Armed conflicts and attacks

At least 70 Palestinians are killed and more than 200 others are injured by Israeli tank shelling and airstrikes in Khan Younis Governorate in the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera) (Reuters)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/22/dozens-killed-as-palestinians-flee-israels-new-offensive-on-khan-younis
• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-orders-evacuation-part-gazas-khan-younis-after-renewed-rocket-fire-2024-07-22/

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel orders mandatory evacuations across the Gaza Strip, including in sections of the heavily populated Al-Mawasi humanitarian zone. (AP)

• https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-july-22-2024-e99dde86d4333a636d280d9a632835a3

Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israeli parliament votes in favor of classifying UNRWA as a terrorist organization, allowing the motion to undergo supplementary deliberation regarding Israel severing relations with the agency. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-parliament-votes-label-un-relief-agency-terror-organisation-2024-07-22/

Armed conflicts and attacks

More than 35 Somali soldiers and more than 80 al-Shabaab militants are killed after al-Shabaab attempts to overrun three army bases near Kismayo, Jubaland. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/scores-killed-clashes-between-somali-forces-al-shabaab-2024-07-22/

Business and economy

Philippine president Bongbong Marcos announces a ban on offshore gaming operations in his State of the Nation Address. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/philippines-marcos-orders-closure-offshore-gaming-industry-2024-07-22/

International relations

The U.S. Air Force delivers the first of 14 F-16 Fighting Falcons to the Slovak Air Force as part of a $1.6 billion deal signed in 2018. (Reuters)

• https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/slovakia-gets-first-new-f-16s-boost-air-defence-2024-07-22/

Law and crime

A court in Russia sentences Russian-American journalist Alsu Kurmasheva to six and a half years in prison in a secret trial. (DW)

• https://www.dw.com/en/russia-jails-us-russian-journalist-kurmasheva/a-69734566

Sports

French president Emmanuel Macron opens the 142nd IOC Session in Paris. (Francs Jeux)

• https://www.francsjeux.com/en/2024/07/21/aj-4-%E2%80%8B%E2%80%8Bemmanuel-macron-goes-into-olympic-mode/102075/