Thursday

November 30, 2023

Armed conflicts and attacks

Gunfire breaks out between the National Guard of Guinea-Bissau and the Presidential Guard after the National Guard frees two ministers from the opposition PAIGC from police custody. (BBC) (Al Jazeera)

Israel–Hamas war

Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez has expressed doubts that Israel is abiding by international law in the war, due to the high number of civilian casualties and video footage of growing numbers of children dying. (Al Jazeera)

United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken steps up calls for Israel to comply with international law and protect civilians during its military operations in southern Gaza, while reaffirming US support. (Al Jazeera)

2023 Givat Shaul shooting

Three Israeli civilians are killed and sixteen injured in a mass shooting in the Givat Shaul neighborhood of Jerusalem. Two Palestinian gunmen are shot and killed by security forces. An armed civilian who shot the Palestinian attackers, Yuval Doron Castleman, is mistaken for an attacker and is also shot dead. Hamas claims responsibility for the attack. (The Times of Israel) (Haaretz)

2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire

A deal is reached to extend the ceasefire for at least one more day after it had been due to expire. (The Times of Israel)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Attacks in Russia during the Russian invasion of Ukraine

Ukraine says its special forces bombed a freight train as it was passing through the Severomuysky Tunnel in Buryatia, Russia. Russia's Investigative Committee acknowledges an explosion and fire inside the tunnel, and says that a preliminary probe is underway to determine the cause. (Reuters)

Business and economy

The insolvency of the Austrian Signa Holding leads to the insolvency of the German sporting goods retailer SportScheck [de]. (rbb24)

Russian grain exports

Somalia receives 25,000 tons of grain as humanitarian aid from Russia. It is part of an agreement announced at the 2023 Russia–Africa Summit to provide food to African nations. (Anadolu)