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• Pentagon Chief Extends Presence of Two Carrier Strike Groups in Middle East Sputnik 25 Aug 2024 -- US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin has confirmed to Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant the decision to extend the presence of two carrier strike groups in the Middle East, Pentagon Press Secretary Pat Ryder said on Sunday.
• US warns of 'ecological disaster' after Houthi attack on oil tanker VOA 25 Aug 2024 -- The United States is warning of a potential ecological disaster in the Red Sea following an attack by Yemen-based Houthi rebels on an oil tanker last week.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Brown Visits Middle East Partners, Allies Amid Rising Regional Tension DoD News 25 Aug 2024 -- Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Air Force Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., this weekend embarked on a three-country visit throughout the Middle East aimed at demonstrating the long-term U.S. commitment to the region as well as furthering his understanding of various perspectives concerning ongoing Middle East tension by engaging with U.S. partners and allies throughout the region.
• Acting National Guard Bureau Chief: 'This is What We're Built For' Army News 25 Aug 2024 -- In a time of global uncertainty, the National Guard's top officer, serving in an acting capacity, shared a message of strength and stability to attendees of the 146th National Guard Association of the United States General Conference.
• North Korea unveils new 'suicide drones,' calls for more Radio Free Asia 25 Aug 2024 -- North Korea unveiled new "suicide drones" with some of them looking in released photographs similar to those used by Russia, as the North's leader called for the development and production of more of the unmanned aerial vehicles.

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Statement by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- August 25, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 25 Aug 2024
• Press Briefing by IDF Spokesperson RAdm. Daniel Hagari- August 25, 2024 Israel Defense Forces 25 Aug 2024
• IDF Strikes Hezbollah Launchers in Southern Lebanon Israel Defense Forces 25 Aug 2024
• The IAF Acts to Protect Israeli Civilians Israel Defense Forces 25 Aug 2024
• IAF Fighter Jets Strike Thousands of Hezbollah Rocket Launcher Barrels Israel Defense Forces 25 Aug 2024
• English Statement by IDF Spokesperson Regarding Strikes in Southern Lebanon Israel Defense Forces 25 Aug 2024
• Israeli warplanes, artillery target southern Lebanon IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- In its continued attacks on Lebanon, the Zionist regime has pounded several areas of the Arab country with warplanes and artillery shells.
• PM Netanyahu at the Start of the Government Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 25 Aug 2024 -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the Start of the Government Meeting: "Nasrallah in Beirut and Khamenei in Tehran need to know that this is an additional step in changing the situation in the north."
• PM Netanyahu's Remarks at the Start of the Security Cabinet Meeting Israel - Prime Minister 25 Aug 2024
• Israel earmarks nearly $1bn to help settlers displaced by Hezbollah attacks Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli regime has earmarked emergency funds worth nearly $1 billion to accommodate settlers displaced because of attacks by the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah.
• Israel declares panic-induced emergency state after Hezbollah strikes Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli regime has declared a 48-hour state of emergency as a wave of panic swept across the occupied territories following a barrage of retaliatory strikes by Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement.
• Tel Aviv Municipality Opens All 240 Bomb Shelters, Closes Beaches Sputnik 25 Aug 2024 -- The Tel Aviv municipality on Sunday opened all 240 public bomb shelters for residents, closed public beaches for swimming and canceled all municipal events scheduled for the day after a cross-border fire exchange between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.
• Hezbollah leader names retaliatory attack as 'Operation Arbaeen Day' IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- The secretary-general of the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has called the large-scale Sunday operation of the movement against the Israeli regime "Operation Arbaeen Day."
• Hezbollah attacks vital positions in Tel Aviv as part of retaliation for Fuad Shukr's assassination IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has targeted important positions in north Tel Aviv in the first phase of a retaliatory response to Israel's assassination of Hezbollah's top commander Fuad Shukr.
