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• Taiwan military to begin tri-service drills to test combat readiness CNA 13 Oct 2024 -- Taiwan's military is set to hold three separate drills involving the Army, Air Force and Navy later this month to test the armed forces' combat readiness, a military source told CNA Sunday.
• India's zero-sum mentality exposed when media cautious about Chinese naval fleet's visit to Bangladesh Global Times 13 Oct 2024 -- The Indian media's zero-sum mentality and their suspicion of China's normal military exchanges with South Asian countries have been exposed, Chinese experts said, as several India media adopted a wary tone in their coverage of a Chinese naval fleet's visit to Bangladesh.
• VISIT OF FIRST TRAINING SQUADRON TO BAHRAIN AND UAE India PIB 13 Oct 2024 -- Continuing with the Long Range Training Deployment in the Persian Gulf, INS Tir and ICGS Veera of First Training Squadron (1TS) arrived at the Port of Manama, Bahrain on 12 Oct 24
• Iran has not provided ballistic missiles to Russia: FM Press TV 13 Oct 2024 -- Iran has once again rejected claims about supplying Russia with ballistic missiles amid reports that the European Union will use the accusations as a pretext to impose sanctions against the Islamic Republic.
• Statement by Pentagon Press Secretary Maj. Gen. Pat Ryder on the Deployment of a THAAD Battery to Israel DoD 13 Oct 2024 -- At the direction of the President, Secretary Austin authorized the deployment of a Terminal High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) battery and associated crew of U.S. military personnel to Israel to help bolster Israel's air defenses following Iran's unprecedented attacks against Israel on April 13 and again on October 1.
• Pentagon confirms THAAD anti-missile system deployment with troops to Israel Press TV 13 Oct 2024 -- The United States has confirmed that its military is sending an anti-missile system operated by American troops to aid the Israeli forces following the Tel Aviv regime's failure to defend itself against Iran.
• US to supply Israel with advanced missile defense system VOA 13 Oct 2024 -- The U.S. moved deeper into the Middle East conflict Sunday, announcing that it is sending an advanced missile defense system to Israel and about 100 American troops to operate it, the first time U.S. forces have been deployed in Israel since the Hamas-led attacks a year ago.
• Army, Air Force complete 5-day joint exercise in Isabela Philippine News Agency 13 Oct 2024 -- The Philippine Air Force (PAF) and the Philippine Army (PA) have concluded their highly anticipated Interoperability Exercise (IOX) 03-24 to enhance synergy and refine joint combat and tactical operations.

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• Statement by PM Netanyahu: "I appeal to the UN Secretary General; Your refusal to evacuate UNIFIL soldiers has turned them into hostages of Hezbollah." Israel - Prime Minister 13 Oct 2024
• Netanyahu wants UN peacekeeping forces in Lebanon out of 'harm's way' VOA 13 Oct 2024 -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called on the United Nations on Sunday to move its peacekeepers out of "harm's way" in southern Lebanon, claiming that Hezbollah militants were using them as "human shields" in the ongoing fighting with Israel.
• Oct. 12: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 13 Oct 2024
• Hamas: Israel has failed to break resistance Press TV 13 Oct 2024 -- The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas asserts that the Israeli regime is unable to confront the resistance in the Gaza Strip and "has failed to break it."
• Hezbollah Drone 'Swarm' Kills 4 Israeli Soldiers, Injures Dozens At Army Base RFE/RL 13 Oct 2024 -- Four Israeli soldiers were killed and dozens were injured, seven critically, when a "swarm" of Hezbollah drones hit an army base near the northern Israeli town of Binyamina in one of the bloodiest attacks on the country since October 2023.
• 4 killed, 100 injured in Hezbollah drone strike on Binyamina base Press TV 13 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah has carried out a drone strike on an Israeli military site, leaving four of the regime's soldiers dead and dozens more injured.
• Hezbollah says Israel rained down cluster bombs on southern Lebanon Press TV 13 Oct 2024 -- The resistance movement Hezbollah says Israel poured "missiles loaded with cluster bombs" over neighborhoods in southern Lebanon.
• Hezbollah keeps up retaliatory attacks on Israeli targets with drones, missiles Press TV 13 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah continues with its retaliatory strikes on Israeli targets in solidarity with Palestinians in the war-ravaged Gaza Strip and in defense of people in Lebanon.
• UN chief calls for safety of peacekeepers after IDF breaches UN position in Lebanon UN News 13 Oct 2024 -- The UN Secretary-General on Sunday reiterated that the safety and security of UN personnel and property must be guaranteed, following the deliberate breach of a UN peacekeeping position by Israel Defense Forces (IDF) armored vehicles in southern Lebanon.
• Lebanon: IDF tanks force entry into UN peacekeeping position, UNIFIL reports UN News 13 Oct 2024 -- Israel Defense Forces (IDF) tanks forcibly entered a United Nations position in southern Lebanon early Sunday morning, with UN peacekeepers at the same location also "suffering effects" from smoke after several rounds were fired in its vicinity, the UN Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) has reported.
• Civilians in northern Gaza cut off from supplies and services critical for survival UNOCHA 13 Oct 2024 -- Statement by Muhannad Hadi, Humanitarian Coordinator for the Occupied Palestinian Territory
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 13 Oct 2024
• Statement by the High Representative on behalf of the European Union on recent attacks against UNIFIL EC/CEU 13 Oct 2024
• Statement by Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide on forced entry of a UN position Government of Norway 13 Oct 2024
• 40 countries demand halt to Israel's attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon Press TV 13 Oct 2024 -- Forty countries contributing to the United Nations peacekeeping mission in Lebanon demand an immediate halt to Israel's attacks on peacekeepers.
• No: 212, 13 October 2024, Regarding Israel's Attack on UNIFIL Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 13 Oct 2024
• Iraqi resistance launches drone strikes on Israeli targets in Golan, occupied territories Press TV 13 Oct 2024 -- The Iraqi anti-terror resistance groups have claimed responsibility for two separate drone strikes against strategic military targets in the Israeli-occupied territories in response to its devastating war on Gaza and bloody onslaught on Lebanon.

