Portal:Current events/2023 October 8

October 8, 2023 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict
  - Battle of Sderot
    - Hamas forces and the IDF clash for a second day in Sderot. (VOA)
  - International reactions to the October 2023 Gaza–Israel conflict
    - Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine rallies occur in several American cities. A pro-Palestine protest at Times Square in New York City, which was organized by the Democratic Socialists of America, is condemned by New York Governor Kathy Hochul as "abhorrent and morally repugnant". (AP) (Politico)
  - October 2023 Hezbollah strike
    - 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)
  - Re'im music festival massacre
    - 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)
  - 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)
  - 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. Gaza militants claim to hold 130 Israeli captives. (i24 News) (AFP via Barron's)
  - Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog reports that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip. (Politico)

Disasters and accidents

Aftermath of the 2023 Hawaii wildfires
- The western area of Maui, Hawaii, U.S., located north of Kaanapali, reopens for tourism two months after wildfires damaged the area. (CNN)

Law and crime

2023 Alexandria shooting
- An Egyptian policeman kills two Israeli tourists and an Egyptian tour guide and injures a third Israeli in Alexandria, Egypt. The gunman is later arrested. (AP)

Sports

2023 Chicago Marathon
- 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)