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October 27, 2023 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
  - The Israel Defense Forces enter the Gaza Strip from multiple directions with infantry and tanks. Heavy clashes were reported. (New York Magazine)
  - Israeli troops advance on the city of Beit Hanoun. (The Atlas News)
- At least 33 Palestinians are killed and several are injured, following Israeli airstrikes on at least three residential neighbourhoods in Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
- At least 10 Palestinians are killed, including journalist Yasser Abu Namous and his mother, in a series of airstrikes carried out by Israeli forces in southern Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
- Several people are killed or injured in an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Shati refugee camp which destroyed residential buildings and a nearby mosque. (The Business Standard)
- The Palestinian Red Crescent says that its medics were shot at by Israeli forces as they treated an injured person in Tubas in the West Bank. (The Business Standard)
- Six people are injured after a missile hits a building in Taba, Egypt. Israel says that the missile was launched from Yemen. (The Times of Israel)
- Four people are killed in a pre-dawn raid by Israeli forces in the West Bank. At least 19 people have been arrested. (Al Jazeera)
- Hamas reports that Israel has disrupted most communication and internet services in the Gaza Strip. (AFP via Onmanorama)
Myanmar civil war
- Various rebel groups across Myanmar, including the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta'ang National Liberation Army, the Arakan Army, and local defense groups, launch an offensive in northern Shan State and capture several towns and junta outposts. (The Irrawaddy)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Crimea attacks
  - Pro-Russian official Oleg Tsaryov is critically injured in an assassination attempt by unknown assailants in Crimea and is reported to be in intensive care. (Reuters)
Syrian civil war
- American intervention in the Syrian civil war
  - The U.S. military says that it has conducted airstrikes on Iran-backed targets in Syria linked to the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps. (AP)

International relations

Israel–Hamas war
- International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
  - The UN General Assembly passes a resolution by a vote of 120–14, with 45 abstentions, calling for an immediate humanitarian truce in Gaza, despite US and Israeli opposition. (AP)
The Financial Action Task Force adds Bulgaria to its "grey list" for increased monitoring due to strategic deficiencies in countering money laundering and terrorism financing. (AFP via Daily Tribune)

Law and crime

Israel–Hamas war protests
- Thousands of people gather in Chile's capital Santiago to protest against Israel's military actions in Gaza. (The Cairns Post)
2023 Lewiston shootings
- Authorities in Maine, United States, confirm the death of Robert Card, the suspected perpetrator of a mass shooting that killed 18 in Lewiston, with indications of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. (AFP via France 24)
Aftermath of the 2023 Mozambican local elections
- Protests occur across Mozambique, particularly in the city of Nampula, against the results of local elections which locals claim were rigged. Ten people are injured in clashes with police. (Reuters)
Aftermath of the assassination of Jovenel Moïse
- A retired Colombian army officer who participated in the 2021 assassination of Haitian president Jovenel Moïse is sentenced to life in prison by a court in Miami, United States. (AP)
The Philippine National Police detain almost 600 individuals during a raid on a suspected human trafficking and Internet fraud hub in Manila, with nationals from multiple countries present. (AFP via CNA)

Politics and elections

Sultan Ibrahim Ismail of Johor is selected as Malaysia's 17th Yang di-Pertuan Agong by the nation's royalty, set to be inaugurated following the end of the current king's term on 31 January 2024. (AFP via Dawn)