Sunday

August 2, 2026

Armed conflicts and attacks

Middle Eastern crisis

2026 Iran war

2026 Strait of Hormuz crisis

Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi says that Iran and Oman are nearing a deal to manage the Strait of Hormuz after the U.S. halted its recent strikes against the country. (Al Jazeera)

Gaza war

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) confirm that they killed three militants in separate strikes last week, including a Jaish al-Islam militant in Gaza City, a Hamas commander in the Jabalya Battalion, and a Palestinian Islamic Jihad militant. (The Jerusalem Post)

Hezbollah–Israel conflict

The IDF's 401st Brigade says that they have destroyed 1,200 Hezbollah tunnels and concluded their mission in southern Lebanon, ending their eight-month deployment. (Israel National News) (The Jerusalem Post)

Ethiopian civil conflict

Ethiopia-TPLF clashes

New clashes are reported across the Tigray Region in northern Ethiopia between the Ethiopian federal army and Tigray People's Liberation Front, four years after the previous war in the region ended, prompting hundreds to flee to war-torn Sudan amidst fears of a new civil war. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)

Several Ethiopian refugees are reportedly killed after projectiles have hit refugee camps across the Ethiopia–Sudan border. (Sudan Tribune)

Sudanese civil war

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Police say a suspected suicide bombing outside a police station in Kabal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, killed at least 17 people, including seven officers and the suspected bomber, and injured at least 34 others. (Reuters)

Mali War, Mali–Russia relations

The BBC reports that Russia shipped military equipment to the Malian government on the sanctioned cargo vessel Mikhail Britnev last month. (BBC News) (RBC-Ukraine)

Papua conflict

Five road construction workers are killed in an ambush by armed separatist insurgents at a workers' camp in Tolikara Regency, Highland Papua, Indonesia. (Antara News)

Disasters and accidents

Six people are killed and 27 more injured in a traffic collision between a bus, a camper, and three cars in Colli sul Velino, Province of Rieti, Italy. (Xinhua)

A ferry catches fire off the coast of Madura, Indonesia, leaving at least five people dead and 41 others missing. (BBC News)

2026 Greece wildfires

Two people are killed when two firefighting helicopters collide near Athens, Greece. (BBC News)

2026 Morocco–Spain border incident

Spanish officials say at least 72 people died during the mass migrant crossing from Morocco into the autonomous city of Ceuta. (Reuters)