Current events: 2023-10-30

Wikipedia Current Events · Oct 30, 2023

Armed conflicts and attacks

2023 Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip
  - Heavy clashes are reported as IDF tanks reach the outskirts of Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
  - Israeli troops block Salah al-Din Road, the main highway in the Gaza Strip. (The Guardian)
  - Israel announces that its forces have rescued an IDF private taken hostage by Hamas in an overnight operation involving its intelligence agency Shin Bet. (The Times of Israel)
Three people are killed and five others injured during two shootouts between supporters of rival candidates in Mindanao, Philippines, amid elections for village leaders. (Al Jazeera)

Law and crime

Two people are killed and 16 others injured during a mass shooting in Ybor City, near Tampa, Florida, United States. A 22-year-old man is arrested. (CNN)

Politics and elections

2023 Philippine barangay and Sangguniang Kabataan elections
- Filipinos elect members of the barangay and youth councils after a three-year delay. (AFP via Al Jazeera)
David Adeang is elected as the new President of Nauru following a no-confidence vote for Russ Kun. (RNZ)
German AfD politician {{ill|Daniel Halemba|de}} is arrested after Nazi salute complaints and possession of banned totalitarian symbols. (BBC) (The Guardian)

Sports

Rubiales affair
- FIFA bars former Royal Spanish Football Federation president Luis Rubiales from all football-related activities for three years after having acted inappropriately during the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup final in August. (AP)