Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel–Hamas war
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 27 Palestinians. In Gaza City, four are killed in a strike on a UNRWA school sheltering displaced people and six others are killed in a strike on a house. Two people are killed in the Sabra neighbourhood, and six others are killed in a strike on a residential building in Az-Zawayda. (Al Jazeera)
Disasters and accidents
At least 14 people are killed and others are missing in flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Nepal. (Al Jazeera)
Thirteen people are injured when an elephant chases a crowd attending a Hindu religious festival in Kataragama, Sri Lanka. (Al Arabiya)
The Iranian naval frigate IRIS Sahand capsizes during repairs in the port of Bandar Abbas, Iran. (Reuters)
At least ten people are killed in a fire at a nursing home in Treinta y Tres, Uruguay. (Reuters)
2024 Atlantic hurricane season
One-hundred-twenty counties in the U.S. state of Texas are under a disaster declaration as Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the Gulf Coast. (The Guardian)