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April 26, 2024 (Friday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israel–Hamas war
  - Thirty rabbis and peace activists from the United States and Israel are arrested near the Gaza–Israel barrier while protesting to bring awareness to the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. (The New York Times)
- An 18-year-old woman is stabbed in Ramla, Israel, and is reported to be in "serious" condition. (AFP via Yahoo! News) (Jerusalem Post)
Moro conflict
- The Philippine Army announces that it has killed Nawapi Abdulsaid, an Abu Sayyaf militant, during a shootout two days ago in Hadji Mohammad Ajul, Basilan, Philippines. Abdulsaid was involved in fifteen beheadings as well as in attacks against security forces. (AP)
Four Yemeni expatriate workers are killed by a drone attack in the Khor Mor gas field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024
- A tornado outbreak in areas near Omaha, Nebraska, United States, leads to the issuance of multiple tornado emergencies across the states of Nebraska and Iowa. (Times Now) (National Weather Service)
- A Doppler on Wheels unit records wind speeds of 224 miles / 360 kilometers per hour in a tornado near Harlan, Iowa, the strongest recorded by a mobile weather radar since the 2013 El Reno tornado, equivalent to EF-5 intensity on the Enhanced Fujita scale. (University of Illinois)
2024 Porto Alegre fire
- At least ten people are killed in a fire at a guesthouse in Porto Alegre, Brazil. (Reuters)

International relations

China–Palestine relations
- Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin says that China will host unity talks between Hamas and Fatah. (Reuters)

Law and crime

A court in Ukraine orders the arrest of agriculture minister Mykola Solskyi on a charge of illegal acquisition of land worth $7 million. (Reuters)
Thousands of people protest in Budapest, Hungary, demanding reforms to child protection laws. (Reuters)
A court in Romania rules that the human trafficking trial of British businessman Andrew Tate can proceed. (The Guardian)
Vương Đình Huệ, the Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam, resigns following a sweeping anti-corruption probe. (AP)

