Sunday, October 22nd, 2023 

The United Nations says the lives of at least 120 newborn babies in incubators in Gaza hospitals are at risk. (Al Jazeera) 

The number of mosques destroyed in the Gaza Strip increases to 31. (Anadolu Agency) 

At least 300 Palestinians are placed under administrative detention or have had detention orders renewed, allowing Israel to hold them without charge indefinitely under secret evidence. (Al Jazeera) 

Palestinian journalist Rushdi Sarraj is killed in an Israeli attack on his home. (The Peninsula) 

Five Hezbollah members are killed during a shootout with Israeli soldiers at the border with Lebanon, bringing the number of Hezbollah members killed during the conflict to 24. (AP) 

At least 55 Palestinians are killed in overnight Israeli raids on the Gaza Strip, according to the Gaza Ministry of Health. (Al Jazeera) 

An Israeli tank accidentally hits an Egyptian position near the border with Gaza. Several Egyptian border guards sustain injuries from shell fragments. (Reuters) 

Israel launches airstrikes against Damascus International Airport, killing two workers. (Reuters) 

Several thousand people gather in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, waving Palestinian and Bosnian flags and demanding an end to Israel’s bombardment of Gaza. (Reuters) 

The Philippines reports separate collision incidents between its military ships and vessels of both the China Coast Guard and the Maritime Militia near the Second Thomas Shoal in the Spratly Islands. (AFP via NDTV) 

Argentines elect the president and the members of the legislature. (Reuters) 

Voters in Switzerland elect the members of the Federal Assembly. (AP) 

Venezuelan opposition parties hold their first presidential primary since 2012. (AP) 

Saturday, October 21st, 2023 

The Rafah Border Crossing on the Egypt–Gaza border opens for the first time since the war began, allowing humanitarian aid trucks to enter Gaza. (AFP via NDTV) 

Police in Cyprus arrest four Syrians for detonating a small explosive device near the Israeli embassy in Nicosia. (AP via ABC News) 

The Tatmadaw conducts airstrikes and deploys additional troops in response to the Kachin Independence Army‘s attacks near the China–Myanmar border in Mu Se District and Laiza, Kachin State. (AFP via TOI) 

A Russian missile strike on a postal office in Kharkiv kills 6 workers and injures 16 others. (BBC) 

Six people are killed and nine others injured during an Al-Shabaab suicide car bombing outside a military facility in Lower Shabelle, Somalia. (AP) 

Hurricane Norma makes landfall near Cabo San Lucas, Baja California Sur, Mexico. Warnings have been issued for the states of Baja California Sur and Sinaloa. (AP) 

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif returns to Pakistan after four years in self-imposed exile in London, United Kingdom. (AP) 

Friday,  October 20th, 2023 

Hamas releases two American hostages following mediation by Egypt and Qatar. (AFP via France 24) 

Israel announces the total evacuation of Kiryat Shmona, a city of 20,000 near the border with Lebanon, amid increasing tensions with the militant group Hezbollah. (The Jerusalem Post) 

Colombian President Gustavo Petro announces the establishment of an embassy to the State of Palestine in Ramallah, West Bank, and humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip amidst the ongoing war. (Anadolu Agency) 

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni tells the Cairo Peace Summit the international community must avoid an escalation in the war in Gaza and set a roadmap towards a two-state solution. (Al Jazeera) 

Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis calls for a new peace process envisioning an independent State of Palestine alongside Israel, saying “no military intervention can replace a viable political solution”. (Al Jazeera) 

Ukrainian forces repel Russian forces from Avdiivka, Donetsk Oblast, saying it has destroyed at least 175 vehicles, including 55 tanks. (Forbes) 

The French Armed Forces confirms that 1,500 troops will leave Niger by the end of the year, following the military junta’s request. (AFP via Le Monde) 

The Republican majority fails to deliver enough votes for Jim Jordan to become House Speaker on the third vote, with Jordan also losing a subsequent secret ballot among Republican members, thereby ending his nomination. (CNN) 

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