Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip kill at least 29 people in a residential area in Rafah, and at least 13 people in Jabalia.
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December 19, 2023 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
The United Nations Security Council votes unanimously to start the withdrawal of the United Nations peacekeeping force from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. The withdrawal will start in South Kivu in eastern Congo, gradually handing over its responsibilities to the Congolese government.
Politics and elections
The Colorado Supreme Court disqualifies former U.S. president Donald Trump from the state's primary ballot under the Fourteenth Amendment.
Forty-nine Lok Sabha MPs are suspended from parliament for taking part in protests relating to a security breach in parliament, bringing the total number of suspensions to 141: 95 from the Lok Sabha, and 46 from the Rajya Sabha.
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