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<blockquote data-quote="Wikipedia Current Events" data-source="post: 114728" data-attributes="member: 524">Armed conflicts and attacks<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/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</a> tanks and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper" target="_blank">snipers</a> fire at <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Quds_Hospital" target="_blank">Al-Quds Hospital</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City" target="_blank">Gaza City</a> from within twenty meters, where around 14,000 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internally_displaced_person" target="_blank">displaced people</a> are sheltering in a state of &quot;extreme panic and fear&quot;, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Red_Crescent" target="_blank">Palestinian Red Crescent</a> says. <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/growing-concerns-allies-israels-approach-fighting-hamas-civilian-104817510" target="_blank">(ABC News)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_Hospital" target="_blank">Al-Shifa Hospital</a>'s director says the medical complex is &quot;completely cut off&quot;, with any &quot;moving person targeted&quot; by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_forces" target="_blank">Israeli forces</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/11/israeli-forces-close-in-on-al-shifa-hospital-trapping-thousands" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israeli</a> forces have <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_%28projectile%29" target="_blank">shelled</a> Gaza's largest hospital with <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_munitions" target="_blank">white phosphorus munitions</a> banned under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law" target="_blank">international law</a>, Palestine health minister <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_al-Kaila" target="_blank">Mai al-Kaila</a> said. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</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">At least 45 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians" target="_blank">Palestinians</a> have been displaced in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank" target="_blank">West Bank</a> following Israeli punitive <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition" target="_blank">demolitions</a>, which is a &quot;form of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_punishment" target="_blank">collective punishment</a> and are prohibited under <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law" target="_blank">international law</a>&quot;, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs" target="_blank">UN’s Humanitarian Affairs Office</a> said in a statement. <a href="https://www.ochaopt.org/content/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-flash-update-35" target="_blank">(OCHA)</a> <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights" target="_blank">Digital rights</a> organization <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Now" target="_blank">Access Now</a> has said that shutdowns affecting <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_access" target="_blank">internet access</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip" target="_blank">Gaza Strip</a> are providing &quot;cover for human rights atrocities&quot;, which is being exacerbated by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>'s control over information flows and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet" target="_blank">internet</a> access. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Refugee_Council" target="_blank">Norwegian Refugee Council</a> has condemned Israel's attacks on Gaza's hospitals, calling for an urgent <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire" target="_blank">ceasefire</a> and the protection of medical staff, saying &quot;it is an affront to wage war around and on hospitals&quot;. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res" target="_blank">Médecins Sans Frontières</a> confirms reports that people are being shot at as they try to exit the al-Shifa Hospital, saying &quot;at the time of writing, our staff are witnessing people being shot at as they attempt to flee&quot;. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/11/we-are-minutes-away-from-death-gazas-al-shifa-hospital-under-attack" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">MSF say attacks on the al-Shifa Hospital have &quot;dramatically intensified&quot; and staff have reported &quot;a catastrophic situation&quot;. MSF also report that it is unable to contact its staff at the hospital and that it is “extremely concerned” about their safety and that of patients. <a href="https://www.firstpost.com/world/health-aid-agency-doctors-without-borders-loses-contact-with-staff-in-al-shifa-hospital-13377252.html" target="_blank">(First Post)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The transfer of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_waste" target="_blank">solid waste</a> to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill" target="_blank">landfill</a> has stopped across the Gaza Strip because of insecurity and a lack of fuel, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN" target="_blank">UN</a> agency <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCHA" target="_blank">OCHA</a> says. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_disease" target="_blank">Infectious diseases</a> including <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhoea" target="_blank">diarrhoea</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox" target="_blank">chickenpox</a> are rising rapidly, the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization" target="_blank">World Health Organization</a> says, while medical organizations have been warning of the risk of a <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera" target="_blank">cholera</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemic" target="_blank">epidemic</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">At least 11,078 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza. The UN agency OCHA says 168 Palestinians, including 46 children, have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank. Another eight, including one child, were killed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlers" target="_blank">Israeli settlers</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Jerusalem" target="_blank">East Jerusalem</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023%29" target="_blank">War in Sudan</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khartoum_%282023%29" target="_blank">Battle of Khartoum</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shambat_Bridge" target="_blank">Shambat Bridge</a>, which connects <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omdurman" target="_blank">Omdurman</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum_North" target="_blank">Khartoum North</a>, is destroyed amid intense fighting in the capital <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum" target="_blank">Khartoum</a>. Both sides blame each other for its destruction. <a href="https://sudantribune.com/article279244/" target="_blank">(Sudan Tribune)</a></li>
