Current events: 2023-11-05

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • Siege of Gaza City
      • The Israel Defense Forces announce the complete encirclement of Gaza City and say that they have split the Gaza Strip in two after Israeli troops reach the coast. (The Times of Israel)
    • The Royal Jordanian Air Force airdrops medical aid to a field hospital inside the Gaza Strip. (Anadolu Agency)
  • 2023 Israel–Lebanon border clashes
    • Three children and a woman are killed, and several others are injured, after two cars carrying civilians are hit by an Israeli airstrike between the towns of Ainata and Aitaroun, Lebanon, while four paramedics are wounded after two ambulances are bombed in Tayr Harfa. Hezbollah launches a anti-tank guided missile towards Kiryat Shmona in response, killing a civilian. Three Hezbollah members are later killed in retailation during a series of airstrikes. (France24) (The Times of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

• A car ploughs through a beer garden in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, killing five people and injuring four others. (ABC News)

Law and crime

• 2023 Hamburg Airport hostage incident
  • A hostage crisis caused by "family drama" halts flights at Hamburg Airport, Germany. (CNN)
• Home-based radio host broadcaster, Juan Jumalon, 57, is fatally shot in Calamba, Misamis Occidental, Philippines during a live program. The attack is witnessed through Facebook. (AP via ABC News)

Sports

• 2023 Japan Series, Curse of the Colonel
  • In Japanese baseball, the Hanshin Tigers defeat the Orix Buffaloes to win the Japan Series in seven games, capturing their second championship, the first time since 1985. (Japan News)
• 2023 NASCAR Cup Series
  • Ryan Blaney of Team Penske wins his first NASCAR Cup Series championship. (AP via Toronto Star)
• 2023 New York City Marathon
  • Tamirat Tola wins the New York City Marathon with a course record time of 2:04:58. (The New York Times)

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