Thursday

October 24, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon

Five Israeli soldiers are killed and seven others are injured in gun battles with Hezbollah militants in southern Lebanon. (Reuters)

Assassination of Hashem Safieddine

Hezbollah confirms that Hossein Ali Hazimeh, head of its intelligence headquarters, was killed in an Israeli airstrike in Beirut, Lebanon, on October 3. (Webangah) (Mehr News Agency)

Russian invasion of Ukraine

Eastern Ukraine campaign

The Armed Forces of Ukraine reports that Russian Armed Forces have made significant advances in the strategic city of Selydove, predicting that it could be captured in a few days. (Euronews)

Gaza war

At least 17 Palestinians, including children, are killed in an Israeli airstrike on a school in Nuseirat refugee camp. (Reuters)

Israel says that it killed Muhammad Abu Attawi, a commander in Hamas' Nukhba forces who participated in the Nova music festival massacre, in an airstrike in Gaza yesterday. (Reuters) (The Times of Israel)

Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir

Islamist insurgents target an Indian Army vehicle with small arms fire near Gulmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India, killing two soldiers and two civilian porters and injuring three other soldiers. (The Indian Express)

Mexican drug war

Two car bombs explode outside police stations in Acámbaro and Jerécuaro, Guanajuato, Mexico, injuring three police officers in Acámbaro. (AP)

Business and economy

Regulation of electronic cigarettes, Smoking bans in the United Kingdom

The British government announces that single-use vapes will be banned in England and Wales beginning on 1 June 2025. (BBC News)