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• U.S. approves US$1.988 billion arms sales to Taiwan CNA 26 Oct 2024 -- The U.S. government announced on Friday its decision to approve potential sales of radar turnkey and surface-to-air missile systems to Taiwan, valued at approximately US$1.988 billion.
• Latest U.S. arms sales expected to boost Taiwan's air defense CNA 26 Oct 2024 -- The radar turnkey and missile systems that will be supplied by the United States as part of its latest announced arms sales to Taiwan will likely strengthen the latter's capabilities to defend its capital city by detecting threats posed by stealth fighters and drones, military experts said Saturday.
• Secretary Blinken's Call with UK Foreign Secretary Lammy US Dept. of State 26 Oct 2024

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Operation Days of Repentance / Yimi Tshuva

• Israel Concludes Attack, Says Struck Iranian Missile Systems & Rocket Production Sites Sputnik 26 Oct 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said the attack on Iran has ended and the Israeli planes have returned safely to Israel.
• Israel completes strike on Iranian targets People's Daily 26 Oct 2024 -- Israel has completed what it called a retaliatory attack on military targets in Iran, said the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) early Saturday morning.
• Explosions heard in capital as Iran's air defenses engage Israeli strike attempts People's Daily 26 Oct 2024 -- The powerful explosions heard around Iran's capital, Tehran, early Saturday were linked to air defense responses against attempted Israeli airstrikes on three locations outside the city, according to state-run IRIB TV.
• IDF Spox. RAdm. Daniel Hagari Regarding Retaliatory Strikes in Iran Israel Defense Forces 26 Oct 2024
• 'Defense activity' caused loud sounds heard in Tehran Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- The loud sounds heard by some people in the vicinity of Tehran were due to the activation of air defense systems, according to Iranian security sources.
• Readout of Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III's Call With Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant DoD 26 Oct 2024
• Israel's Calibrated Attack On Iran Gives Both Countries An Off-Ramp RFE/RL 26 Oct 2024 -- Israel on October 26 struck military targets deep inside Iranian territory, but the extent of its promised attack was more calibrated than many feared.
• Biden Hopes For End To Mideast Escalation After Israeli Strikes On Iran RFE/RL 26 Oct 2024 -- U.S. President Joe Biden expressed hope Israeli air strikes on Iran would bring an end to the current chapter of escalation in the Middle East, even as Hezbollah fired dozens of projectiles into northern Israel.
• Israel says major assault on Iran 'achieved' objectives, seemingly sparing oil, nuclear sites VOA 26 Oct 2024 -- Israel says it has completed a major assault on Iran after more than a year of fighting, which began with an attack by Iranian proxy group Hamas on the Jewish state and has grown into a multifront conflict directly involving Tehran and its other regional proxies.
• Statement attributable to the Spokesperson for the Secretary-General - on the Middle East UN Secretary-General 26 Oct 2024
• UN chief urges halt to escalation after Israeli strikes on Iran UN News 26 Oct 2024 -- The UN Secretary-General on Saturday called for an immediate halt to all escalatory actions in the Middle East, following overnight attacks by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on targets in Iran.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the Israeli airstrikes targeting Iranian territory Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Oct 2024
• Israel/Iran: Statement by the spokesperson on Israel's retaliatory attack against Iran European External Action Service (EEAS) 26 Oct 2024 -- Israel's retaliatory attack against Iran, as confirmed by the IDF, occurred amid severe and growing regional tensions.
• Statement on developments in West Asia India MEA 26 Oct 2024
• Condemnations pour in following Israeli aggression on Iran IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- Condemnations and reactions have been pouring in following the Israeli aggression on Iran, during which the regime conducted attacks on Iranian military sites early on Saturday.
• Condemnation of Israeli Military Strikes Against Iran Pakistan Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Oct 2024 -- Pakistan strongly condemns Israel's strikes against the Islamic Republic of Iran in the early hours on Saturday.
• Hamas condemns Israeli aggression, commends Iran's air defense Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- The Gaza-based resistance movement Hamas has condemned Israel's aggression against the Islamic Republic of Iran.
• Condemnations pour in after Israeli aggression against Iran Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- The Israeli regime's aggression on a number of military positions across Iran in the early hours of Saturday has drawn condemnations from the regional countries.
• No: 220, 26 October 2024, Regarding Israel's Attack on Iran Republic of Turkey Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Oct 2024
• Arab world condemns Israeli attack on Iran, expresses concern of wider conflict VOA 26 Oct 2024 -- Arab governments reacted with mostly tepid condemnation of Israeli strikes overnight on Iran, expressing concern that a wider conflict could erupt, but avoiding strong language or taking any concrete action to protest the Israeli strikes.
• Government urges to avoid escalation in the Middle East Spain MFA 26 Oct 2024
• FM: Iran reserves right to duly respond to Israeli aggression IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has strongly condemned Israel's "criminal attack" on his country, emphasizing that the Islamic Republic reserves right to duly respond to the aggression.
