Sunday, October 8th, 2023 

Research into the White Sands fossil footprints in New Mexico reveals that human settlement in North America may have originated earlier than previously assumed. (NPR) 

Kelvin Kiptum sets a new marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon, becoming the first runner to break 2 hours and 1 minute. (World Athletics) (NPR) 

The western area of Maui, Hawaii, U.S., located north of Kaanapali, reopens for tourism two months after wildfires damaged the area. (CNN) 

Israel’s Security Cabinet says that it has approved a military operation against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. (Times of Israel) 

More than 260 bodies are found in Re’im, Southern Israel, after Hamas attacked a trance music festival. Foreign nationals are among those killed in the massacre. (BBC News) 

The death toll in the Gaza Strip increases to 370 with more than 2,200 injured. The death toll in Israel increases to more than 750 with over 2,000 injured. Hamas says they hold 130 Israeli captives. (i24 News) (AFP via Barron’s) 

Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog says that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza. (Politico) 

Hamas forces and the IDF clash for a second day in Sderot. (VOA) 

Hezbollah in southern Lebanon open fire at Israeli positions in Shebaa Farms with artillery and guided rockets. Israel responds with airstrikes on Hezbollah artillery positions. (Al Jazeera) 

Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine rallies occur in several American cities, including Atlanta, Chicago and New York. (AP) 

An Egyptian policeman kills two Israeli tourists and an Egyptian tour guide and injures a third Israeli in Alexandria, Egypt. The gunman is arrested. (AP) 

The Ecuadorian government extends the country’s state of emergency by a month. (AFP via The Manila Times) 

The second part of the presidential debates is held. (Mercopress) 

Luxembourg goes to the polls to elect the Chamber of Deputies. (Reuters) 

Saturday, October 7th, 2023 

Research into the White Sands fossil footprints in New Mexico reveals that human settlement in North America may have originated earlier than previously assumed. (NPR) 

Hamas leader Mohammed Deif announces the start of Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. Israel declares a state of war in response and asks Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip. (AP) 

Hamas forces enter the Southern Israeli towns of Be’eri and Ofakim with heavy fighting underway. (Haaretz) 

Israel‘s Security Cabinet says it has approved a military operation to bring about the “destruction of the military and governmental capabilities” of Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip. (Times of Israel) 

Hamas briefly seizes control of the IDF’s 143rd “Gaza” Division headquarters in Re’im, Eshkol Regional Council, before Israeli troops retake it. Several Israeli soldiers are reportedly captured and taken to the Gaza Strip. (Times of Israel) 

At least twenty Israeli police officers are killed by Hamas inside the police headquarters of Sderot after the building is seized. (Jewish Press) 

Hamas forces enter the Southern Israeli towns of Be’eri and Ofakim with heavy fighting underway. (Haaretz) 

Palestinian militant groups led by Hamas launch over 3,500 rockets towards Israel and invade its Southern District by land, sea and air. (Reuters)

Hamas say that they have fired more than 5,000 rockets toward Israel, and have infiltrated the Southern District of Israel. Israel retaliates with strikes in the Gaza Strip. (Bloomberg) (AP) 

Dozens of Israeli civilians are captured and taken to the Gaza Strip following the Hamas invasion. Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida says that the Israeli prisoners are being held in “safe places and resistance tunnels”. (The Independent) 

At least 400 Palestinians are killed and over 1,600 are injured in the Gaza Strip by airstrikes launched by the Israeli Air Force. At least 700 Israelis are killed and hundreds more are injured by missile attacks and shootings. Yonatan Steinberg, commander of the 933rd “Nahal” Brigade, is killed during clashes with Hamas in Kerem Shalom. (The Times of Israel)

Israeli major general Nimrod Aloni, commander of the Depth Corps, is captured by Hamas. Hundreds of Israeli civilians are also taken to Gaza. Hamas spokesman Abu Obaida says they are being held in safe places and resistance tunnels. (The Independent) (The Telegraph) 

At least 2,445 people are killed and 9,240 others are injured when two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes strike Herat Province, Afghanistan. (ABC News) (Reuters) 

The death toll from the severe flooding caused by a cloudburst in Sikkim, India, increases to 47 people. (CBS News) 

Thirteen people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a firecracker warehouse in Attibele, Karnataka, India. (The Hindu) 

Presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana is injured by police during a demonstration prior to the election. (Reuters) 

A seventh individual, linked to the August assassination of Ecuadorian presidential candidate Fernando Villavicencio, dies in a prison in Quito, following the deaths of six others during riots at a prison in Guayaquil. (AFP via RTL) 

Venezuela issues an arrest warrant through Interpol for Juan Guaidó, who is currently in-exile in the United States, citing crimes of treason, usurpation of functions and money laundering. (DW) 

The Chinese Communist Party expels Chinese Football Association first vice president Du Zhaocai for corruption. (AFP via Barron’s) 

In auto racing, Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins his third World Drivers’ Championship after his teammate Sergio Pérez fails to complete the sprint race of the 2023 Qatar Grand Prix. (ABS-CBN News) 

Thirteen people are killed and seven others are injured in an explosion at a firecracker warehouse in Attibele, Karnataka, India. (The Hindu) 

In a television address, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu tells Palestinians to leave the Gaza Strip ahead of an expected ground operation inside the territory. (Anadolu Agency) 

At least 320 people are killed and 600 others are injured after two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes strike Herat Province, Afghanistan. (ABC News) 

Presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana is injured by police during a demonstration prior to the election. (Reuters) 

Venezuela issues an arrest warrant through Interpol for opposition leader Juan Guaidó who is currently in-exile in the United States, citing crimes of treason, usurpation of functions, and money laundering. (DW) 

Friday,  October 6th, 2023 

A 19-year-old Palestinian man is shot and killed by Israeli settlers attacking the city of Huwara, Palestine. (Al Jazeera) 

Iranian activist Narges Mohammadi is awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for her support of feminism and human rights. (BBC News) (The Guardian) 

Seventeen people are killed and fifteen others are injured after a bus carrying migrants from Venezuela crashes in Oaxaca, Mexico. (Reuters) 

Charlot Salwai is elected as Prime Minister of Vanuatu following a no-confidence vote against Sato Kilman. (AFP via Barron’s) 

The End

Above posted 

Thursday,

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict 
• Fou incidents in the occupied West Bank, three by Isr