Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian warns of "harsh consequences" if Israel continues its invasion of the Gaza Strip.
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November 1, 2023 (Wednesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
About 500 people, including injured Palestinians, foreigners and dual Palestinian–foreign nationals, are evacuated from the Gaza Strip through the Rafah Border Crossing to Egypt, marking the border crossing's first opening since the war began.
Israel deploys Sa'ar-class corvettes to the Red Sea in response to missile and drone attacks from Yemen. Israeli National Security Council official Tzachi Hanegbi says that the Houthi attacks on Israel are "intolerable".
The Ugandan military announces the capture of an Allied Democratic Forces commander who killed three people, including two tourists, in Queen Elizabeth National Park on October 27.
The Jabalia refugee camp in the Gaza Strip is hit by Israeli airstrike for the second consecutive day, with several more people being killed.
South Korea's National Intelligence Service reports that North Korea has supplied Russia with over one million rounds of artillery shells for its ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
The junta regime confirms that Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army rebels have seized control of the town of Chinshwehaw in Laukkaing District.
The Three Brotherhood Alliance intensifies its attacks on junta outposts in the northern Shan State as part of Operation 1027.
Health and environment
Four people are killed and 335 others are infected in Zambia due to an anthrax outbreak, with the Ministry of Health implementing public health measures.
International relations
Pakistan begins the mass deportation of undocumented Afghan refugees, according to Interior Minister Sarfraz Bugti.
Law and crime
The European Data Protection Board bans American social media company Meta from acquiring its users' personal data for targeted advertising in the European Economic Area.
Police in the United Kingdom, Germany, Belgium, and Italy arrest several people who threatened or planned terror attacks relating to the ongoing Israel–Hamas war.
The Danish Prosecution Service discontinues legal proceedings against former defence minister Claus Hjort Frederiksen and former intelligence chief Lars Findsen over the leakage of classified information due to the inadmissibility of key classified evidence in court.
Science and technology
NASA space probe Lucy flies by asteroid 152830 Dinkinesh, the first of eight asteroids planned to be visited by the spacecraft.
Sports
In baseball, the Texas Rangers defeat the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the World Series in five games, capturing their first Major League Baseball championship in their 63-year existence. Corey Seager is named World Series MVP.
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