Current events: 2024-02-29

Wikipedia Current Events · Feb 29, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
  - Al-Rashid humanitarian aid incident
    - At least 112 people are killed and 760 others are wounded in Gaza City while receiving aid. The Gaza Health Ministry blames the IDF, while Israeli officials claim soldiers shot at a separate crowd, and that most deaths were caused by an ensuing stampede. (AP) (The Washington Post) (BBC News)
- Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war
  - Two Israelis are shot and killed in an attack at a gas station near Eli, West Bank. (Times of Israel)
The Chadian government announces the death of Yaya Dillo Djérou, the leader of opposition party Socialist Party without Borders, during yesterday's crack down on its headquarters in N'Djamena by the regime's army leaving several killed. (BBC News 1) (BBC News 2) (Al Jazeera English) (The Washington Post)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Dhaka building fire
- At least 43 people are killed in a building fire in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (BBC News)
A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter crashes six kilometers off the coast of Bergen, Norway, killing one and injuring five others. (NU.nl)
The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle grows to become the largest wildfire in the history of Texas. (AP)

International relations

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announces that Colombia suspends the purchase of armament from Israeli manufacturers and declared the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip as a genocide. (W Radio)

Politics and elections