Portal:Current events/2023 December 3

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
    • At least 700 Palestinians have been killed during the last 24 hours by Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. Rights groups object to Israel's increased attacks in southern Gaza, which Israel had declared as a "safe zone". (Al Jazeera)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • The USS Carney and multiple civilian-owned commercial ships are attacked by the Houthis in the Red Sea. At least three cargo ships are hit by missiles, according to the United States Central Command. (The Washington Post) (The Drive)
• Iraqi conflict
  • Attacks on U.S. bases in Iraq, Jordan, and Syria (2023–present)
    • A CJTF-OIR drone strike kills five militants near Kirkuk, Iraq, in response to rocket and drone attacks on U.S. and coalition forces. (Al Arabiya)
• Kivu conflict
  • The East African Community's task force begins withdrawing from North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo, after the country refused to renew the force's mandate. (AFP via France 24)
• Moro conflict, Terrorism in the Philippines
  • Mindanao State University bombing
    • Four people are killed and around 50 others are injured in a bombing during a Catholic Mass at Mindanao State University in Marawi, Bangsamoro, Philippines. The Islamic State claims responsibility for the bombing. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• Alaska Airlines announces their intent to acquire Hawaiian Airlines in a deal worth $1.9 billion. The new company will maintain separate operations for both brands. (Honolulu Star-Advertiser)

Disasters and incidents

• 2023 Africa floods
  • At least 47 people are killed and 85 others are injured by landslides caused by flooding in Katesh, Manyara, Tanzania. (AFP via Arab News)

Health and environment

• 2023 United Nations Climate Change Conference
  • COP28 President Sultan Al Jaber dismisses proposals for a fossil fuel phase-out, with some attendees accusing Al Jaber of climate change denial. (The Guardian)

International relations

• Cambodia–China relations
  • China's People's Liberation Army Navy warships become the first foreign naval vessels to dock at the Ream Naval Base in Cambodia. (AP)
• Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
  • Burkina Faso and Niger announce their withdrawal from the G5 Sahel security alliance, citing its failure to make the Sahel region safer. (BBC News)

Law and crime

• Crime in New York City
  • A man kills four of his family members and injures another in a mass stabbing in Queens, New York City, United States. He also injures two responding police officers before they shoot him dead. (CNN)

Politics and elections

• 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis
  • 2023 Venezuelan referendum
    • Venezuelans vote in a referendum on the territorial claim to Guayana Esequiba, which is disputed with Guyana. (BBC News)
• 2023 Democratic Republic of the Congo general election
  • Former Prime Minister Matata Ponyo Mapon withdraws his candidacy for president and endorses Katanga Governor Moïse Katumbi. (AFP via The Citizen)
• Human rights in Ukraine
  • In an interview with Der Spiegel, Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko says that Ukraine is heading toward authoritarianism and that the President's Office views mayors as an impediment to power consolidation. (Kyiv Independent)