290: Shots Fired Across Korean DMZ + IDF Says Half of Rafah Brigade Dismantled + Israeli Army Generals Approve Lebanon Offensive Plan + Army to Remove Hellfire Launcher from M-SHORAD + More

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1. Update: Court rules that Israeli Military Companies can attend Eurosatory 2024 Exhibition in Paris.
2. IDF Says Half of Rafah Brigade Dismantled. Of the four battalions in Hamas’s Rafah Brigade, two — Yabna (South) and East Rafah — are considered to be almost completely dismantled, while the capabilities of the other two — Shaboura (North) and Tel Sultan (West) — are somewhat degraded due to IDF operations.
3. Israeli Army Generals Approve Lebanon Offensive Plan. The head of the IDF’s Northern Command Maj. Gen. Ori Gordin and head of the Operations Directorate Maj. Gen. Oded Basiuk approved Lebanon battle plans on 18 June 2024.
4. Shots Fired Across Korean DMZ. South Korea's military fired warning shots after North Korean soldiers crossed the Military Demarcation Line in the border area between the two Koreas on 18 June 2024.
5. Russia President Vladimir Putin to visit North Korea and Vietnam.
6. NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg says that China should face consequences for supporting Russia during the war in Ukraine.
7. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Lisa Franchetti and Marine Corps Commandant General Eric Smith sign formal document, “Memorandum of Understanding on Amphibious Warfare Ship Terms of Reference.”
Purpose: The new terms of reference serve as supplemental guidance to existing readiness reporting criteria and will ensure consistency and uniformity in Navy and Marine Corps amphibious force planning, assessment, and operational mission execution.
8. US Army to Remove Hellfire Launcher from M-SHORAD (Sergeant Stout).
US Army will retrofit those existing M-SHORAD platforms by swapping out the Hellfire launcher and for a second Stinger pod — a move that would give the platform eight Stinger rounds.