Current events: 2024-07-04

Wikipedia Current Events · Jul 4, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli occupation of the West Bank
- Israel approves the construction of 5,295 Israeli settler homes in dozens of settlements in the West Bank, which are internationally recognized as violating international law. (AP)
Ituri conflict
- CODECO claims responsibility for the killing of six Chinese gold miners and the kidnapping of two more, as well as the killing of two Congolese soldiers in Ituri province. (AP)
Eighteen leaders from Jemaah Islamiyah announce the disbanding of the group, after 31 years of operation. The group is responsible of several massacres in Indonesia, including the 2002 Bali bombings. (Al Jazeera)
The Islamic State kills eight people, including two civilians, in an ambush on pro-government militiamen in Syria's Badiya desert. (Al Arabiya)

Disasters and accidents

Hurricane Beryl
- Category 4 Hurricane Beryl causes a six- to nine-feet storm surge and fierce winds along Jamaica's southern coast, killing at least one person before tracking to the Cayman Islands. (CNN)
Twenty-five people drown in southeast Sudan while trying to flee fighting between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces. (Khaleej Times)

Health and environment

Eleven people die and another 153 patients are diagnosed with West Nile fever in an ongoing outbreak in Israel. (Anadolu Agency)

International relations

Germany–Turkey relations
- Germany summons Turkey's ambassador in Berlin in a tit-for-tat move over footballer Merih Demiral's wolf salute gesture while celebrating a goal at the UEFA Euro 2024. (CNN)
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization officially grants membership to Belarus. (Yahoo! News)

Law and crime

2022 Oslo shooting
- The Oslo District Court finds Iranian-born Norwegian Zaniar Matapour guilty of an attack during Pride celebrations in the Oslo, Norway, in 2022 and sentences him to 30 years in prison. (CBC Canada)
Greek anti-terrorism police arrest seven people over arson attacks against an Israeli-owned hotel and a synagogue in central Athens, Greece. (Reuters)
Belarus frees ten political prisoners including former opposition leader Ryhor Kastusioŭ. (Reuters)
{{ill|Brenda Biya|fr}}, the daughter of the incumbent President of Cameroon Paul Biya, announces publicly her same-sex relationship using an image kissing another woman. However, same-sex relationships are illegal in Cameroon, punishable by fines and possible prison time. (Them) (BBC News) (NOS)

Politics and elections