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October 19, 2023
(
2023-10-19
)
(Thursday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Iraqi conflict
Drones
and rockets strike the
Al-Asad Airbase
in
Al Anbar Governorate
,
Iraq
, which houses
U.S.
troops.
(Reuters)
Israeli–Palestinian conflict
Israel–Hamas war
Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
Dozens of rockets are fired at the
northern
Israeli cities
of
Nahariya
and
Kiryat Shmona
from
southern Lebanon
, injuring at least three
civilians
.
Hamas
says that its
cells
in
Lebanon
were responsible for the rocket attacks.
Israel
responds with
airstrikes
on
Hezbollah
positions.
(The Times of Israel)
A member of the
Security Cabinet of Israel
says that the
Israel Defense Forces
has been given the "green light" to enter the
Gaza Strip
.
(ABC News)
Five
Palestinians
are killed in clashes with the Israeli military at the
Nur Shams refugee camp
in
Tulkarm
in the
West Bank
.
(Reuters)
Somali Civil War
Khatumo
is reestablished as one of the federal states of
Somalia
by the Somali government.
(Horseed Media)
Yemeni civil war
In the
Red Sea
, the
United States Navy
destroyer
USS
Carney
uses
SM-2 missiles
to shoot down three
cruise missiles
and eight drones launched by
Houthi
forces in
Yemen
.
The Pentagon
says that the missiles and drones were "potentially headed towards Israel".
(Yahoo! News)
Disasters and accidents
2023–24 European windstorm season
Storm Babet
impacts the
United Kingdom
, bringing
gale force winds
and heavy rains, killing two people in
Angus, Scotland
, and another person in
Shropshire
,
England
. The crew of a
Danish
fishing trawler
is rescued by the
RNLI
in the
North Sea
.
(BBC News)
International relations
Canada–India relations
Canada
withdraws 41 diplomats from
India
due to India's decision to revoke the diplomats'
immunity
following the death of
Sikh
independence
leader
Hardeep Singh Nijjar
.
(AFP via NDTV)
International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
Israel–United Kingdom relations
UK Prime Minister
Rishi Sunak
visits
Israel
and meets with
Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu
, announcing the
UK
's solidarity with Israel in its war with
Hamas
.
(BBC News)
Israel–Turkey relations
Israel
withdraws its
ambassador
Irit Lillian
and other diplomats from
Turkey
after urging its citizens to avoid all travel to the country.
(
The Jerusalem Post
)
Law and crime
Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election
2020 Georgia election investigation
American attorney
Sidney Powell
pleads guilty to six misdemeanor charges in the
Georgia election racketeering prosecution
for her role in attempting to overturn the results in
Georgia
.
(BBC News)
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