17 August 2024 Military News |
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- Joint Leaders' Statement on the Anniversary of the Trilateral Leaders' Summit at Camp David The White House 17 Aug 2024
- Indian Air Force & Indian Army carry out first-of-its-kind precise para-drop of BHISHM critical trauma care cube at 15,000 feet India PIB 17 Aug 2024 -- Indian Air Force (IAF) and Indian Army have jointly carried out a first-of-its-kind precise para-drop operation of the Aarogya Maitri Health Cube at a high-altitude area close to 15,000 feet
- UK Space Command successfully launches first military satellite UK MOD 17 Aug 2024 -- Cutting-edge new satellite launched by UK Space Command to provide crucial space-based intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance.
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- Aug 16: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 17 Aug 2024
- Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media People's Daily 17 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli army's fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported late Friday night.
- Israeli soldier killed in central Gaza fighting IRNA 17 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli military has confirmed the death of another soldier during ground battles in the Gaza Strip.
- Israel airstrikes kills 17 in central Gaza, 15 of them members of same family Press TV 17 Aug 2024 -- An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza has killed at least 17 Palestinians — most of them members of a family, including nine children and three women, according to health officials.
- Israeli Army Claims Elimination of Two Senior Hamas Members in Jenin Sputnik 17 Aug 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), together with the Israel Security Agency (Shabak), reported the elimination of two senior members of Palestinian movement Hamas in the city of Jenin in the West Bank.
- Ceasefire talks conclude in Doha with "bridging" proposal; Hamas rejects "new conditions" People's Daily 17 Aug 2024 -- Mediators of the Gaza War ceasefire talks announced on Friday that the two-day discussions in the Qatari capital of Doha have concluded, with plans to reconvene in Cairo next week to finalize a deal aimed at ending the conflict.
- Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 16 Aug 2024
- Aug 16: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 17 Aug 2024
- Israeli fighting in Gaza ended: state media People's Daily 17 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli army's fighting in the Gaza Strip has ended, Israel's state-owned Kan TV news reported late Friday night.
- Israeli soldier killed in central Gaza fighting IRNA 17 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli military has confirmed the death of another soldier during ground battles in the Gaza Strip.
- Israel airstrikes kills 17 in central Gaza, 15 of them members of same family Press TV 17 Aug 2024 -- An Israeli airstrike in central Gaza has killed at least 17 Palestinians — most of them members of a family, including nine children and three women, according to health officials.
- Israeli Army Claims Elimination of Two Senior Hamas Members in Jenin Sputnik 17 Aug 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF), together with the Israel Security Agency (Shabak), reported the elimination of two senior members of Palestinian movement Hamas in the city of Jenin in the West Bank.
- Joint Statement by the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy UK FCDO 17 Aug 2024 -- A joint statement by the Foreign Ministers of the United Kingdom, France, Germany and Italy following an update on Israel-Gaza ceasefire negotiations.
- Israel using displacement as weapon to escalate collective punishment against civilians: Hamas Press TV 17 Aug 2024 -- A senior Hamas official has roundly denounced the Israeli military's new evacuation order for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, stating that the move represents another bid by the Tel Aviv regime to escalate collective punishment and genocidal crimes against civilians in the war-battered coastal region.
- Hamas official dismisses Biden's truce optimism as 'illusion' Press TV 17 Aug 2024 -- A senior Hamas official has dismissed as "an illusion" US President Joe Biden's optimism that a ceasefire deal in the Gaza Strip is in sight following the latest round of Gaza talks in the Qatari capital Doha.
- Hamas Does Not Believe That US Sincerely Wants to Stop Gaza War Sputnik 17 Aug 2024 -- As Israel continues to lay waste to the Gaza Strip after invading it more than ten months ago, bombing anything it labels a Hamas target to smithereens, the negotiations meant to achieve a ceasefire in this conflict are yet to bear fruit.
- Israeli military positions hit in new Hezbollah attacks IRNA 17 Aug 2024 -- Lebanese Hezbollah Resistance Movement has said that it has launched attacks on several Israeli military positions in its latest operations in support of the Palestinian people in Gaza.
- Israeli attacks kills 10 people in southern Lebanon IRNA 17 Aug 2024 -- The Zionist regime's attacks on southern Lebanon have killed at least ten people and injured five others.
- Five rocket and artillery attacks conducted by Hezbollah on Zionist regime IRNA 17 Aug 2024 -- The Islamic resistance of Lebanon crushed the military positions of the Zionist regime in five missile and artillery operations.
- Hezbollah launches drone attack on occupied Golan Heights IRNA 17 Aug 2024 -- Zionist media reported on Friday that Hezbollah's drones attacked the north of the occupied Golan Heights.
- Hezbollah can destroy $150bn worth of Israeli assets: Report Press TV 17 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah can hit and destroy as much as $150 billion worth of Israel's economic and industrial assets in case Israel decides to enter a war with Lebanon, a report shows.
