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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 113372" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict" target="_blank">Arab–Israeli conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia_refugee_camp_airstrikes" target="_blank">Jabalia refugee camp airstrikes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">More than 50 people - including a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> commander - are killed and 150 more injured by an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike" target="_blank">airstrike</a> against the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Jabalia refugee camp</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a>, with the camp reported completely destroyed. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-says-it-fires-israeli-troops-pressing-gaza-ground-assault-2023-10-31/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International" target="_blank">Amnesty International</a> says they have found that &quot;the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Army" target="_blank">Israeli Army</a> indiscriminately, and therefore unlawfully, used <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_munitions" target="_blank">white phosphorous</a> in an attack on Dhayra, in south <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon" target="_blank">Lebanon</a> which &quot;must be investigated as a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime" target="_blank">war crime</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/lebanon-evidence-of-israels-unlawful-use-of-white-phosphorus-in-southern-lebanon-as-cross-border-hostilities-escalate/" target="_blank">(Amnesty International)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Gaza's Hamas-controlled <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry" target="_blank">health ministry</a> reports Israeli airstrikes continue to target hospitals and medical centers, intentionally hitting medical institutions. Fifty-seven institutions have been hit, while thirty-two are out of service because of being targeted or lack of fuel. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">An immediate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian" target="_blank">humanitarian</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> is &quot;absolutely imperative&quot; in Gaza, said the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN" target="_blank">UN</a> human rights office, adding that &quot;colleagues across the UN are talking about the need&quot;. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/immediate-humanitarian-cease-fire-absolutely-imperative-in-gaza-un-human-rights-office/3038964" target="_blank">(Anadolu)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem" target="_blank">Patriarchate of Jerusalem</a> has blamed Israel for the bombing of its cultural centre, saying the attack &quot;represents a stark embodiment of Israel's unwarranted determination to destroy the civil infrastructure and social service centres, as well as shelters for civilians&quot;. <a href="https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/511297.aspx" target="_blank">(Ahram Online)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization" target="_blank">World Health Organization</a> warns that Gaza is on the brink of a &quot;<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_health" target="_blank">public health</a> catastrophe&quot; due to overcrowding, widespread displacement, and severe damage to water and sanitation facilities, with only five percent of the normal <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supplies" target="_blank">water supplies</a> accessible. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF" target="_blank">UNICEF</a> says at least 940 children have been reported missing in Gaza, adding infant dehydration is a growing threat, adding that &quot;Gaza has become a graveyard of children&quot;. <a href="https://www.timesnownews.com/world/gaza-turned-into-a-graveyard-for-children-says-unicef-article-104856896" target="_blank">(Times Now)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The UN Children's Fund's executive director says that more than 420 children are being killed or injured in Gaza every day. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/31/gaza-has-become-a-graveyard-for-thousands-of-children-un" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli airstikes target the vicinity of the European Hospital in southern Gaza. Meanwhile, the director of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Hospital" target="_blank">Indonesia Hospital</a> reported it was hit for the third time. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Palestine <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Crescent_Society" target="_blank">Red Crescent Society</a> reports continuous <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery" target="_blank">artillery</a> and airstrikes in the Tal al-Hawa in northern Gaza near <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Quds_Hospital" target="_blank">al-Quds Hospital</a>. The hospital currently shelters hundreds of patients and more than 12,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_displacement" target="_blank">displaced</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian" target="_blank">civilians</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The Palestinian Health Ministry says 8,525 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air raids, including 3,542 children. <a href="https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/gaza-s-death-toll-from-israeli-attacks-soars-to-8-525/3038831" target="_blank">(Anadolu)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Sixty-four employees of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA" target="_blank">UN agency for Palestinian refugees</a> have been killed during the war. <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/unrwa-chief-gaza-cease-fire-matter-of-life-and-death-for-millions-/7333962.html" target="_blank">(VOA)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israeli forces arrest 60 Palestinians in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>, the Palestinian Prisoners Society said, adding that &quot;arrests are accompanied with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture" target="_blank">torture</a> and abusive attacks, as well as <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_punishment" target="_blank">collective punishment</a> and destruction of property&quot;. