Portal:Current events/2024 December 28

December 28, 2024 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip evacuations
  - The Gaza Strip Government Media Office reports that 110,000 out of 135,000 tents used as shelter by displaced Palestinians have "completely deteriorated" and became unusable due to strong winter winds and heavy rainfall. (Al Jazeera)
2024 Afghanistan–Pakistan skirmishes
- Afghanistan's Ministry of Defense stated that they targeted several locations in Pakistan in retaliation for Pakistani aircraft conducting aerial bombardments within Afghanistan. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

Lukoil oil transit dispute, Ukrainian energy crisis, Slovakia–Ukraine relations
- Slovakia threatens reciprocal measures against Ukraine's plans to cut off transit of Russian oil to the nation on 1 January 2025, including halting electricity supplies. In response, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accuses Slovakia of opening a “second energy front” against Kyiv under Moscow's orders. (Al Jazeera)