On the first day of the ceasefire Hamas releases 13 Israeli hostages, some of whom are dual citizens, while Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement.
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November 24, 2023 (Friday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
An agreement to pause fighting in the Gaza Strip for four days enters into effect at 7am.
Hamas releases one Filipino and 10 Thai hostages as part of a separate deal with the Thai government which was brokered by Iran.
International relations
Law and crime
The Supreme Court of Montenegro approves the extradition of South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon, as requested by South Korea and the United States, following the collapse of Kwon's company Terraform Labs.
The security chief for El Chapo's Sinaloa Cartel Nestor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as "El Nini", is arrested in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration had a $3 million bounty for El Nini's arrest.
Bangladeshi police intercept and detain 58 Rohingya refugees attempting to travel to Indonesia by boat, citing risks of human trafficking.
Ecuadorian President Daniel Noboa repeals the country's ten-year policy permitting possession of small drug quantities in an effort to curb "micro-trafficking".
Politics and elections
Nepalese police arrest 74 pro-monarchy protesters and supporters of businessman Durga Prasai.
Science and technology
Astronomers at the Telescope Array Project in Utah, United States, observe the second largest cosmic ray ever detected, the so-called Amaterasu particle, with an energy of 244 EeV.
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