Armed conflicts and attacks

According to U.S. officials, plans have been approved for multi-day strikes in Iraq and Syria against multiple targets, including Iranian personnel and facilities. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/hamas-unlikely-reject-ceasefire-will-demand-israeli-withdrawal-source-2024-02-01/

Armed conflicts and attacks

U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order imposing sanctions on four Israeli settlers in the West Bank who are implicated in acts of violence against Palestinians in the region. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68173904

Armed conflicts and attacks

Two French aid workers are killed in a Russian drone strike near Beryslav in Kherson Oblast, Ukraine. Four people are also injured in the strike. (BBC News)

• https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-68182613

Disasters and accidents

A Beechcraft Bonanza aircraft crashes into a mobile home park in Clearwater, Florida, United States, killing the pilot and two people on the ground. (NBC News)

• https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/plane-crash-clearwater-florida-mobile-home-park-rcna136886