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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 113591" 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/2023_Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Gaza_City" target="_blank">Siege of Gaza City</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces" target="_blank">Israeli troops</a> and tanks continue to encircle <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a> with heavy clashes reported on the city's outskirts. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas" target="_blank">Hamas</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad" target="_blank">Palestinian Islamic Jihad</a> say they are using &quot;hit-and-run attacks&quot; from tunnels to halt the advance. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-says-israels-strikes-refugee-camp-kill-more-than-195-people-2023-11-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_border_clashes" target="_blank">2023 Israel–Lebanon border clashes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah" target="_blank">Hezbollah</a> launches a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle" target="_blank">drone</a> attack on an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces" target="_blank">IDF</a> barracks in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebaa_Farms" target="_blank">Shebaa Farms</a>. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanons-hezbollah-says-it-attacked-israeli-position-using-drones-2023-11-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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<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"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31_October_2023_attack_on_Jabalia" target="_blank">31 October 2023 attack on Jabalia</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The UN <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_UN_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights" target="_blank">Human Rights Office</a> says Israeli attacks on the refugee camp may be &quot;disproportionate attacks that could amount to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime" target="_blank">war crimes</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/2/un-rights-office-says-israeli-attacks-on-jabalia-could-be-war-crime" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF" target="_blank">UNICEF</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations" target="_blank">United Nations Secretary-General</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres" target="_blank">António Guterres</a> describe attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp as &quot;horrific and appalling&quot;. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/2/un-rights-office-says-israeli-attacks-on-jabalia-could-be-war-crime" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The number of victims of the Israeli bombings of the refugee camp exceeds 1,000. The number includes the 195 confirmed killed, the 120 still missing and at least 777 wounded. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Blockade of the Gaza Strip</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Hospital" target="_blank">Indonesia Hospital</a> is forced to run on its backup generator after the main generator stalled after running out of fuel. <a href="https://ptv.com.pk/ptvWorld/engNewsDetail/53506" target="_blank">(PTV)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish-Palestinian_Friendship_Hospital" target="_blank">Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital</a>, Gaza's only medical facility serving <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer" target="_blank">cancer</a> patients, is forced to shut down after running out of fuel. Sixteen of the Gaza Strip’s 35 hospitals and more than 50 of Gaza’s 72 primary healthcare clinics are now out of service. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/1/gazas-only-cancer-treatment-hospital-shuts-down-after-running-out-of-fuel" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">UNICEF estimates that more than 3,500 children have been killed during the war, saying &quot;children have endured too much already, the killing and captivity of children must stop&quot;. <a href="https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/8409091/relief-as-australians-leave-gaza-through-rafah-crossing/" target="_blank">(The Courier)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israel strikes an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA" target="_blank">UNRWA</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolyard" target="_blank">schoolyard</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shati_refugee_camp" target="_blank">Al-Shati refugee camp</a> where thousands of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_displacement" target="_blank">displaced</a> people are taking shelter. The strikes come after five Palestinians were killed in an earlier raid targeting areas around the school. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Eleven bakeries in Gaza have been destroyed in airstrikes during the war, according to the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs" target="_blank">UN relief agency</a>. Six of the destroyed bakeries were in Gaza City, two in Jabalia, two in the Middle Area and one in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Younis" target="_blank">Khan Younis</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Mokhiber" target="_blank">Craig Mokhiber</a>, the UN <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights" target="_blank">human rights</a> official who stepped down over concerns the UN was failing to act on a &quot;textbook <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide" target="_blank">genocide</a>&quot;, says that &quot;usually the most difficult part of proving genocide is intent, but that this was not the case with Israeli leaders, who &quot;explicitly and publicly stated their positions on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_record" target="_blank">public record</a>&quot;. