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| ***Hamas leader ] announces the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Israel ] in response and asks Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip. | ***Hamas leader ] announces the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Israel ] in response and asks Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip. | ||
| ***At least 400 ] are killed and over 1,600 are injured in the Gaza Strip by ]s launched by the ]. At least 700 ] are killed and hundreds more are injured by ] attacks and shootings. ], commander of the ], is killed during clashes with Hamas in ]. | ***At least 400 ] are killed and over 1,600 are injured in the Gaza Strip by ]s launched by the ]. At least 700 ] are killed and hundreds more are injured by ] attacks and shootings. ], commander of the ], is killed during clashes with Hamas in ]. | ||
Revision as of 06:52, 10 October 2023
October 7, 2023 (2023-10-07) (Saturday)Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict
- Battle of Re'im
- Hamas briefly seizes control of the IDF's 143rd "Gaza" Division headquarters in Re'im, Eshkol Regional Council, before Israeli troops retake it. Several Israeli soldiers are reportedly captured and taken to the Gaza Strip. (Times of Israel)
- Battle of Sderot
- At least twenty Israeli police officers are killed by Hamas inside the police headquarters of Sderot after the building is seized. (Jewish Press)
- Stand-off in Be'eri and Ofakim
- Hamas forces enter the Southern Israeli towns of Be'eri and Ofakim with heavy fighting underway. (Haaretz)
- Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas launch over 3,500 rockets towards Israel and invade its Southern District by land, sea and air. (AP) (Reuters) (Memri)
- Hamas leader Mohammed Deif announces the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Israel declares a state of war in response and asks Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip. (AP)
- At least 400 Palestinians are killed and over 1,600 are injured in the Gaza Strip by airstrikes launched by the Israeli Air Force. At least 700 Israelis are killed and hundreds more are injured by missile attacks and shootings. Yonatan Steinberg, commander of the 933rd "Nahal" Brigade, is killed during clashes with Hamas in Kerem Shalom. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel) (The Atlas News)
- Israeli major general Nimrod Aloni, commander of the Depth Corps, is captured by Hamas. Hundreds of Israeli civilians are also taken to Gaza. Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida says they are being held in safe places and resistance tunnels. (The Independent) (The Telegraph)
- Battle of Re'im
- October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Herat earthquakes
- At least 2,445 people are killed and 9,240 others are injured when two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes strike Herat Province, Afghanistan. (ABC News) (Reuters)
- 2023 Sikkim flash floods
- The death toll from the severe flooding caused by a cloudburst in Sikkim, India, increases to 47 people. (CBS News)
- Thirteen people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a firecracker warehouse in Attibele, Karnataka, India. (The Hindu)
Law and crime
- 2023 Malagasy presidential election
- Presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana is injured by police during a demonstration prior to the election. (Reuters)
- Venezuelan presidential crisis
- Venezuela issues an arrest warrant through Interpol for Juan Guaidó, who is currently in-exile in the United States, citing crimes of treason, usurpation of functions and money laundering. (DW)
Science and technology
- Peopling of the Americas
- Research into the White Sands fossil footprints in New Mexico reveals that human settlement in North America may have originated earlier than previously assumed. (NPR)