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conflict" target="_blank">Iran–Israel proxy conflict</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a> intercepts three <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-to-surface_missile" target="_blank">surface-to-surface missiles</a> launched from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen" target="_blank">Yemen</a>, with at least one missile being shot down by its <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_%28missile_family%29" target="_blank">Arrow missile defence system</a>. The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran" target="_blank">Iran</a>-backed <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement" target="_blank">Houthis</a> claim responsibility for the launches. <a href="https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syz6wu0ga" target="_blank">(Reuters via Ynet News)</a></li>
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</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War" target="_blank">Mali War</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuaregs" target="_blank">Tuareg</a> rebels from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Strategic_Framework_for_Peace%2C_Security%2C_and_Development" target="_blank">Platform</a> claim control over a camp in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidal" target="_blank">Kidal</a>, northern <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali" target="_blank">Mali</a>, following the evacuation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINUSMA" target="_blank">MINUSMA</a> troops. <a href="https://www.barrons.com/news/mali-separatists-claim-to-control-camp-in-strategic-town-after-un-evacuates-22b8d32c" target="_blank">(AFP via Barron's)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian" target="_blank">humanitarian</a> agreement is urgently needed in the Gaza Strip, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada" target="_blank">Canada</a> says. Foreign Affairs Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9lanie_Joly" target="_blank">Mélanie Joly</a> called for a &quot;temporary pause in hostilities&quot;, saying &quot;the humanitarian situation facing the Palestinian people, facing Palestinian women and children, is dire&quot;. <a href="https://nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/joly-pleads-for-temporary-pause-in-hostilities-so-humanitarian-aid-can-reach-gaza" target="_blank">(National Post)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia" target="_blank">Australia</a> expresses concern over growing attacks by residents of settlements against Palestinians in the occupied <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan" target="_blank">Jordanian</a> Foreign Affairs Minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayman_Safadi" target="_blank">Ayman Safadi</a> calls for an immediate stop to the &quot;humanitarian catastrophe&quot; in Gaza caused by Israeli bombardment and the implementation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law" target="_blank">international law</a>, while stressing the necessity of humanitarian aid. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia" target="_blank">Bolivia</a> cuts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomat" target="_blank">diplomatic</a> relations with Israel. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolivia-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-israel-citing-crimes-against-humanity-2023-10-31/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Whakaari_/_White_Island_eruption" target="_blank">2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_Court_of_New_Zealand" target="_blank">District Court of New Zealand</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland" target="_blank">Auckland</a> finds <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakaari_/_White_Island" target="_blank">Whakaari</a>'s management guilty of insufficiently protecting visitors during the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_eruption" target="_blank">volcanic eruption</a> that resulted in 22 deaths and 25 severe injuries. <a href="https://www.voanews.com/a/company-guilty-over-new-zealand-volcano-disaster/7334082.html" target="_blank">(AFP via VOA)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_South_Korea" target="_blank">Crime in South Korea</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">A man in his 70s is arrested in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul" target="_blank">Seoul</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea" target="_blank">South Korea</a>, after stabbing and wounding two police officers in front of the presidential residence. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-detains-man-after-2-police-officers-stabbed-outside-presidential-2023-10-31/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
