Portal:Current events/2024 October 17

October 17, 2024 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- Killing of Yahya Sinwar
  - The Israeli military announces that Yahya Sinwar, the de facto leader of Hamas and the mastermind of the October 7 attack, was killed along with two other militants in a shootout with Israeli forces in Rafah Governorate, Gaza. (AzerNews) (CNN)
- Attacks on schools during the Israeli invasion of Gaza
  - An Israeli airstrike on a school sheltering displaced Palestinians in Jabalia, northern Gaza, kills 28 people, including at least five children. (Sky News) (Al Jazeera)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
  - Five Israeli soldiers from the Golani Brigade are killed in fighting with Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon. IDF Spokesman Daniel Hagari says several Hezbollah operatives have been captured during the clashes. (The Times of Israel)
Red Sea crisis
- 2024 missile strikes in Yemen
  - U.S. B-2 Spirit stealth bombers carry out raids on underground bunkers used by the Houthis in Sanaa Governorate, Yemen. U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin says that five underground facilities were targeted in the strikes. (AP)
Colombian conflict
- FARC dissidents open fire against a prison convoy in Cauca Department, Colombia, killing two prison guards and serial killer Manuel Octavio Bermúdez. Six others are wounded. (Infobae)
Somali Civil War
- A suicide bombing at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Somalia, kills at least seven people and injures at least six others. Islamic terrorist group al-Shabaab claims responsibility for the attack. (AL24 News) (Daily Sabah)

International relations

South Africa–Taiwan relations
- The Government of South Africa orders Taiwan to relocate its representative office from the South African capital of Pretoria, allegedly due to pressure from China. (Focus Taiwan)

Law and crime

A court in Vietnam sentences tycoon Trương Mỹ Lan to life in prison for fraud, in addition to a death sentence that Lan received in April for embezzlement. (Radio Free Asia)
A court in Bangladesh orders the arrest of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 45 others for crimes against humanity. Hasina is in exile in India. (AP)

Politics and elections

The Senate of Kenya convicts Deputy President Rigathi Gachagua on 5 out of 11 charges, thereby removing him from office. (BBC News)