Sunday

October 19, 2025

Armed conflicts and attacks

Afghanistan–Pakistan clashes

2025 Afghanistan–Pakistan conflict

A ceasefire between Afghanistan and Pakistan, mediated by Qatar and Turkey during peace talks in Doha, comes in to effect. (Al Jazeera)

Gaza war

Mahmoud Talal Abdullah, a Palestinian detainee from the refugee camp in Jenin, occupied West Bank, dies in Israeli custody at the Shamir Medical Center in Be'er Ya'akov. (Wafa) (The New Arab)

Gaza peace plan

Palestinian militants are accused by Israel of attacking Israeli forces at ceasefire boundaries, killing two soldiers. (The New York Times) (The Jerusalem Post)

At least 44 Palestinians are killed in Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip, with severe attacks carried out in Khan Yunis and Rafah. The Israel Defense Forces and Hamas accuse each other of breaching the ceasefire. (Al Jazeera) (BBC News)

Disasters and accidents

2025 Pacific typhoon season

Five people are killed and two others are missing as Tropical Storm Fengshen makes landfall in the Philippines, causing a landslide in Mindanao and heavy flooding in Luzon. (Al Jazeera)