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- 2024 Iran–Israel conflict
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- The Syrian military intercepts several drones or missiles over Damascus. Several explode in the neighbourhood of Mezzeh, killing three people and wounding nine others. (Al Jazeera) (AFP via Barron's) (Jerusalem Post) (Reuters)
- October 2024 Iranian strikes against Israel
- Iran launches a wave of ballistic missile attacks against Israel, in retaliation for the 2024 Hezbollah headquarters strike. The U.S. State Department had previously warned of an imminent Iranian attack, with an American official saying such an attack would carry "severe consequences for Iran". One Palestinian civilian is killed and two others are wounded. (The Guardian) (CBS News) (CNN)
- Iran–Israel conflict during the Syrian civil war
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
- Israeli forces enter southern Lebanon to begin a ground operation against Hezbollah. (Al Jazeera) (Jerusalem Post)
- A rocket explosion is reported in Tel Aviv, Israel, with the debris severely wounding a 50-year-old man. Separately, a drone is intercepted by Israeli forces over the Mediterranean Sea. (Al Jazeera)
- Israel launches an airstrike in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Sidon, Lebanon, to target Munir al-Maqdah, an official of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs' Brigades. (Al Jazeera)
- 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- 2024 Jaffa shooting
- Two Palestinian gunmen open fire on pedestrians in Jaffa, Tel Aviv, killing at least seven people and wounding at least nine others. The gunmen are subsequently shot and killed by armed civilians and police. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
- 2024 Jaffa shooting
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Battle of Vuhledar
- Russian forces capture Vuhledar in Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine, after Ukrainian forces retreat from the town. (The Daily Telegraph)
- Southern Ukraine campaign
- Seven people are killed and 12 others are injured in Russian strikes in Kherson and Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine. (Reuters)
- Battle of Vuhledar
Business and economy
- 2024 United States port strike
- Over 45,000 dockworkers of the International Longshoremen's Association operating at thirty-six United States ports, primarily along the East Coast and the Gulf Coast, begin a labor strike, following the failure of the ports to reach a deal for worker compensation and a ban on automation. (AP)
- A dump truck driver drives towards picketing workers at the Port of Baltimore, leading to workers dragging the driver out of the truck. The driver later stated that he had been instructed by local police to commence with pickup operations despite the line. (CNN)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- The death toll from Hurricane Helene passes 160, with the plurality of fatalities occuring in North Carolina, making it the second-deadliest hurricane to strike the contiguous United States in fifty years, behind only Hurricane Katrina. (CNN)
- 2024 Lam Luk Ka bus crash
- A student bus crashes and catches fire on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road in Lam Luk Ka District, Pathum Thani Province, Thailand, killing 23 people. (BBC)
- Rwanda Marburg virus disease outbreak
- Rwanda reports 8 deaths from Marburg virus. (AP News) (US News)
Law and crime
- Three people are killed and fifteen are injured after a mass stabbing at a supermarket in the Songjiang suburb of Shanghai. {{ill|Shanghai Municipal Public Security Bureau|lt=Police|zh|上海市公安局}} arrest a 37-year-old man at the scene, adding that he had come to Shanghai to "vent his anger due to a personal economic dispute". (Reuters) (BBC)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Japanese general election
- Shigeru Ishiba is sworn in as the 102nd prime minister of Japan, succeeding Fumio Kishida. (Mainichi) (AP News)
- 2024 Mexican general election
- Claudia Sheinbaum is inaugurated as the 66th president of Mexico, becoming the first female Mexican president. (USA Today)
- Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, celebrates his 100th birthday, becoming the first centenarian former U.S. president. (BBC)
- Former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is installed as 14th Secretary General of NATO, succeeding Jens Stoltenberg. (DW)
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