Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel–Hamas war
2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
A fuel truck enters the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing from Egypt for the first time since the war began. (AFP via The Manila Times)
The Israel Defense Forces enter the Al-Shifa Hospital complex in Gaza City with infantry and tanks. (BBC News)
Myanmar civil war
The pro-democracy National Unity Government says that over 200 junta troops and their families have surrendered to rebel forces near the border with China. (NHK World)
The military junta imposes a curfew in Sittwe, the capital of Rakhine State, with tanks reported on the city's streets. The Arakan Army reportedly captures dozens of policemen and soldiers. (Reuters)
The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army claims that an entire battalion of the military surrendered to the Three Brotherhood Alliance in Shan State. (NBC News)
Junta spokesperson Zaw Min Tun accuses rebel groups of "destroying the whole country" and says that reports of captured military bases are "propaganda". (The Business Standard)
Karenni rebels in Kayah State capture Loikaw University, evacuating 170 members of the university staff and their families, as fighting continues in the city. (The Irrawaddy)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
A Russian missile strike kills two emergency workers and injures seven others in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
War in Sudan
Violence between rival tribes in South Darfur kills at least 30 people over three days of clashes. (Radio Dabanga)
Fighting continues in Jabal Awliya, south of Khartoum, with local sources claiming that the Rapid Support Forces took control of the Al Najumi air base and a road connecting the city to White Nile State. (Sudan Tribune)
Disasters and incidents
2023 Doda bus accident
A bus carrying passengers slides off the road and falls down a 300-foot valley in Doda district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, killing at least 39 people and injuring 19 others. (TOI)