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***United States intelligence reports [[Iran]] moving drones and missiles internally ahead of a potential attack. [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-796762 (''The Jerusalem Post'')] |
***United States intelligence reports [[Iran]] moving drones and missiles internally ahead of a potential attack. [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-796762 (''The Jerusalem Post'')] |
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***[[Australia]]n airline [[Qantas]] pauses its [[non-stop flight|non-stop]] [[Perth]]-[[London]] route due to the expected [[Iranian]] attack against [[Israel]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/13/qantas-pauses-perth-to-london-route-due-to-expected-iranian-attack-on-israel (''The Guardian'')] |
***[[Australia]]n airline [[Qantas]] pauses its [[non-stop flight|non-stop]] [[Perth]]-[[London]] route due to the expected [[Iranian]] attack against [[Israel]]. [https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/13/qantas-pauses-perth-to-london-route-due-to-expected-iranian-attack-on-israel (''The Guardian'')] |
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**[[Iranian seizure of the MCS Aries]] |
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***Iran seizes the ''[[Mediterranean Shipping Company#MSC Aries|MSC Aries]]'', a [[Portugal|Portuguese-registered]], [[Flag of Madeira|Madeira-flagged]] [[container ship]] owned by [[Zodiac Maritime]] of Israeli [[Eyal Ofer]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-state-news-agency-says-guards-have-seized-msc-aries-vessel-linked-israel-2024-04-13/ (Reuters)] [https://www.firstpost.com/world/iran-seizes-israel-cargo-ship-strait-of-hormuz-middle-east-tensions-13759233.html/amp (Firstpost)] |
***Iran seizes the ''[[Mediterranean Shipping Company#MSC Aries|MSC Aries]]'', a [[Portugal|Portuguese-registered]], [[Flag of Madeira|Madeira-flagged]] [[container ship]] owned by [[Zodiac Maritime]] of Israeli [[Eyal Ofer]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/irans-state-news-agency-says-guards-have-seized-msc-aries-vessel-linked-israel-2024-04-13/ (Reuters)] [https://www.firstpost.com/world/iran-seizes-israel-cargo-ship-strait-of-hormuz-middle-east-tensions-13759233.html/amp (Firstpost)] |
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*[[Death of Benjamin Achimeir]] |
*[[Death of Benjamin Achimeir]] |
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**Violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians occurs in the [[West Bank]] after missing Jewish teenager Benjamin Achimeir is found |
**Violence between Israeli settlers and Palestinians occurs in the [[West Bank]] after missing Jewish teenager Benjamin Achimeir is found dead. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-68806205 (BBC)] |
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*[[War in Sudan (2023–present)]] |
*[[War in Sudan (2023–present)]] |
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**An offensive by the [[Rapid Support Forces]] begins in [[El Fasher]]. [https://sudantribune.com/article284335/ (Sudan Tribune)] |
**An offensive by the [[Rapid Support Forces]] begins in [[El Fasher]]. [https://sudantribune.com/article284335/ (Sudan Tribune)] |
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Revision as of 21:39, 13 April 2024
April 13, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Iran-Israel War
- 2024 Iranian strikes on Israel
- Iran launches 400 to 500 drones and cruise missiles at Israel from Iran, Iraq, Syria, southern Lebanon, and Yemen. (ABC)
- Israeli bombing of the Iranian embassy in Damascus
- The Netherlands announces that their embassy in Tehran will close on Sunday. (Al Arabiya)
- U.S. naval ships mobilize to the Middle East to protect Israel against incoming missiles. (The Wall Street Journal) (News.com.au)
- United States intelligence reports Iran moving drones and missiles internally ahead of a potential attack. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Australian airline Qantas pauses its non-stop Perth-London route due to the expected Iranian attack against Israel. (The Guardian)
- Iranian seizure of the MCS Aries
- Iran seizes the MSC Aries, a Portuguese-registered, Madeira-flagged container ship owned by Zodiac Maritime of Israeli Eyal Ofer. (Reuters) (Firstpost)
- 2024 Iranian strikes on Israel
- Death of Benjamin Achimeir
- War in Sudan (2023–present)
- An offensive by the Rapid Support Forces begins in El Fasher. (Sudan Tribune)
- Insurgency in Balochistan
- Gunmen abduct and kill nine people from a bus in Nushki District, Balochistan, Pakistan. All victims, whose bodies were found under a bridge, appear to have been shot at close range. (Reuters)
Law and crime
- 2024 Bondi Junction stabbings
- Six people are killed and seven more are injured during a mass stabbing at a shopping center in Sydney, Australia. The perpetrator is shot and killed by police. (The Guardian) (The Sydney Morning Herald)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Cook by-election
- Simon Kennedy of the Liberal Party of Australia wins the by-election in the seat of Cook, succeeding former Prime Minister Scott Morrison. (ABC News Australia)