -- The Pentagon has announced plans to deploy additional combat aircraft and missile-equipped warships to the Middle East, anticipating potential Iranian retaliation against Israel for the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. Chinese analysts said Saturday that an open Israel-Iran conflict is not in Washington's interest, yet the US has failed to impose substantial restraints on the recent assassinations of Hamas and Hezbollah leaders, which have dangerously escalated tensions.
• Pentagon chief orders deployment of warplanes, warships in West Asia IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- The Pentagon has claimed that in order to reduce regional tensions in West Asia and defend the Israeli regime, it has ordered the deployment of more fighter jets and warships in areas under the command of the US and European militaries.

Defense Policy / Programs

• VISIT OF INS SHALKI TO COLOMBO India PIB 03 Aug 2024 -- Indian Navy's submarine INS Shalki, is in Colombo, Sri Lanka on a two day visit
• Secretary Blinken's Call with French Foreign Minister Séjourné US Dept. of State 03 Aug 2024
• Secretary Blinken's Call with UK Foreign Secretary Lammy US Dept. of State 03 Aug 2024

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Hamama School Compound Used as Command and Control Center Struck Israel Defense Forces 03 Aug 2024
• The INS Atzmaut Missile Ship Carries Out a Successful Interception Israel Defense Forces 03 Aug 2024
• Israeli military chiefs believe Netanyahu uninterested in Gaza truce deal, says top official Press TV 03 Aug 2024 -- Israeli military chiefs believe that prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu is not interested in clinching a lasting ceasefire deal in the war-torn Gaza Strip, a top official says, as the premier accused the chiefs of being too "soft" on Palestinians.
• Israeli officials concerned about Iran reaction to assassination of Hamas chief IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli media have reported that Zionist officials are on full alert in fears of Iran's response to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, head of the Hamas movement's Political Bureau.
• Aug 2: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 03 Aug 2024
• Israeli airports targeted in cyberattack: Report IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- A serious cyberattack has reportedly targeted the websites of the Israeli airports.
• New details about Haniyeh's martyrdom in Tehran IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- The representative of the Palestinian resistance movement in Tehran has revealed new details about the July 31 martyrdom of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in the Iranian capital.
• Israel attacks another school in Gaza, killing at least 15 Press TV 03 Aug 2024 -- Israel's occupation forces have once again attacked a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, killing at least 15 people.
• Iran Says 'Short-Range Projectile' Used In Assassination Of Haniyeh RFE/RL 03 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) said on August 3 that a short-range projectile was behind the killing of Ismail Haniyeh and accused the United States of supporting the attack, which it has blamed on Israel.
• US Embassy Urges Citizens to Leave Lebanon Immediately Amid Rising Tensions Sputnik 03 Aug 2024 -- The United States Embassy in Lebanon on Saturday urged US citizens to leave the country immediately on any available flights due to the deteriorating security situation in the region.
• Iran, Qatar call for immediate ceasefire in Gaza IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- During a meeting in Doha, Iran's Vice President Mohammad Reza Aref and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani called for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.
• Iran, Qatar underscore need for immediate ceasefire in Gaza Press TV 03 Aug 2024 -- Iran's first vice president Mohammad Reza Aref and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani have underscored the need for an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, as the Israeli regime continues its atrocities in the besieged territory.
• IRGC: Hamas leader assassinated by firing short-range projectile IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has announced that the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh by the Israeli regime was carried out using a short-range projectile with a warhead.
• Iran will avenge blood of resistance martyrs: IRGC Quds Force IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- The Islamic Republic of Iran will take revenge for the blood of martyrs of resistance on the Zionist enemy, an official with the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) has said.
• IRGC: Haniyeh assassination 'designed, executed' by Israel, supported by US Press TV 03 Aug 2024 -- The Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement, Ismail Haniyeh, in the Iranian capital Tehran, was designed and executed by Israel, with support from the US administration.
• Iran: Hezbollah will hit 'broader, deeper' Israeli targets Press TV 03 Aug 2024 -- Iran's permanent mission to the United Nations says Hezbollah's response to the recent Israeli assassination of one of its top commanders will be a much "broader and deeper" attack on targets.
• UK bolsters support to British nationals in Lebanon as Foreign Secretary says 'leave now' UK FCDO 03 Aug 2024 -- Ministers call for British nationals in Lebanon to leave now "as situation could deteriorate rapidly".
• UK Joins US in Deploying Military Forces to Middle East After Israeli Escalation Sputnik 03 Aug 2024 -- The United Kingdom will deploy additional military personnel in the Middle East amid tensions in the region after the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, the country's government said.
• UK Joins US in Deploying Military Forces to Middle East After Israeli Escalation Sputnik 03 Aug 2024 -- The United Kingdom will deploy additional military personnel in the Middle East amid tensions in the region after the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, the country's government said.
• China condemns Zionist regime's attacks on Lebanon IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- China's Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Lin Jian in reaction to Israel regime's attack on Dahieh district in Lebanon has condemned these attacks.
• Hamas says 9 fighters martyred by Israeli forces in West Bank IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has announced that nine of its fighters have been killed in the latest Israeli attacks in the occupied West Bank.
• Five Palestinians, including commander, killed in Israeli airstrike on West Bank Press TV 03 Aug 2024 -- At least five Palestinians, including a Hamas commander, have been killed in an Israeli drone attack targeting a vehicle northeast of the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, according to medical sources.
• Haniyeh assassinated with US green light: Hamas official IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- Hamas's representative in Iran says the Israeli regime received at least tacit approval from the United States for assassinating Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of the Palestinian resistance movement.
• Hamas says never recognizes Israel IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- A senior official of Hamas has announced that the Palestinian resistance movement will never recognize the fake Zionist regime of Israel.
• Enemies deluded to think assassinations would divert resistance from its path: Hamas Press TV 03 Aug 2024 -- Hamas' representative in Iran says the resistance's enemies are gravely mistaken to think that assassination of resistance leaders would cause it to deviate from its path.
• Hezbollah carries out retaliatory attacks against Zionist targets IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has launched several attacks against Zionist targets as the group seeks to avenge recent Israeli strikes on southern Lebanon, local media reported.
• Hezbollah military official killed in Israeli drone strike in southern Lebanon Press TV 03 Aug 2024 -- A military official with the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has been killed in an Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon close to the border with the 1948 occupied territories.
• Lebanon's Hezbollah Says It Fired 'Dozens' of Rockets at Northern Israeli Town Sputnik 03 Aug 2024 -- Hezbollah said it had fired dozens of rockets at the settlement of Beit Hillel in northern Israel Sunday.
• Israel must await heavy blow over Haniyeh assassination: Ansarullah IRNA 03 Aug 2024 -- Hezam al-Asad, a member of the political bureau of the Yemeni resistance movement Ansarullah, says the Israeli regime must await a severe blow after the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh.