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/2/qa-former-un-official-craig-mokhiber-on-gaza-and-genocide" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 9,061 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7, including at least 3,760 children. <a href="https://www.tbsnews.net/hamas-israel-war/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-jabalia-strikes-731666" target="_blank">(The Business Standard)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Two Palestinians are killed and six wounded in Israeli raids in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalqilya" target="_blank">Qalqilya</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallah" target="_blank">Ramallah</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Three Palestinians from <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birzeit_University" target="_blank">Birzeit University</a> are arrested in raids in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallah" target="_blank">Ramallah</a>, including the head of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student" target="_blank">student</a> organisation. <a href="https://bnn.network/world/palestine/israeli-forces-arrest-birzeit-university-student-council-president-amid-tensions/" target="_blank">(BNN)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 60 people are detained overnight across the West Bank. The total number of Palestinians detained since the war started exceeds 1,800. About half of them are being held in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_prisoners_in_Israel" target="_blank">administrative detention</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Arts and culture<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_and_Then_%28Beatles_song%29" target="_blank">Now and Then (Beatles song)</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">English rock band <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles" target="_blank">the Beatles</a> release their &quot;last song&quot;. Originally written and recorded by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon" target="_blank">John Lennon</a>, it was later completed by surviving bandmates <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney" target="_blank">Paul McCartney</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr" target="_blank">Ringo Starr</a> with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdubs" target="_blank">overdubs</a>, as well as guitar tracks by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison" target="_blank">George Harrison</a>. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/02/the-beatles-now-and-then-review" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Israel" target="_blank">Agriculture in Israel</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Israel's <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural" target="_blank">agricultural</a> sector is suffering &quot;significant damage&quot; due to an exodus of thousands of foreign workers. More than a quarter of about 30,000 foreign workers have left the country and about 20,000 Palestinian agricultural workers have not been allowed to enter Israel. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Disasters and accidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_European_windstorm_season" target="_blank">2023–24 European windstorm season</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Ciar%C3%A1n" target="_blank">Storm Ciarán</a> impacts <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_Europe" target="_blank">northwestern Europe</a>, killing at least two people and causing mass disruption to transport. Widespread damage from 100mph winds are reported in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands" target="_blank">Channel Islands</a>, while 1.2 million <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France" target="_blank">French</a> households are left without electricity. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/environment-agency-channel-islands-jersey-caroline-abrahams-age-uk-b2440244.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a> <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/storm-ciaran-lashes-northern-europe-with-strong-winds-rain-one-killed-france-2023-11-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>International relations<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations" target="_blank">Italy–Ukraine relations</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy" target="_blank">Italian Prime Minister</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni" target="_blank">Giorgia Meloni</a> states that <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU" target="_blank">European leaders</a> are tired of the war in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine" target="_blank">Ukraine</a> and want to broker a deal with the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kremlin" target="_blank">Kremlin</a>, saying that &quot;we need a way out&quot; during a phone call in which she thought she was talking with a senior <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union" target="_blank">African Union</a> official, but was actually speaking to Russian comedians <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vovan_and_Lexus" target="_blank">Vovan and Lexus</a>. <a href="https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/01/giorgia-meloni-european-leaders-tired-ukraine-war-prank/" target="_blank">(The Telegraph)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction" target="_blank">Russia and weapons of mass destruction</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia" target="_blank">Russian President</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin" target="_blank">Vladimir Putin</a> signs a law formally withdrawing <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia" target="_blank">Russia</a>'s ratification of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Nuclear-Test-Ban_Treaty" target="_blank">Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty</a>. Russia maintains that it will not resume <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_testing" target="_blank">nuclear weapons testing</a> unless the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a> does. <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-revokes-russias-ratification-nuclear-test-ban-treaty-2023-11-02/" target="_blank">(Reuters)</a></li>
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</ul>Law and crime<ul>
<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>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">Human rights in the United States</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union" target="_blank">American Civil Liberties Union</a> (ACLU) urges higher education institutions to respect <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_speech" target="_blank">free speech</a> and resist calls to investigate or disband <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_organisations" target="_blank">student organisations</a> rallying on behalf of Palestinian rights, warning against <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_trial" target="_blank">politically motivated</a> efforts to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_United_States" target="_blank">police speech</a> on campus, which could &quot;destroy the foundation on which academic communities are built&quot;. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/1/us-rights-group-urges-colleges-to-protect-free-speech-amid-gaza-war" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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</ul>Science and technology<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Large-scale warfare occurred in Europe about 5,000 years ago in neolithic period, reanalysis of skeletal remains in Spain suggests. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/02/large-scale-warfare-occurred-in-europe-1000-years-earlier-than-previously-thought" target="_blank">(The Guardian)</a> <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-43026-9" target="_blank">(Nature)</a></li>
