Sunday, November 26th, 2023 

On day 3 of the ceasefire, Hamas releases 3 Thai migrant workers and 14 Israeli hostages including one man who holds dual Russian citizenship, and was released at President Vladimir Putin’s request and a 4 years old an Israeli-American citizen, while Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners. (The Times of Israel) 

Hamas confirms the deaths of several senior commanders including Ahmed Ghandour, the commander of its Northern Gaza brigade; Ayman Siam, the head of Hamas’ rocket firing array; as well as Wael Rajab and Raafat Salman. The Israel Defense Forces had previously said it had targeted Ghandour and Siam, but did not confirm they had been killed. (The Times of Israel) 

The israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu became the first Israeli head of state to travel to Gaza in two decades when he visited Israel Defense Forces troops stationed there and was shown Hamas tunnels. (Jerusalem Post) 

The Palestine Red Crescent Society say that a Palestinian farmer was killed and another injured when they were targeted by Israeli forces in the Maghazi refugee camp in the centre of Gaza. (Reuters) 

Eight Palestinians, including five in Jenin, are killed and at least six more injured during Israeli soldiers attacks in the occupied West Bank. (Al Jazeera) 

An unknown attackers seized a tanker off the coast of Yemen linked to Israeli billionaire Eyal Ofer. The vessel is carrying a full cargo of phosphoric acid and 22 crew were onboard. (AP) 

Bahrain dispatches humanitarian aid worth $1 million to help Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. (News of Bahrain) 

A cargo ship sinks off Greek island Lesbos with 14 crew members on board. The coast guard rescues one person who is airlifted by helicopter and found the body of one of the crew member ; the other 12 remain missing. (France 24) 

Sierra Leone declares a national curfew following an attack on barracks by a VNSA group in Freetown. The group later breaks into a prison, setting inmates free. (Reuters) 

Kuwait’s highest court sentenced former defense and interior minister Khaled Al Jarrah Al Sabah to seven years in prison for mishandling military funds while the former Prime Minister Jaber Al-Mubarak Al-Hamad Al-Sabah, who faced similar charges, was ordered by the court to return the funds he mismanaged only. (Reuters via Al Arabiya) 

Saturday, November 25th, 2023 

On day 2 of the ceasefire, Hamas releases 13 Israeli hostages and 4 Thai migrant workers, while Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners.(Theguardian) 

The Israeli government will summon the Belgian and Spanish ambassadors following their criticism of Israel for the suffering of Palestinian civilians under Israeli military operations in Gaza by Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez and Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo. (AP) 

Russia launches 75 drones against Ukraine from two directions, Primorsko-Akhtarsk and the Kursk region. In response, Ukraine launches 20 drones against Russia, including the capital, Moscow.  (Reuters)

Syrian government shelling in rebel-held Qoqfin, Idlib Governorate kills ten people. (AP via ABC News) 

Five climbers are killed and four others are injured by an avalanche in the Zagros Mountains in Lorestan, Iran. (AP) 

Four people are killed and 60 others are injured in a stampede at a music festival in Kochi, Kerala, India. (AP) 

The World Health Organization records the highest annual count of mpox cases in the Democratic Republic of Congo, with 12,569 cases and 581 deaths reported until November 2023. (AFP via The Straits Times) 

Madagascar opposition presidential candidate Siteny Randrianasoloniaiko appeals to the Supreme Court to annul the election results, claiming electoral fraud. (Al Jazeera) 

In Canadian football, the Montreal Carabins defeat the UBC Thunderbirds 16–9 to win their second national university football championship. (CBC News) 

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Saturday, November 25th, 2023 

Astronomers at the Telescope Array Project in Utah, United States, observe the second largest cosmic ray ever detected, the so-called Amaterasu particle, with an energy of 244 EeV. (Cosmos Magazine) 

Russia attacks Ukraine using 75 drones, in what Ukrainian officials described as the largest drone attack since the invasion. (Reuters) (AP) 

Five climbers are killed and four more injured during an avalanche in San Boran, Iran. (AP) 

Black Friday,  November 24th, 2023 

Bruins Game 

An agreement to pause fighting in the Gaza Strip for four days enters into effect at 7am. (Al Jazeera) 

On the first day of the ceasefire Hamas releases 13 Israeli hostages, some of whom are dual citizens, while Israel releases 39 Palestinian prisoners as part of the ceasefire agreement. (CNN) (Times of Israel) 

Hamas releases one Filipino and 10 Thai hostages as part of a separate deal with the Thai government which was brokered by Iran. (Time) (Times of Israel) 

The security chief for El Chapo‘s Sinaloa Cartel Nestor Isidro Pérez Salas, also known as “El Nini”, is arrested in Culiacán, Sinaloa, Mexico. The United States Drug Enforcement Administration had a $3 million bounty for El Nini’s arrest. (CBS News) 

The Supreme Court of Montenegro approves the extradition of South Korean cryptocurrency entrepreneur Do Kwon, as requested by South Korea and the United States, following the collapse of Kwon’s company Terraform Labs. (Reuters) 

Nepalese police arrest 74 pro-monarchy protesters and supporters of businessman Durga Prasai. (The Kathmandu Post) (Crisis 24) 

Thanksgiving, November 23rd, 2023 

Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City minutes after the parade started. The parade resumes after the protesters are taken into custody. (ABC News) 

The Israel Defense Forces detain Mohammad abu Salmiya, the director of the Al-Shifa Hospital, and several doctors working under him, after a convoy belonging to the World Health Organization was stopped by Israeli soldiers. Israel accuses the director and the doctors of having sheltered Hamas fighters in the hospital. (The Guardian) 

CENTCOM reports that the USS Thomas Hudner has shot down “multiple” Israel-bound attack drones launched from Houthi-controlled Yemen over the Red Sea. No injuries or damage are reported. (The Hill) 

A Russian cluster munition strike in Chornobaivka, Kherson, kills at least three civilians. Five people are also injured by Russian artillery shelling with more than 60 residential buildings reportedly damaged. (AP via ABC News) 

The Office for National Statistics reports that net migration to the United Kingdom reached a record of 745,000 in 2022, with the vast majority of arrivals being from non-EU countries. (Sky News) 

The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that Chinese authorities have not detected any unusual or new pathogens in the recent increase of respiratory diseases among children in northern China. The WHO continues to monitor the situation. (AFP via NDTV) 

The High Court of Seoul, South Korea, orders Japan to pay compensation of ₩200 million (around ¥22 million or US$154,000) to 16 comfort women during World War II, overturning a previous ruling that denied the women’s claims due to sovereign immunity. (AFP via Manila Bulletin) 

North Korea terminates its 2018 agreement with South Korea, citing escalations in military provocations as well as plans to deploy military forces along the Military Demarcation Line. (AFP via Le Monde) 

Rioting occurs in Dublin, Ireland, following a mass stabbing outside a school which injured a woman and three children. Garda Commissioner Drew Harris blames “far-right hooligans” for the unrest. (AP) 

Chad’s junta parliament approves an amnesty law, terminating prosecutions and convictions related to the 2022 anti-government protest deaths. (AFP via Hindustan Times) 

Pro-Palestine protesters disrupt the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade in New York City, United States, minutes after the start of the parade. The parade resumes after the protesters are taken into custody. (ABC News) 

Cubans hold a pro-Palestine protest at the Embassy of the United States in Havana, Cuba. (Reuters) 

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