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• UN, INGOs call for immediate release of detained personnel in Yemen UN News 13 Oct 2024 -- Heads of United Nations entities and international non-governmental organizations (INGOs) on Saturday renewed urgent calls for the immediate release of their staff arbitrarily detained by the Houthi de facto authorities in Yemen, amid reports that some of them may now face "criminal prosecution".

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• Remarks by President Biden on the Response to Hurricane Milton | St. Pete Beach, FL The White House 13 Oct 2024
• China, Vietnam talk business during Premier Li Qiang's visit to Hanoi Radio Free Asia 13 Oct 2024 -- Chinese Premier Li Qiang wrapped up a three-day visit to Vietnam on Monday after meetings with the country's top leaders resulted in agreements to work more closely developing transport infrastructure, technology, training and emerging industries, state media reported.
• Taiwan regional leader Lai's 'Double Ten' speech 'a poison pill wrapped in cellophane' Global Times 13 Oct 2024 -- Taiwan regional leader Lai Ching-te's "Double Ten" speech is like "a poison pill wrapped in cellophane" and despite his repeated use of the word "peace," his propagation of the separatist "Taiwan independence" agenda remains unchanged, said analysts who noted that any actions toward secession will inevitably face decisive countermeasures.
• PRC Military Drills Near Taiwan US Dept. of State 13 Oct 2024 -- The United States is seriously concerned by the People's Liberation Army joint military drills in the Taiwan Strait and around Taiwan.
• Chinese aircraft carrier enters Bashi Channel, heading for West Pacific CNA 13 Oct 2024 -- Taiwan's military said Sunday that the Chinese Liaoning Carrier Strike Group sailed into seas around the Bashi Channel, a waterway that separates Taiwan from the Philippines, earlier in the day, and is expected to head to the West Pacific.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 13 Oct 2024
• Press Statement of Kim Yo Jong, Vice Department Director of WPK Central Committee KCNA 13 Oct 2024 -- Kim Yo Jong, vice department director of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, released the following press statement "Reckless challenge hysteria will hasten the miserable end of the ROK" on October 13:
• Statement of Spokesman for Ministry of National Defence of DPRK KCNA 13 Oct 2024 -- Grave touch-and-go military tensions are prevailing on the Korean peninsula due to the ROK's wanton violation of the sovereignty of the DPRK through infiltrations of drones into its capital city of Pyongyang.
• Press Statement of Spokesman for Ministry of National Defence of DPRK KCNA 13 Oct 2024 -- A spokesman for the Ministry of National Defence of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea released the following press statement "Gambling with the lives of people will result in miserable ruin" on October 13:
• North Korea says border units ready to shoot amid drone dispute with South Radio Free Asia 13 Oct 2024 -- North Korea said its army units near the border with South Korea have been ordered to be ready to launch strikes on the South amid disputes over drones that the North says have flown over its capital Pyongyang. South Korea's military said Monday it had detected signs North Korea was preparing to blow up cross-border roads.
• Venezuela voids passports of dozens of journalists, activists, rights group says VOA 13 Oct 2024 -- The Venezuelan government has canceled the passports of dozens of journalists and activists since President Nicolas Maduro claimed a reelection victory over the summer, marking what rights groups are calling a growing campaign of repression against the leader's critics, according to media reports.