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• Yemen says it downed US F-18 jet over Red Sea IRNA 22 Dec 2024 -- The Yemeni armed forces say they have thwarted a joint US-British attack on the country by targeting an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, in an operation that resulted in the downing of an F-18 fighter jet.
• Yemeni armed forces down F-18 fighter jet, repel US-UK attack: Spokesman Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- The Yemeni Armed Forces say they have successfully thwarted a joint American-British attack by shooting down a US F-18 fighter jet and forcing other aircraft to withdraw from Yemeni airspace.
• US fighter aircraft shot down over Red Sea 'in friendly fire' amid aggression on Yemen Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- The United States Central Command (CENTCOM) says a fighter aircraft was shot down over the Red Sea in what it claimed to be a case of "friendly fire", amid Washington's escalated aggression on Yemeni soil in support of the Israeli regime.
• US warplanes hit Yemeni capital, laud explosions reported IRNA 22 Dec 2024 -- US Central Command (CENTCOM) in a statement has claimed responsibility for the airstrike on the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Saturday night.

Defense Policy / Programs

• North Korea's mid-range ballistic missile systems spotted in Russia: expert Radio Free Asia 22 Dec 2024 -- North Korea is supplying its medium-range KN-15 ballistic missile system to Russia for its war in Ukraine, a Ukrainian defense researcher said, citing evidence of video footage of what he said was a train carrying the system through Russia.
• China slams Pentagon report, slams US as 'war-addicted' threat to global security Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- Chinese Defense Ministry spokesperson has censured the Pentagon's recent report on Beijing's military and security developments, emphasizing that the United States' addiction to war makes it the biggest threat to global security.
• Foreign Ministry Spokesperson's Remarks on the US Announcement of Military Assistance and Arms Sales to China's Taiwan Region PRC MofA 22 Dec 2024 -- "The US once again approved military assistance and arms sales to China's Taiwan region. This seriously violates the one-China principle and the three China-US joint communiqués"
• China slams US military aid and arms sales to the Taiwan region, vowing resolute measures to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity Global Times 22 Dec 2024 -- Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Sunday slammed the US after the latter announced a new round of military assistance worth $571.3 million and approval of $295 million worth of arms sales to Taiwan on Friday. China's Ministry of National Defense also slammed US arms sales and aid to Taiwan region on Saturday in response to Pentagon report on China's military and security developments.
• Arming Taiwan to aid 'Taiwan independence' is like 'playing with fire and will get the US burned,' says Chinese FM Global Times 22 Dec 2024 -- In response to the US announcement of military assistance worth $571.3 million and approval of $295 million worth of arms sales to Taiwan on Friday, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday that China strongly deplores and firmly opposes it and lodged serious protests at once with the US.
• Chinese FM, Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council slam US military aid and arms sales to the Taiwan region, vowing resolute measures to safeguard national sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity Global Times 22 Dec 2024 -- Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Taiwan Affairs Office of the State Council on Sunday slammed the US after the latter announced a new round of military assistance worth $571.3 million and approval of $295 million worth of arms sales to Taiwan on Friday. China's Ministry of National Defense also slammed US arms sales and aid to Taiwan region on Saturday in response to Pentagon report on China's military and security developments.
• Chinese FM strongly protests US military assistance and arms sales to Taiwan, warns 'arming Taiwan is like playing with fire and will get the US burned' Global Times 22 Dec 2024 -- In response to the US announcement of military assistance worth $571.3 million and approval of $295 million worth of arms sales to Taiwan on Friday, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Sunday that China strongly deplores and firmly opposes it and lodged serious protests at once with the US.
• China 'firmly opposes' US military aid to Taiwan: Foreign Ministry Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- China says it "firmly opposes" the United States' approval of new military aid to Taiwan, warning that the move "seriously violates" the one-China principle and threatens China's sovereignty and security interests.

