October 9, 2023 (2023-10-09) (Monday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israel–Hamas war
- Al-Shati refugee camp airstrike
- International reactions to the Israel–Hamas war
- Jabalia camp market airstrike
- 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- Israel announces a total blockade of the Gaza Strip, encompassing supplies of food, water, electricity, and gas. (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli air attacks and shelling targeting houses and apartment buildings displace over 123,000 people in Gaza, according to the UN Office for Humanitarian Affairs. (Xinhua)
- 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)
- The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip increases to 687 people, with more than 3,800 injured. The death toll in Israel increases to 900 with more than 2,500 injured. (Al Jazeera) (Times of Israel)
- Four Hezbollah members are killed in an Israeli airstrike in Ayta ash Shab, Lebanon, while two others are killed during a shootout on the border with Israel. (Dawn)
- 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)
- Thailand's Ministry of Foreign Affairs confirms that 18 Thais, mostly migrant workers, have been killed, while several others have been taken hostage by the militant group. (BBC News)
- Myanmar civil war
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
Law and crime
- Haitian crisis
- A car crashes into the Chinese consulate in San Francisco, California, United States, and its driver is shot dead by police. (Reuters)
- Peruvian police liberate 44 individuals, mostly Malaysians, from a Taiwanese organized crime group's extortion scheme in La Molina, Lima. Concurrently, six Taiwanese and two Peruvians are arrested, and the victims, who were deceived with job offers and trafficked via Amsterdam, Netherlands, will be extradited to Malaysia following an investigative process. (AFP via The Straits Times)
Politics and elections