289: Despite Daily Humanitarian Pause- IDF Will Continue Rafah Fight + Ukraine Peace Summit Concludes in Switzerland + US Army Names M-SHORAD Platform after Medal of Honor Hero + More

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1. Despite a daily humanitarian pause- IDF Will Continue Rafah Fight.
IDF: The pause “for humanitarian purposes will take place from 8:00 am (0500 GMT) until 7:00 pm (1600 GMT) every day until further notice along the road that leads from the Kerem Shalom crossing to the Salah al-Din road and then northwards.”
2. Israel and Hezbollah continue cross-border strikes, leading to fears of escalation in the conflict.
3. Ukraine Peace Summit Concludes in Switzerland.
More than 90 countries and international organizations attended the summit. Russia was not invited, and its biggest backer China was not present, leading some to cast doubt on the summit's effectiveness.
4. USAF Chief of Staff (General David Allvin) coy about the future budgeting priority of Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) stealth fighter.
5. Defense News Interview with French Army Chief of Staff Gen. Pierre Schill, concerning Force Modernization- by Rudy Ruitenberg.
6. US Army Names M-SHORAD Platform after Vietnam Medal of Honor Hero- Sergeant Stout.
On 12 March 1970, U.S. Army Sergeant Mitchell William Stout grabbed an enemy grenade thrown into his bunker and used his body to shield the blast from his fellow Soldiers.
Sergeant Stout is the only Army Air Defense Artilleryman in US Army history to earn the Medal of Honor.