Sunday

September 29, 2024

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

September 2024 Lebanon strikes

A total of 105 people are killed by Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon, including 32 in Ain El Delb and 21 in Baalbek-Hermel, and at least 359 people are injured. (Al Jazeera)

Hezbollah confirms that Nabil Qaouk, the group's senior official, and Ali Karaki, a senior commander, were killed in Israeli airstrikes in Dahieh, Lebanon. (AP) (Al Arabiya)

Spillover of the Israel–Hamas war

Red Sea crisis

29 September 2024 Israeli attacks on Yemen

Following the Houthis' launch of a ballistic missile from Yemen towards Ben Gurion Airport prompting air raid sirens in Tel Aviv, the Israeli Air Force launches airstrikes against seaports and power stations operated by the Houthis in Al Hudaydah Governorate, Yemen, killing four people and injuring 29 others. (Al Jazeera) (Al Arabiya)

Syrian civil war

Twelve pro-Iranian militiamen are killed in airstrikes of unknown origin in Deir ez-Zor Governorate, Syria. (Al Arabiya)

Disasters and accidents

Seven people are killed and 85 others are injured after a head-on collision between a bus and a private vehicle in Majayjay, Laguna, Philippines. (Manila Bulletin)

2024 Atlantic hurricane season

Hurricane Helene

The death toll from Hurricane Helene rises to at least 116 people, including 46 in North Carolina, 27 in South Carolina, 25 in Georgia, and 13 in Florida. (CBS News)

2024 Conyers Biolab fire

Approximately 17,000 people are ordered to evacuate their homes and more are ordered to shelter in place after a fire, potentially causing hazardous chlorine contamination, occurs at a BioLab facility in Conyers, Georgia, United States. (CNN)