Current events: 2023-10-20

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Evacuations during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • Israel announces the total evacuation of Kiryat Shmona, a city of 20,000 near the border with Lebanon, amid increasing tensions with the militant group Hezbollah. (The Jerusalem Post)

International relations

• Foreign relations of Colombia, Foreign relations of the State of Palestine
  • Colombian President Gustavo Petro announces the establishment of an embassy to the State of Palestine in Ramallah in the West Bank, and also announces humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip amid the ongoing war. (Anadolu Agency)

Politics and elections

• October 2023 Speaker of the United States House of Representatives election
  • The Republican majority fails to deliver enough votes for Jim Jordan to become House Speaker on the third vote, with Jordan also losing a subsequent secret ballot among Republican members, thereby ending his nomination. (CNN)

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