Other Conflicts

• Iraq: Statement by the High Representative on the 10th anniversary of the Yazidi tragedy European External Action Service (EEAS) 03 Aug 2024 -- Today, we commemorate the Yazidi tragedy of 3 August 2014. Ten years ago, Da'esh terrorists massacred 3,000 civilians in Sinjar and 7,000 women and children were kidnapped, abused, forced into sexual slavery or used as human shields. Thanks to the sacrifice and efforts of the Iraqi population and their security forces - supported by the European Union and likeminded countries - today, Da'esh has been largely defeated. The EU remains actively engaged in eliminating and preventing terrorism, and all forms of violent extremism.
• 10th Anniversary of ISIS's Genocide Against Yezidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims US Dept. of State 03 Aug 2024 -- "Today we remember the victims and honor the strength of the survivors of ISIS's genocide, crimes against humanity, and ethnic cleansing against Yezidis, Christians, and Shia Muslims."
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on Somalia UN Secretary-General 03 Aug 2024
• UN condemns deadly suicide attack on Somalia beach UN News 03 Aug 2024 -- The United Nations has strongly condemned a suicide attack on a popular beachfront in the capital, Mogadishu, that claimed dozens of civilian lives.
• Somalia: Statement by the spokesperson on the terrorist attack in Mogadishu European External Action Service (EEAS) 03 Aug 2024 -- The European Union strongly condemns last night's terrorist attack in Mogadishu, claimed by Al Shabaab. We extend our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and wish speedy recovery to those injured.