• Hezbollah concludes 1st phase of retaliatory response to Fuad Shukr's assassination IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has announced the successful conclusion of the first phase of a highly-anticipated retaliatory response to Israel's assassination of Hezbollah top commander Fuad Shukr.
• Nasrallah: Israel crosses 'all redlines' in aggression against southern Beirut Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- The secretary general of Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says Israel has crossed "all redlines" in aggression against southern Beirut, noting that the group will decide on more retaliatory strikes against the regime in the future.
• Hezbollah dismisses Israeli claims of preemptive attack as 'baseless' Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- Hezbollah has dismissed as "baseless" Israel's claims of preemptive action against the Lebanese resistance movement, saying that Israeli forces failed to intercept and shoot down the drones launched by resistance fighters.
• 'Mission accomplished': Hezbollah fires barrages of rockets, drones against Israeli targets Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- Hezbollah has fired barrages of rockets and drones towards targets lying in the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territories in retaliation for Israel's assassination of a senior military commander of the resistance group last month.
• New Mideast tensions: Israel, Hezbollah launch massive attacks against each other VOA 25 Aug 2024 -- Tensions heightened in the Middle East Sunday with Israel's military and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon launching hundreds of strikes against each other and then, as the barrage seemingly ended, vowed to continue the fight.
• Israel acted on intelligence to preempt Hezbollah attack, security source says VOA 25 Aug 2024 -- Israel carried out its biggest assault on Lebanon's Iranian proxy group Hezbollah in 10 months of fighting early Sunday, acting on what an Israeli security source told VOA was precise intelligence to stop thousands of rockets and drones from being launched into Israeli territory.
• Analysis: Israel And Hizballah Edge Closer To Conflict Neither Side Desires RFE/RL 25 Aug 2024 -- Israel and its Iran-backed Lebanese foe Hizballah insist they do not seek a full-scale conflict, but they continue to take steps toward war.
• Israel, Hizballah Appear To Pull Back After Missile Exchange RFE/RL 25 Aug 2024 -- Israel and Hizballah, which has been designated a terrorist organization by the United States, engaged in a massive exchange of missile fire on August 25, but signaled they were not looking to escalate the conflict amid fears of all-out war in the region.
• Aug 24: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 25 Aug 2024
• 40,405 martyred in 324 days of Israeli war on Gaza IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has declared the martyrdom of 40,405 Palestinian civilians in 324 days of crimes committed by the Zionist regime's army.
• Israeli military destroys close to 70 percent of buildings in Gaza's Hamad City Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- The Israeli military has left behind widespread destruction in areas north of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, destroying close to 70 percent of buildings in Hamad City alone.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the situation on the Blue Line UN Secretary-General 25 Aug 2024
• Middle East: 'No time to lose' in negotiating ceasefire and Gaza hostage release: Top UN envoy UN News 25 Aug 2024 -- Against the backdrop of another major escalation across the Blue Line dividing southern Lebanon and Israel on Sunday, the UN's top Middle East envoy said on Sunday "there is no time to lose" for a ceasefire in Gaza and release of all hostages.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 25 Aug 2024
• Palestinians will be final victors of fight against tyranny: Iran FM spox IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Ministry Spokesman Nasser Kanaani has said that the Palestinian people will eventually emerge victorious in their fight against the Zionist regime.
• IRGC chief renews pledge to avenge Haniyeh's assassination IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- The commander in chief of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), Major General Hossein Salami has reiterated Tehran's pledge to retaliate against the Zionist regime over its crimes on Iranian soil.
• Turkish justice minister slams US, Israel over blocking Gaza ceasefire Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- Turkish Justice Minister Yilmaz Tunc has slammed the United States and Israel over blocking a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and committing genocide in the besieged territory.
• Palestinian resistance movements say Hezbollah retaliation 'slap in face of fascist Zionist regime' IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- Palestinian resistance movements, Hamas and Islamic Jihad, have hailed Hezbollah's retaliatory attack on Israel, describing it as a severe slap "in the face of the Zionist regime's fascist cabinet."
