Wikipedia Current Events Real Joined Dec 7, 2022 Messages 904 Reaction score 0 BC ฿2 Dividends 0 Oct 20, 2024 #1 Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Beit Lahia massacre Hamas reports that the number of dead and missing following an Israeli bombardment of residential areas in northern Gaza has increased to 87, becoming among the highest single-incident death tolls in the past few months and also prompting condemnation from the United Nations. (Reuters) 2024 Iran–Israel conflict Israeli retaliation leak Two confidential U.S. intelligence documents are leaked to a pro-Iranian Telegram channel. The documents contain military assessments supporting the detailed preparation of Israel's retaliatory attacks against Iran for striking Israel. (NPR) Israel–Hamas war Siege of Jabalia The Israel Defense Forces announce that Colonel Ehsan Daqsa, the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade, was killed in fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, becoming the most senior officer to have been killed in the fighting in Gaza. (The Times of Israel) Sudanese civil war Battle of Khartoum, 2024 Sudan famine The Sudan Tribune reports disease outbreaks and starvation in Khartoum North, Sudan, as a military offensive and fighting continues in the city. (Sudan Tribune) Disasters and accidents Two people are killed and around 300 others are rescued in flash flooding in Roswell, New Mexico, United States. (The New York Times) Politics and elections 2024 Moldovan presidential election, 2024 Moldovan European Union membership referendum Moldovans vote for a president and also vote in a referendum that would amend the constitution to include a commitment for Moldova to join the European Union. (Le Monde) Inauguration of Prabowo Subianto Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka are inaugurated as the 8th president of Indonesia and 14th vice president of Indonesia, respectively. (AP) (Reuters) Continue reading...
Armed conflicts and attacks Israel–Hamas war Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip Beit Lahia massacre Hamas reports that the number of dead and missing following an Israeli bombardment of residential areas in northern Gaza has increased to 87, becoming among the highest single-incident death tolls in the past few months and also prompting condemnation from the United Nations. (Reuters) 2024 Iran–Israel conflict Israeli retaliation leak Two confidential U.S. intelligence documents are leaked to a pro-Iranian Telegram channel. The documents contain military assessments supporting the detailed preparation of Israel's retaliatory attacks against Iran for striking Israel. (NPR) Israel–Hamas war Siege of Jabalia The Israel Defense Forces announce that Colonel Ehsan Daqsa, the commander of the 401st Armored Brigade, was killed in fighting in the northern Gaza Strip, becoming the most senior officer to have been killed in the fighting in Gaza. (The Times of Israel) Sudanese civil war Battle of Khartoum, 2024 Sudan famine The Sudan Tribune reports disease outbreaks and starvation in Khartoum North, Sudan, as a military offensive and fighting continues in the city. (Sudan Tribune) Disasters and accidents Two people are killed and around 300 others are rescued in flash flooding in Roswell, New Mexico, United States. (The New York Times) Politics and elections 2024 Moldovan presidential election, 2024 Moldovan European Union membership referendum Moldovans vote for a president and also vote in a referendum that would amend the constitution to include a commitment for Moldova to join the European Union. (Le Monde) Inauguration of Prabowo Subianto Prabowo Subianto and Gibran Rakabuming Raka are inaugurated as the 8th president of Indonesia and 14th vice president of Indonesia, respectively. (AP) (Reuters) Continue reading...