- 'Hezbollah's retaliation will be much greater than what Israel could imagine: Top official Press TV 17 Aug 2024 -- A senior Hezbollah official says the Lebanese resistance movement's surprise retaliation for the ongoing Israeli acts of aggression and assassinations of resistance figures in the Arab country will be far beyond the Zionist regime's imagination.
- Ten killed, five wounded in Israeli airstrike in southern Lebanon: Health Ministry Press TV 17 Aug 2024 -- At least ten people were killed and five others seriously wounded when Israeli military aircraft carried out an airstrike on a residential building in southern Lebanon, the Health Ministry says.
- Death Toll From Israeli Strike on Southern Lebanese City of Nabatieh Rises to 10 - Reports Sputnik 17 Aug 2024 -- The death toll from an Israeli strike on a house in the southern Lebanese city of Nabatieh has increased to 10 and five people were injured, Lebanese news agency NNA reported on Saturday, adding that the victims were Syrian nationals.
- Afghanistan's Taliban sign $2.5B in trade, investment deals with Uzbekistan VOA 17 Aug 2024 -- The Taliban government in Afghanistan announced Saturday that it had finalized trade and investment deals worth $2.5 billion with the prime minister of neighboring Uzbekistan during his historic visit to Kabul.
- Iraqi resistance leader vows measures to expel US forces from Iraq IRNA 17 Aug 2024 -- Leader of Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq Qais Khazali has vowed to take simultaneous diplomatic and military actions to expel foreign forces from Iraq.
- Military action 'necessary' to expel US occupation forces from Iraq: Resistance leader Press TV 17 Aug 2024 -- The leader of the Iraqi Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq resistance group has underlined the need for combined diplomatic and military efforts to drive out foreign troops from the country, stating that military action is "obligatory and necessary" to expel American occupation forces.
- Sudan: UN chief welcomes decision to reopen key border crossing for aid delivery UN News 17 Aug 2024 -- UN Secretary-General António Guterres has commended the decision by the Sudanese authorities to reopen a crucial corridor for aid to enter the war-ravaged country, his spokesperson said on Saturday.
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- No casualties reported after fire at retired aircraft carrier in east China People's Daily 17 Aug 2024 -- A fire broke out during the dismantling and refitting of a retired aircraft carrier along the Yangtze River in the city of Nantong, east China's Jiangsu Province, on Friday afternoon.
- Japan's outgoing prime minister says ties with Taiwan to further deepen CNA 17 Aug 2024 -- Outgoing Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said on social media on Friday that Taiwan was "an extremely important partner" for Japan and that he believed relations between the two sides would continue to deepen.
- KMT chairman emphasizes dialogue with China for regional stability CNA 17 Aug 2024 -- Eric Chu (朱立倫), chairman of the opposition Kuomintang (KMT), said on Friday that his party will continue to engage China to strengthen stability in the region.
- Social media hackers target Taiwan military in disinformation drive: Investigation Bureau CNA 17 Aug 2024 -- Taiwan's national security faces new threats from overseas as several hacked social media accounts were found being used to spread disinformation about its military, and some of the messages sent were widely shared by over 150 Facebook fan pages, according to the Investigation Bureau.
- Taiwan's conclusion on February fishing boat incident unacceptable: mainland People's Daily 17 Aug 2024 -- The mainland will not accept the conclusion Taiwan authorities reached following their investigation into a fatal fishing boat incident that occurred in February this year, a mainland spokesperson said on Friday.
- PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 17 Aug 2024
- How Would Iran Benefit From Exporting Ballistic Missiles To Russia? RFE/RL 17 Aug 2024 -- A new report says Iran is preparing to export Fath-360 and Ababil close-range ballistic missiles (CRBMs) to Russia and has started training Russian personnel to use the former.
- Budget announcements relating to the Space sector have a futuristic vision, says Space Minister Dr Jitendra Singh India PIB 17 Aug 2024 -- Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Earth Sciences, MoS PMO, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions, Dr
- Transcript of Special Briefing by External Affairs Minister, Dr. S. Jaishankar on the 3rd Voice of Global South Summit (August 17, 2024) India MEA 17 Aug 2024
- Paetongtarn Shinawatra elected as Thailand's new PM People's Daily 17 Aug 2024 -- Paetongtarn Shinawatra, a candidate backed by Thailand's Pheu Thai-led coalition, was elected as the country's new prime minister on Friday after winning a simple majority in a parliamentary vote.
- As Serbia Blames West For Lithium Protests, U.S. Says Just 'Part Of Democracy' RFE/RL 17 Aug 2024 -- As mass protests in Belgrade against the development of a lithium mine rattle Serbia's leadership, officials are looking to blame the West.
- China's 'accidental' damage to Baltic pipeline viewed with suspicion VOA 17 Aug 2024 -- Western officials and analysts are suspicious of Beijing's admission this week that a Chinese container ship damaged the Balticconnector — a vital Baltic Sea gas pipeline linking Estonia and Finland — in October.
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