Women spend $15.4B more out-of-pocket on health care than men: Deloitte

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israeli–Palestinian conflict
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war
    • Evacuations during the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
      • The World Health Organization said 21 hospitals in Gaza have been ordered to evacuate by Israel, warning this “may amount to a violation of international humanitarian law”. (Financial Times)
      • Israel begins evacuating 28 communities located within two kilometers of the border with Lebanon amid clashes with Hezbollah. (Fox News)
      • Hundreds of Americans and Israeli Americans are evacuated by sea from Haifa to Cyprus. (The Jewish Chronicle)
    • October 2023 Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip
      • The chief of the UN Palestine agency announces it can no longer deliver assistance to the hundreds of thousands of people in need in Gaza. (Deccan Herald)
      • UN Palestine agency announces that men claiming to be from Hamas stole fuel and medicine from their offices in Gaza. (Jewish Chronicle)
      • At least four hospitals in northern Gaza are no longer functioning following Israeli bombardments, according to the United Nations. (Al Jazeera)
      • The World Health Organization announces there is only 24 hours of water, electricity and fuel left in Gaza. (CBS News)
      • Palestinian protesters rally in the streets of several cities across the West Bank calling for an end to Israeli attacks on Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
      • Medical Aid for Palestinians says hospitals in Gaza are facing a “catastrophic” shortage of medical supplies, amid Israel’s “total blockade”. (Al Jazeera)
      • More than 400,000 Palestinians are sheltering in UN schools and buildings across the Gaza Strip, the global body says. Fourteen UNRWA personnel have been killed in Israeli airstrikes. (Al Jazeera)
    • At least four people, including three children, are killed as a result of an Israeli air raid on the UN Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza.
    • At least six civilians are killed and eight injured in airstrikes targeting the home of an extended family west of Khan Younis, Gaza. (Al Jazeera)
    • At least seven people are killed, including five emergency workers, following Israeli airstrikes on two civil defense facilities in the eastern and southern Gaza City. (Al Jazeera)
    • The bodies of more than 1,000 people are trapped under the rubble of buildings in Gaza destroyed by Israeli air strikes, prompting concern of humanitarian and environmental crises. (Al Jazeera)
    • Hamas forces launch a barrage of missiles at the two largest Israeli cities, Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, saying it was in response to Israel’s “targeting of civilians”. (BBC News)
    • Israeli military forces carry out raids and make dozens of arrests in multiple areas in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, Nablus, Bethlehem, Hebron and the Aqabat Jabr camp in Jericho. (Al Jazeera)
    • Several dozen raids are conducted by Israeli forces in the West Bank, detaining about 600 people. Most are held without charges under “administrative detention”, where the individuals are not told the reasons for their arrest. (Al Jazeera)
• Islamist insurgency in the Sahel
  • Mali War
    • The United Nations peacekeeping mission in Mali, MINUSMA, initiates withdrawal from two camps in Aguelhok and Tessalit, Kidal Region. (AFP via Barron’s)

International relations

• China–Philippines relations
  • Territorial disputes in the South China Sea
    • The Philippine military demands China to stop “dangerous and offensive” actions in the South China Sea after a People’s Liberation Army Navy ship performed “aggressive maneuvers” near the disputed Thitu Island last week. (Reuters)
• International reactions to the 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • Colombia–Israel relations
    • Colombia requests the departure of the Israeli ambassador following Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s remarks criticizing Israel’s actions. In response, Israel suspends security exports to the South American nation. (AFP via RFI)
  • Israel–Pakistan relations
    • Pakistani Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has condemned the Israeli bombing on Gaza, equating the actions as genocide. (Al Jazeera)
  • The Arab League chief has called for an immediate end to military operations in Gaza and for aid to be allowed into the enclave. (Times of Israel)
  • China will provide emergency humanitarian aid to the UN Palestine agency and the Palestinian Authority. The CIDCA says the aid will be used to address urgent needs, such as food and medical care. (Reuters via The Standard)
  • Almost 25,000 demonstrate in the southern Philippines to express solidarity with Palestinians and condemn Israel’s air raids on the Gaza Strip. (Al Jazeera)
  • German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will visit Israel on Tuesday and then Egypt. The German Chancellor said on Monday that the visit allows him to “express his solidarity” with Israel. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)

Law and crime

• Anti-corruption campaign under Xi Jinping
  • Former Bank of China chair Liu Lian’ge is arrested on allegations of corruption. (AFP via The Manila Times)
• 2023 Brussels shooting
  • Two Swedish nationals are killed during a shooting near the central railway station in Brussels, Belgium. The perpetrator escaped from the scene. (Reuters)

Politics and elections

• 2024 Indonesian presidential election
  • The Constitutional Court of Indonesia rules that regional leaders under 40 may run for president or vice president, thus paving the path for President Joko Widodo’s son, Gibran Rakabuming Raka, who is the Mayor of Surakarta, to run as Vice President candidate in the next presidential election. (The Jakarta Post)

Sports

• 2026 Winter Olympics
  • Italian Olympic Committee announced that bobsleigh, luge and skeleton events will not be held in Italy, due to high costs to rebuilt the iconic Eugenio Monti olympic track in Cortina d’Ampezzo; Austria or Switzerland has been suggested as an alternative. (BBC)

• 2028 Summer Olympics
  • The International Olympic Committee approves cricket, flag football, lacrosse, squash and baseball/softball to be included in the 2028 Summer Olympics. Cricket will return for the first time since 1900, lacrosse since 1908, and baseball since 2020, while squash and flag football will be their first debut. (Sky Sports)