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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 110484" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict" target="_blank">Israeli–Palestinian conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Gaza%E2%88%92Israel_conflict" target="_blank">October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> say they have fired more than 5,000 rockets toward Israel, and have infiltrated the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_District_%28Israel%29" target="_blank">Southern District</a> of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>. Israel retaliates with strikes in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>. <a href="https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-07/rocket-barrage-from-gaza-strikes-israel-several-wounded?utm_source=google&amp;utm_medium=bd&amp;cmpId=google" target="_blank">(Bloomberg)</a> <a href="https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-rockets-airstrikes-tel-aviv-11fb98655c256d54ecb5329284fc37d2" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Senior Hamas leader <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif" target="_blank">Mohammed Deif</a> announces the start of &quot;Operation Al-Aqsa Flood&quot;. Israel <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war" target="_blank">declares a state of war</a> in response to the attacks. <a href="https://www.news18.com/world/israel-palestine-war-hamas-launches-operation-al-aqsa-flood-fires-5000-missiles-into-israel-1-dead-2-injured-8606767.html" target="_blank">(News 18)</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1710526773476118728" target="_blank">(BNO News)</a> <a href="https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/israels-forces-say-ready-for-war-after-rocket-attacks-by-gaza-4458496" target="_blank">(NDTV)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 232 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> are killed and over 1,600 are wounded in the Gaza Strip by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrikes</a> launched by Israel. At least 300 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis" target="_blank">Israelis</a> are killed and hundreds wounded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile" target="_blank">missile</a> attacks and shootings. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/7/israel-palestine-escalation-live-news-barrage-of-rockets-fired-from-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a> <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/over-100-killed-in-hamas-onslaught-on-southern-israel/" target="_blank">(The Times of Israel)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Dozens of Israeli <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a> are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" target="_blank">captured</a> and taken to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> following the Hamas invasion. Hamas spokesman <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Obaida_%28Hamas%29" target="_blank">Abu Obaida</a> says the Israeli prisoners are being held in &quot;safe places and resistance tunnels&quot;. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-palestine-hamas-war-hostage-b2425961.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_general" target="_blank">major general</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod_Aloni_%28general%29" target="_blank">Nimrod Aloni</a>, commander of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_Corps" target="_blank">Depth Corps</a>, is taken prisoner by Hamas. Videos on social media show the general being paraded through the streets of Gaza by his captors. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/07/israel-palestine-war-commander-captured-by-hamas/" target="_blank">(The Telegraph)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">In a television address, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel" target="_blank">Israeli Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu" target="_blank">Benjamin Netanyahu</a> tells Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground operation inside the enclave. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-prime-minister-asks-palestinians-to-leave-gaza-saying-army-to-turn-hamas-sites-into-rubble-/3011077" target="_blank">(Anadolu Agency)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sderot" target="_blank">Battle of Sderot</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least twenty <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Police" target="_blank">Israeli Police</a> officers are killed by Hamas militants inside the police headquarters in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sderot" target="_blank">Sderot</a> after they seized the building. <a href="https://www.jewishpress.com/news/eye-on-palestine/hamas/100-dead-1000-injured-50-kidnapped-as-hamas-invades-southern-israel/2023/10/07/" target="_blank">(Jewish Press)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-off_in_Be%27eri_and_Ofakim" target="_blank">Stand-off in Be'eri and Ofakim</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_ad-Din_al-Qassam_Brigades" target="_blank">Hamas forces</a> enter the Southern Israeli towns of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be%27eri" target="_blank">Be'eri</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofakim" target="_blank">Ofakim</a> with heavy fighting underway. <a href="https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-07/ty-article-live/israel-under-attack-terrorists-infiltrate-from-gaza-amid-massive-rocket-barrages/0000018b-088b-dae9-adcb-abbff50f0000" target="_blank">(Haaretz)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Re%27im" target="_blank">Battle of Re'im</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hamas briefly seizes control of the