2023 Chicago Marathon Kelvin Kiptum sets a new marathon world record at the Chicago Marathon, becoming the first runner to break 2 hours and 1 minute.
Ecuadorian security crisis The Ecuadorian government extends the country's state of emergency by a month.
2023 Alexandria shooting An Egyptian policeman kills two Israeli tourists and an Egyptian tour guide and injures a third Israeli in Alexandria, Egypt. The gunman is later arrested.
Landslide At least 27 people are killed and 50 more injured during landslides caused by heavy rains in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
2023 Hawaii wildfires The western area of Maui, Hawaii, U.S., located north of Kaanapali, reopens for tourism two months after wildfires damaged the area.
Swaminarayan Akshardham Swaminarayan Akshardham, the world's second largest Hindu temple, is officially inaugurated and opened in Robbinsville, New Jersey.
Israeli–Palestinian conflict Israeli ambassador to the United States Michael Herzog says that Americans have been taken hostage by Hamas in Gaza.
The death toll in the Gaza Strip increases to 370 with more than 2,200 injured. The death toll in Israel increases to more than 750 with over 2,000 injured. Hamas says they hold 130 Israeli captives.
Israel's Security Cabinet says that it has approved a military operation against Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip.
More than 260 bodies are found in Re'im, Southern Israel, after Hamas attacked a trance music festival. Foreign nationals are among those killed in the massacre.
Hezbollah forces in southern Lebanon open fire on Israeli positions in Shebaa Farms with artillery and guided rockets. Israel responds with airstrikes on Hezbollah artillery positions.
Pro-Israel and pro-Palestine rallies occur in several American cities, including Atlanta, Chicago and New York.