Portal:Current events/2024 September 8
September 8, 2024 (Sunday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- IDF claims Hezbollah militants are killed in airstrikes on Hezbollah targets in Aitaroun, Maroun al-Ras and Yaroun in southern Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- Hezbollah launches Katyusha rockets on Kiryat Shmona and Shamir in northern Israel. (Al Jazeera)
Law and crime
- Kingdom of Jesus Christ compound standoff
- Kingdom of Jesus Christ pastor Apollo Quiboloy who is charged for sex trafficking is arrested amidst a standoff between the police and church members at the religious organization headquarters in Davao City. (Al Jazeera)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Venezuelan political crisis
- Venezuelan opposition leader Edmundo González flees Venezuela to seek political asylum in Spain. The Spanish government says González departed Venezuela on a Spanish Air Force plane at his own request. (BBC News)