Current events: 2026-07-29

[Wikipedia Current Events]

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Middle Eastern crisis
  • Gaza war
    • Attacks on religious sites during the Israeli invasion of Gaza
      • Israeli forces strike a mosque in Gaza City in violation of the ongoing ceasefire, accusing Hamas of using it to store weapons. (The New York Times)
  • Hezbollah–Israel conflict
    • 2026 Lebanon war
      • The Israel Defense Forces accuse Hezbollah of launching a drone attack on its forces in the Ali al-Taher ridge of southern Lebanon, in violation of the ceasefire. (Arab News)
    • The IDF also claim that their 401st Brigade Combat Team and Yahalom Unit have destroyed a underground headquarters belonging to Hezbollah, located near a UNIFL post. (Israel National News)
  • 2026 Iran war
    • Saudi Arabia in the 2026 Iran war, Iraq in the 2026 Iran war
      • The Saudi Arabian Armed Forces and United States Central Command launches strikes against Iran–backed militias in Iraq in response to Iranian drone attacks against oil facilities in Saudi Arabia's Eastern Province. (Reuters) (Iraqi News)
      • The Popular Mobilization Forces reports that 20 militants have been killed in joint U.S.–Saudi Arabia strikes. (The Defense Post)
    • A drone strike targets a LNG storage tanker at the port of Damietta, Egypt. The group responsible for the strike is currently unknown.(Reuters)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • Data from Kpler shows that 39 commercial vessels have transited through the Bab el-Mandeb yesterday, the highest since July 19, while another five transited it today, including the VLCC Sophia and the Aframax tanker Ocean Laureate. (Reuters)
• Somali Civil War
  • Five soldiers are killed in a shootout with Al-Shabaab gunmen in Mandera County, Kenya. (Garowe Online)

Disasters and accidents

• A Bell 412 helicopter crashes while on a fire-fighting training operation in San Juan, Argentina, killing all seven occupants. (ASN)

Politics and elections

• Gaza war protests
  • Protesters gather outside the White House against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's visit to Washington, D.C. and against Israel's genocide and military campaign in Gaza, and calls for the U.S. to comply with an arrest warrant issued against him by the International Criminal Court. (Khaama Press)

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