November 2, 2023 (2023-11-02) (Thursday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Arab–Israeli conflict
- Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Israel–Hezbollah conflict (2023–present)
- Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
- Jabalia refugee camp airstrikes
- UNICEF estimates that more than 3,500 children have been killed during the war, saying that "children have endured too much already, the killing and captivity of children must stop". (The Courier)
- Israel strikes a UNRWA schoolyard in the Al-Shati refugee camp where thousands of displaced people are taking shelter. The strikes come after five Palestinians were killed in an earlier raid targeting areas near the school. (Al Jazeera)
- Eleven bakeries in Gaza have been destroyed in airstrikes during the war, according to the UN relief agency. (Al Jazeera)
- At least 9,061 Palestinians have been killed in Gaza since the war began, including at least 3,760 children. (The Business Standard)
- Two Palestinians are killed and six others are injured in Israeli raids in Qalqilya and Ramallah in the West Bank. (Al Jazeera)
- Three Palestinians from Birzeit University, including the head of the student organisation, are arrested in raids in Ramallah. (BNN)
- At least 60 people are detained overnight across the West Bank. The total number of Palestinians detained since the war started now exceeds 1,800 with about half of them being held in administrative detention. (Al Jazeera)
- Myanmar civil war
Business and economy
Disasters and accidents
- 2023–24 European windstorm season
- Storm Ciarán
- Storm Ciarán impacts northwestern Europe, killing six people, including two in Belgium, two in France, and one each in Spain and the Netherlands, and causing mass disruption to transport. Widespread damage from 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) winds are reported in the Channel Islands, while 1.2 million French households are left without electricity. (The Independent) (Reuters)
- Six people are killed during heavy rains in the region of Tuscany, Italy, with rivers flooding and causing damage. Several roads and highways are closed amid landslides, and dozens of buildings are damaged. Severe damage also occurred in Campobasso, Molise, evacuations are being made in Veneto with highways being closed, and emergency calls occurred in Rome. In Sardinia, strong winds fueled fires that burned hectares of vegetation, while a man is killed in Capoterra, and in Tortolì an entire sawmill burned down. (Rai News)
Health and environment
International relations
Law and crime
Science and technology