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China supplied Cambodia with rockets and artillery shells before the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict, complicating China's role as a peace broker in Southeast Asia and highlighting its strategic military support to both countries.
The U.S. has a $38 billion aid agreement with Israel to supply arms until 2026, including bombs used in the Gaza conflict. President Biden faces pressure to restrict or halt arms shipments to Israel due to its military campaign in Gaza, but has resisted doing so. The U.S. has a longstanding military relationship with Israel, providing fighter jets, helicopters, air defense missiles, and bombs to maintain Israel's "qualitative military edge" in the region.
Evidence suggests that Hamas militants likely used North Korean weapons, specifically the F-7 rocket-propelled grenade launcher, in their recent attack on Israel. The weapons seized by Israel and a video released by Hamas fighters indicate the use of these weapons, despite North Korea's denial of arming the militant group. This highlights the illicit arms shipments that North Korea uses to fund its own weapons programs. North Korea has a history of supporting Palestinian militant groups, and its weapons have been previously documented among interdicted supplies.
Ukraine has recaptured a village in the southern Zapororizhzhia region, its first gain on that front since it launched its counter-offensive earlier this month. Russia acknowledged the loss, but said it had repelled a series of Ukrainian attacks across three sections of the front line. Heavy fighting continues in the area, with both sides suffering heavy casualties. The European Union is speeding up arms deliveries to Ukraine, and Britain is expanding its programme to help Ukraine’s cyber defences. Ukraine also claimed to have destroyed a “significant” ammunition depot near the Russian-occupied port city of Henichesk.