• VP: Iran to give proportionate response to Israeli aggression IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Vice-president Mohammad Reza Aref has condemned Israeli aggression on the country, saying that the Islamic Republic will give a proportionate response in due time and conditions.
• FM Spox: Israeli aggression on Iran flagrant violation of UN Charter IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmail Baghaei has said that the Israeli regime's aggression against the Islamic Republic is a flagrant violation of the UN Charter and international law, entitling Iran to resort to self-defense.
• Israeli regime used US-controlled airspace in Iraq to attack Iran: General Staff IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued a statement on Israel's aggression against the country, saying the regime used airspace controlled by the United States in Iraq to carry out its limited attacks on Iran's military sites.
• Iran sees no limits in defending its interests, territorial integrity: Araghchi IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi has stressed that Iran sees no limits when it comes to defending its interests and territorial integrity.
• Israel lost deterrence against Iran after weak attack: Report IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- An Israeli media report says the overnight attack on Iran was so weak that it effectively diminished the regime's deterrence against the Islamic Republic.
• 'Iran entitled to defend itself against Zionist regime's acts of aggression' IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- The Iranian Foreign Ministry says that the Islamic Republic is entitled and duty-bound to defend itself against the Zionist regime's acts of aggression that took place early on Saturday.
• Iran knows 'no limits' in defending its interests, territorial integrity: Araghchi Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi says Iran knows "no limits" in defending its national interests and territorial integrity following the Israeli regime's act of aggression against Iranian military installations.
• Iran says 'entitled to defend against foreign acts of aggression' Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- Iranian Foreign Ministry has condemned the Israeli act of aggression against the country's military installations as a blatant violation of international law and the UN Charter, especially the principle that prohibits threats or use of force against the territorial integrity and sovereignty of countries.
• Iran Says Has Right to Defense Against Foreign 'Aggressive Actions' Based on UN Charter Sputnik 26 Oct 2024 -- The Israel Defense Forces said overnight to Saturday that it had struck military targets in Iran in response to the attacks on the Jewish state on October 1. The CBS News broadcaster reported, citing an unnamed source, that the Israeli attack on Iran had been limited to military targets without involving nuclear or oil facilities.
• Iran Ready to Respond to Israel's Missile Strikes on Tehran - Reports Sputnik 26 Oct 2024 -- Iran is ready to respond to Israel for the missile strikes carried out overnight to Saturday, the Iranian state news agency Tasnim reported, citing a high-ranking source.
• Iran says damage 'limited' as Israel completes airstrikes; experts warn risks of full-scale regional war Global Times 26 Oct 2024 -- Israeli overnight attacks on military sites in Iran captured global attention, prompting concerns over escalation of conflict and the potential for a full-scale regional war. Chinese observers said further conflict would not benefit anyone involved,as neither US, Israel nor Iran is prepared for a full-blown war.
• Iran says oil facilities, electrical grid operating normally after Israeli attacks IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- The Iranian Petroleum Ministry announced that all activities are going on normally after the Zionist regime attacked military sites across Iran.
• Four Iran Army forces martyred in Israeli aggression IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- Iran's Army says four of its forces were martyred during Israeli aggression on the country overnight.
• Death toll from Israeli aggression on Iran rises to four Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- The death toll from the overnight Israeli aggression against a number of military positions across Iran has risen to four.
• Iran air defense intercepts Zionist regime's airstrikes against some military centers IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- The public relations office of the Iranian air defense command issued a statement announcing that Israeli airstrikes against military centers in Tehran, the western province of Ilam, and the southwestern province of Khuzestan have been intercepted and countered successfully.
• Iranian military says Israeli strikes caused "limited damage" People's Daily 26 Oct 2024 -- Iran's air defense headquarters successfully countered the Israeli attack with "limited damage," the semi-official Tasnim news agency reported Saturday.
• Iran air defenses intercepted most Israeli missiles, stopped aircraft from entering airspace: General Staff Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran says the country's air defense units intercepted a significant number of Israeli missiles, and stoped its military aircraft from penetrating Iranian airspace during the latest attack.
• Iran's air defense 'successfully intercepts, counters' Israeli aggression Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- Iran's air defense force has confirmed Israeli attacks targeting positions in Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam provinces, saying the aggression was successfully thwarted.
• Israel Hit Military Centers in Iranian Provinces, Caused 'Limited' Damage - Air Defense Force Sputnik 26 Oct 2024 -- Israel attacked a number of military centers in the Iranian provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam overnight on Saturday, causing "limited damage", Iran's Air Defense Force said.