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</ul>Business and economy<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">About 150 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_industry_in_Bangladesh" target="_blank">garment factories</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashulia" target="_blank">Ashulia</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazipur" target="_blank">Gazipur</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh" target="_blank">Bangladesh</a>, close indefinitely after violent protests demanding higher <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage" target="_blank">minimum wages</a> result in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Police" target="_blank">police</a> filing charges against 11,000 workers. <a href="https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231111-150-bangladesh-garment-factories-shut-11-000-workers-charged" target="_blank">(AFP via France 24)</a></li>
</ul>Disasters and incidents<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Iceland_earthquakes" target="_blank">2023 Iceland earthquakes</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourist_attraction" target="_blank">tourist hotspot</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lagoon_%28geothermal_spa%29" target="_blank">Blue Lagoon</a> is closed by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland" target="_blank">Icelandic</a> authorities as a volcanic eruption on the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Peninsula_%28Iceland%29" target="_blank">Reykjanes Peninsula</a> is expected in the &quot;coming hours&quot;. <a href="https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/iceland-volcano-earthquakes-flights-keflavik-b2445470.html" target="_blank">(The Independent)</a></li>
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</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">The Arab-Islamic emergency summit releases a statement calling for the ending of the Gaza siege, demanding aid be allowed to enter Gaza, and calling for a cessation of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_exports" target="_blank">arms exports</a> to Israel. The statement also rejects describing Israel's war as &quot;self-defence&quot; and condemned Israeli aggression in Gaza and the West Bank. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar" target="_blank">Qatar</a> Emir Sheikh <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamim_bin_Hamad_Al_Thani" target="_blank">Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani</a> has condemned the international community for remaining silent on the suffering of Palestinian civilians while allowing Israel to violate <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law" target="_blank">international law</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian" target="_blank">Egyptian</a> President <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_el-Sisi" target="_blank">Abdel Fattah el-Sisi</a> said the &quot;policies of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_punishment" target="_blank">collective punishment</a>&quot; in Gaza were unacceptable and &quot;cannot be justified by self-defence or any other claims&quot;. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Lazzarini" target="_blank">Philippe Lazzarini</a>, the head of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA" target="_blank">UNRWA</a>, has called on Arab countries to take stronger action to protect civilians in Gaza and to exercise pressure to increase the flow of <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid" target="_blank">humanitarian aid</a> into Gaza, including through the opening of one additional <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_crossing" target="_blank">border crossing</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
</ul></li>
</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><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul">Hundreds of thousands of people gather in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_London" target="_blank">Central London</a> to march in solidarity with Palestine, chanting &quot;stop bombing Gaza&quot; and &quot;ceasefire now&quot;. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation_in_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war" target="_blank">Disinformation in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war</a><ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HonestReporting" target="_blank">HonestReporting</a>, an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel" target="_blank">Israel</a>-based <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_watchdog" target="_blank">media watchdog</a>, has admitted that the group had no evidence to back up their claims that some journalists were <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accomplice" target="_blank">accomplices</a> in the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hamas_attack_on_Israel" target="_blank">2023 Hamas attack on Israel</a>. <a href="https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals" target="_blank">(Al Jazeera)</a></li>
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<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Corps_%28Spain%29" target="_blank">Spanish police</a> arrest 121 people on charges related to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography" target="_blank">child pornography</a>, seizing nearly 500 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terabytes" target="_blank">terabytes</a> of material. <a href="https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2023/11/977464/spain-arrests-121-people-after-giant-child-pornography-operation" target="_blank">(AFP via NST)</a></li>
</ul>Politics and elections<ul>
<li data-xf-list-type="ul"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis" target="_blank">Pope Francis</a> removes <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops_in_the_Catholic_Church" target="_blank">Bishop</a> <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Strickland" target="_blank">Joseph Strickland</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Tyler" target="_blank">Diocese of Tyler</a> in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas" target="_blank">Texas</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States" target="_blank">United States</a>, due to his criticism of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church" target="_blank">Catholic Church</a>'s <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism" target="_blank">progressive</a> views under Francis. He is temporarily replaced by Bishop <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_S._V%C3%A1squez" target="_blank">Joe S. Vásquez</a> of the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Austin" target="_blank">Diocese of Austin</a>. <a href="https://apnews.com/article/pope-tyler-bishop-strickland-removed-0f9f0be7d5938b36d6e7ead8c33e5150" target="_blank">(AP)</a></li>
