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- Arab–Israeli conflict
- Syria says that Israel has launched airstrikes on Damascus International Airport and Aleppo International Airport. Air defences are activated in response to the attacks. (Reuters)
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- At least 51 people are killed and 281 others are injured in Israeli air strikes on neighborhoods in Gaza City. (AP) (Ynet News)
- Three of five water plants in Gaza are inoperable due to the Israeli bombings and a lack of fuel, according to the International Committee of Red Cross. (India Today)
- The United Nations says that 338,934 Palestinians have been displaced in Gaza by ongoing Israeli bombing raids. (The Jakarta Post)
- United Nations secretary-general Antonio Guterres says that life-saving supplies, including food, fuel and water, must be allowed into Gaza. (NHK)
- Israeli Energy Minister Israel Katz says that the blockade of Gaza will not end until all Israeli hostages are released by Hamas. (BBC News)
- Former Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth says that the ongoing attacks on Palestinian civilians could constitute a war crime. (Daily Post)
- The Norwegian Refugee Council calls for humanitarian corridors to be established in order to allow the safe passage of personnel and relief supplies into Gaza. (NRC)
- The death toll in Gaza increases to 1,200, with nearly 5,600 others injured. The death toll in Israel surpasses 1,400. (Le Monde)
- Israeli settlers kill a Palestinian father and son during a funeral in the West Bank. (Al Arabiya)
- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Egypt denies rumors that the Rafah border crossing is closed, asserting that the crossing remains operational and has not been closed since the beginning of the blockade and called upon the international community to send humanitarian aid to Palestine through El Arish International Airport. (Al-Ahram)
- October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Three people are killed and two others are injured in Belgorod Oblast, Russia, after debris from a downed Ukrainian drone hit several houses. (Al Jazeera)
- Battle of Avdiivka
- Ukraine says that Russia has begun an assault on the city of Avdiivka, in Donetsk Oblast, supported by tanks and armored vehicles. (The New York Times)
- Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine
Business and economy
- International Monetary Fund managing director Kristalina Georgieva confirms that Zambia, the first African nation to default following the COVID-19 pandemic, has agreed to a debt agreement with foreign creditors concerning US$6.3 billion of its debt. (AFP via Business Recorder)
Health and environment
- 2023 Zimbabwe cholera outbreak
- Zimbabwe bans gatherings of more than 50 people amid a cholera outbreak in the country. (The Guardian)
International relations
- Iran–United States relations, Iran–Qatar relations
- U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo announces that the United States and Qatar will block Iran from receiving $6 billion in exchange for a prisoner swap. (NBC News) (The Washington Post)
- The United Nations Human Rights Council extends a special rapporteur's mandate to investigate human rights violations in Russia for an additional year, despite Russia's previous refusal to recognize the rapporteur's mandate or permit their entry into the country. (AFP via Barron's)
Law and crime
- International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Rallies in support of Palestine take place around the world, including in Argentina, Canada, Chile, Germany, Japan, South Korea, South Africa and Spain. (DD News) (KTBS)
- French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announces that France will ban all pro-Palestinian protests in the country. (Politico EU)
- Sylvia Bongo Ondimba, the former first lady of Gabon, is jailed by the ruling military junta. (AFP via France 24)
- United States Senator Bob Menendez is charged with acting as a foreign agent for Egypt while serving as a member of the United States Senate. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Malagasy presidential election
- Madagascar's constitutional court postpones the upcoming election from November 9 to November 16, amid a political crisis involving protests against the Ntsay government following President Andry Rajoelina's resignation. (AFP via Barron's)
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