Operation Iron Swords / Operation Al-Aqsa Flood

• Oct. 25: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 26 Oct 2024
• 53 killed in Israeli strikes across Gaza: sources People's Daily 26 Oct 2024 -- At least 53 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes on the northern and southern Gaza Strip from Thursday night through Friday, Palestinian sources said.
• Hezbollah: Israeli aggression on Iran won't affect Tehran's support for Palestine, Lebanon IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- The Lebanese resistance movement, Hezbollah, has strongly condemned Israel's attacks on Iran, saying that the aggression will not affect the Islamic Republic's support for the Lebanese and Palestinian nations.
• Hezbollah fires barrage of 80 rockets at Israeli bases IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah has launched a barrage of 80 rockets and missiles targeting seven Israeli military bases in northern occupied territories.
• 7 Israeli forces killed in S Lebanon during confrontation with Hezbollah Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- As many as seven Israeli forces have been killed in southern Lebanon during confrontation with the country's Hezbollah resistance movement.
• Hezbollah targets Israel's military bases with rocket fire, drones Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- Lebanon's Hezbollah resistance movement says it has successfully launched rockets and drones at Israel's military and intelligence bases in the occupied territories.
• Hezbollah carried out record 48 successful military operations against Israel on Friday Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement announced on Friday a record 48 military operations against the Zionist entity, surpassing the previous high of 39 operations set earlier in the week.
• Hezbollah strikes Israeli airbase south of Tel Aviv in direct hit Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- Hezbollah has announced launching an airstrike on Tel Nof airbase south of Tel Aviv with a squadron of attack drones, achieving a direct hit.
• Hezbollah hits Israeli Merkava tanks in southern Lebanon Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- The Hezbollah resistance movement has carried out more retaliatory attacks on Israeli positions in the occupied territories and in southern Lebanon.
• 'Entire population of north Gaza at risk of dying,' warns UN's top humanitarian official UN News 26 Oct 2024 -- The UN's top humanitarian official warned on Saturday that the entire population of northern Gaza is at risk of dying, calling for an immediate stop to "blatant disregard for basic humanity" by Israeli forces.
• Statement by the UN Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Clementine Nkweta-Salami, on the attacks in Aj Jazirah State UNOCHA 26 Oct 2024 -- The United Nations Resident and Humanitarian Coordinator in Sudan, Ms. Clementine Nkweta-Salami, is deeply troubled by reports of escalating armed violence in Aj Jazirah State, which has reportedly claimed the lives of scores of civilians.
• UN steps up efforts to deliver aid in Lebanon amid fightings People's Daily 26 Oct 2024 -- The United Nations and its partners in Lebanon are stepping up their efforts to reach people in need amid continued fightings, a UN spokesperson said Friday.
• Israel/Palestine: Statement by the High Representative on the urgent need to respect International Humanitarian law in Gaza European External Action Service (EEAS) 26 Oct 2024 -- I join UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk in his call for immediate action by world Leaders to bring about an end to the human tragedy unfolding in Gaza. By signing the Geneva Conventions, signatories have a legal responsibility to ensure adherence to international law by all parties involved. It is our duty to protect civilians and human rights, and it is high time to act on it.
• Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova's comment on the death of Lebanese journalists Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 26 Oct 2024
• Hamas commander killed during Israeli military raid in occupied West Bank Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- A commander of the Gaza-based Qassam Brigades, the armed wing of the Hamas resistance movement, has been killed after Israeli military forces carried out a raid on the northwestern edge of the occupied West Bank.
• Iraqi Resistance targets Acre with drone IRNA 26 Oct 2024 -- The Islamic Resistance of Iraq has announced that it has targeted a military position in Acre in occupied Palestine with a drone.

