November 27, 2024 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

A 60-day ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah takes effect.

(Reuters), (BBC News)

2024 Israel–Lebanon ceasefire agreement2024 Israeli invasion of LebanonIsrael–Hezbollah conflict

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Rojavan Kurdish insurgents launch a raid on Turkish-Syrian National Army positions in Manbij, Aleppo Governorate, Syria, although no casualties are reported.

(SOHR)

Rojava conflictSyrian civil war

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Seventeen people, including one journalist, are killed in Israeli strikes on the Kamal Adwan Hospital in Beit Lahia and the Nuseirat refugee camp in the Gaza Strip.

(The New Arab), (Anadolu Agency), (Al Jazeera)

Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Killing of journalists in the Israel–Hamas warIsrael–Hamas war

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The Joe Biden administration provisionally approves a $680 million military arms package to Israel, including hundreds of small diameter bombs and thousands of JDAMs.

(Al Jazeera)

United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas warIsrael–Hamas war

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Syrian opposition forces led by Tahrir al-Sham attack the pro-government Syrian Army in western Aleppo Governorate, capturing eleven towns and villages.

(Al Jazeera), (SOHR)

Northwestern Syria offensiveSyrian civil war

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Arts and culture

The City of London Corporation proposes a bill to close the 19th-century Billingsgate Fish Market in Billingsgate and Smithfield Meat Market in Smithfield, City of London, United Kingdom, by 2028.

(BBC News), (AP)

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International relations

The United States imposes sanctions on 21 Venezuelan officials, including information minister Freddy Ñáñez and planning minister Ricardo Menéndez, for suppressing the protests against the results of the presidential election in July.

(DW)

United States–Venezuela relations, 2024 Venezuelan political crisis

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Law and crime

Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court Karim Ahmad Khan applies for an arrest warrant for Myanmar's military leader and Chairman of the State Administration Council Min Aung Hlaing for crimes against humanity relating to the deportation and persecution of the Rohingya.

(The Guardian)

Rohingya genocide, War crimes during the Myanmar civil war

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The Israel Defense Forces indicts Sgt. Aviad Frija with reduced manslaughter after he shot and killed Yuval Castleman after mistaking Castleman for a Hamas militant during the 7 October attacks.

(The Jerusalem Post)

Killing of Yuval Castleman

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Politics and elections

Indonesians vote for governors, regents, and mayors in the country's first simultaneous local elections.

(CNN Indonesia)

2024 Indonesian local elections

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Namibians vote in the first round of the general election between 14 candidates for President, and also vote for the 96 members of the National Assembly.

(AP), (DW)

2024 Namibian general election

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The Banadir Regional Court in Mogadishu, Somalia, issues an arrest warrant for Jubaland President Ahmed Madobe, accusing Madobe of treason and violating the constitution. In response, the regional court in Kismayo, Jubaland, announces a $100,000 reward for the arrest of Somali President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, accusing Hassan of treason, undermining national unity, and conspiring with Al-Shabaab militia.

(AFP), (Idili News), (Hiiraan Online)

2024 Jubaland presidential electionConstitutional crisis in Somalia

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