Tuesday

May 21, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas War

Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war

The UNRWA suspends food distribution in Rafah due to insecurity and a lack of supplies. (Reuters)

Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Israel–Hamas war

The Israeli army launches a raid on the city of Jenin in the West Bank, with sources claiming that seven Palestinians were killed. (Reuters)

2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict

A high-ranking Lebanese army officer and three Hezbollah members assassinated in IDF airstrikes in Tyre, Lebanon, Beqaa Valley and Kfar Dajjal with three children injured in a school bus. The state department of Lebanon issues a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council.(L'Orient le Jour)

Nigerian bandit conflict

Gunmen kill 40 people in an attack on a village in Nigeria's Plateau State. (Reuters)

Arts and culture

Jenny Erpenbeck wins the International Booker Prize for her novel Kairos, translated from the German by Michael Hofmann. (The Guardian)