The U.S. military says that it has conducted airstrikes on Iran-backed targets in Syria linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
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October 27, 2023 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 10 Palestinians are killed, including journalist Yasser Abu Namous and his mother, in a series of airstrikes carried out by Israeli forces in southern Gaza.
Pro-Russian official Oleg Tsaryov is critically injured in an assassination attempt by unknown assailants in Crimea and is reported to be in intensive care.
At least 33 Palestinians are killed and several are injured, following Israeli airstrikes on at least three residential neighbourhoods in Gaza City.
Several people are killed or injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati refugee camp which destroyed residential buildings and a nearby mosque.
The Palestinian Red Crescent says that its medics were shot at by Israeli forces as they treated an injured person in Tubas in the West Bank.
Four people are killed in a pre-dawn raid by Israeli forces in the West Bank. At least 19 people have been arrested.
Hamas reports that Israel has disrupted most communication and internet services in the Gaza Strip.
Various rebel groups across Myanmar, including the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army, the Arakan Army, and local defense groups, launch an offensive in northern Shan State and capture several towns and junta outposts.
The Israel Defense Forces enter the Gaza Strip from multiple directions with infantry and tanks. Heavy clashes were reported.
International relations
The Financial Action Task Force adds Bulgaria to its "grey list" for increased monitoring due to strategic deficiencies in countering money laundering and terrorism financing.
The UN General Assembly passes a resolution by a vote of 120–14, with 45 abstentions, calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza, despite US and Israeli opposition.
Law and crime
Protests occur across Mozambique, particularly in the city of Nampula, against the results of local elections which locals claim were rigged. Ten people are injured in clashes with police.
Authorities in Maine, United States, confirm the death of Robert Card, the suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting that killed 18 in Lewiston, with indications of a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
A retired Colombian army officer who participated in the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse is sentenced to life in prison by a court in Miami, United States.
The Philippine National Police detain almost 600 individuals during a raid on a suspected human trafficking and Internet fraud hub in Manila, with nationals from multiple countries present.
Politics and elections
Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor is selected as Malaysia's 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong by the nation's royalty, set to be inaugurated following the end of the current king's term on 31 January 2024.
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