News Reports

• Beyond The Elation, Putin's Prisoner Swap Has Ominous Implications RFE/RL 03 Aug 2024 -- When Russian security operative Vadim Krasikov returned to Moscow late on August 1 as part of a massive prisoner swap between Russia and the West, President Vladimir Putin, a former KGB officer himself, was on hand to greet him with a hug.
• Xi says ready to work with To Lam to guide substantial development in building China-Vietnam community with shared future People's Daily 03 Aug 2024 -- General Secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee Xi Jinping said on Saturday that he stands ready to work with General Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee To Lam to guide substantial development in building a China-Vietnam community with a shared future.
• China's proposal to create a cyber ID system faces criticism VOA 03 Aug 2024 -- Concern is rising among China's more than 1 billion internet users over a government proposal portrayed as a step to protect their personal information and fight against fraud. Many fear the plan would do the opposite.
• Chinese commentator goes silent on social media after controversial post VOA 03 Aug 2024 -- Hu Xijin, the former editor-in-chief of China's state-run tabloid Global Times, has gone silent on social media for a week after his analysis of China's economic policies triggered a backlash from Chinese state media and other prominent commentators.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 03 Aug 2024
• Steps for Minimizing Disaster Damage Taken in DPRK's Agricultural Sector KCNA 03 Aug 2024 -- Agricultural officials and workers in the DPRK strive to minimize the damage to crop by the disastrous abnormal weather.
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Pays Congratulatory Visit to Helicopter Unit of KPA Air Force KCNA 03 Aug 2024 -- The whole country is stirred up by the legendary feats of the brave red flying corps of the Workers' Party of Korea that displayed the indomitable fighting spirit of the People's Air Force in perfectly carrying out the special order of the Central Military Commission of the WPK by rapidly flying to the flood-hit areas in the northwestern part of North Phyongan Province and rescuing nearly 4 200 precious lives.
• North Korean leader accuses South of smear campaign over flood damage Press TV 03 Aug 2024 -- North Korean leader Kim Jong-un has accused South Korean media outlets of spreading lies and launching a smear campaign over the recent flood damage.
• Media Note : Telephone Call between Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister and Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 03 Aug 2024 -- Acting Foreign Minister of Iran Ali Bagehri Kani called the Deputy Prime Minister/Foreign Minister Senator Ishaq Dar on 03 August 2024. Acting Foreign Minister Kani shared the Iranian nation's and leadership's deep anguish on the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, in Tehran on the occasion of the inauguration of the President of Iran.
• To Lam elected as Vietnam's party general secretary People's Daily 03 Aug 2024 -- Vietnamese President To Lam has been elected as general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee, according to a press conference here on Saturday.
• Maduro accuses US, Elon Musk of leading coup attempts in Venezuela Press TV 03 Aug 2024 -- Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro has accused the US and right-wing American tech entrepreneur Elon Musk of attempting to engineer coups in his country which grapples with post-election violence.
• China stands by Maduro in Venezuela to safeguard its investments VOA 03 Aug 2024 -- Venezuela's recent presidential election results have sparked widespread protests domestically and drawn sharp criticism internationally. While the U.S. has thrown its support behind opposition challenger Edmundo Gonzalez, China and Russia swiftly endorsed the incumbent, Nicolas Maduro, who has held power for 12 years.
• BRICS Offers Major Trade Opportunities for Venezuelan Oil and Gas - Maduro Sputnik 03 Aug 2024 -- Venezuela is ready to cooperate with BRICS countries on oil and gas fields, President Nicolás Maduro said.
• Cambodia's Hun Dynasty stakes reputation on the Funan Techo Canal Radio Free Asia 03 Aug 2024 -- Ground will be broken on the Funan Techo Canal on August 5 - strongman Hun Sen's 72nd birthday. The waterway will be carved through the eastern regions of the country, eventually connecting the capital Phnom Penh to new deep-water ports in Sihanoukville and Kampot, on the Gulf of Thailand.
• Cambodia to hold groundbreaking ceremony for canal despite concerns, uncertainties VOA 03 Aug 2024 -- Cambodia will go ahead with a groundbreaking ceremony Monday for its ambitious and controversial Funan Techo Canal despite concerns from neighboring Vietnam, unclear financing, and uncertainty from local communities.