Other Conflicts

• Suicide blast kills at least 8 in northwest Pakistan VOA 26 Oct 2024 -- Pakistani officials reported Saturday that a suicide bomber targeted a security checkpoint in a volatile region near the border with Afghanistan, killing at least eight people and injuring several others.
• Israeli airstrikes target military sites in Syria People's Daily 26 Oct 2024 -- The Syrian Defense Ministry reported early Saturday that Israeli forces launched a series of airstrikes against military sites in Syria's southern and central regions.
• Ten Iranian border guards killed in terrorist attack near Pakistan border Press TV 26 Oct 2024 -- Ten Iranian border guards have been killed in a terrorist attack in the country's southeastern province of Sistan and Baluchestan close to the border with Pakistan.
• Sudan: UN official decries attacks against civilians in Al Jazirah state UN News 26 Oct 2024 -- The top UN humanitarian official in Sudan has raised alarm over a sharp escalation of violence in a region near the capital, Khartoum, where recent attacks reportedly carried out by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) have claimed more than 120 lives.
• At least 4,882 people killed in Sudan's Khartoum State since outbreak of conflict: health authorities People's Daily 26 Oct 2024 -- At least 4,882 people have been killed in Sudan's Khartoum State since the outbreak of the conflict between the Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on April 15, 2023, the state's health authorities said on Friday.

News Reports

• U.S. Officials Say Russia Behind Fake Video Of Pro-Trump Votes Being Destroyed RFE/RL 26 Oct 2024 -- U.S. authorities have said that Russian actors were behind a fake video circulated on social media that purported to show the destruction of mail-in votes cast for Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump in the swing state of Pennsylvania ahead of the November 5 presidential election.
• Ruling Georgian Dream On Pace To Extend Control Of Parliament RFE/RL 26 Oct 2024 -- The pro-Russian Georgian Dream party is on pace to extend its control of parliament, casting a dark cloud over the country's future membership in the European Union.
• Analysis: After Preliminary Election Results, Disappointment For Georgia's Opposition RFE/RL 26 Oct 2024 -- The ruling Georgian Dream party eked out a slim victory in Georgia's pivotal parliamentary elections, preliminary results showed.
• Statement by the European Commission and the High Representative Josep Borrell on the Parliamentary elections in Georgia European Commission 26 Oct 2024
• BRICS' de-dollarization agenda has a long way to go VOA 26 Oct 2024 -- BRICS leaders, including Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, have publicly voiced their commitment to jointly introduce an alternative payment system that would not be dependent on the U.S. dollar.
• Xi's trip to BRICS summit marks new chapter of unity, development for Global South: Chinese FM People's Daily 26 Oct 2024 -- Chinese President Xi Jinping's trip to the 16th BRICS Summit has marked a new chapter of solidarity and self-strengthening of BRICS nations, and opened up new prospects for development and prosperity of the Global South, Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said.
• Turghunjan Alawudun elected head of World Uyghur Congress Radio Free Asia 26 Oct 2024 -- The World Uyghur Congress elected German national Turghunjan Alawudun as its new president on Saturday during the advocacy group's general assembly in Sarajevo.
• Deliberately dodging fact of Taiwan's return to China exposes Lai's nature of seeking "independence": mainland spokesperson People's Daily 26 Oct 2024 -- A mainland spokesperson on Saturday denounced Taiwan's leader Lai Ching-te for deliberately avoiding discussion about the historical fact that Taiwan returned to China from Japanese occupation in 1945.
• Chinese mainland rebukes DPP for silence on Taiwan's restoration anniversary People's Daily 26 Oct 2024 -- A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Friday rebuked Taiwan's Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) authorities, led by Lai Ching-te, for downplaying and denying the historical significance of Taiwan's return to China from Japanese occupation in 1945.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 26 Oct 2024
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the US Approving US$ 1.988 Billion in Arms Sales to China's Taiwan Region PRC MofA 26 Oct 2024
• Press Statement of External Policy Office Chief of DPRK Foreign Ministry KCNA 26 Oct 2024 -- The chief of the External Policy Office of the Foreign Ministry of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea Saturday released the following press statement titled "The U.S. will be held wholly responsible for pushing the situation on the Korean peninsula to an uncontrollable one":
• Uzbekistan's Parliamentary Elections And The Pretense Of Change RFE/RL 26 Oct 2024 -- Of all the elections in the world this year, few could be considered less free and fair than the one for the Uzbek parliament taking place on October 27.
• Indonesia presses China for more investment in high-speed railways VOA 26 Oct 2024 -- One year after the opening of Indonesia's first high-speed railway that connects Jakarta to Bandung, named Whoosh, Indonesia is courting China to invest in an extension of the line eastward to the port city of Surabaya in East Java.
• Kiribati president secures 3rd term as China, US vie for Pacific leverage VOA 26 Oct 2024 -- Kiribati President Taneti Maamau, who has led the Pacific Island nation to build closer ties with China in recent years, secured his third term in office on Saturday. He defeated two other candidates in an election closely monitored by countries around the world.