Portal:Current events/2024 October 6

October 6, 2024 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- 2024 Beersheba bus station shooting
  - One police officer is killed and thirteen other individuals are wounded 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 on a mosque and a school housing displaced Palestinians allegedly targeting Hamas militants in Deir al-Balah, 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 them to retreat. (Barron's)
- A rocket fired from Lebanon strikes a restaurant in Haifa, Israel, wounding at least six people. One person is reportedly in critical condition. (The Jerusalem Post)
Insurgency in Sindh
- 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. (DW)

Law and crime

One person is shot dead at a mall in Kungsbacka, Sweden, with a suspect arrested by Swedish Police. (Expressen)
One person is killed and one other person is injured after a pickup truck crashes into a bus stop in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada. The driver is arrested at the scene. (CTV News)