The Weekly Edition

April 21, 2024 to April 27, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

An 18-year-old woman is stabbed in Ramla, Israel, and is reported to be in "serious" condition. (AFP via Yahoo! News) (Jerusalem Post)

Israel–Hamas war

Thirty rabbis and peace activists from the United States and Israel are arrested near the Gaza–Israel barrier while protesting to bring awareness to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. (The New York Times)

Bombing of the Gaza Strip

Twenty-two people are killed, including 18 children, in overnight Israeli strikes in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, according to local health officials. (AP)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Eastern Ukraine campaign

The Russian Ministry of Defence claims control over the village of Novomykhailivka in Donetsk Oblast. (Reuters)

Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War

The United Kingdom announces its largest ever military support package for the Ukrainian military, pledging 400 vehicles, including 162 MXT-MVs, 60 boats, 1,600 air defence missiles, 4 million rounds of firearm ammunition, and an additional £500 million in funding. (The Guardian)

The United States announces a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine as part of a bill that was recently approved after being stalled in the US Congress for months. The package includes ammunition for artillery and air defense systems, along with armoured fighting vehicles. (CNN)

Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure

Russia strikes the Kharkiv TV Tower with a Kh-59 cruise missile, causing the upper half of the tower to collapse and disrupting the broadcasting signal in Kharkiv, Ukraine. (Reuters)

Israel–Hamas war

Siege of Khan Yunis

Israeli troops and tanks raid Khan Yunis in Gaza after abruptly withdrawing from the city earlier this month. (Reuters)

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

An Israeli Air Force airstrike kills two people and injures six others in Hanine, Lebanon. (Reuters)

Nasser Hospital mass graves, Nasser Hospital siege

United Nations human rights chief Volker Türk calls for an international investigation on Israel after hundreds of bodies are discovered in mass graves near the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis in Gaza. (The New York Times)

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

Israel intensifies strikes on Rafah ahead of a planned ground offensive. (Reuters)

Islamic State insurgency in the North Caucasus

Two police officers are killed and another is injured during a mass shooting of a police squad in Karachay-Cherkessia, Russia. (Tass)

Moro conflict

Twelve Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters militants are killed and seven soldiers are wounded during a shootout in Datu Saudi Ampatuan, Maguindanao del Sur, Philippines. (AP)

The Philippine Army announces that it has killed Nawapi Abdulsaid, an Abu Sayyaf militant, during a shootout two days ago in Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan, Philippines. Abdulsaid was involved in fifteen beheadings as well as in attacks against security forces. (AP)