Portal:Current events/2023 December 23

December 23, 2023 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- 2023 attack on the Chem Pluto
  - A drone launched from Iran strikes the Liberian-flagged, Japanese-owned chemical tanker Chem Pluto in the Indian Ocean. (Reuters)
Kurdish–Turkish conflict
- Seventeen PKK militants and 12 Turkish soldiers are killed during two days of shootouts in northern Iraq. (AP)
Nigerian bandit conflict
- At least 113 people are killed and over 300 others are injured following coordinated attacks by local "bandits" on more than 20 communities in Bokkos and Barkin Ladi, Plateau State, with hostilities continuing into early Monday. (AFP via The Hindu)
Yemeni Crisis
- United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg announces that the conflicting parties agree to a new ceasefire and to participate in a UN-led peace process. (AFP via The Philippine Star)
2024 Iran–Israel conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Israeli launch airstrikes on Kfar Kila and shell Deir Mimas, Lebanon with an Al-Manar cameraman injured. (LOrientleJour)

Law and crime

Human rights in India
- Kashmir conflict
  - Locals in Indian-controlled Kashmir say the Indian Army tortured three detainees to death, with five other surviving detainees reporting that they were also subjected to torture. (AP)

Politics and elections

Science and technology