Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
The Israeli Security Cabinet approves Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's plan to capture Gaza City with the stated objective of defeating Hamas, while supposedly ensuring the provision of humanitarian aid to civilians outside the areas of combat. (Bloomberg)
Germany announces it will halt weapon shipments to Israel that could be used in Gaza "until further notice" in light of Israel's plan to fully militarily occupy Gaza. (AP)
The Israel Defense Forces begins massing troops and tanks on the border with Gaza ahead of an expected major ground offensive. (The Times of India)
Kivu conflict
Volker Türk, the UN high commissioner for human rights, reports that M23 rebels have killed over 319 civilians in July. M23 president Bertrand Bisimwa said the group would investigate the claim. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)
Insurgency in Balochistan
At least 33 Pakistani Taliban militants are killed in an overnight operation near the Afghanistan border in Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan. (CTV News)
War on drugs
U.S. president Donald Trump signs an executive order commanding the U.S. military and other sectors of the federal government to take action against Latin American drug cartels designated as terrorist organisations, such as Tren de Aragua and MS-13. (Al Jazeera) (The New York Times)
Disasters and accidents
A bus carrying mourners back home from a funeral in Kisumu, Kenya, overturns and plunges into a ditch, killing at least 21 people. (MSN)
A bus and a truck collide head-on near Lucas do Rio Verde, Mato Grosso, Brazil, killing 11 people and injuring 45 others. (Reuters)
At least 15 people are killed and 33 others are missing following a flash flood in Yuzhong County, Gansu, China. (China Daily)
At least 30 people are injured when a passenger train derails on the Kerman–Zarand railway path near Siriz, Kerman province, Iran. (The Express Tribune) (Caliber)
A fire breaks out at the Mosque–Cathedral of Córdoba in Andalusia, Spain, due to a short circuit. The roof of a chapel collapses, but the fire is extinguished with no further damage. (The Guardian) (El País)