Current events: 2023-11-14

Wikipedia Current Events · Nov 14, 2023

Armed conflicts and attacks

2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Houthi involvement in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  - The IDF intercepts a surface-to-surface missile launched from Yemen over the Red Sea. (Al Arabiya)
- Siege of Gaza City
  - Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant declares that Hamas has "lost control" of Gaza City as Israeli troops capture the city's municipal buildings. (CNN)
- Seven Palestinians are killed during an Israeli raid in Tulkarm, in the occupied West Bank. (Al Arabiya)
Myanmar civil war
- Operation 1027
  - Heavy fighting is reported in Loikaw, capital of Kayah State, as various Karenni rebel groups attempt to capture the city from the military. (The Irrawaddy)
  - The Chin National Army says it has successfully captured the border town of Rikhawdar, Chin State. (The Irrawaddy)
  - India deports 39 Myanmar Army soldiers who abandoned their positions and fled across the border into Mizoram. The soldiers were disarmed by the Assam Rifles before being sent back by helicopter. (The Hindu)
- The Arakan Army claims nearly 40 positions in Rakhine State were abandoned by the military. (The Irrawaddy)
Mali War
- The Malian Armed Forces recapture the town of Kidal from Tuareg separatist forces, according to junta leader Assimi Goïta. (France 24)

Disasters and accidents

Six people are killed and eighteen others are injured in a crash between a semi-trailer and a charter bus on Interstate 70 in Licking County, Ohio, United States. (Columbus Dispatch)

International relations

Law and crime

The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq dismisses Parliament Speaker Mohamed Al-Halbousi and Representative Laith al-Duleimi, following a complaint alleging that Halbousi falsified a resignation letter to oust Duleimi from parliament. (AFP via Barron's)
Interpol announces its first successful identification for Operation Identify Me. A murder victim found in a river in Antwerp, Belgium, is identified as Rita Roberts of Wales. (BBC)
The South Yorkshire Police announces that an unnamed man has been arrested for manslaughter in connection with the death of former ice hockey player Adam Johnson during a match between the Nottingham Panthers and Sheffield Steelers. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Privacy & Transparency