IDF's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Division" target="_blank">Gaza Division</a> headquarters in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re%27im" target="_blank">Re'im</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eshkol_Regional_Council" target="_blank">Eshkol Regional Council</a>, before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli troops</a> recapture it after storming the base. Several Israeli soldiers are reportedly captured and taken back to Gaza. <a href="https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-regains-control-of-reim-military-base-from-hamas-terrorists-in-southern-israel/" target="_blank">(Times of Israel)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Herat_earthquakes" target="_blank">2023 Herat earthquakes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 320 people are killed and 600 others are injured after two magnitude 6.3 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Afghanistan" target="_blank">earthquakes</a> strike <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herat_Province" target="_blank">Herat Province</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan" target="_blank">Afghanistan</a>. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-strong-earthquakes-western-afghanistan-rises-320-103807606" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sikkim_flash_floods" target="_blank">2023 Sikkim flash floods</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The death toll from the severe flooding caused by a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudburst" target="_blank">cloudburst</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim" target="_blank">Sikkim</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India" target="_blank">India</a>, increases to 47 people. <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-flood-sikkim-flash-flooding-deaths-himalaya-glaciers-climate-change/" target="_blank">(CBS News)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Malagasy_presidential_election" target="_blank">2023 Malagasy presidential election</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Presidential candidate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Ravalomanana" target="_blank">Marc Ravalomanana</a> is injured by police during a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_demonstration" target="_blank">demonstration</a> prior to the election. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/madagascar-presidential-candidate-shows-injury-after-opposition-rally-teargassed-2023-10-07/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopling_of_the_Americas" target="_blank">Peopling of the Americas</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Research into the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sands_fossil_footprints" target="_blank">White Sands fossil footprints</a> reveals that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_settlement" target="_blank">human settlement</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America" target="_blank">North America</a> may have originated earlier than previously assumed. <a href="https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1204031535/fossil-footprints-in-new-mexico-suggest-humans-have-been-here-longer-than-we-tho" target="_blank">(NPR)</a></li>
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</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_October_7" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 110484, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli%E2%80%93Palestinian_conflict']Israeli–Palestinian conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Gaza%E2%88%92Israel_conflict']October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] say they have fired more than 5,000 rockets toward Israel, and have infiltrated the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_District_%28Israel%29']Southern District[/URL] of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]. Israel retaliates with strikes in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL]. [URL='https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2023-10-07/rocket-barrage-from-gaza-strikes-israel-several-wounded?utm_source=google&utm_medium=bd&cmpId=google'](Bloomberg)[/URL] [URL='https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-gaza-hamas-rockets-airstrikes-tel-aviv-11fb98655c256d54ecb5329284fc37d2'](AP)[/URL] [*]Senior Hamas leader [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mohammed_Deif']Mohammed Deif[/URL] announces the start of "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood". Israel [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Declaration_of_war']declares a state of war[/URL] in response to the attacks. [URL='https://www.news18.com/world/israel-palestine-war-hamas-launches-operation-al-aqsa-flood-fires-5000-missiles-into-israel-1-dead-2-injured-8606767.html'](News 18)[/URL] [URL='https://twitter.com/BNONews/status/1710526773476118728'](BNO News)[/URL] [URL='https://www.ndtv.com/world-news/israels-forces-say-ready-for-war-after-rocket-attacks-by-gaza-4458496'](NDTV)[/URL] [*]At least 232 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] are killed and over 1,600 are wounded in the Gaza Strip by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrikes[/URL] launched by Israel. At least 300 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israelis']Israelis[/URL] are killed and hundreds wounded by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Missile']missile[/URL] attacks and shootings. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/7/israel-palestine-escalation-live-news-barrage-of-rockets-fired-from-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/over-100-killed-in-hamas-onslaught-on-southern-israel/'](The Times of Israel)[/URL] [*]Dozens of Israeli [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL] are [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner_of_war']captured[/URL] and taken to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] following the Hamas invasion. Hamas spokesman [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abu_Obaida_%28Hamas%29']Abu Obaida[/URL] says the Israeli prisoners are being held in "safe places and resistance tunnels". [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/middle-east/israel-palestine-hamas-war-hostage-b2425961.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [*]Israeli [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Major_general']major general[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nimrod_Aloni_%28general%29']Nimrod Aloni[/URL], commander of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Depth_Corps']Depth Corps[/URL], is taken prisoner by Hamas. Videos on social media show the general being paraded through the streets of Gaza by his captors. [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/10/07/israel-palestine-war-commander-captured-by-hamas/']([I]The Telegraph[/I])[/URL] [*]In a television address, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Israel']Israeli Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Netanyahu']Benjamin Netanyahu[/URL] tells Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground operation inside the enclave. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/israeli-prime-minister-asks-palestinians-to-leave-gaza-saying-army-to-turn-hamas-sites-into-rubble-/3011077'](Anadolu Agency)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Sderot']Battle of Sderot[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least twenty [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Police']Israeli Police[/URL] officers are killed by Hamas militants inside the police headquarters in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sderot']Sderot[/URL] after they seized the building. [URL='https://www.jewishpress.com/news/eye-on-palestine/hamas/100-dead-1000-injured-50-kidnapped-as-hamas-invades-southern-israel/2023/10/07/'](Jewish Press)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stand-off_in_Be%27eri_and_Ofakim']Stand-off in Be'eri and Ofakim[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Izz_ad-Din_al-Qassam_Brigades']Hamas forces[/URL] enter the Southern Israeli towns of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be%27eri']Be'eri[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ofakim']Ofakim[/URL] with heavy fighting underway. [URL='https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2023-10-07/ty-article-live/israel-under-attack-terrorists-infiltrate-from-gaza-amid-massive-rocket-barrages/0000018b-088b-dae9-adcb-abbff50f0000'](Haaretz)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Re%27im']Battle of Re'im[/URL] [LIST] [*]Hamas briefly seizes control of the IDF's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Division']Gaza Division[/URL] headquarters in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Re%27im']Re'im[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eshkol_Regional_Council']Eshkol Regional Council[/URL], before [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']Israeli troops[/URL] recapture it after storming the base. Several Israeli soldiers are reportedly captured and taken back to Gaza. [URL='https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/idf-regains-control-of-reim-military-base-from-hamas-terrorists-in-southern-israel/'](Times of Israel)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Herat_earthquakes']2023 Herat earthquakes[/URL] [LIST] [*]At least 320 people are killed and 600 others are injured after two magnitude 6.3 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_earthquakes_in_Afghanistan']earthquakes[/URL] strike [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herat_Province']Herat Province[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan']Afghanistan[/URL]. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/death-toll-strong-earthquakes-western-afghanistan-rises-320-103807606'](ABC News)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Sikkim_flash_floods']2023 Sikkim flash floods[/URL] [LIST] [*]The death toll from the severe flooding caused by a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloudburst']cloudburst[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sikkim']Sikkim[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India']India[/URL], increases to 47 people. [URL='https://www.cbsnews.com/news/india-flood-sikkim-flash-flooding-deaths-himalaya-glaciers-climate-change/'](CBS News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Malagasy_presidential_election']2023 Malagasy presidential election[/URL] [LIST] [*]Presidential candidate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Ravalomanana']Marc Ravalomanana[/URL] is injured by police during a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_demonstration']demonstration[/URL] prior to the election. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/madagascar-presidential-candidate-shows-injury-after-opposition-rally-teargassed-2023-10-07/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peopling_of_the_Americas']Peopling of the Americas[/URL] [LIST] [*]Research into the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Sands_fossil_footprints']White Sands fossil footprints[/URL] reveals that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_settlement']human settlement[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_America']North America[/URL] may have originated earlier than previously assumed. [URL='https://www.npr.org/2023/10/07/1204031535/fossil-footprints-in-new-mexico-suggest-humans-have-been-here-longer-than-we-tho'](NPR)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_October_7"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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