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- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- October 2023 Hezbollah strike
- October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- 2023 Israeli airstrikes on Palestinians fleeing Gaza City
- 70 Palestinians have been killed in airstrikes on convoys fleeing Gaza City, according to Hamas officials. (AP News live blog)(NBC News live blog) (Al Jazeera live blog)
- At least 27 Palestinians are killed by Israeli airstrikes in Jabaliya, Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera live blog)
- More than 50,000 pregnant women and newborn babies in Gaza are left without essential medical care. (France 24)
- The UN Palestine agency says its shelters in Gaza are not safe anymore, while warning the water supply is running out in Gaza. (The Business Standard)
- 2023 Israeli airstrikes on Palestinians fleeing Gaza City
- At least 15 hospitals are damaged by Israeli shelling and airstrikes, with two out of commission, while 28 medical staff are killed. 23 ambulances are hit, damaged or destroyed by Israeli airstrikes. (CBS News)
- Al-Dura pediatric hospital is evacuated after being hit with white phosphorus munitions from Israeli airstrikes. (Egypt Today)
- At least 2,268 Palestinians have been killed and 8,700 wounded in Israeli air attacks on Gaza. At least 1,300 Israelis have been killed and at least 3,400 wounded. (Al Jazeera)
- Amnesty International says they have verified images of Israeli forces near Sderot with white phosphorus-based rounds. (CBS News)
- Palestine's United Nations envoy claims that Palestinians are in danger of mass ethnic cleansing. (Reuters)
- Israeli forces storm the city of Jenin and the Qalandia Camp in the West Bank, Palestine. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera)
- The Israel Defense Forces announce that airstrikes in the Gaza Strip have killed Murad Abu Murad, the head of Hamas’s air operations, who was involved in the planning of the October 7 attacks in Israel. (Washington Post)
- The Israel Defense Forces announce that they killed Ali Qadi, a top Hamas commander who led Operation Al-Aqsa Flood on October 7. (The Jerusalem Post)
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
Health and environment
- Solar eclipse of October 14, 2023
- An annular solar eclipse is visible in the Western Hemisphere. (AP)
Law and crime
- Armenian President Vahagn Khachaturyan formally approves the country joining the International Criminal Court. (The Independent)
Politics and elections
- 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum
- A majority of voters in Australia vote to reject the establishment of an Indigenous Voice to Parliament. (Reuters) (Sydney Morning Herald)
- 2023 New Zealand general election
- Prime Minister of New Zealand Chris Hipkins concedes defeat to the New Zealand National Party which has won the most seats, although is short of a majority. Opposition Leader Christopher Luxon is expected to form a coalition government with ACT New Zealand. (Reuters)
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