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Revision as of 13:12, 1 October 2024 by Departure– (talk | contribs) (clarification)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff) October 1, 2024 (2024-10-01) (Tuesday)Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- 2024 Israeli ground operation in Lebanon
- Israeli forces enter southern Lebanon as a ground operation against Hezbollah begins. (Al Jazeera) (Jerusalem Post)
- Israel launches an airstrike in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Sidon to target Munir al-Maqdah, an official with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades in Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- The Syrian military intercepts several drones or missiles in Damascus. Some explode in the Mezzeh neighbourhood, killing three people and wounding nine more. (Al Jazeera) (AFP via Barron's) (Jerusalem Post)
- 2024 Israeli ground operation in Lebanon
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
- Red Sea crisis
- An explosion is reported in Tel Aviv, while a drone is intercepted by Israel over the Mediterranean Sea. (Al Jazeera)
- Red Sea crisis
Business and economy
- 2024 United States port strike
- Over 45,000 dockworkers of thirty-six United States ports mostly along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast begin a labor strike, following the failure of the ports to reach a deal for worker compensation and a ban on automation. (AP)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Lam Luk Ka bus crash [th]
- A student bus crashes and catches fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand, leaving 25 people missing. (BBC)
- Rwanda reports 8 deaths from Marburg virus. (AP News) (US News)
Law and crime
- Three people are killed and fifteen are injured after a stabbing attack at a supermarket in Songjiang District, Shanghai. Police arrest a 37-year-old man at the scene, adding that he had come to Shanghai to "vent his anger due to a personal economic dispute". (Reuters) (BBC)
Politics and elections
- Mark Rutte is installed as 14th Secretary General of NATO, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg. (Deutsche Welle)
- Shigeru Ishiba is sworn in as the 102nd prime minister of Japan. (Mainichi) (AP News)
- Claudia Sheinbaum becomes the 66th President of Mexico. (USA Today)
- The 39th President of the United States, Jimmy Carter, turns 100 years old, becoming the first centenarian former President in US history. (BBC)