The Israel Defense Forces announce the complete encirclement of Gaza City and say that they have split the Gaza Strip in two after Israeli troops reach the coast.
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November 5, 2023 (Sunday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
Three children and a woman are killed, and several others are injured, when two cars carrying civilians are hit by an Israeli airstrike near the towns of Ainata and Aitaroun, Lebanon, and four paramedics are injured when two ambulances are bombed in Tayr Harfa. In response to these attacks, Hezbollah launches an anti-tank guided missile towards Kiryat Shmona, killing a civilian. Three Hezbollah members are later killed in retaliation during a series of Israeli airstrikes.
Eleven people are killed and several more are kidnapped as Boko Haram gunmen open fire against farmers working in their fields in Jere, Borno State, Nigeria.
Disasters and accidents
A car crashes into a beer garden in Daylesford, Victoria, Australia, killing five people and injuring four others.
Health and environment
The Government of Delhi, India, extends school closures for an additional week due to persistent high air pollution levels, with provisions for secondary schools to opt for online classes.
International relations
Pro-Palestinian protestors clash with police and attempt to overrun the USAF occupying Incirlik Air Base in Turkey.
Law and crime
A man drives onto the tarmac at Hamburg Airport in Germany and holds his four-year-old daughter hostage underneath an airplane, causing all flights at the airport to be suspended. The man surrenders to police 18 hours later.
A radio broadcaster is fatally shot in Calamba, Misamis Occidental, Philippines, while hosting a broadcast that was also being livestreamed on Facebook.
Politics and elections
The Republican People's Party, Turkey's main opposition party, elects Manisa MP Ă–zgĂĽr Ă–zel as its new leader following the party's loss in the recent parliamentary election.
Sports
Tamirat Tola wins the New York City Marathon with a course record time of 2:04:58.
In baseball, the Hanshin Tigers defeat the Orix Buffaloes to win the Japan Series in seven games, capturing their second championship and their first since 1985.
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