Current events: 2023-03-12

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • Israeli soldiers kill three Palestinian gunmen near Nablus, West Bank, after coming under fire. (The Guardian)
• Kivu conflict
  • Nineteen people are killed by suspected Islamist insurgents in Kirindera, a village in North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. (Reuters)
• Israeli airstrikes at a weapons depot in Masyaf, Hama Governorate, Syria, kill one Syrian soldier and two pro-Iranian militants. (Arab News)

Business and economy

• Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman formally announces the establishment of Riyadh Air, a new flag carrier airline of Saudi Arabia. (Reuters)
• New York-based commercial bank Signature Bank is closed down after a bank run on its deposits, and is taken into receivership by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• At least 22 people are killed and two others are reported missing after a boat heading to Mayotte capsizes off the coast of Madagascar. (Reuters)
• Thirty people are reported missing after a boat carrying migrants from Libya capsizes as it crosses the Mediterranean Sea. (Reuters)

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