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• U.S. Central Command conducts airstrikes against multiple ISIS camps in Syria CENTCOM 12 Oct 2024 -- U.S. Central Command forces conducted a series of airstrikes against multiple known ISIS camps in Syria in the early morning of Oct. 11. The strikes will disrupt the ability of ISIS to plan, organize, and conduct attacks against the United States, its allies and partners, and civilians throughout the region and beyond. Our battle damage assessments are underway and do not indicate civilian casualties. We will provide updates as information is confirmed.

Defense Policy / Programs

• Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov inspects Northern Fleet facilities of military and social infrastructures Russia MoD 12 Oct 2024 -- At the base of the Borey and Borey-A nuclear-powered submarines, Commander of Submarine Force Vice Admiral Anatoly Kovalenko reported to the Russian Defence Minister that the reconstruction of berthing front for the Project 955 nuclear submarines had been over. The updated infrastructure is capable of providing submarines with the necessary power environments, communications, air, and water, which will significantly reduce the wear and tear of ships' machinery and systems during their stay at the base. Also, the third generation ships are being replaced by fourth generation submarines.
• This Week, We Added New Arms Agreements for Ukraine - Address by the President President of Ukraine 12 Oct 2024
• German chancellor pledges $1.53 billion in military aid to Ukraine Press TV 12 Oct 2024 -- Germany's Chancellor Olaf Scholz has vowed to send more weaponry to Kiev after visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky asked his backers for more arms and ammunition to fight the advancing Russian troops.
• FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON CONCLUDES VISIT TO MUSCAT, OMAN India PIB 12 Oct 2024 -- Indian Naval Ships Tir and Shardul along with Indian Coast Guard Ship Veera of the First Training Squadron (1TS) concluded visit to Muscat, Oman on 09 Oct 24

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Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Oct. 11: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 12 Oct 2024>
• Israel issues new 'evacuation order' as tanks push deeper into northern Gaza Press TV 12 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli military has issued yet another evacuation order for Palestinians in northern Gaza, hours after killing at least 19 people in an airstrike in the area.
• Resistance groups hit Israeli positions in retaliation for Gaza, Lebanon strikes Press TV 12 Oct 2024 -- Resistance groups have struck Israeli military positions in the occupied territories in retaliation for the Tel Aviv regime's ongoing military onslaught against Gaza and devastating strikes on Lebanon.
• Hamas says to remain 'steadfast' as Israel kills dozens in Jabalia camp Press TV 12 Oct 2024 -- The Palestinian Civil Defense in the Gaza Strip says at least 30 people were killed by Israeli strikes in the northern city of Jabalia and its refugee camp Friday.
• Hezbollah launches aerial strike against Tel Aviv using drone squadron Press TV 12 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement has launched a retaliatory strike against the outskirts of the city of Tel Aviv in the occupied Palestinian territories with a squadron of kamikaze drones.
• Hezbollah targets Israeli troops, settlements; 12 Israeli soldiers killed Press TV 12 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has carried out fresh retaliatory operations against Israel, targeting several military positions of the regime.
• Hezbollah Attacks Israeli Base, Tel Aviv Area On Yom Kippur RFE/RL 12 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah on October 12 said it had fired a number of missiles and drones at an Israeli military base south of Haifa and at the outskirts of Tel Aviv as Israelis celebrated Yom Kippur, the most important holiday on the Jewish religious calendar.
• Statement by UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell on continued conflicts in the Middle East UNICEF 12 Oct 2024 -- "As every day passes, the lives of children across Israel, the State of Palestine, and Lebanon are torn apart in unimaginable ways.
• Critical food aid lifelines into northern Gaza severed WFP 12 Oct 2024 -- The UN World Food Programme today warned that escalating violence in northern Gaza is having a disastrous impact on food security for thousands of Palestinian families, noting that the main crossings into the north have been closed and no food aid has entered since 1 October.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 12 Oct 2024
• Israel/Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on a draft legislation that could stop UNRWA operations in the Occupied Palestinian Territory European External Action Service (EEAS) 12 Oct 2024 -- The European Union expresses its grave concern about the draft bill on UNRWA currently discussed in the Israeli parliament. The EU strongly supports the UN Secretary General's call on the matter and shares the concern that this draft bill, if adopted, would have disastrous consequences, preventing the UN Agency from continuing to provide its services and protection to Palestine refugees in the occupied West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and Gaza.
• Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on the situation in Gaza Government of Norway 12 Oct 2024
• Med9 leaders urge ceasefire, diplomatic efforts in Middle East People's Daily 12 Oct 2024 -- The leaders of the nine Mediterranean European Union (EU) countries, known as Med9, called for an immediate ceasefire in the Middle East and urged a resumption of diplomatic efforts to address the region's ongoing conflicts during their summit on Friday.
• French, Italian, Spanish leaders condemn Israeli attack on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon People's Daily 12 Oct 2024 -- French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez issued a joint statement on Friday, condemning the recent targeting of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).
• Israel 'most direct threat' to both regional, global peace, says Turkish president Press TV 12 Oct 2024 -- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has roundly denounced the ongoing Israeli military aggression in Gaza and Lebanon, describing the Tel Aviv regime as "the most direct threat" to both regional and global peace.
• Iraqi Hezbollah threatens to hit Israel, US bases if airspace violated for attacking Iran Press TV 12 Oct 2024 -- Iraq's anti-terror group Kata'ib Hezbollah has warned against the use of Iraqi airspace to attack Iran, saying it would launch retaliatory strikes against Israeli and US bases in case of any violation of the Arab country's sovereignty.
• Nicaragua severs diplomatic relations with Israel over ongoing atrocities in Gaza Press TV 12 Oct 2024 -- The government of Nicaragua has stated that it is breaking off diplomatic relations with Israel over the ongoing genocidal war against Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, which has killed over 42,000 people, more than half of them women and children.

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• QA-13, 12 October 2024, Statement of the Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Öncü Keçeli, in Response to a Question Regarding the Extension of Executive Order 13894 by the USA for a Further Year Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 Oct 2024

News Reports

• Taiwan protests China's 'economic oppression' CNA 12 Oct 2024 -- The Mainland Affairs Council (MAC) on Saturday protested what it called China's "economic oppression" against Taiwan, after the Chinese Ministry of Commerce (MOC) said earlier in the day that it is considering possible countermeasures because Taiwan has failed to remove trade barriers against goods from China.
• Mainland's Taiwan Affairs Office supports further actions on Taiwan trade barriers Global Times 12 Oct 2024 -- A spokesperson of the Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council expressed on Saturday strong support of relevant government departments' further measures based on the findings of its investigation into Taiwan's trade barriers.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 12 Oct 2024
• Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of WPK Central Committee KCNA 12 Oct 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, released the following press statement titled "ROK military is hard to evade its responsibility for chiefly grave infringement upon DPRK sovereignty and accomplice" on October 12:
• U.S. imposes sanctions on Iran over missile attack against Israel People's Daily 12 Oct 2024 -- The United States announced Friday sanctions targeting Iran's energy trade in light of the Oct. 1 ballistic missile attack launched by the country against Israel.
• US imposes fresh sanctions on Iran over its retaliatory operation against Israel Press TV 12 Oct 2024 -- The US has imposed new sanctions on Iran's oil and petrochemicals sectors in reaction to the Islamic Republic's recent retaliatory missile attacks against Israeli targets.
• Pakistan's Ban On Prominent Civil Rights Group Will 'Alienate' Pashtun Minority RFE/RL 12 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan's decision to ban a prominent civil rights organization will further alienate the country's large Pashtun ethnic minority, experts say.