Portal:Current events/2024 July 13

July 13, 2024 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- 2024 targeted assassination of Muhammad Deif
  - At least ninety people are killed and over 300 others are wounded in a strike on the al-Mawasi humanitarian zone, in what the IDF states was a targeted strike against Al-Qassam Brigades leader Mohammed Deif. (AP) (Al Jazeera)
- July 2024 al-Shati refugee camp attack
  - At least twenty people are killed by Israeli military shelling on a prayer hall in the al-Shati refugee camp during Zuhr prayer. (Al Jazeera)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Kharkiv strikes
  - Two people are killed and twenty-five people, including two children, are injured in a Russian double tap strike on the village of Budy, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine. (Reuters)
Attempted assassination of Donald Trump
- Former U.S. President and current presidential candidate Donald Trump is injured after an assassination attempt at a campaign rally in Butler County, Pennsylvania, United States, with his condition later reported as "fine" by a spokesperson. The Butler County District Attorney reports that the suspect was shot dead and that a member of the audience was killed in the shooting. (AP) (The Guardian)
At least eight people are killed and 21 others are injured in a shootout between security forces and inmates at a prison in Mogadishu, Somalia, in an attempted prison break. The prisoners who attempted escape are allegedly al-Shabaab members. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

Australia–Russia relations
- Russia accuses Australia of inciting "anti-Russian paranoia" after Australia convicted a Russian-born Australian couple with espionage. (Reuters)

Sports