Portal:Current events/2023 July 15

July 15, 2023 (Saturday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Iran–Israel proxy conflict, Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- IDF fires warning shots and uses riot dispersal implements on 18 people entailing journalists and parliamentarian member Qassem Hashem, a member of the Lebanese Arab Socialist Ba’ath Party that crossed the Lebanese border walking 80 meters into Israeli-occupied Shebaa Farms/Mount Dov region and walking up to Israel’s border barrier, according to Ali Shoeib, a Hezbollah-affiliated correspondent. (Times Of Israel)

Disasters and accidents

2023 South Korea floods
- Thirty-seven people are killed, several others are missing, and many are injured in South Korea when torrential rains cause landslides and the overflow of a dam in North Chungcheong, prompting the evacuation of over 4,700 people nationwide. Prime Minister Han Duck-soo calls for the deployment of the military to conduct search and rescue operations. (AP)
A wildfire prompts the evacuation of over 2,000 residents on La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain, decimating around 4,500 hectares and destroying about a dozen homes. (AP)
A fire breaks out and destroys the Royal Albion Hotel, a 196-year-old Grade II* listed building, in Brighton and Hove, England, United Kingdom. (Sky News) (iNews)

Health and environment

2023 European heat waves
- The Italian health ministry issues an "extreme" health risk warning for 16 cities, including Florence and Rome, as the European Space Agency reports that potential record-breaking temperatures of up to 48 °C (118 °F) could be reached. (CNN)

International relations

Law and crime

Sports