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Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Givat Shaul shooting
    • Three Israeli civilians are killed and sixteen are injured in a mass shooting in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem. Two Palestinian gunmen are shot and killed by security forces. An armed civilian is mistaken for an attacker and is also shot, later dying in a hospital. Hamas reportedly claims responsibility for the attack. (The Times of Israel) (Haaretz)
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
    • A deal is reached to extend the ceasefire for at least one more day, after the ceasefire had been due to expire. (The Times of Israel)
  • Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has expressed doubts that Israel is abiding by international law in the war, due to the high number of civilian casualties and video footage of growing numbers of children dying. (Al Jazeera)
  • United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps up calls for Israel to comply with international law and protect civilians during its military operations in southern Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
    • Ukraine says its special forces bombed a freight train as it was passing through the Severomuysky Tunnel in Buryatia, Russia. Russia's Investigative Committee acknowledges an explosion and fire inside the tunnel, and says that a preliminary probe is underway to determine the cause. (Reuters)
• Gunfire breaks out between the National Guard of Guinea-Bissau and the Presidential Guard after the National Guard frees two ministers from the opposition PAIGC from police custody. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

• The insolvency of the Austrian Signa Holding also leads to the insolvency of the German sporting goods retailer SportScheck [de]. (rbb24)

Disasters and incidents

• At least 13 people are killed in a fire at a hostel in Almaty, Kazakhstan, with preliminary reports indicating carbon monoxide poisoning as the cause of death. (AFP via France 24)

Health and environment

• 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
  • The United Nations Climate Change conference opens in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, with an agreement to provide funding to underdeveloped countries that are most at risk from the effects of climate change. (The Guardian)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Argentina
  • Incoming Foreign Minister Diana Mondino announces that Argentina will not join the BRICS group of nations. (MyInd Markets)

Law and crime

• LGBT rights in Russia
  • The Supreme Court of Russia bans the LGBT movement, labelling participants as extremists. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele is granted a leave of absence prior to the 2024 general election and is succeeded by his private secretary Claudia Rodríguez de Guevara as acting president. (La Prensa Gráfica)

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