• Palestinian resistance groups hail Hezbollah strikes on Israel Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- Hamas and other Palestinian residence groups have praised Lebanon's resistance movement Hezbollah's "strong and focused" retaliatory attacks on Israeli positions, saying the operation was a slap in the face of the enemy.
• Hamas cannot accept Netanyahu's conditions: FM IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- The representative of the Hamas movement in Lebanon, in a statement regarding the ongoing negotiations on reaching a cease-fire agreement in the Gaza Strip and the exchange of prisoners, emphasized that this movement adheres to its terms and will not accept the terms of the Zionist regime's prime minister.
• Qassam Brigades congratulates Hezbollah on its operation against Israel Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- The Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, has congratulated Lebanon's resistant movement Hezbollah on its August 25 operation against the Israeli regime.
• Qassam Brigades claims responsibility for attack on Israelis in northern Gaza Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- The al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement, have claimed responsibility for an attack on the occupying Israeli forces in northern Gaza Strip.
• Yemeni armed forces praise Hezbollah strikes, vow to attack Israel Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- Yemeni armed forces have praised a large drone and rocket attack by the Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement against Israel, saying their own attack is "inevitably coming."
• Iraqi resistance fires drone towards 'vital target' in Haifa Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- Iraq's Islamic Resistance has announced firing a drone towards a "vital target" in the city of Haifa in the northern part of the occupied Palestinian territories.

Other Conflicts

• CCG restricts Philippine ship at Xianbin Jiao Global Times 25 Aug 2024 -- The China Coast Guard (CCG) on Sunday took restrictive measures against a Philippine vessel that had illegally trespassed into waters off China's Xianbin Jiao in the South China Sea planning to send supplies to another Philippine ship anchored in the Chinese reef's lagoon, with Chinese experts calling on Manila to withdraw its quasi-grounded vessel.
• China Coast Guard vessels harass PH's Datu Sanday Philippine News Agency 25 Aug 2024 -- Eight Chinese vessels harassed Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources (BFAR) ship BRP Datu Sanday (MMOV-3002) while traveling from Hasa-Hasa Shoal to Escoda Shoal on Sunday.
• UN denounces Taliban morality law as 'distressing vision' for Afghanistan VOA 25 Aug 2024 -- The United Nations expressed concern Sunday over the enactment of a morality law by Afghanistan's ruling Taliban that imposes severe restrictions on personal freedom, silences women in public, and requires them to cover their faces.
• Statement to mark the 7th anniversary of regimes attack against Rohingya Australia DFAT 25 Aug 2024 -- "Today marks seven years since the Myanmar military's violent attacks caused mass displacement of Rohingya communities."
• Tears and embraces as murderous 30-year family feud comes to an end in the Philippines UN News 25 Aug 2024 -- A Filipino man has been describing the outpouring of emotion as two families on the island of Mindanao settled a 30-year-long feud that escalated from tit-for-tat killings into a dispute involving two factions of a former insurgency movement.

News Reports

• Telegram CEO arrested at French airport IRNA 25 Aug 2024 -- Pavel Durov, the founder and CEO of Telegram has been arrested at Paris Le Bourget Airport for allegedly enabling criminal activity with his encrypted messaging app, French media reported.
• Pavel Durov, Billionaire Founder Of Telegram App, Detained In France, Company Says RFE/RL 25 Aug 2024 -- Pavel Durov, the Russian-born founder and CEO of the Telegram messaging app, was detained at the Bourget airport outside Paris and was scheduled to appear in court late on August 25 or 26, French media reported, citing unnamed sources.
• Overworked Pilots With 'Nothing To Fly': How War In Ukraine Is Crippling Russia's Aeroflot RFE/RL 25 Aug 2024 -- The pilots and passengers were in their seats; the planes ready for takeoff. But over 350 flights could not depart on schedule from Moscow's Sheremetyevo International Airport over two days in June. Aeroflot, Russia's state-owned flagship carrier, which claims to be one of the world's largest airlines, had run out of cabin crews.
