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October 7, 2023 (Saturday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least twenty Israeli police officers are killed by Hamas inside the police headquarters of Sderot after the building is seized.
At least 400 Palestinians are killed and over 1,600 are injured in the Gaza Strip by airstrikes launched by the Israeli Air Force. At least 700 Israelis are killed and hundreds more are injured by missile attacks and shootings. Yonatan Steinberg, commander of the 933rd "Nahal" Brigade, is killed during clashes with Hamas in Kerem Shalom.
Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas launch over 3,500 rockets towards Israel and invade its Southern District by land, sea and air.
At least 100 people are killed in the kibbutz of Be'eri, Southern District, during the stand-off with Hamas.
Hamas briefly seizes control of the IDF's 143rd "Gaza" Division headquarters in Re'im, Eshkol Regional Council, before Israeli troops retake it. Several Israeli soldiers are captured and taken to the Gaza Strip.
Hamas commander Mohammed Deif announces the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Israel declares a state of war in response and asks Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip.
Israeli major general Nimrod Aloni, commander of the Depth Corps, is captured by Hamas. Hundreds of Israeli civilians are also taken to Gaza. Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida says they are being held in "safe places and resistance tunnels".
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from the severe flooding caused by a cloudburst in Sikkim, India, increases to 47 people.
Thirteen people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a firecracker warehouse in Attibele, Karnataka, India.
At least 2,445 people are killed and 9,240 others are injured when two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes strike Herat Province, Afghanistan.
Law and crime
Presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana is injured by police during a demonstration prior to the election.
Venezuela issues an arrest warrant through Interpol for Juan Guaidó, who is currently in-exile in the United States, citing crimes of treason, usurpation of functions and money laundering.
A seventh individual, linked to the August assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, dies in a prison in Quito, following the deaths of six others during riots at a prison in Guayaquil.
Politics and elections
The Chinese Communist Party expels Chinese Football Association first vice president Du Zhaocai for corruption.
Science and technology
Research into the White Sands fossil footprints in New Mexico reveals that human settlement in North America may have originated earlier than previously assumed.
Sports
In auto racing, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins his third World Drivers' Championship after his teammate Sergio Pérez fails to complete the sprint race of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix.
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