INTERNATIONAL – ASIA

•Israeli attacks condemned: India condemned recent attacks on UNIFIL by Israel and emphasized the importance of peacekeeper safety. •Troop Contributions:

•Recent Strikes: Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed 38 people, including 13 children, in the southern city of Khan Younis. •Journalist

•Definition: Flags of Convenience refer to the practice of registering ships in countries with lax regulations, such as Panama and

•Israel said its troops had launched raids inside Lebanon, starting its widely expected ground operations after two weeks of devastating

•Israel declared UN chief Antonio Guterres “persona non grata”, accusing him of failing to specifically condemn Iran’s missile attack on

•Iran fired a salvo of ballistic missiles at Israel in retaliation for Israel’s campaign against Tehran’s Hezbollah allies in Lebanon.

•Two Indian nationals, who were recruited by the Russian Army, were recently killed in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine,

•The United Nations Security Council overwhelmingly approved its first resolution endorsing a ceasefire plan aimed at ending the eight-month war

•South Korea redeployed its gigantic loudspeakers along the border for the first time in six years, since 2018, and resumed

•Armenia could face a war with Azerbaijan if it does not compromise with Baku and return four Azerbaijani villages it

•China, Iran and Russia began a joint naval drill known as “Marine Security Belt 2024” in the Gulf of Oman,