Portal:Current events/2024 December 26

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Gaza war
  • Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip, Killing of journalists in the Gaza war
    • Five journalists of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad-affiliated Al Quds Today TV are killed in their vehicle by an Israeli airstrike near the Al-Awda Hospital in Deir al-Balah Governorate, Gaza. (CNN) (The Jerusalem Post)
  • Winter of 2024–25 in the Gaza Strip, Gaza Strip evacuations
    • Gaza Strip doctors report that three infants have died due to hypothermia from inadequate shelter in displacement camps amid a decrease in outdoor temperatures. (Al Jazeera)
• Red Sea crisis
  • December 2024 Israeli airstrikes in Yemen
    • Israel carries out a series of airstrikes between Sanaa and Hodeidah in Yemen, hitting a number of facilities, including Sanaa International Airport, and killing at least six people and injuring at least 40 others with the Director-General of the World Health Organization Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus present. (Al Jazeera) (Al Jazeera 2) (YNet) (BBC)
• Somali Civil War
  • American military intervention in Somalia
    • Al-Shabaab confirms the death of Mohamed Mire Jama, a senior leader of the group, who had been designated as a terrorist by the United States, in an American drone strike near Kunyo Baroow, Hirshabelle State, Somalia. (Idil News) (Garowe Online) (Long WaR Journal)
• Nigerian bandit conflict
  • A Nigerian Air Force jet mistakenly kills ten civilians in Sokoto State, Nigeria, during a bombing raid targeting armed groups in the state, according to state governor Ahmad Aliyu. (Reuters)

Business and economy

• 2021–present United Kingdom cost-of-living crisis
  • The United Kingdom's Office for National Statistics announces that the UK economy showed no growth in the 3rd quarter of the current fiscal year, following downward revisions. (AP)

Disasters and accidents

• Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243
  • Azerbaijani government officials tell Reuters that a Russian military surface-to-air missile launched from a Pantsir-S missile system was responsible for the Azerbaijan Airlines plane crash that killed 38 people yesterday. Officials also say that the aircraft's GPS navigation system was jammed during the flight. (Euronews) (Reuters)
  • Azerbaijan MP Rasim Musabayov calls for an apology and accountability from Russia following their alleged involvement in the crash of the Azerbaijan Airlines flight. (United24Media)
  • Azerbaijan Airlines says that they will provide compensation for the victims and families of those who died in the plane crash. (Trend)
• Hadsel bus accident
  • Three people are killed and at least four others are injured when a bus carrying 58 people crashes into a lake in Hadsel Municipality, Norway. (BBC News) (NRK)

Health and environment

• 2024 Lobitos oil spill
  • The Government of Peru declares a 90-day environmental emergency for parts of Talara province due to an oil spill caused by state-owned oil company Petroperú. (Reuters)

International relations

• 2024 Baltic Sea submarine cable disruptions, Finland–Russia relations
  • 2024 Estlink 2 incident
    • Finnish border guards and police detain a Russian vessel suspected of damaging the Estlink-2 submarine power cable yesterday. (AP)
• Chad–France relations, French military withdrawal from West Africa
  • France hands over its military first base in Chad, at Faya-Largeau, as part of the withdrawal of all its forces from the country. (Al Jazeera)
• Philippines–United Arab Emirates relations
  • The United Arab Emirates pardons 220 Filipino detainees for various offenses as part of its National Day celebrations, following discussions between Philippine President Bongbong Marcos and UAE President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. (The Philippine Star)

Law and crime

• A Cambodian court sentences the president of the opposition Nation Power Party Sun Chanthy to two years in prison and also bans Chanthy from running in elections for inciting civil disorder. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 South Korean martial law crisis
  • Impeachment of Han Duck-soo
    • South Korea's opposition files a motion to impeach prime minister and acting president Han Duck-soo, two weeks after president Yoon Suk Yeol was impeached. (BBC News)
• Death and state funeral of Manmohan Singh
  • Former prime minister of India Manmohan Singh dies at the age of 92. (The Times of India)