Armed conflicts and attacks
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement
A 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect. (Reuters) (BBC News)
Israel–Hamas war
Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Killing of journalists in the Israel–Hamas war
Seventeen people, including one journalist, are killed in Israeli strikes on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip. (The New Arab) (Anadolu Agency) (Al Jazeera)
United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
The Joe Biden administration provisionally approves a $680 million military arms package to Israel, including hundreds of small diameter bombs and thousands of JDAMs. (Al Jazeera)
Syrian civil war
Syrian opposition forces led by Tahrir al-Sham attack the pro-government Syrian Army in western Aleppo Governorate, capturing eleven towns and villages. (Al Jazeera) (SOHR)
Rojavan Kurdish insurgents launch a raid on Turkish-Syrian National Army positions in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, although no casualties are reported. (SOHR)
Arts and culture
The City of London Corporation proposes a bill to close the 19th-century Billingsgate Fish Market in Billingsgate and Smithfield Meat Market in Smithfield, City of London, United Kingdom, by 2028. (BBC News) (AP)