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• PM Netanyahu: "Just as we have acted forcefully against the terror arms of Iran's axis of evil, so too will we act against the Houthis. The result will be the same" Israel - Prime Minister 22 Dec 2024
• Dec. 21: 'Axis of Resistance' operations against Israeli occupation Press TV 22 Dec 2024
• Eight Palestinians killed in Israeli raid on Gaza school; death toll rises to 46,000 IRNA 22 Dec 2024 -- Eight people have been killed and several others injured in the Gaza Strip as a result of an Israeli airstrike that targeted a school in the besieged territory.
• At least 19 Palestinians killed by Israeli airstrikes in Gaza since dawn: Medics Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- At least 19 Palestinians, including children, have been killed and a dozen others injured as a fresh round of Israeli airstrikes targeted several areas across the besieged Gaza Strip, according to Palestinian medical sources.
• Israeli military bombards school, hospitals in Gaza, killing 8 civilians Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- The Israeli military has conducted fresh attacks on civilian facilities in the northern Gaza Strip, killing and injuring several Palestinians in the besieged territory.
• 5 Israeli forces killed as Palestinian fighters face up to regime's war machine Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- At least five Israeli troops have been killed during complex operations staged by Palestinian fighters in the Gaza Strip, where the Israeli regime has been waging an unbridled war of genocide for the past 15 months.
• UNRWA Situation Report #152 on the situation in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including East Jerusalem. All information updated for 11 - 17 December 2024, valid as of 17 December 2024 at 22:30 UNRWA 22 Dec 2024
• Hamas: Gaza ceasefire deal 'closer than ever' IRNA 22 Dec 2024 -- Hamas and two other Palestinian groups announced that a Gaza ceasefire deal with Israel is "closer than ever".
• Resistance groups demand PA forces stop Jenin operations IRNA 22 Dec 2024 -- Three Palestinian resistance groups have issued a joint statement, calling for an immediate end to the operations by Palestinian Authority (PA) forces in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank.
• Yemen targets 200 ships linked to Zionist regime: Envoy IRNA 22 Dec 2024 -- Yemen's Ambassador to Tehran Ibrahim Mohammed al-Dailami has said that the Yemeni Armed Forces targeted 200 ships associated with the Zionist regime, resulting in significant economic losses for both the regime and its allies.
• Israel's sponsors accountable for ongoing aggression on Sana'a, top Yemeni diplomat warns Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- Yemen's foreign minister has condemned the recent US airstrikes in Sana'a, asserting that any nation supporting the Zionist regime's aggression shares responsibility for its atrocities.
• Israel indicts two settlers over suspected spying for Hezbollah Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- At least two Israeli settlers have been arrested in occupied al-Quds for allegedly passing on information to contacts in the Hezbollah resistance movement during the Israeli aggression against Lebanon.

Other Conflicts

• Israeli forces intensify raids in Quneitra, Syria IRNA 22 Dec 2024 -- Israeli forces have reportedly escalated their operations in southern Syria, targeting the outskirts of al-Baath city in Quneitra province.
• HTS leader faces first protests since taking power in Syria IRNA 22 Dec 2024 -- Protests have reportedly taken place against Abu Mohammad al-Jolani, the leader of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) in Syria, marking the first demonstrations against al-Jolani since his group led an offensive against the government of former president Bashar al-Assad earlier this month.
• Turkey's foreign minister meets Syria's de facto leader in Damascus Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- Turkey's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has met with Syria's de facto leader Ahmed al-Sharaa - also known as Abu Mohammad al-Julani - to discuss support for the new administration in Damascus.
• Turkiye had no role in ousting Syria's Assad: FM IRNA 22 Dec 2024 -- Turkiye's Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan has claimed that his country had no role in the ousting of former Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.
• Iran's Supreme Leader Calls On Syrians To Resist Rebel Government RFE/RL 22 Dec 2024 -- The supreme leader of Iran, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has called on Syrians to resist the emerging rebel-led government after the ouster of former President Bashar al-Assad, saying the uprising was orchestrated by the West.
• China, Vietnam coast guards vow to release model effect of cooperation in SCS at high-level work meeting Global Times 22 Dec 2024 -- Chinese and Vietnamese coast guards have made positive comments on the cooperation achievement in 2024, discussed and determined the future cooperation direction and specific projects, and fully exchanged views on topics of common interest during the eighth high-level work meeting between the China Coast Guard (CCG) and the Vietnam Coast Guard in Hanoi, Vietnam from December 16-21, according to China Military Online.
• Exodus Of Doctors Leaves Afghans Scrambling For Treatment RFE/RL 22 Dec 2024 -- Thousands of health-care professionals have fled Afghanistan since the Taliban seized power in 2021.
• UN Emergency Fund allocates $6 million to support refugees fleeing Sudan in Egypt UNOCHA 22 Dec 2024 -- The United Nations Central Emergency Response Fund (CERF) has allocated $6 million to bolster the humanitarian response for refugees fleeing the conflict in Sudan and seeking protection in Egypt.

