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• Houthi Attacks on the SOUNION Oil Tanker Threaten Becoming an Environmental Disaster US Dept. of State 24 Aug 2024 -- The United States is gravely concerned by the Houthis' attacks against the oil tanker MT DELTA SOUNION.
• Yemen releases footage of attack on Greek-flagged tanker IRNA 24 Aug 2024 -- The Yemeni Army has released footage of its attack on Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea, which was targeted as part of the Arab country's operations in support of Palestinians in war-ravaged Gaza.

Defense Policy / Programs

• USS Kingsville Commissions in Corpus Christi US Navy 24 Aug 2024 -- The U.S. Navy commissioned Independence-variant littoral combat ship USS Kingsville (LCS 36) at the Solomon P. Ortiz Center, August 24.
• B1 Bavar drone: Iran's newly-unveiled reconnaissance and loitering munition Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- The defense ministry of the Islamic Republic of Iran this week participated in a defense exhibition hosted by the Russian defense ministry in Moscow, named 'Army-2024'.
• "We must have a strong and effective navy in order to live in peace on our lands" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 24 Aug 2024 -- Speaking at the Aksaz Shipyard Command Inauguration and Naval Platforms Delivery Ceremony in Muğla, President Erdoğan said: "We are cognizant of the fact that in order to live in peace on our lands, we must have a strong and effective navy in both our Blue Homeland and distant geographies."

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- August 24, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 24 Aug 2024
• Three Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza IRNA 24 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli military has announced the deaths of three more soldiers in battles in the Gaza Strip.
• Israeli military announces death of 4 forces in Gaza Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli military has announced the death of four of its forces and injury of seven others as a result of resistance operations in the Gaza Strip, which is subject to a genocidal war by the regime.
• Netanyahu concerned about Iran, Hezbollah retaliation: Report IRNA 24 Aug 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is reportedly worried about retaliatory attacks by Iran and the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah if the indirect talks with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas on ceasefire do not yield results.
• Aug 23: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 24 Aug 2024
• Gaza genocide: Israel massacred nearly 70 Palestinians in 48 hours Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- The Gaza Health Ministry says Israel's military forces have massacred nearly 70 people and injured more than 200 others in the past two days,
• Hamas announces killing of Israeli soldiers in Gaza City People's Daily 24 Aug 2024 -- Hamas on Friday said its fighters killed and wounded some Israeli soldiers during clashes in the south of the Zeitoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
• UN warns delayed humanitarian pause in Gaza could fuel polio outbreak among children People's Daily 24 Aug 2024 -- Delaying a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip increases the risk of polio spreading among children, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) warned on Friday.
• ICC chief prosecutor urges ruling on arrest warrants for Israeli leaders Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- The International Criminal Court's chief prosecutor Karim Khan has urged pretrial judges to urgently address the issuance of a ruling on warrants for Israeli leaders wanted for the genocide of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 24 Aug 2024
• Egyptian, U.S. presidents discuss Gaza ceasefire talks People's Daily 24 Aug 2024 -- Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi and U.S. President Joe Biden discussed the Gaza ceasefire negotiations on Friday during a phone call, focusing on the mediation efforts led by their countries.
• Iran insists on its absolute right to respond to terrorist Israel: Foreign minister Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Tehran has a legitimate right to respond to the Israeli regime's terrorist crime of assassinating Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31.
• Iran FM: Muslims need to foster unity to counter Israel's destabilizing plots Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Muslim countries, particularly Iran and Turkey, should hold more consultations to counter the Israeli regime's destabilizing moves in the region.
• Iran's new FM stresses 'full coordination' with armed forces to respond to Israel Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says there exists close coordination between the country's diplomatic and military bodies in order to take revenge against the Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement's former political bureau chief, in Tehran.
• Israeli forces raid several areas across occupied West Bank Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- Israeli forces have conducted a series of raids across the occupied West Bank, leaving a Palestinian injured and detaining several others.
• Hamas Delegation Heads to Cairo to Assess Results of Gaza Talks Sputnik 24 Aug 2024 -- Palestinian movement Hamas said that its delegation would arrive in Cairo on Saturday to learn about the results of the mediated Gaza talks.
• Hezbollah hits several Israeli bases in new attacks IRNA 24 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has launched new attacks on Israeli positions in the north of the occupied Palestine.
• Hezbollah launches 15 attacks on Israeli military sites: Report IRNA 24 Aug 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah has announced that it has carried out 15 attacks targeting Israeli military sites in a bid to show solidarity with the Palestinian cause, media outlets have reported.
• Hezbollah launches drone strike on Israeli military base in occupied territories Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah says it has conducted a drone strike on an Israeli military base in the northern part of the occupied territories, as tensions continue to escalate between the two sides across the border.