</ul><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_November_2" target="_blank">Continue reading...</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 113591, 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/2023_Israeli_invasion_of_the_Gaza_Strip']2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Siege_of_Gaza_City']Siege of Gaza City[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces']Israeli troops[/URL] and tanks continue to encircle [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL] with heavy clashes reported on the city's outskirts. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas']Hamas[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Islamic_Jihad']Palestinian Islamic Jihad[/URL] say they are using "hit-and-run attacks" from tunnels to halt the advance. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/gaza-says-israels-strikes-refugee-camp-kill-more-than-195-people-2023-11-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Lebanon_border_clashes']2023 Israel–Lebanon border clashes[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hezbollah']Hezbollah[/URL] launches a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unmanned_combat_aerial_vehicle']drone[/URL] attack on an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_Defense_Forces']IDF[/URL] barracks in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shebaa_Farms']Shebaa Farms[/URL]. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/lebanons-hezbollah-says-it-attacked-israeli-position-using-drones-2023-11-02/'](Reuters)[/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] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/31_October_2023_attack_on_Jabalia']31 October 2023 attack on Jabalia[/URL] [LIST] [*]The UN [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_the_UN_High_Commissioner_for_Human_Rights']Human Rights Office[/URL] says Israeli attacks on the refugee camp may be "disproportionate attacks that could amount to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_crime']war crimes[/URL]". [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/2/un-rights-office-says-israeli-attacks-on-jabalia-could-be-war-crime'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNICEF']UNICEF[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secretary-General_of_the_United_Nations']United Nations Secretary-General[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ant%C3%B3nio_Guterres']António Guterres[/URL] describe attacks on the Jabalia refugee camp as "horrific and appalling". [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/2/un-rights-office-says-israeli-attacks-on-jabalia-could-be-war-crime'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The number of victims of the Israeli bombings of the refugee camp exceeds 1,000. The number includes the 195 confirmed killed, the 120 still missing and at least 777 wounded. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/October_2023_Israeli_blockade_of_the_Gaza_Strip']Blockade of the Gaza Strip[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_Hospital']Indonesia Hospital[/URL] is forced to run on its backup generator after the main generator stalled after running out of fuel. [URL='https://ptv.com.pk/ptvWorld/engNewsDetail/53506'](PTV)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkish-Palestinian_Friendship_Hospital']Turkish-Palestinian Friendship Hospital[/URL], Gaza's only medical facility serving [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer']cancer[/URL] patients, is forced to shut down after running out of fuel. Sixteen of the Gaza Strip’s 35 hospitals and more than 50 of Gaza’s 72 primary healthcare clinics are now out of service. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/1/gazas-only-cancer-treatment-hospital-shuts-down-after-running-out-of-fuel'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]UNICEF estimates that more than 3,500 children have been killed during the war, saying "children have endured too much already, the killing and captivity of children must stop". [URL='https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/8409091/relief-as-australians-leave-gaza-through-rafah-crossing/']([I]The Courier[/I])[/URL] [*]Israel strikes an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA']UNRWA[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schoolyard']schoolyard[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shati_refugee_camp']Al-Shati refugee camp[/URL] where thousands of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forced_displacement']displaced[/URL] people are taking shelter. The strikes come after five Palestinians were killed in an earlier raid targeting areas around the school. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Eleven bakeries in Gaza have been destroyed in airstrikes during the war, according to the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs']UN relief agency[/URL]. Six of the destroyed bakeries were in Gaza City, two in Jabalia, two in the Middle Area and one in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khan_Younis']Khan Younis[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Mokhiber']Craig Mokhiber[/URL], the UN [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights']human rights[/URL] official who stepped down over concerns the UN was failing to act on a "textbook [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genocide']genocide[/URL]", says that "usually the most difficult part of proving genocide is intent, but that this was not the case with Israeli leaders, who "explicitly and publicly stated their positions on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_record']public record[/URL]". [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/2/qa-former-un-official-craig-mokhiber-on-gaza-and-genocide'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]At least 9,061 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since October 7, including at least 3,760 children. [URL='https://www.tbsnews.net/hamas-israel-war/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-jabalia-strikes-731666'](The Business Standard)[/URL] [*]Two Palestinians are killed and six wounded in Israeli raids in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qalqilya']Qalqilya[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallah']Ramallah[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]Three Palestinians from [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Birzeit_University']Birzeit University[/URL] are arrested in raids in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramallah']Ramallah[/URL], including