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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
 *[[2023 Israel–Hamas war]]
-** At least 27 rockets were fired by [[Hamas]] shortly after midnight at cities and towns in central and southern [[Israel]]. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-stroke-of-midnight-hamas-attacks-israel-with-heavy-new-year-rocket-barrage/ (''Times of Israel'')] [https://www.ynetnews.com/article/34k49w124 (Ynet)]
+**At least 27 rockets are fired by [[Hamas]] shortly after midnight at cities and towns in [[Central District (Israel)|central]] and [[Southern District (Israel)|southern]] [[Israel]]. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/at-stroke-of-midnight-hamas-attacks-israel-with-heavy-new-year-rocket-barrage/ (''Times of Israel'')] [https://www.ynetnews.com/article/34k49w124 (Ynet)]
-** The [[Israel Defense Force|IDF]] withdraws five brigades, consisting of thousands of soldiers, from the [[Gaza Strip]] and says the war will enter a "different mode of operations". [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/1/israel-says-it-will-pull-out-thousands-of-troops-from-gaza (Al Jazeera)]
+** The [[Israel Defense Force|IDF]] withdraws five [[brigade]]s, consisting of thousands of [[Israeli Ground Forces|soldiers]], from the [[Gaza Strip]] and says the [[war]] will enter a "different mode of operations". [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/1/israel-says-it-will-pull-out-thousands-of-troops-from-gaza (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[Nagorno-Karabakh conflict]]
 **The [[Republic of Artsakh]] officially ceases to exist, in accordance with a decree signed by former [[President of Artsakh|president]] [[Samvel Shahramanyan]]. [https://www.interfax.ru/world/938736 (Interfax)]
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 *[[Public Domain Day]]
 **[[2024 in American public domain]]
-***The animated short film ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'', the [[German language|German-language]] version of the novel ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front]]'', and other works published in [[1928]] enter the [[public domain]] in the [[United States]]. [https://mashable.com/article/major-public-domain-day-2024 (Mashable)]
+***The animated short film ''[[Steamboat Willie]]'', the [[German language|German-language]] version of the novel ''[[All Quiet on the Western Front]]'', and other works published in 1928 enter the [[public domain]] in the [[United States]]. [https://mashable.com/article/major-public-domain-day-2024 (Mashable)]
 *The Sheikh Zayed Festival at [[Abu Dhabi]], [[United Arab Emirates]] breaks four [[Guinness World Records]] for a hour-long [[fireworks display]] and [[drone show]] during the [[New Year]] celebration. [https://gulfnews.com/uae/sheikh-zayed-festival-in-abu-dhabi-emirate-breaks-4-guinness-world-records-during-new-year-2024-celebrations-1.100186555 (''Gulf News'')]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
 *[[2024 Sea of Japan earthquake]]
-**A [[Richter scale|magnitude]] 7.6 earthquake strikes the [[Noto Peninsula]] in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]], killing 73 people. A [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami warning]] is issued for multiple prefectures along the [[Sea of Japan]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/japan/least-six-dead-after-huge-earthquake-rocks-japan-new-years-day-2024-01-01/ (Reuters)] [https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240103/k10014307331000.html (NHK)]
+**A [[Richter scale|magnitude]] 7.6 [[list of earthquakes in Japan|earthquake]] strikes the [[Noto Peninsula]] in [[Ishikawa Prefecture]], [[Japan]], killing 73 people. A [[Tsunami Warning (Japan)|tsunami warning]] is issued for multiple [[Prefectures of Japan|prefectures]] along the [[Sea of Japan]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/japan/least-six-dead-after-huge-earthquake-rocks-japan-new-years-day-2024-01-01/ (Reuters)] [https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20240103/k10014307331000.html (NHK)]
-*One person is killed and 21 others are injured in a fire at a bar in [[Graz]], [[Austria]], that was hosting a New Year's party. [https://apnews.com/article/austria-graz-fire-injuries-death-bar-67738121e4237358a86f1df66c1c60c4 (AP)]
+*One person is killed and 21 others are injured in a fire at a bar in [[Graz]], [[Austria]], that was hosting a [[New Year's party]]. [https://apnews.com/article/austria-graz-fire-injuries-death-bar-67738121e4237358a86f1df66c1c60c4 (AP)]
 '''International relations'''
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 **''[[2023 Israeli judicial reform#HCJ 5658/23 Movement for Quality Government in Israel v. Knesset (2024)|Movement for Quality Government in Israel v. Knesset]]''
 ***The [[Supreme Court of Israel]] votes 8–7 to strike down the "[[reasonableness]]" bill passed by the [[Knesset]] in July. [https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-67859177 (BBC News)] [https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-historic-ruling-high-court-strikes-down-key-judicial-overhaul-legislation/ (''Times of Israel'')]
-*Bangladeshi economist and [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate [[Muhammad Yunus]] and three people that worked at his company [[Grameen Telecom]] are sentenced to six months in prison for violating [[Bangladesh]]'s labor laws. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/1/nobel-laureate-muhammad-yunus-convicted-in-bangladesh-labour-law-case (Al Jazeera)]
+*Bangladeshi economist and [[Nobel Peace Prize]] laureate [[Muhammad Yunus]] and three people that worked at his company [[Grameen Telecom]] are [[sentence (law)|sentenced]] to six months in prison for violating [[Bangladesh]]'s labor laws. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/1/1/nobel-laureate-muhammad-yunus-convicted-in-bangladesh-labour-law-case (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[LGBT rights in Estonia]]
 **[[Same-sex marriage in Estonia]]
-***[[Estonia]] becomes the 36th country in the world where same-sex couples can marry. [https://www.postimees.ee/7930244/uus-aasta-tuli-abieluvordsusega-avalduse-on-esitanud-juba-kaheksa-samasoolist-paari (Postimees)]
+***[[Estonia]] becomes the 36th country in the world where [[same-sex couple]]s can marry. [https://www.postimees.ee/7930244/uus-aasta-tuli-abieluvordsusega-avalduse-on-esitanud-juba-kaheksa-samasoolist-paari (Postimees)]
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