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June 6, 2024 (Thursday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
  - At least 40 Palestinians, including 14 children, are reportedly killed in an Israeli airstrike on a United Nations school that was sheltering refugees in central Gaza. (Reuters) (NPR) (Al Jazeera)
- Israeli occupation of the West Bank
  - Three Palestinians are killed and several others are injured in an Israel Defense Forces raid on Jenin in the West Bank. (Times of Israel) (Al Jazeera)
Red Sea crisis
- The Houthis and the Islamic Resistance in Iraq claim to have launched two joint military attacks against ships at the Port of Haifa in Israel. However, Israel denies the claims. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Uttarakhand snowstorm disaster
- A blizzard in the Himalaya mountains of Uttarakhand, India, kills nine Indian trekkers. (Reuters)
At least six people, including several children, drown after a school bus falls into the Orontes River near Darkush, Syria. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
One person is killed and more than 100 others are injured after two trams collide in Kemerovo, Russia. (The Moscow Times)
A child is killed and at least thirteen other people are injured by tornadoes in the U.S. states of Michigan, Maryland, and Ohio. (AP)

International relations

France–Russia relations
- A French citizen is detained in Moscow, Russia, under suspicion of collecting military information. (ABC News)

Politics and elections

2024 European Parliament election
- Elections to the European Parliament begin and will continue until June 9, with the Netherlands and Estonia voting today. (Al Jazeera) (NOS)
Palestine–United States relations
- The Biden administration imposes sanctions on the Lions' Den militant group based in Nablus in the West Bank, for committing attacks in the West Bank since October 2022. (Al Jazeera)
South Africa's genocide case against Israel
- Spain applies to join South Africa's case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of genocide. (AP)

Science and technology

SpaceX launches Starship's Integrated Flight Test 4, successfully guiding both the Super Heavy booster and Starship upper stage to soft water landings in the Gulf of Mexico and the Indian Ocean, respectively. (The New York Times)

