213: US Strikes Terror Leader in Iraq + Israel Defense Minister Post-War Gaza Plan + B1 Bomber Crashes in South Dakota: Crew Ejects Safely + BAE to Restart M777 155mm (Towed) Production + More

For review:1. US Strikes Terror Leader in Iraq (self-defense strike).2. Analysis of assassination strike of Hamas Deputy in Beirut by Zoran Kusovac (Al Jazeera).3. Israel Defense Minister Post-War Gaza Plan. Four "pillars": 1. Israel will coordinate and plan oversight in civil governance; 2. Multi-national task force will run civil affairs and economic rehabilitation; 3. Egypt (and Israel) will be responsible for civilian border crossing into Gaza; & 4. Administrative governing mechanisms will be maintained by Palestinians.  4. Indian Navy repsonds to pirate hijacking of commercial vessel in the Arabian Sea (off Somali coast).5. B1 Bomber Crashes during attempted landing at Ellsworth Air Force Base (South Dakota): Crew Ejects Safely.6. BAE Systems to Restart M777 155mm Artillery (Towed) Production. There are 1,250 M777 in service with: US, Canada, Australia, India, and Ukraine. (Interesting that UK Army does not employ the M777)7. Pakistan Air Force to procure Chinese FC-31 Gyrfalcon fighters (Shenyang).8. Finland to procure 40 (additional) Patria 6 x 6 armored vehicles- as option to previous contract.9. New South Korean light-armed helicopter program (Korean Aerospace Industries) will feature GPS/communications anti-jamming solution.