• MFA official's briefing on U.S. National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan's visit to China PRC MofA 25 Aug 2024 -- The Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) announced on Saturday that Assistant to the U.S. President for National Security Affairs (National Security Advisor) Jake Sullivan will visit China from August 27 to 29 at the invitation of Wang Yi, Member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and Director of the Office of the Central Foreign Affairs Commission, to hold a new round of China-U.S. strategic communication.
• China to prioritize discussion on Taiwan question, China's development rights and strategic security during Sullivan's visit: FM Global Times 25 Aug 2024 -- China will focus on raising serious concerns regarding the Taiwan question, addressing development rights and strategic security in discussions with the US during National Security Advisor Jack Sullivan's upcoming visit to Beijing, China's Foreign Ministry said on Sunday.
• Financial system stable overall; risks being resolved Global Times 25 Aug 2024 -- The People's Bank of China (PBC), the country's central bank, has conducted three major monetary policy adjustments to precisely support economic growth this year, and it will continue to strengthen counter-cyclical and cross-cyclical adjustments to consolidate the economic recovery, said PBC Governor Pan Gongsheng.
• MOFCOM vows 'necessary measures' against US' sanctions on Chinese firms over alleged involvement in Russia-Ukraine conflict Global Times 25 Aug 2024 -- Chinese Commerce Ministry (MOFCOM) on Sunday blasted the US' sanctions on Chinese companies over their alleged involvement in Russia-Ukraine conflict as a typical example of long-arm jurisdiction and unilateral sanctions, vowing "necessary measures" to safeguard the legitimate rights and interests of Chinese companies.
• Relatives Fear Discussing Ethnic Kazakh Intelligentsia Behind Bars In China's Xinjiang RFE/RL 25 Aug 2024 -- At the peak of China's repression of Turkic and Muslim minorities in its western Xinjiang region some six years ago, Kazakhstan was a kind of hub for activism and reporting on what international rights experts said were "crimes against humanity."
• U.S. national security advisor to raise Taiwan on upcoming China trip CNA 25 Aug 2024 -- A senior White House official told reporters on Friday that the U.S. will raise concerns about China's "destabilizing" military, diplomatic and economic pressure on Taiwan when National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan meets China's foreign minister in Beijing next week.
• U.S. encourages engagement with Taiwan after China's Palau coercion CNA 25 Aug 2024 -- A U.S. State Department official said Saturday that the United States encourages "all countries to expand engagement with Taiwan," after Palau's president recently warned that the Micronesian nation has faced economic coercion from China over its ties to Taiwan.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC Ministry of National Defense 26 Aug 2024
• Complex well at Iran's largest independent gas field comes on line Press TV 25 Aug 2024 -- Iran's Oil Ministry says local engineers and technicians have finally put into operation a complex gas well in the country's largest independent gas field.
• 6th meeting of the India-Indonesia Joint Working Group on Counter-Terrorism India MEA 25 Aug 2024 -- The 6th meeting of India-Indonesia Joint Working Group on Counter- Terrorism was held on 23 August 2024 in Jakarta.
• "We continue on our path by tearing up the scenarios against our homeland" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 25 Aug 2024 -- Addressing the 953rd anniversary celebrations of the Victory of Manzikert in the Ahlat district of Bitlis, President Erdoğan said: "We continue on our path by tearing up the scenarios against our homeland. We are not the caretakers but the true owners of these lands."
• "As the dark shadow of terrorism recedes from our eastern and southeastern provinces, our cities' potential is revealed" Presidency of The Republic of Turkey 25 Aug 2024 -- Speaking at an opening ceremony in Bitlis, President Erdoğan said: "As the dark shadow of terrorism recedes from our eastern and southeastern provinces, the potential of our cities, which has been unutilized for years, is being revealed."