the head of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student']student[/URL] organisation. [URL='https://bnn.network/world/palestine/israeli-forces-arrest-birzeit-university-student-council-president-amid-tensions/'](BNN)[/URL] [*]At least 60 people are detained overnight across the West Bank. The total number of Palestinians detained since the war started exceeds 1,800. About half of them are being held in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_prisoners_in_Israel']administrative detention[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Arts and culture[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Now_and_Then_%28Beatles_song%29']Now and Then (Beatles song)[/URL] [LIST] [*]English rock band [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Beatles']the Beatles[/URL] release their "last song". Originally written and recorded by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Lennon']John Lennon[/URL], it was later completed by surviving bandmates [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_McCartney']Paul McCartney[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ringo_Starr']Ringo Starr[/URL] with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overdubs']overdubs[/URL], as well as guitar tracks by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Harrison']George Harrison[/URL]. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/music/2023/nov/02/the-beatles-now-and-then-review']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agriculture_in_Israel']Agriculture in Israel[/URL] [LIST] [*]Israel's [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agricultural']agricultural[/URL] sector is suffering "significant damage" due to an exodus of thousands of foreign workers. More than a quarter of about 30,000 foreign workers have left the country and about 20,000 Palestinian agricultural workers have not been allowed to enter Israel. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/2/israel-hamas-war-live-195-killed-120-missing-in-jabalia-strikes'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and accidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023%E2%80%9324_European_windstorm_season']2023–24 European windstorm season[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Storm_Ciar%C3%A1n']Storm Ciarán[/URL] impacts [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northwestern_Europe']northwestern Europe[/URL], killing at least two people and causing mass disruption to transport. Widespread damage from 100mph winds are reported in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands']Channel Islands[/URL], while 1.2 million [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France']French[/URL] households are left without electricity. [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/environment-agency-channel-islands-jersey-caroline-abrahams-age-uk-b2440244.html']([I]The Independent[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/storm-ciaran-lashes-northern-europe-with-strong-winds-rain-one-killed-france-2023-11-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]International relations[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy%E2%80%93Ukraine_relations']Italy–Ukraine relations[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prime_Minister_of_Italy']Italian Prime Minister[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Giorgia_Meloni']Giorgia Meloni[/URL] states that [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EU']European leaders[/URL] are tired of the war in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine']Ukraine[/URL] and want to broker a deal with the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kremlin']Kremlin[/URL], saying that "we need a way out" during a phone call in which she thought she was talking with a senior [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Union']African Union[/URL] official, but was actually speaking to Russian comedians [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vovan_and_Lexus']Vovan and Lexus[/URL]. [URL='https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/11/01/giorgia-meloni-european-leaders-tired-ukraine-war-prank/']([I]The Telegraph[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_and_weapons_of_mass_destruction']Russia and weapons of mass destruction[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/President_of_Russia']Russian President[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vladimir_Putin']Vladimir Putin[/URL] signs a law formally withdrawing [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia']Russia[/URL]'s ratification of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comprehensive_Nuclear-Test-Ban_Treaty']Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty[/URL]. Russia maintains that it will not resume [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear_weapons_testing']nuclear weapons testing[/URL] unless the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL] does. [URL='https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/putin-revokes-russias-ratification-nuclear-test-ban-treaty-2023-11-02/'](Reuters)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Law and crime[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war_protests']2023 Israel–Hamas war protests[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_rights_in_the_United_States']Human rights in the United States[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_Liberties_Union']American Civil Liberties Union[/URL] (ACLU) urges higher education institutions to respect [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Free_speech']free speech[/URL] and resist calls to investigate or disband [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Student_organisations']student organisations[/URL] rallying on behalf of Palestinian rights, warning against [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_trial']politically motivated[/URL] efforts to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Censorship_in_the_United_States']police speech[/URL] on campus, which could "destroy the foundation on which academic communities are built". [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/1/us-rights-group-urges-colleges-to-protect-free-speech-amid-gaza-war'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Science and technology[/B] [LIST] [*]Large-scale warfare occurred in Europe about 5,000 years ago in neolithic period, reanalysis of skeletal remains in Spain suggests. [URL='https://www.theguardian.com/science/2023/nov/02/large-scale-warfare-occurred-in-europe-1000-years-earlier-than-previously-thought']([I]The Guardian[/I])[/URL] [URL='https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-43026-9']([I]Nature[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_November_2"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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