Wednesday

July 3, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Eastern Ukraine campaign

One person is killed and at least 14 others are injured in Russian guided bomb and missile attacks across Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)

Battle of Chasiv Yar

Russian forces take control of the Novy district of Chasiv Yar, Donetsk Oblast, Ukraine. (CBS News)

Russian strikes against infrastructure

Dnipro strikes

At least five people are killed and 53 others are injured when Russian drones and missiles hits civilian infrastructure in Dnipro, Ukraine. (BBC News)

Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War

NATO nations agree to grant Ukraine 40 billion (US$43 billion) in military aid in 2025. (Reuters)

Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant crisis

Three kamikaze drones attack an electrical substation for the Russian-held Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant, injuring eight workers, causing forest fires near the plant's switchyard, and leaving Enerhodar without power or water. (Reuters) (RFE/RL)

Israeli–Palestinian conflict

Karmiel mall stabbing attack

An Israeli soldier is killed and another is injured in a stabbing attack at a mall in Karmiel, Israel. (Reuters)

Israeli occupation of the West Bank

The Israeli government approves the seizure of 12.7 square kilometres (4.9 sq mi) of Palestinian land in the Jordan Valley, representing the largest land seizure in the West Bank in more than three decades. (AP)

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

An Israeli strike kills Mohammed Nasser, a top commander in Hezbollah, in Tyre, Lebanon. Nasser is one of the highest-ranking Hezbollah members to die in the conflict. (Al Arabiya)

Hezbollah launches a barrage of at least 100 Katyusha rockets, towards northern Israel, targeting Israeli military positions, in retaliation for the killing of Nasser. (Al Jazeera)

Insurgency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

Five people, including former senator Hidayat Ullah, are killed when their vehicle en route to an election rally strikes a roadside bomb in Bajaur District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. (AP)

Arts and culture

Scientists announce the discovery of the world's oldest cave painting, depicting three people gathered around a large red pig, estimated to be at least 51,200 years old, in Leang Karampurang cave in the Maros-Pangkep region, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. (Al Jazeera)