Portal:Current events/2023 October 7
October 7, 2023 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict
- Hamas say 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)
- Senior Hamas leader Muhammad Deif announces the start of "Operation Al-Aqsa Flood". Israel declares a state of war in response to the attacks. (News 18) (BNO News) (NDTV)
- At least 198 Palestinians are killed and over 1,600 are wounded during airstrikes launched by Israel in the Gaza Strip. At least 150 Israelis are killed and hundreds wounded during missile attacks and shootings. (Al Jazeera) (The Times of Israel)
- October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict
Disasters and accidents
- 2023 Herat earthquakes
- At least 320 people are killed and 600 others are injured after two magnitude 6.3 earthquakes strike Herat Province, Afghanistan. (ABC News)
- 2023 Sikkim flash floods
- The death toll from the severe flooding caused by a cloudburst in Sikkim, India, increases to 47 people. (CBS News)
Law and crime
- 2023 Malagasy presidential election
- Presidential candidate Marc Ravalomanana is injured by police during a demonstration prior to the election. (Reuters)
Science and technology
- Pre-Columbian era
- Research into the White Sands fossil footprints reveals that human settlement in North America may have originated earlier than previously assumed. (NPR)