November 7, 2024 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least twelve Palestinians are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on a school used to shelter displaced people in the Al-Shati refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.

(Al Jazeera)

Siege of North GazaIsraeli invasion of the Gaza StripIsrael–Hamas war

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The Israeli Ministry of Defence announces that it has signed an agreement to acquire 25 F-15EX fighter jets from Boeing as part of a $5.2 billion aid package from the U.S. government. At least four jets will be delivered annually beginning in 2031.

(Reuters)

Military aid to Israel during the Israel–Hamas war, Israel–United States military relationsIsrael–Hamas war

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At least 73 people from the village of al-Hilaliya, Gezira State, Sudan, are killed by unknown causes during a siege of the village by Rapid Support Forces militants.

(Reuters)

2024 eastern Gezira State massacresSudanese civil war

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Hezbollah launches drones at the Israeli Defense Forces base in Kfar Bilu and the Haifa naval base in Haifa, Israel. No casualties are reported.

(Al Jazeera), (Saba News Agency)

Israel–Hezbollah conflict

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Four people are killed and 33 others are injured when Russian guided bombs hit residences, an apartment building, and a medical center in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

(Reuters)

Zaporizhzhia strikesRussian invasion of Ukraine

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Disasters and accidents

The United Nations reports that almost a half million children in the Amazon are currently experiencing significant food and water scarcity due to prolonged droughts.

(The Guardian)

2023–2024 South American drought

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Cuba experiences a nationwide blackout as Hurricane Rafael makes landfall in Artemisa Province.

(Al Jazeera)

2024 Atlantic hurricane season, 2024 Cuba blackouts

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International relations

The British government announces 56 sanctions on individuals and entities based in countries including China and Turkey, as well as on the Africa Corps mercenary group, in order to target Russia's military-industrial complex and restrict the supply of military equipment to Russia.

(Reuters), (Al Jazeera)

International sanctions during the Russian invasion of UkraineRussia–United Kingdom relations

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Israel Police forcibly enter the French-administered Church of the Pater Noster compound in Jerusalem and detain two French consulate employees. French foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot cancels his visit to the site while the French government summons the Israeli ambassador in response.

(Le Monde), (AP)

France–Israel relations

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Law and crime

Germany arrests an American citizen suspected of spying on the U.S. military for China while working at a U.S. military installation in Germany.

(Al Jazeera)

Chinese intelligence activity abroad

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Police in Argentina charge three people in the death of English singer Liam Payne.

(Sky News), (People)

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation announces an inquiry into a widespread text message harassment campaign targeting Black Americans with threats of enslavement.

(CNN), (NBC)

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Politics and elections

Volker Wissing, Germany's transport minister and the former Free Democratic Party (FDP) general secretary, announces that he will leave the FDP but will remain in the Scholz cabinet.

(SZ)

2024 German government crisis

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U.S. President-elect Donald Trump announces Susie Wiles as his White House Chief of Staff, the first woman to serve in this position.

(ABC News)

Second presidential transition of Donald Trump

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The Labor Ministry of Ecuador temporarily suspends Vice President and ambassador to Israel Verónica Abad Rojas until April 2025 for failing to comply with an order to leave Israel due to security concerns in Gaza.

(Reuters)

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