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 '''Armed conflicts and attacks'''
-*[[Moro conflict]]
+*[[Israeli–Palestinian conflict]]
-**The [[Philippine Army]] announces that they have killed Nawapi Abdulsaid, an [[Abu Sayyaf]] militant, during a [[shootout]] two days ago in [[Hadji Mohammad Ajul]], [[Basilan]], [[Philippines]]. [https://apnews.com/article/philippines-abu-sayyaf-rebel-killed-basilan-bf9e3ddfccc1983ca35668bc9ef9d44f (AP)]
-*[[Israeli-Palestinian conflict]]
-** An 18-year-old woman is stabbed by an attacker in [[Ramla]] and remains in "serious" condition. [https://uk.news.yahoo.com/woman-stabbed-israel-attacker-killed-153744580.html?guccounter=1 (Yahoo News)]  [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-798802 (Jerusalem Post)]
 **[[Israel–Hamas war]]
-***Thirty [[rabbi]]s and peace activists from the [[United States]] and [[Israel]] were arrested near the [[Gaza–Israel barrier]] protesting to bring awareness to starvation in the [[Gaza Strip]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/world/middleeast/rabbis-arrested-gaza-israel-border-starvation.html (''The New York Times'')]
+***Thirty [[rabbi]]s and peace activists from the [[United States]] and [[Israel]] are arrested near the [[Gaza–Israel barrier]] while protesting to bring awareness to the [[Gaza humanitarian crisis (2023–present)|humanitarian crisis]] in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/26/world/middleeast/rabbis-arrested-gaza-israel-border-starvation.html (''The New York Times'')]
+**An 18-year-old woman is stabbed in [[Ramla]], Israel, and is reported to be in "serious" condition. [https://uk.news.yahoo.com/woman-stabbed-israel-attacker-killed-153744580.html?guccounter=1 (AFP via Yahoo! News)]  [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-798802 (''Jerusalem Post'')]
-*Two expatriate workers were killed by a drone attack on Khor Mor gas field in [[Iraq]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-expatriate-workers-killed-by-drone-attack-iraqs-khor-mor-an-advisor-iraqi-2024-04-26/ (Reuters)]
+*[[Moro conflict]]
+**The [[Philippine Army]] announces that it has killed Nawapi Abdulsaid, an [[Abu Sayyaf]] militant, during a [[shootout]] two days ago in [[Hadji Mohammad Ajul]], [[Basilan]], [[Philippines]]. Abdulsaid was involved in fifteen [[Decapitation|beheadings]] as well as in attacks against security forces. [https://apnews.com/article/philippines-abu-sayyaf-rebel-killed-basilan-bf9e3ddfccc1983ca35668bc9ef9d44f (AP)]
+*Four [[Yemeni people|Yemeni]] [[Foreign worker|expatriate workers]] are killed by [[Drone warfare|a drone attack]] in [[Petroleum industry in Iraq|the Khor Mor gas field]] in the [[Kurdistan Region]] of [[Iraq]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/two-expatriate-workers-killed-by-drone-attack-iraqs-khor-mor-an-advisor-iraqi-2024-04-26/ (Reuters)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
+*[[Tornado outbreak sequence of April 25–28, 2024]]
-*A fire at a guesthouse in [[Porto Alegre]], [[Brazil]] kills at least ten people. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fire-brazil-guesthouse-leaves-least-10-dead-11-injured-2024-04-26/ (Reuters)]
+**A [[tornado outbreak]] in areas near [[Omaha]], [[Nebraska]], [[United States]], leads to the issuance of multiple [[Tornado emergency|tornado emergencies]] across the states of [[Nebraska]] and [[Iowa]]. [https://www.timesnownews.com/world/us/us-news/tornado-emergency-warning-issued-for-omaha-nebraska-missouri-valley-iowa-what-it-means-article-109634024 (Times Now)] [https://twitter.com/NWSOmaha/status/1783990734812790788 (National Weather Service)]
+**A [[Doppler on Wheels]] unit records wind speeds of 224 miles / 360 kilometers per hour in a tornado near [[Harlan, Iowa]], the strongest recorded by a mobile [[Weather radar|weather radar]] since the [[2013 El Reno tornado]], equivalent to EF-5 intensity on the [[Enhanced Fujita scale]]. [https://twitter.com/DOWFacility/status/1784622447116869742 (University of Illinois)]
+*[[2024 Porto Alegre fire]]
+**At least ten people are killed in a fire at a guesthouse in [[Porto Alegre]], [[Brazil]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/fire-brazil-guesthouse-leaves-least-10-dead-11-injured-2024-04-26/ (Reuters)]
+'''International relations'''
+*[[China–Palestine relations]]
+**[[Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China|Chinese Foreign Affairs Ministry]] spokesman [[Wang Wenbin]] says that [[China]] will host unity talks between [[Hamas]] and [[Fatah]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/china-host-hamas-fatah-palestinian-unity-talks-2024-04-26/ (Reuters)]
 '''Law and crime'''
 *A court in [[Ukraine]] orders the arrest of agriculture minister [[Mykola Solskyi]] on a charge of illegal acquisition of land worth $7 million. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-court-orders-agriculture-minister-be-taken-into-custody-2024-04-26/ (Reuters)]
+*Thousands of people protest in [[Budapest]], [[Hungary]], demanding reforms to [[child protection]] laws. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/thousands-budapest-protest-demand-child-protection-reform-2024-04-26/ (Reuters)]
+*A court in [[Romania]] rules that the human trafficking trial of [[U.K.|British]] businessman [[Andrew Tate]] can proceed. [https://www.theguardian.com/news/2024/apr/26/andrew-tate-human-trafficking-trial-proceed-romanian-court (''The Guardian'')]
+*[[Vương Đình Huệ]], the [[Chairman of the National Assembly of Vietnam|Chairman]] of the [[National Assembly of Vietnam]], resigns following a sweeping anti-corruption probe. [https://apnews.com/article/vietnam-corruption-parliament-vuong-dinh-hue-resign-8fcb6f1bedc44b55c9ce66cd10fd33cb (AP)]
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