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 ***At least 40 [[Palestinians]], including 14 children, are reportedly killed in an [[Israel]]i airstrike on a [[United Nations]] school that was sheltering refugees in central [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israel-says-jets-strike-school-containing-hamas-compound-gaza-media-says-27-2024-06-06/ (Reuters)] [https://www.npr.org/2024/06/06/nx-s1-4995090/israel-gaza-school-strike-us-bomb (NPR)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/israel-bombs-unrwa-school-in-gaza-kills-32-displaced-palestinians (Al Jazeera)]
 **[[Israeli occupation of the West Bank]]
-***Three Palestinians are killed and several others are injured during an [[Israel Defense Forces]] raid on [[Jenin]], [[West Bank]]. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/three-palestinians-killed-during-idf-raid-in-jenin-say-pa-health-officials/ (Times of Israel)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/israeli-froces-raid-occupied-west-banks-jenin-kill-three-palestinians (Al Jazeera)]
+***Three Palestinians are killed and several others are injured in an [[Israel Defense Forces]] raid on [[Jenin]] in the [[West Bank]]. [https://www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/three-palestinians-killed-during-idf-raid-in-jenin-say-pa-health-officials/ (Times of Israel)] [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/israeli-froces-raid-occupied-west-banks-jenin-kill-three-palestinians (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[Red Sea crisis]]
-**The [[Houthis]] and the [[Islamic Resistance in Iraq]] claim to have launched two joint military attacks against ships at the [[Port of Haifa]] in [[Israel]]. Israel denies the claims. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/houthis-say-they-launched-two-attacks-against-ships-at-haifa-port (Al Jazeera)]
+**The [[Houthis]] and the [[Islamic Resistance in Iraq]] claim to have launched two joint military attacks against ships at the [[Port of Haifa]] in [[Israel]]. However, Israel denies the claims. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/houthis-say-they-launched-two-attacks-against-ships-at-haifa-port (Al Jazeera)]
 '''Disasters and accidents'''
 *[[2024 Uttarakhand snowstorm disaster]]
-**A blizzard in the [[Himalaya]]s kills nine [[India]]n trekkers. [https://www.reuters.com/world/india/blizzard-himalayas-traps-trekkers-killing-nine-india-2024-06-06/ (Reuters)]
+**A blizzard in the [[Himalaya]] mountains of [[Uttarakhand]], [[India]], kills nine Indian trekkers. [https://www.reuters.com/world/india/blizzard-himalayas-traps-trekkers-killing-nine-india-2024-06-06/ (Reuters)]
+*At least six people, including several children, drown after a school bus falls into the [[Orontes River]] near [[Darkush]], [[Syria]]. [https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5028332-least-6-die-when-school-bus-plunges-river-northwest-syria (Asharq Al-Awsat)]
 *One person is killed and more than 100 others are injured after two [[tram]]s collide in [[Kemerovo]], [[Russia]]. [https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2024/06/06/tram-collision-in-siberia-kills-1-injures-100-a85328 (''The Moscow Times'')]
+*A child is killed and at least thirteen other people are injured by tornadoes in the [[U.S.]] states of [[Michigan]], [[Maryland]], and [[Ohio]]. [https://apnews.com/article/us-severe-weather-tornado-a95e55dfbad6dd7ecf847a1983876bdd (AP)]
-*At least six people, including children, drown after a school bus falls into the [[Orontes River]] near the town of [[Darkush|Darkush, Syria]]. [https://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5028332-least-6-die-when-school-bus-plunges-river-northwest-syria (Asharq Al-Awsat)]
-*At least one child is killed and thirteen people are injured in tornadoes across [[U.S.]] states of [[Michigan]], [[Maryland]], and [[Ohio]]. [https://apnews.com/article/us-severe-weather-tornado-a95e55dfbad6dd7ecf847a1983876bdd (AP)]
 '''International relations'''
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 **Elections to the [[European Parliament]] begin and will continue until June 9, with the [[Netherlands]] and [[Estonia]] voting today. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/5/european-elections-how-will-the-vote-work-and-whats-at-stake (Al Jazeera)] [https://nos.nl/collectie/13972/artikel/2523341-nederland-trapt-europese-verkiezingen-af-samen-met-estland (NOS)]
 *[[Palestine–United States relations]]
-**The [[Biden administration]] imposes sanctions on the [[Lions' Den (militant group)|Lions' Den]] militant group based in [[Nablus]], [[West Bank]], [[Palestine]], for attacks in the West Bank dating back to October 2022. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/us-sanctions-palestinian-group-under-decree-used-to-target-israeli-settlers (Al Jazeera)]
+**The [[Biden administration]] imposes sanctions on the [[Lions' Den (militant group)|Lions' Den]] militant group based in [[Nablus]] in the [[West Bank]], for committing attacks in the West Bank since October 2022. [https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/6/us-sanctions-palestinian-group-under-decree-used-to-target-israeli-settlers (Al Jazeera)]
 *[[South Africa's genocide case against Israel]]
 **[[Spain]] applies to join [[South Africa]]'s case at the [[International Court of Justice]] accusing [[Israel]] of genocide. [https://apnews.com/article/spain-israel-icj-genocide-case-67d4d9b8ecf6fd88e718319a5d93465a (AP)]
 '''Science and technology'''
-*[[SpaceX]] launches [[SpaceX Starship|Starship]]'s [[SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4|Integrated Flight Test 4]], successfully guiding both the [[SpaceX Super Heavy|Super Heavy]] booster and [[SpaceX Starship (spacecraft)|Starship upper stage]] to soft water landings. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/science/spacex-starship-fourth-test-flight.html (''The New York Times'')]
+*[[SpaceX]] launches [[SpaceX Starship|Starship]]'s [[SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4|Integrated Flight Test 4]], successfully guiding both the [[SpaceX Super Heavy|Super Heavy]] booster and [[SpaceX Starship (spacecraft)|Starship upper stage]] to soft water landings in the [[Gulf of Mexico]] and the [[Indian Ocean]], respectively. [https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/06/science/spacex-starship-fourth-test-flight.html (''The New York Times'')]
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