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[QUOTE="Wikipedia Current Events, post: 114728, member: 524"] [B]Armed conflicts and attacks[/B] [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/Siege_of_Gaza_City']Siege of Gaza City[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_Ground_Forces']Israeli[/URL] tanks and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sniper']snipers[/URL] fire at [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Quds_Hospital']Al-Quds Hospital[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_City']Gaza City[/URL] from within twenty meters, where around 14,000 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internally_displaced_person']displaced people[/URL] are sheltering in a state of "extreme panic and fear", the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinian_Red_Crescent']Palestinian Red Crescent[/URL] says. [URL='https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/growing-concerns-allies-israels-approach-fighting-hamas-civilian-104817510'](ABC News)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al-Shifa_Hospital']Al-Shifa Hospital[/URL]'s director says the medical complex is "completely cut off", with any "moving person targeted" by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_forces']Israeli forces[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/11/israeli-forces-close-in-on-al-shifa-hospital-trapping-thousands'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israeli[/URL] forces have [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shell_%28projectile%29']shelled[/URL] Gaza's largest hospital with [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_phosphorus_munitions']white phosphorus munitions[/URL] banned under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law']international law[/URL], Palestine health minister [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mai_al-Kaila']Mai al-Kaila[/URL] said. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/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] [*]At least 45 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestinians']Palestinians[/URL] have been displaced in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Bank']West Bank[/URL] following Israeli punitive [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demolition']demolitions[/URL], which is a "form of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_punishment']collective punishment[/URL] and are prohibited under [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law']international law[/URL]", the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Nations_Office_for_the_Coordination_of_Humanitarian_Affairs']UN’s Humanitarian Affairs Office[/URL] said in a statement. [URL='https://www.ochaopt.org/content/hostilities-gaza-strip-and-israel-flash-update-35'](OCHA)[/URL] [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_rights']Digital rights[/URL] organization [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Access_Now']Access Now[/URL] has said that shutdowns affecting [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_access']internet access[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gaza_Strip']Gaza Strip[/URL] are providing "cover for human rights atrocities", which is being exacerbated by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]'s control over information flows and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet']internet[/URL] access. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norwegian_Refugee_Council']Norwegian Refugee Council[/URL] has condemned Israel's attacks on Gaza's hospitals, calling for an urgent [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ceasefire']ceasefire[/URL] and the protection of medical staff, saying "it is an affront to wage war around and on hospitals". [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A9decins_Sans_Fronti%C3%A8res']Médecins Sans Frontières[/URL] confirms reports that people are being shot at as they try to exit the al-Shifa Hospital, saying "at the time of writing, our staff are witnessing people being shot at as they attempt to flee". [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/11/we-are-minutes-away-from-death-gazas-al-shifa-hospital-under-attack'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]MSF say attacks on the al-Shifa Hospital have "dramatically intensified" and staff have reported "a catastrophic situation". MSF also report that it is unable to contact its staff at the hospital and that it is “extremely concerned” about their safety and that of patients. [URL='https://www.firstpost.com/world/health-aid-agency-doctors-without-borders-loses-contact-with-staff-in-al-shifa-hospital-13377252.html'](First Post)[/URL] [/LIST] [*]The transfer of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid_waste']solid waste[/URL] to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landfill']landfill[/URL] has stopped across the Gaza Strip because of insecurity and a lack of fuel, [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UN']UN[/URL] agency [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OCHA']OCHA[/URL] says. [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Infectious_disease']Infectious diseases[/URL] including [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diarrhoea']diarrhoea[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chickenpox']chickenpox[/URL] are rising rapidly, the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Health_Organization']World Health Organization[/URL] says, while medical organizations have been warning of the risk of a [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera']cholera[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epidemic']epidemic[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*]At least 11,078 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza. The UN agency OCHA says 168 Palestinians, including 46 children, have been killed by Israeli forces in the West Bank. Another eight, including one child, were killed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israeli_settlers']Israeli settlers[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Jerusalem']East Jerusalem[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_in_Sudan_%282023%29']War in Sudan[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Khartoum_%282023%29']Battle of Khartoum[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shambat_Bridge']Shambat