</ul></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests" target="_blank">2023 Israel–Hamas war protests</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hundreds of demonstrators gather in front of the Israeli <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy" target="_blank">embassy</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila" target="_blank">Manila</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines" target="_blank">Philippines</a>, to denounce the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/31/filipino-protesters-slam-govt-abstention-on-israel-gaza-resolution-at-un" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</ul>Sports<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Australia" target="_blank">Football Australia</a> formally end their bid to host the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup" target="_blank">2034 FIFA World Cup</a>, leaving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia" target="_blank">Saudi Arabia</a> as the only confirmed bid before <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA" target="_blank">FIFA</a>'s deadline for declarations of interest expires. <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67271423" target="_blank">(BBC Sport)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_October_31" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 113372, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arab%E2%80%93Israeli_conflict']Arab–Israeli conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crimes_in_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia_refugee_camp_airstrikes']Jabalia refugee camp airstrikes[/URL] [LIST] [*]More than 50 people - including a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] commander - are killed and 150 more injured by an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Airstrike']airstrike[/URL] against the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jabalia_refugee_camp']Jabalia refugee camp[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL], with the camp reported completely destroyed. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-says-it-fires-israeli-troops-pressing-gaza-ground-assault-2023-10-31/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amnesty_International']Amnesty International[/URL] says they have found that "the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Army']Israeli Army[/URL] indiscriminately, and therefore unlawfully, used [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_munitions']white phosphorous[/URL] in an attack on Dhayra, in south [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon']Lebanon[/URL] which "must be investigated as a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime']war crime[/URL]". [URL='https://www.amnesty.org/en/latest/news/2023/10/lebanon-evidence-of-israels-unlawful-use-of-white-phosphorus-in-southern-lebanon-as-cross-border-hostilities-escalate/'](Amnesty International)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Gaza's Hamas-controlled [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Health_Ministry']health ministry[/URL] reports Israeli airstrikes continue to target hospitals and medical centers, intentionally hitting medical institutions. Fifty-seven institutions have been hit, while thirty-two are out of service because of being targeted or lack of fuel. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]An immediate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian']humanitarian[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] is "absolutely imperative" in Gaza, said the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN']UN[/URL] human rights office, adding that "colleagues across the UN are talking about the need". [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/immediate-humanitarian-cease-fire-absolutely-imperative-in-gaza-un-human-rights-office/3038964'](Anadolu)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greek_Orthodox_Patriarchate_of_Jerusalem']Patriarchate of Jerusalem[/URL] has blamed Israel for the bombing of its cultural centre, saying the attack "represents a stark embodiment of Israel's unwarranted determination to destroy the civil infrastructure and social service centres, as well as shelters for civilians". [URL='https://english.ahram.org.eg/News/511297.aspx'](Ahram Online)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization']World Health Organization[/URL] warns that Gaza is on the brink of a "[URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_health']public health[/URL] catastrophe" due to overcrowding, widespread displacement, and severe damage to water and sanitation facilities, with only five percent of the normal [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_supplies']water supplies[/URL] accessible. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF']UNICEF[/URL] says at least 940 children have been reported missing in Gaza, adding infant dehydration is a growing threat, adding that "Gaza has become a graveyard of children". [URL='https://www.timesnownews.com/world/gaza-turned-into-a-graveyard-for-children-says-unicef-article-104856896'](Times Now)[/URL] [*]The UN Children's Fund's executive director says that more than 420 children are being killed or injured in Gaza every day. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/31/gaza-has-become-a-graveyard-for-thousands-of-children-un'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Israeli airstikes target the vicinity of the European Hospital in southern Gaza. Meanwhile, the director of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Hospital']Indonesia Hospital[/URL] reported it was hit for the third time. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The Palestine [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Crescent_Society']Red Crescent Society[/URL] reports continuous [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery']artillery[/URL] and airstrikes in the Tal al-Hawa in northern Gaza near [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Quds_Hospital']al-Quds Hospital[/URL]. The hospital currently shelters hundreds of patients and more than 12,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_displacement']displaced[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civilian']civilians[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The Palestinian Health Ministry says 8,525 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli air raids, including 3,542 children. [URL='https://www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-east/gaza-s-death-toll-from-israeli-attacks-soars-to-8-525/3038831'](Anadolu)[/URL] [*]Sixty-four employees of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA']UN agency for Palestinian refugees[/URL] have been killed during the war. [URL='https://www.voanews.com/a/unrwa-chief-gaza-cease-fire-matter-of-life-and-death-for-millions-/7333962.html'](VOA)[/URL] [*]Israeli forces arrest 