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October 13, 2023 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The Israeli Air Force begins dropping evacuation leaflets over Gaza City warning residents to leave the city immediately.
A teacher is killed and another teacher and a security guard are seriously injured in a stabbing attack at a high school in Arras, Hauts-de-France, France. The Chechen attacker is arrested by police.
The Israeli Defense Forces notifies the United Nations that the 1.1 million Palestinians living north of Wadi Gaza in the Gaza Strip have been ordered to relocate to Southern Gaza within 24 hours ahead of an expected ground invasion.
At a press conference, Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant says that the main goal of the upcoming military operation will be to "topple Hamas rule in Gaza".
Israeli soldiers open fire against protestors in the occupied West Bank, killing eleven people and injuring 124 others.
Human Rights Watch accuses the Israeli Defense Forces of using white phosphorus munitions in its military operation in the Gaza area and Lebanon, saying that this puts civilians at risk of serious and long-term injuries.
Heavy fighting occurs between Ukrainian and Russian forces for control of Avdiivka in Donetsk Oblast. Ukraine says that Russia has launched airstrikes and artillery attacks on the city overnight but that its troops were "holding their ground".
Seven people are killed and 15 are injured after a suicide bombing at a mosque in Puli Khumri, Baghlan Province, Afghanistan.
Israeli troops conduct "localized raids" into Gaza in an attempt to locate Hamas-held hostages.
Arts and culture
German literary society LitProm postpones a ceremony at the Frankfurt Book Fair honoring Palestinian author Adania Shibli with the LiBeraturpreis award following the war.
Business and economy
The UK's Competition and Markets Authority approves Microsoft's takeover of video game company Activision Blizzard.
Disasters and accidents
Seven people are killed and 16 others are injured when a vehicle carrying illegal immigrants from the Middle East crashes in MĂĽhldorf, Bavaria, Germany.
Health and environment
The United States' National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration reports a 99% likelihood of 2023 becoming the warmest year on record.
International relations
During a CIS Summit in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, Russian President Vladimir Putin says that Russia will offer to mediate a ceasefire.
Law and crime
Cities across the United States tighten their security after former Hamas leader Khaled Mashal called for a Global Day of Jihad against Zionism.
Russian police detain one of the three lawyers of Alexei Navalny and raid the houses of the other two, accusing them of belonging to an extremist organization.
Politics and elections
Science and technology
NASA successfully launches its Psyche space probe from Kennedy Space Center. The spacecraft will explore the M-type asteroid 16 Psyche, a suspected core of a protoplanet in the asteroid belt.
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