Armed conflicts and attacks

The Israel Defense Forces launch a major military operation in the West Bank, primarily in the cities of Jenin and Tulkarm, with at least ten Palestinians killed and several others injured. The Al-Israa Specialised Hospital and the Thabet Thabet Governmental Hospital are surrounded, and ambulances are blocked from entering the hospitals. (Al Jazeera)

• https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2024/8/28/israels-war-on-gaza-live-many-still-buried-after-day-of-israeli-strikes

Armed conflicts and attacks

At least nine people are killed in fighting between SSC-Khatumo forces and Somaliland troops near Erigavo, Sanaag, Somaliland. (Garowe Online) (BBC News Somali)

• https://www.garoweonline.com/en/news/somalia/fresh-fighting-in-northern-somalia-leaves-5-dead
• https://www.bbc.com/somali/articles/cq82447yz54o

Science and technology

NASA announces discovery of Earth's subtle electric field, which contributes to the polar wind phenomenon. Its significance as to the emergence of life and complex organisms on Earth, and the planet's physical and chemical properties, are to be analyzed. (NASA Science) (MSN, Newsweek)

• https://science.nasa.gov/science-research/heliophysics/nasa-discovers-long-sought-global-electric-field-on-earth/
• https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/nasa-reveals-earths-hidden-electric-field-that-creates-supersonic-wind/ar-AA1pE4JF