60 Palestinians in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL], the Palestinian Prisoners Society said, adding that "arrests are accompanied with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Torture']torture[/URL] and abusive attacks, as well as [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_punishment']collective punishment[/URL] and destruction of property". [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran%E2%80%93Israel_proxy_conflict']Iran–Israel proxy conflict[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL] intercepts three [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface-to-surface_missile']surface-to-surface missiles[/URL] launched from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen']Yemen[/URL], with at least one missile being shot down by its [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arrow_%28missile_family%29']Arrow missile defence system[/URL]. The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran']Iran[/URL]-backed [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Houthi_movement']Houthis[/URL] claim responsibility for the launches. [URL='https://www.ynetnews.com/article/syz6wu0ga'](Reuters via Ynet News)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_War']Mali War[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuaregs']Tuareg[/URL] rebels from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Permanent_Strategic_Framework_for_Peace%2C_Security%2C_and_Development']Platform[/URL] claim control over a camp in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kidal']Kidal[/URL], northern [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali']Mali[/URL], following the evacuation of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MINUSMA']MINUSMA[/URL] troops. [URL='https://www.barrons.com/news/mali-separatists-claim-to-control-camp-in-strategic-town-after-un-evacuates-22b8d32c'](AFP via [I]Barron's[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*]A [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian']humanitarian[/URL] agreement is urgently needed in the Gaza Strip, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada']Canada[/URL] says. Foreign Affairs Minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9lanie_Joly']Mélanie Joly[/URL] called for a "temporary pause in hostilities", saying "the humanitarian situation facing the Palestinian people, facing Palestinian women and children, is dire". [URL='https://nationalpost.com/news/world/israel-middle-east/joly-pleads-for-temporary-pause-in-hostilities-so-humanitarian-aid-can-reach-gaza'](National Post)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia']Australia[/URL] expresses concern over growing attacks by residents of settlements against Palestinians in the occupied [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan']Jordanian[/URL] Foreign Affairs Minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ayman_Safadi']Ayman Safadi[/URL] calls for an immediate stop to the "humanitarian catastrophe" in Gaza caused by Israeli bombardment and the implementation of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law']international law[/URL], while stressing the necessity of humanitarian aid. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/10/31/israel-hamas-war-live-israeli-air-attacks-continue-across-gaza'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia']Bolivia[/URL] cuts [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diplomat']diplomatic[/URL] relations with Israel. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolivia-severs-diplomatic-ties-with-israel-citing-crimes-against-humanity-2023-10-31/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_Whakaari_/_White_Island_eruption']2019 Whakaari / White Island eruption[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/District_Court_of_New_Zealand']District Court of New Zealand[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Auckland']Auckland[/URL] finds [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Whakaari_/_White_Island']Whakaari[/URL]'s management guilty of insufficiently protecting visitors during the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Volcanic_eruption']volcanic eruption[/URL] that resulted in 22 deaths and 25 severe injuries. [URL='https://www.voanews.com/a/company-guilty-over-new-zealand-volcano-disaster/7334082.html'](AFP via VOA)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crime_in_South_Korea']Crime in South Korea[/URL] [LIST] [*]A man in his 70s is arrested in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul']Seoul[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea']South Korea[/URL], after stabbing and wounding two police officers in front of the presidential residence. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/south-korea-detains-man-after-2-police-officers-stabbed-outside-presidential-2023-10-31/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests']2023 Israel–Hamas war protests[/URL] [LIST] [*]Hundreds of demonstrators gather in front of the Israeli [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Embassy']embassy[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manila']Manila[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines']Philippines[/URL], to denounce the Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/10/31/filipino-protesters-slam-govt-abstention-on-israel-gaza-resolution-at-un'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Sports[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_Australia']Football Australia[/URL] formally end their bid to host the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup']2034 FIFA World Cup[/URL], leaving [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia']Saudi Arabia[/URL] as the only confirmed bid before [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA']FIFA[/URL]'s deadline for declarations of interest expires. [URL='https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/67271423'](BBC Sport)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_October_31"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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