Sunday

October 20, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip

Beit Lahia massacre

Hamas reports that the number of dead or missing following an Israeli bombardment of residential areas in northern Gaza has risen to 87, becoming among the highest single-incident death tolls in months and prompting condemnation from the United Nations. (Reuters)

Siege of Jabalia

The Israel Defense Forces announce that Colonel Ehsan Daqsa, the commander of 401st Armored Brigade, was killed during fighting in the northern Gaza Strip. An Israeli Druze, he is the most senior officer to have been killed in the fighting in Gaza. (The Times of Israel)

2024 Iran–Israel conflict

Israeli retaliation leak

Two confidential U.S. intelligence documents are leaked to a pro-Iranian Telegram channel. The documents contain military assessments supporting the detailed preparation of Israel's retaliatory attacks against Iran. (NPR)

Sudanese civil war

Battle of Khartoum, 2024 Sudan famine

Reports of disease outbreaks and starvation are reported in Khartoum North as a military offensive and battles are reported in the city. (Sudan Tribune)

Disasters and accidents

Two people are killed and around 300 are rescued from flash flooding in New Mexico, United States. (New York Times)

International relations

Canada–India relations

Indian envoy to Canada Sanjay Kumar Verma states that Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau had completely destroyed bilateral ties between Canada and India after asserting the innocence of himself and six Indian diplomats expelled from Canada due to accusations of involvement with the murder of Sikh separatist Hardeep Singh Nijjar. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

2024 Moldovan presidential election, 2024 Moldovan European Union membership referendum

Moldovans vote for a president and in a referendum to amend the constitution to include the commitment to join the European Union. (Le Monde)

Inauguration of Prabowo Subianto