Portal:Current events/2023 October 26
October 26, 2023 (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- UNICEF condemns the nearly 3,000 child casualties in Gaza, saying that it is a "growing stain on our collective conscience, the rate of death and injuries of children is simply staggering". (Al Jazeera)
- Three more UNRWA staff members are killed, thereby bringing the total to 38. Around 219 educational facilities have been damaged, including at least 29 UNRWA schools. (Al Jazeera) (OCHA)
- A total of 101 medical personnel have been killed by Israeli attacks, with 100 others injured. Fifty ambulances have also been damaged, with half of them currently unusable. Hospitals are currently operating at more than 150 percent of their capacity, with around 166 unsafe births occurring each day. (Al Jazeera)
- Around 200,000 housing units have been partially or completely destroyed in Gaza, representing 45 percent of all housing in the enclave. (Al Jazeera)
- Oxfam says that Israel is using starvation as a "weapon of war" as the blockade of Gaza continues. (The Guardian) (Mirage News)
- War crimes in the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli ground operations in the Gaza Strip
- IDF tanks enter northern Gaza in a "targeted raid", with the IDF saying that this is in preparation for the "next stages of combat". No Israeli military casualties are reported. (BBC News)
- Palestinian rocket attacks on Israel
- Hamas' Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades launch rockets intended to strike Tel Aviv. (Al Jazeera)
- The death toll in Gaza increases to more than 7,000 people with an estimated 1.4 million people internally displaced. (Al Jazeera)
- Israel continues raids and arrests in the West Bank, where Palestinian authorities say that more than 1,200 people have been detained. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
Disasters and accidents
International relations
- International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
- Israel–United States relations
- In the first vote under new U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, the U.S. House of Representatives passes a resolution that declares U.S. solidarity with Israel. (The New York Times)
- The office of Florida Governor Ron DeSantis announces that it is sending drones and weapons to Israel to support its fight against Hamas. (The Hill)
- In a joint statement, the foreign ministers of Bahrain, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Morocco, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates condemn the forced displacement and collective punishment in Gaza. (Reuters)
- The Israel and Palestine director at Human Rights Watch states that the Palestinian death toll provided by the Health Ministry is generally reliable, after U.S. President Joe Biden questioned the death tolls. (Al Jazeera)
- Amnesty International issues a statement calling for an immediate ceasefire to stop the increasing death toll and to ensure crucial aid reaches Gaza amid an "unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe". (Al Jazeera) (Amnesty International)
- Israel–United States relations
Law and crime
- Ulan Japarov, the nephew of Kyrgyzstan President Sadyr Japarov, is placed under house arrest for the remainder of his prison sentence after being sentenced for corruption charges. (AKIPress)
- The Supreme Court of Korea acquits Sejong University professor Park Yu-ha, previously convicted for defamation regarding her portrayal of comfort women in her 2013 book Comfort Women of the Empire. (AFP via The Manila Times)
Science and technology
- Chinese space program
- The China National Space Administration successfully launches Shenzhou 17, a crewed spacecraft carrying three crew members, from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center. The spacecraft will dock with the Tiangong space station and replace the current crew of Shenzhou 16. (DW)
Sports
- 2023 Israel–Hamas war protests
- Fans of Scotland's Celtic Football Club defy their club's directives and wave thousands of Palestinian flags during their team's Champions League match against Atlético Madrid. (Al Jazeera)