Other Conflicts

• US scores 'provocative' Chinese flare in Scarborough, Zamora Philippine News Agency 24 Aug 2024 -- The United States on Saturday joined the Philippines in urging China to cease its "provocative and dangerous actions" in the West Philippine Sea following its two separate flare deployments while a Philippine aircraft was on a patrol near Scarborough Shoal and Zamora Reef.
• China fires flares while PH patrols vs. poachers near Zamora Reef Philippine News Agency 24 Aug 2024 -- China has "unjustifiably deployed" flares from Zamora Reef while a Philippine aircraft was on patrol to monitor and intercept poachers encroaching on the country's waters on Aug. 22, the National Task Force for the West Philippine Sea (NTF-WPS) confirmed Saturday.
• 3 Killed, Including 2 Children, 18 Wounded In Bomb Blast In Pakistan's Southwest RFE/RL 24 Aug 2024 -- Three people, including two children, were killed and 17 others, including two police officers, were wounded in a bomb blast in Pishin, a district in Pakistan's southwestern Balochistan province, a police official told RFE/RL's Radio Mashaal.
• Seven civilians injured in Israeli aggression targeting central Syria Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- At least seven civilians suffered injuries when Israeli military aircraft carried out a strike against several military installations and buildings in the central region of the Arab country.
• Rohingyas face 'gravest threats since 2017' as fighting rages in western Myanmar Radio Free Asia 24 Aug 2024 -- On Monday, a crowded boat carrying 40 Muslim Rohingyas fleeing to neighboring Bangladesh to escape clashes between the ethnic Arakan Army and Myanmar's junta forces in western Rakhine state capsized, killing 36 people.
• Remembering the Rohingya Genocide US Dept. of State 24 Aug 2024 -- The ongoing humanitarian crisis and human rights abuses in Burma exacerbate difficulties faced by members of many of Burma's ethnic and religious minority groups, and Rohingya in particular.
• Seven years after forced mass displacement of Rohingya from Myanmar, deadly attacks on children continue in Rakhine State UNICEF 24 Aug 2024 -- Seven years after hundreds of thousands of Rohingya people fled violence and persecution in Myanmar, conflict continues to intensify in Rakhine State, on the western coast of Myanmar, with a surge in casualties and displacement in Maungdaw Township and reports of increasing numbers of people seeking shelter and protection in Bangladesh.
• Azerbaijan Moves Closer Toward China And Courts Investment Through New Deals RFE/RL 24 Aug 2024 -- Azerbaijan is laying the groundwork to boost its ambitions in the South Caucasus and is looking to China for help.
• Cholera poses new risks for millions of Sudan's displaced VOA 24 Aug 2024 -- U.N. agencies are scaling up cholera prevention and treatment programs to get on top of a new, deadly cholera outbreak in Sudan that threatens to further destabilize communities suffering from hunger and the ill effects of more than 16 months of conflict.

