United Nations human rights experts accuse Israel of carrying out a "targeted starvation campaign" that resulted in child malnutrition and death in Gaza.
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July 9, 2024 (Tuesday)
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Armed conflicts and attacks
At least 50 Palestinians are killed and dozens of others are injured in Israeli attacks on Tel al-Hawa, Sabra, and Shuja'iyya, Gaza City.
At least 29 Palestinians are killed in an Israeli attack targeting the entrance of a UNRWA-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians, becoming Israel's fourth attack on Gaza schools in the past four days.
U.S. military officials announce that the Gaza floating pier will be permanently removed after being reinstalled for several more days, due to weather and aid distribution problems.
Hezbollah launches dozens of rockets at the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights in Syria, killing two Israelis.
Disasters and accidents
The death toll from the collapse of an illegal gold mine in Bone Bolango, Indonesia, amid heavy rains, increases to 23 people. Thirty-five others are still missing and 23 more were rescued.
International relations
The European Union pauses the accession of Georgia to the organization and freezes €30 million (US$32.5 million) in aid to the Georgian Ministry of Defense after the Georgian parliament passed a law requiring media and nonprofit groups to be deemed as foreign agents if they receive more than 20% of their funding from foreign sources.
Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed meets in Port Sudan with Sudanese Transitional Sovereignty Council leader and armed forces commander Abdel Fattah al-Burhan to seek an end to the Sudanese Civil War.
Law and crime
United States Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines accuses the Iranian government of using social media to covertly encourage and finance pro-Palestinian campus protests, in order to deepen American political divisions and increase distrust in democratic institutions.
A court in Moscow, Russia, issues an arrest warrant for Yulia Navalnaya, the widow of opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is currently residing outside of Russia.
Three women are killed during a crossbow attack at a house in Bushey, United Kingdom. A 26-year-old man is wanted.
Politics and elections
Sports
In association football, Spanish player Lamine Yamal becomes the youngest goalscorer at a UEFA European Championship tournament after scoring in Spain's 2–1 semi-final win against France at 16 years and 362 days old.
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