Armed conflicts and attacks
Gaza war
An Israeli airstrike kills Izz al-Din al-Beik, the head of Hamas's Al-Qassam Brigades in the northern Gaza Strip. (Reuters)
Israeli settler violence, Israeli incursions in the West Bank during the Gaza war
More than 100 Israeli settlers attack the Palestinian village of Jalud in the occupied West Bank, burning two homes and injuring three Israeli security personnel while preventing a displaced Palestinian family from returning home. (AFP via The Manila Times)
Somali Civil War
Piracy off the coast of Somalia, Anti-piracy measures, Controversies of Hassan Sheikh Mohamud
The Puntland Maritime Police Force successfully frees another hijacked oil tanker, the MT Honour 25, following an ongoing week-long counter-piracy operation near Bayla, Karkaar, Puntland, after it was seized by Somali pirates on 21 April around 30 nautical miles off Puntland's coast with 17 crew members on board. (Reuters) (Somali Guardian)
Five crew members aboard the MT Honour 25 are killed and four more injured by the pirates before the rescue. The fatalities are three citizens of Pakistan and one each from India and Myanmar. It is the first time in over a decade that people are killed by the pirates. (Al Jazeera)
Arts and culture
The coronation ceremony for Nyabongo I of Uganda's Tooro Kingdom is held, formally making him king. (Reuters)