News Reports

• Senior CPC official stresses efforts to study, apply Deng Xiaoping Theory People's Daily 24 Aug 2024 -- A senior Communist Party of China (CPC) official has called for continued efforts to thoroughly study and apply Deng Xiaoping Theory at a national academic seminar to mark the 120th birth anniversary of late Chinese leader Deng Xiaoping.
• China open for discussion if conducive to stabilizing ties with US, observers say ahead of Sullivan's visit Global Times 24 Aug 2024 -- US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan will visit China from August 27 to 29, Chinese Foreign Ministry announced Saturday, and the two sides will hold a new round of China-US strategic communication.
• Xi says China, Britain should remain firm as partners, strengthen dialogue and cooperation People's Daily 24 Aug 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping said Friday that China and Britain should remain firm as partners, strengthen dialogue and cooperation, and benefit the two countries and the world through a stable and mutually beneficial China-Britain relationship.
• China to accelerate new model for real estate development, white list for financing: housing authority Global Times 24 Aug 2024 -- China's housing authority said on Friday that it will accelerate the construction of the new model for real estate development as a major reform task for the sector's upcoming work. The focus of the acceleration work will be on six aspects, including the urban real estate financing coordination mechanism, and a white list of developers for financing.
• 50 Chinese warplanes, ships detected around Taiwan as Lai visits Kinmen CNA 24 Aug 2024 -- China sent 50 military planes and vessels to the vicinity of Taiwan in the 24 hours starting 6 a.m. Friday, while President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) was visiting Kinmen for the first time since taking office in May to mark the 66th anniversary of the 823 Artillery Bombardment.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 24 Aug 2024
• White Paper of Disarmament and Peace Institute of DPRK Foreign Ministry on NATO's Criminal Colors KCNA 24 Aug 2024 -- The Disarmament and Peace Institute of the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on Saturday released a white paper, as regards the 75th anniversary of effectuation of the North Atlantic Treaty, to disclose the atrocious criminal colors of NATO, which has forced wars and sacrifices on innocent sovereign states for over 70 years and still now lays a grave obstacle to the world peace and security environment.
• North Korea condemns new US nuclear strategic plan Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- North Korea has condemned the United States' newly devised nuclear plan, vowing to deal with any kind of fresh threat posed by the Americans.
• Press Statement of Spokesperson for DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 24 Aug 2024 -- A spokesperson for the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released Saturday the following press statement "We will resolutely cope with any type of nuclear threat posed by the U.S.":
• Iran to continue talks aimed at eliminating sanctions: FM IRNA 24 Aug 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says that the Islamic Republic of Iran will continue talks aimed at eliminating sanctions on the nation.
• Iran insists on its absolute right to respond to terrorist Israel: Foreign minister Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Tehran has a legitimate right to respond to the Israeli regime's terrorist crime of assassinating Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31.
• Iran FM: Muslims need to foster unity to counter Israel's destabilizing plots Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi says Muslim countries, particularly Iran and Turkey, should hold more consultations to counter the Israeli regime's destabilizing moves in the region.
• Iran's new FM stresses 'full coordination' with armed forces to respond to Israel Press TV 24 Aug 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says there exists close coordination between the country's diplomatic and military bodies in order to take revenge against the Israeli assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement's former political bureau chief, in Tehran.
• Pezeshkian appoints ex-envoy to Russia as his chief political aide IRNA 24 Aug 2024 -- Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkain has appointed a former ambassador to Russia as his chief political advisor.
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh interacts with senior leadership of US defence companies in Washington DC India PIB 24 Aug 2024 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh interacted with the senior leadership of US defence companies in Washington DC on August 23, 2024 in an industry round-table organised by US India Strategic Partnership Forum
• Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh meets US National Security Advisor Mr Jake Sullivan in Washington DC India PIB 24 Aug 2024 -- Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh met the US National Security Advisor Mr Jake Sullivan at the White House in Washington DC on August 23, 2024
• Power production contracts with Chinese companies need review, Pakistani minister says VOA 24 Aug 2024 -- Pakistani Minister for Power Awais Leghari says contracts with Chinese power producers that built and run power plants in Pakistan need to be revised.
• Defying Controversial 'Foreign-Agent' Law, Georgian NGOs Are Ready To Fight RFE/RL 24 Aug 2024 -- Georgia's notorious "foreign-agent" law has come into effect. But not everyone is obeying it.