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The Israel Defense Forces continued targeting Hamas commanders and fighters in the northern Gaza Strip on February 16. The IDF 215th Artillery Brigade (assigned to the 162nd Division) killed an aide to the Sabra Battalion commander in Hamas’ Gaza City B

Experts from the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) have suggested that Ukrainian units are currently "conducting a relatively controlled withdrawal" from Avdiivka. Source: ISW Details: Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, stated on the night of 16-17 February that he had ordered Ukrainian forces in Avdiivka to withdraw to more advantageous defensive positions to avoid encirclement and preserve the lives of Ukrainian servicemen.

Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian fighters in the northern and central Gaza Strip on February 17. The Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades–the self-proclaimed military wing of Fatah–fired small arms and rocket-propelled grenades targeting Israeli forces east o

Russian Republic of Tatarstan Head Rustam Minnikhanov paid an official visit to Iran, likely to discuss Russo-Iranian defense industrial and military cooperation. Minnikhanov visited unspecified “large industries and industrial towns” in Esfahan Province

Under the agreement, Star Entertainment would also be required to begin a trial of cashless and carded play at its Sydney casino. "The Star has agreed to maintain a minimum headcount, and certain ratios of full-time, part-time and casual employees, in respect of The Star Sydney casino until 30 June 2030," the casino operator said. Star Entertainment, Australia's second-biggest casino operator, has seen its profits erode as it faced regulatory restrictions on its Sydney operation...

Eight PRC high-altitude balloons that crossed the median line in the Taiwan Strait two days in a row on February 9 and 10 are likely part of a campaign to test and erode Taiwan’s military readiness. At least two of the eight balloons on February 9 and at

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The number of Palestinian militia attacks in the northern Gaza Strip dropped from a daily average of 5 attacks between January 31 and February 6 to a daily average of 2.7 attacks between February 7 and February 13. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)

The Kremlin has been creating information conditions for a Russian hybrid operation in Moldova to become possible in the near future. Source: Institute for the Study of War (ISW) Details: Meanwhile, the ISW noted that the terms of a possible Russian hybrid operation in Moldova have not yet been determined.

Ukrainian forces successfully sank another Russian Black Sea Fleet (BSF) landing ship in the Black Sea off the southern coast of occupied Crimea on the night of February 13 to 14. The Ukrainian Main Military Intelligence Directorate (GUR) published