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October 6, 2024 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- 2024 Beersheba bus station shooting
  - A police officer is killed and thirteen other people are injured in Beersheba, Israel, in an incident described as a terrorist attack. The perpetrator is shot dead by security forces. (The Jerusalem Post)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
  - At least 26 people are killed in Israeli airstrikes allegedly targeting Hamas militants that hit a mosque and a school housing displaced Palestinians in Deir al-Balah in the Gaza Strip. (BBC News)
Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- 2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon
  - Hezbollah claims that its attacks on Israeli soldiers trying to infiltrate Blida, Lebanon, forced the soldiers to retreat. (AFP via Barron's)
  - The Israeli military establishes a forward operating base near a United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon, putting peacekeepers at risk. UNIFIL has refused the Israeli military's request to move its positions. (Al Jazeera)
- A rocket fired from Lebanon strikes a restaurant in Haifa, Israel, injuring at least six people. (The Jerusalem Post)
Insurgency in Sindh
- 2024 Karachi Airport bombing
  - At least two people, both Chinese nationals, are killed and ten others are injured when an oil tanker truck exploded near Jinnah International Airport in Karachi, Pakistan. The separatist group Balochistan Liberation Army claims responsibility for the explosion, stating they targeted a convoy of Chinese workers of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company. (Crisis24) (Reuters)

Law and crime

2024 Godini shooting
- Six people are killed and four others are injured in a mass shooting after eight gunmen open fire on a group of community patrollers in Godini village near Qumbu, Eastern Cape, South Africa. The shooting took place on the day of the memorial service for the victims of the Lusikisiki shootings, which also occurred in the Eastern Cape. (News24)

Science and technology

Europa Clipper
- Due to Hurricane Milton, NASA cancels the launch of the Europa Clipper scheduled for October 10. (CBS News)

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 *[[Israel–Hamas war]]
 **[[2024 Beersheba bus station shooting]]
-***One [[Israel Police|police officer]] is killed and thirteen others are wounded in [[Beersheba]], [[Israel]], in an incident described as a terrorist attack. The perpetrator is shot dead by security forces. [https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-823371 (''The Jerusalem Post'')]
+***A [[Israel Police|police officer]] is killed and thirteen other people are injured in [[Beersheba]], [[Israel]], in an incident described as a terrorist attack. The perpetrator is shot dead by security forces. [https://m.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-823371 (''The Jerusalem Post'')]
 **[[Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip]]
-***At least 26 people are killed in Israeli [[airstrike]]s on a [[mosque]] and a school housing displaced [[Palestinians]] allegedly targeting [[Hamas]] militants in [[Deir al-Balah]], [[Gaza Strip]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jwv16qwqjo (BBC News)]
+***At least 26 people are killed in Israeli [[airstrike]]s allegedly targeting [[Hamas]] militants that hit a [[mosque]] and a school housing displaced [[Palestinians]] in [[Deir al-Balah]] in the [[Gaza Strip]]. [https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0jwv16qwqjo (BBC News)]
 *[[Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)|Israel–Hezbollah conflict]]
 **[[2024 Israeli invasion of Lebanon]]
-***[[Hezbollah]] claims that its attacks on [[Israeli Ground Forces|Israeli soldiers]] trying to infiltrate Khallet Shuaib in [[Blida, Lebanon|Blida]], [[Lebanon]], forced them to retreat. [https://www.barrons.com/news/hezbollah-says-repelled-attempted-israeli-infiltration-at-border-village-d47c025a (''Barron's'')]
+***[[Hezbollah]] claims that its attacks on [[Israeli Ground Forces|Israeli soldiers]] trying to infiltrate [[Blida, Lebanon|Blida]], [[Lebanon]], forced the soldiers to retreat. [https://www.barrons.com/news/hezbollah-says-repelled-attempted-israeli-infiltration-at-border-village-d47c025a (AFP via Barron's)]
+***The [[Israeli military]] establishes a [[forward operating base]] near a [[UNIFIL|United Nations peacekeeping force in Lebanon]], putting [[UN peacekeeping|peacekeepers]] at risk. UNIFIL has refused the Israeli military's request to move its positions. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/7/israel-steps-up-lebanon-bombing-as-hezbollah-attacks-haifa (Al Jazeera)]
-**A rocket fired from Lebanon strikes a restaurant in [[Haifa]], [[Israel]], wounding at least six people. One person is reportedly in critical condition. [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-823452 (''The Jerusalem Post'')]
+**A rocket fired from Lebanon strikes a restaurant in [[Haifa]], [[Israel]], injuring at least six people. [https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-823452 (''The Jerusalem Post'')]
 *[[Insurgency in Sindh]]
+**[[2024 Karachi Airport bombing]]
-**At least one person is killed and several others are injured when an explosive device detonates near [[Jinnah International Airport]] in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]], with the separatist group [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] taking responsibility. [https://www.dw.com/en/pakistan-casualties-reported-in-blast-at-karachi-airport/a-70418754 (''DW'')]
+***At least two people, both [[Chinese people|Chinese]] nationals, are killed and ten others are injured when an oil tanker truck exploded near [[Jinnah International Airport]] in [[Karachi]], [[Pakistan]]. The separatist group [[Balochistan Liberation Army]] claims responsibility for the explosion, stating they targeted a convoy of Chinese workers of the Port Qasim Electric Power Company. [https://crisis24.garda.com/alerts/2024/10/pakistan-baloch-liberation-army-claims-oct-6-attack-near-karachis-jinnah-international-airport-that-killed-two-chinese-nationals-update-1 (Crisis24)] [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/least-one-dead-10-injured-explosion-near-karachi-airport-geo-news-says-2024-10-06/ (Reuters)]
 '''Law and crime'''
+*[[2024 Lusikisiki shootings#Aftermath|2024 Godini shooting]]
-*One person is shot dead at a mall in [[Kungsbacka]], [[Sweden]], with a suspect arrested by [[Swedish Police Authority|Swedish Police]]. [https://www.expressen.se/nyheter/sverige/en-person-skjuten-pa-kungsmassan/ (''Expressen'')]
+**Six people are killed and four others are injured in a [[mass shooting]] after eight gunmen open fire on a group of community patrollers in Godini village near [[Qumbu]], [[Eastern Cape]], [[South Africa]]. The shooting took place on the day of the memorial service for the victims of the [[2024 Lusikisiki shootings|Lusikisiki shootings]], which also occurred in the Eastern Cape. [https://www.news24.com/news24/southafrica/news/six-people-killed-four-injured-in-another-eastern-cape-mass-shooting-20241007 (News24)]
-*One person is killed and one other person is injured after a [[pickup truck]] crashes into a bus stop in [[Surrey, British Columbia|Surrey]], [[British Columbia]], [[Canada]]. The driver is arrested at the scene. [https://bc.ctvnews.ca/1-dead-after-pickup-truck-plows-through-bus-stop-in-surrey-1.7063836 (CTV News)]
+'''Science and technology'''
+*[[Europa Clipper]]
+**Due to [[Hurricane Milton]], [[NASA]] cancels the launch of the Europa Clipper scheduled for October 10. [https://www.cbsnews.com/news/faa-clears-european-asteroid-probe-launch-stormy-weather-threatens-delay/ (CBS News)]
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