October 6, 2024 (Sunday)

A police officer is killed and thirteen other people are injured in Beersheba, Israel, in an incident described as a terrorist attack. The perpetrator is shot dead by security forces.

At least 26 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes allegedly targeting Hamas militants that hit a mosque and a school housing displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip.

A rocket fired from Lebanon strikes a restaurant in Haifa, Israel, injuring at least six people.

Hezbollah claims that its attacks on Israeli soldiers trying to infiltrate Blida, Lebanon, forced the soldiers to retreat.

At least two people, both Chinese nationals, are killed and ten others are injured when an oil tanker truck exploded near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. The separatist group Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility for the explosion, stating they targeted a convoy of Chinese workers of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company.

The Israeli military establishes a forward operating base near a United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, putting peacekeepers at risk. UNIFIL has refused the Israeli military's request to move its positions.

Six people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting after eight gunmen open fire on a group of community patrollers in Godini village near Qumbu, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The shooting took place on the day of the memorial service for the victims of the Lusikisiki shootings, which also occurred in the Eastern Cape.

Due to Hurricane Milton, NASA cancels the launch of the Europa Clipper scheduled for October 10.