2024 Rochdale by-election Workers Party of Britain candidate George Galloway wins the by-election with 12,335 votes.
Residents in Rochdale, England, vote to elect a new Member of Parliament in a controversial by-election overshadowed by the Israel–Hamas war.
Quincy Promes Dutch international footballer Quincy Promes is detained in Dubai while on trip with Spartak Moscow and faces extradition to the Netherlands after having been recently convicted "in absentia" of drug trafficking and sentenced to six years in prison by the Dutch court.
Israel–European Union relations The European Parliament votes in favor of a non-binding resolution calling for an unconditional ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war.
Colombia–Israel relations Colombian President Gustavo Petro announces that Colombia will suspend the purchase of armament from Israeli manufacturers. Petro also declares the Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip to be a genocide.
Smokehouse Creek Fire The Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas Panhandle grows to become the largest wildfire in the history of Texas.
Sikorsky S-92 A Sikorsky S-92 helicopter crashes six kilometers off the coast of Bergen, Norway, killing one person and injuring five others.
2024 Dhaka Bailey Road fire Forty-six people are killed and 75 more injured during a fire at a seven-storey shopping mall in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Israel–Hamas war Two Israelis are shot and killed in an attack at a gas station near Eli in the West Bank.
At least 112 people are killed and 760 others are injured in Gaza City while receiving aid. The Gaza Health Ministry claims the Israel Defense Forces indiscriminately opened fire into a crowd, while Israeli officials claim that most of the deaths were caused by a stampede resulting from Israeli warning shots.