Bridge[/URL], which connects [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Omdurman']Omdurman[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum_North']Khartoum North[/URL], is destroyed amid intense fighting in the capital [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Khartoum']Khartoum[/URL]. Both sides blame each other for its destruction. [URL='https://sudantribune.com/article279244/']([I]Sudan Tribune[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [/LIST] [/LIST] [B]Business and economy[/B] [LIST] [*]About 150 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Textile_industry_in_Bangladesh']garment factories[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ashulia']Ashulia[/URL] and [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gazipur']Gazipur[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh']Bangladesh[/URL], close indefinitely after violent protests demanding higher [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage']minimum wages[/URL] result in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Police']police[/URL] filing charges against 11,000 workers. [URL='https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20231111-150-bangladesh-garment-factories-shut-11-000-workers-charged'](AFP via France 24)[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Disasters and incidents[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Iceland_earthquakes']2023 Iceland earthquakes[/URL] [LIST] [*]The [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourist_attraction']tourist hotspot[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Lagoon_%28geothermal_spa%29']Blue Lagoon[/URL] is closed by [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland']Icelandic[/URL] authorities as a volcanic eruption on the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Southern_Peninsula_%28Iceland%29']Reykjanes Peninsula[/URL] is expected in the "coming hours". [URL='https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/iceland-volcano-earthquakes-flights-keflavik-b2445470.html']([I]The Independent[/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] [*]The Arab-Islamic emergency summit releases a statement calling for the ending of the Gaza siege, demanding aid be allowed to enter Gaza, and calling for a cessation of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arms_exports']arms exports[/URL] to Israel. The statement also rejects describing Israel's war as "self-defence" and condemned Israeli aggression in Gaza and the West Bank. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar']Qatar[/URL] Emir Sheikh [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamim_bin_Hamad_Al_Thani']Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani[/URL] has condemned the international community for remaining silent on the suffering of Palestinian civilians while allowing Israel to violate [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_law']international law[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egyptian']Egyptian[/URL] President [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Abdel_Fattah_el-Sisi']Abdel Fattah el-Sisi[/URL] said the "policies of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Collective_punishment']collective punishment[/URL]" in Gaza were unacceptable and "cannot be justified by self-defence or any other claims". [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippe_Lazzarini']Philippe Lazzarini[/URL], the head of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UNRWA']UNRWA[/URL], has called on Arab countries to take stronger action to protect civilians in Gaza and to exercise pressure to increase the flow of [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humanitarian_aid']humanitarian aid[/URL] into Gaza, including through the opening of one additional [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Border_crossing']border crossing[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/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] [LIST] [*]Hundreds of thousands of people gather in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_London']Central London[/URL] to march in solidarity with Palestine, chanting "stop bombing Gaza" and "ceasefire now". [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation_in_the_2023_Israel%E2%80%93Hamas_war']Disinformation in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war[/URL] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/HonestReporting']HonestReporting[/URL], an [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel']Israel[/URL]-based [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Media_watchdog']media watchdog[/URL], has admitted that the group had no evidence to back up their claims that some journalists were [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Accomplice']accomplices[/URL] in the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2023_Hamas_attack_on_Israel']2023 Hamas attack on Israel[/URL]. [URL='https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2023/11/11/israel-hamas-war-live-pleas-for-help-as-israel-bombards-gaza-hospitals'](Al Jazeera)[/URL] [/LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Police_Corps_%28Spain%29']Spanish police[/URL] arrest 121 people on charges related to [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_pornography']child pornography[/URL], seizing nearly 500 [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terabytes']terabytes[/URL] of material. [URL='https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2023/11/977464/spain-arrests-121-people-after-giant-child-pornography-operation'](AFP via [I]NST[/I])[/URL] [/LIST] [B]Politics and elections[/B] [LIST] [*][URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pope_Francis']Pope Francis[/URL] removes [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bishops_in_the_Catholic_Church']Bishop[/URL] [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Strickland']Joseph Strickland[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Tyler']Diocese of Tyler[/URL] in [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas']Texas[/URL], [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States']United States[/URL], due to his criticism of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Catholic_Church']Catholic Church[/URL]'s [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Progressivism']progressive[/URL] views under Francis. He is temporarily replaced by Bishop [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_S._V%C3%A1squez']Joe S. Vásquez[/URL] of the [URL='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diocese_of_Austin']Diocese of Austin[/URL]. [URL='https://apnews.com/article/pope-tyler-bishop-strickland-removed-0f9f0be7d5938b36d6e7ead8c33e5150'](AP)[/URL] [/LIST] [url="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Current_events/2023_November_11"]Continue reading...[/url] [/QUOTE]

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