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October 17, 2023 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas declares three days of mourning in the Palestinian territories following the explosion.
The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights says that Israel's blockade of Gaza and its evacuation order in northern Gaza may amount to a forcible transfer of civilians, which is a violation of international law.
An Israeli airstrike hits a United Nations school inside a refugee camp in Gaza, killing at least six of the more than 4,000 people sheltering there. Dozens more are injured, including UNRWA staff.
The Israeli Ministry of Health says that 4,399 people in Israel have been injured since the start of the war.
Ukraine launches ATACMS tactical ballistic missiles at Russian bases in Berdiansk and Luhansk, destroying nine helicopters and a supply depot and killing several Russian military personnel.
Hamas announces that Ayman Nofal, a member of the general military council and commander of the central command in the Al-Qassam Brigades, was killed in an Israeli airstrike.
The World Health Organization says that 2,800 people have died and 11,000 have been injured in Gaza since Israeli air strikes began, with about half of those being women and children.
Five Hezbollah fighters are killed by Israeli soldiers when trying to cross a barrier at the border with Lebanon.
The Israel Defense Forces claims to have evidence that the explosion was caused by a Palestinian Islamic Jihad rocket failure. A spokesman for Islamic Jihad calls the Israeli statement "a lie and fabrication."
The World Health Organization says that there have been 51 attacks against healthcare facilities in Gaza, killing 15 health workers and injuring 27 others, and that "we have seen consistent attacks on healthcare in the occupied Palestinian territory."
At least 471 people are killed and 314 others are injured by an explosion at Al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, saying it was caused by a Israeli airstrike. The casualties are transported to Gaza City’s main hospital, al-Shifa.
Palestine’s Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations sends a statement to media organisations challenging the veracity of comments from Israel after the explosion.
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation releases a statement denouncing Israel for the hospital explosion and the international community for its “impunity” in the war in Gaza.
International relations
The State Duma votes unanimously to revoke Russia's ratification of the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and Russian President Vladimir Putin hold talks at the Belt and Road Initiative forum in Beijing, China.
Law and crime
The Supreme Court of India refuses to legalize same-sex marriage, saying that this is a decision that needs to be made by parliament.
Politics and elections
The Republican majority fails to deliver enough votes for Jim Jordan to become House Speaker on the first vote, with 20 members of the Republican party voting against him.
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