News Reports

• Opening transport infrastructure facilities President of Russia 22 Dec 2024 -- Vladimir Putin took part, via video conference, in the launch ceremony for air and road infrastructure facilities in the regions.
• Putin Meets Slovak PM In Moscow For Talks About Natural Gas Deliveries RFE/RL 22 Dec 2024 -- Russian President Vladimir Putin and Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico met in the Kremlin on December 22 to discuss a soon-to-expire contract allowing for Russian natural gas to transit through Ukraine.
• Press release on Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov's telephone conversation with Egyptian Foreign and Emigration Minister Badr Abdelatty Russia Ministry of Foreign Affairs 22 Dec 2024
• China imposes countermeasures against two Canadian organizations and 20 associated personnel, effective on December 21, says Chinese FM Global Times 22 Dec 2024 -- China has decided to impose countermeasures against two Canadian organizations as well as 20 personnel from these organizations in accordance with the Anti-Foreign Sanctions Law, according to a statement published on the website of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Saturday. The decision took effect on December 21, 2024.
• Couriers intercept overseas cult organizations' illegal propaganda materials, drug-making raw materials, contributing to state security: MSS Global Times 22 Dec 2024 -- China's Ministry of State Security (MSS) on Sunday revealed three cases where couriers identified prohibited items posing risks to state security, including overseas cult organizations' illegal propaganda materials, drug-making materials and plant seedlings and seeds destined for overseas, as couriers flagged suspicious packages, individuals and behaviors, contributing to state security.
• 2024 Yearender: China's space sector soars to new heights, setting new goals Global Times 22 Dec 2024 -- During the 75th International Astronautical Congress (IAC) held in October 2024 in Milan, Italy, a remarkable exhibit of "extraterrestrial material" caught the eyes of international attendees - a grayish, seemingly unattractive piece of dirt, yet it marked the first global display of the first sample collected from the far side of the moon.
• PLA activities in the waters and airspace around Taiwan ROC MND 22 Dec 2024
• Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Makes Speech at Inauguration Ceremony of Regional-Industry Factories Built in Songchon County under Regional Development 20×10 Policy KCNA 22 Dec 2024 -- The respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Friday made a speech at the inauguration ceremony of the regional-Industry factories built in Songchon County under the regional development 20×10 policy.
• Ayatollah Khamenei: Iran neither has nor needs proxy forces Press TV 22 Dec 2024 -- Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has dismissed claims that Iran has been cut off from its "proxy forces" in the region, asserting that the Islamic Republic neither has nor needs such forces to achieve its objectives.
• Transcript of Special Briefing by Secretary (CPV & OIA) on Prime Minister's Visit to Kuwait (December 22, 2024) India MEA 22 Dec 2024
• Pakistan's political climate shaken by pro-Khan tweets from Trump's choice for special missions envoy VOA 22 Dec 2024 -- Richard Grenell, a close confidant of U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, has garnered substantial media and political attention in Pakistan due to his persistent social media posts advocating for the release of the country's former prime minister, Imran Khan.
• Pakistan faces backlash over military court convictions of 25 civilians VOA 22 Dec 2024 -- The European Union Sunday decried military court verdicts against 25 supporters of Pakistan's jailed former prime minister, Imran Khan, affirming that these rulings contravene the country's international obligations to ensure a fair and public trial for civilians.
• Pakistan: Statement by the Spokesperson on the sentencing of twenty five civilians by a military court European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Dec 2024 -- The European Union notes with concern the sentencing of twenty-five civilians by a military court on 21 December in Pakistan.
• North-South Summit: Press remarks by High Representative/Vice-President Kallas European External Action Service (EEAS) 22 Dec 2024 -- Thank you for the excellent discussion dear colleagues. I think it was really very good to sit down and discuss these issues.
• Teenagers fight US militarization of Palau with UN complaint over rights violations Radio Free Asia 22 Dec 2024 -- School students in Palau are taking on the United States military with a legal complaint to the United Nations over a "rapid and unprecedented wave of militarization" in their Pacific island nation.
• Protest In Belgrade Turns Up Heat On Government Over Railway Canopy Collapse RFE/RL 22 Dec 2024 -- Students who have been blocking academic faculties at the University of Belgrade for weeks staged a protest on December 22 to demand accountability for the collapse of a canopy at the train station in Novi Sad that killed 15 people.