2024-05-28 — Hefoki

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 21 people are killed and 64 others are injured in a Israeli attack on a tent camp in al-Mawasi, Rafah Governorate. (Al Jazeera)
- https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/5/28/at-least-21-killed-dozens-wounded-in-israeli-attacks-on-gazas-rafah
Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli tanks reach central Rafah for the first time with heavy clashes being reported. (Reuters)
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-forces-press-rafah-offensive-despite-global-outcry-2024-05-28/
Armed conflicts and attacks

The U.S. removes the Gaza floating pier from the Gaza Strip for repair after its flotilla was damaged in bad weather. (AP)
- https://apnews.com/article/gaza-pier-damage-weather-seas-boats-f45634fb85e2ac6aec9b814c36ea3526
Armed conflicts and attacks

Russian guided bombs hit a block of apartments in Toretsk, Donetsk Oblast, killing at least two civilians and injuring six others. (Reuters)
- https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/russian-bombs-kill-two-eastern-ukraine-officials-say-2024-05-28/
Armed conflicts and attacks

A Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier takes on water after being hit by three missiles off the coast of Yemen. (Reuters)
- https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/vessel-tilts-off-yemens-coast-after-attack-by-missiles-ambrey-says-2024-05-28/
Disasters and accidents

Seventeen people are killed and six others are missing after a stone quarry collapses due to strong winds in Aizawl, Mizoram, India. (The Hindu)
- https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/mizoram/five-dead-several-missing-as-stone-quarry-collapses-in-mizoram-amid-rains/article68224019.ece
International relations

The governments of Norway, Ireland, and Spain officially recognise the State of Palestine, after declaring their intention to do so on May 22. (The Journal) (Euronews) (AP)
International relations

The Parliament of Denmark rejects a proposal to recognise a Palestinian state. (Reuters)
- https://www.reuters.com/world/danish-parliament-rejects-proposal-recognise-palestinian-state-2024-05-28/
International relations

Pro-Palestinian protestors in Mexico set fire to the Israeli embassy in Mexico City. (The Jewish Chronicle) (Proceso)
- https://www.thejc.com/news/world/rioters-set-fire-to-israeli-embassy-in-mexico-city-tr3313lu
- https://www.proceso.com.mx/nacional/cdmx/2024/5/28/encapuchados-enfrentan-policias-frente-la-embajada-de-israel-en-mexico-329888.html
Law and crime

Former FTX co-CEO Ryan Salame is sentenced to more than seven years in prison and fined more than $11 million for fraud and criminal conspiracy. (Reuters)
- https://www.reuters.com/world/us/former-bankman-fried-lieutenant-salame-sentenced-90-months-prison-2024-05-28/
Law and crime

Mexico announces it will intervene in support of South Africa in South Africa's genocide case against Israel. (Middle East Eye)
- https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/mexico-seeks-join-south-africa-genocide-case-against-israel-icj
Politics and elections

The Georgian parliament overrides a presidential veto of the foreign agents law, thereby requiring president Salome Zourabichvili to endorse the bill within five days. (DW)
- https://www.dw.com/en/georgia-parliament-pushes-through-foreign-agents-law/a-69206864
Politics and elections

The Kuomintang and Taiwan People's Party pass amendments granting the Legislative Yuan greater powers to oversee the executive and to question officials and citizens, despite claims that these amendments violate civil liberties and could reduce the powers of president Lai Ching-te of the Democratic Progressive Party. (The Guardian)
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/28/taiwan-passes-controversial-reform-bill-after-violence-and-protests