Portal:Current events/2023 October 9

October 9, 2023 (Monday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- October 2023 Gaza−Israel conflict
  - Israeli blockade of Gaza
    - Israel announces a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, including food and fuel items. (Al Jazeera)
    - Israel launches airstrikes against the Jabalia Camp in the Gaza Strip, killing more than 50 people. (Al Jazeera)
    - At least 22 members of a Palestinian family, including seven children, are killed in an Israeli air strike in Khan Younis, Gaza Strip. Six members of the family remain trapped under the rubble of the destroyed house. (Al Jazeera)
    - Israeli air attacks and shelling aimed at houses and apartment buildings displace at least 123,538 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs. (Wall Street Journal)
  - The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip increases to 560 people, with more than 2,900 others injured. The death toll in Israel climbs to 900 with over 2,500 wounded. (Al Jazeera) (Times of Israel)
  - A member of Hezbollah is killed during an airstrike by Israel in Ayta ash Shab, Lebanon, while two others are killed during a shootout at the border with Israel. (Barron's) (Bloomberg)
  - In Beita, Nablus, a Palestinian is shot by Israeli soldiers. Earlier, one Palestinian was killed by Israeli forces in Hebron, West Bank, one in Jericho, and two in Ramallah. (Al Jazeera)
  - In Duma, Nablus, a Palestinian is shot by Israeli soldiers, while Israeli settlers torch cars and attack farmers. (Al Jazeera)
  - In Einabus, West Bank, two Palestinians are shot by Israeli soldiers. Twelve people are evacuated for tear gas inhalation, with Israeli forces attempting to stop the evacuation by emergency services. (Al Jazeera)
  - The UN Security Council meets in an emergency session but fail to achieve unanimity for a joint statement. (Al Jazeera)

Business and economy

Claudia Goldin is awarded the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for her research into female income and employment. (CNN)

Disasters and accidents

2023 Sikkim flash floods
- The death toll of the floods in Sikkim, Northeast India, rises to 74. (NOS)

Law and crime

Haitian crisis (2018–present)
- A court in Kenya blocks the government from deploying police personnel to Haiti. (The Guardian)

Politics and elections

Aftermath of 2023 Guatemalan general election
- Dozens of road blockades are reported throughout the country, mainly in Guatemala City, organized by community organizations demanding Porras' resignation. (Prensa Libre)