The Israeli Air Force bombs the Syrian Defense Ministry headquarters and the presidential palace in Damascus.
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July 16, 2025 (Wednesday)
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Armed Conflicts and Attacks
Armed conflicts and attacks
The Bangladesh military clashes with supporters of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina in Gopalganj District, leading to four deaths and many others injured.
At least 27 people are killed when unidentified gunmen attack a village in Riyom, Plateau State, Nigeria.
At least 21 Palestinians are killed in a crowd crush at a Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) site in the Gaza Strip. The GHF attributed the stampede to armed agitators, while Hamas and Palestinian eyewitnesses said that Israeli soldiers sprayed people with pepper gas and opened fire.
Israeli forces launch an attack on the Druze city of Suwayda in As-Suwayda Governorate, Syria, after scattered clashes continue in spite of the ceasefire announcement by the Syrian Armed Forces.
Al-Shabaab militants claim to have killed three Kenyan soldiers patrolling a road in the east of the country near the Somali border.
Disasters and accidents
One person is killed and thirteen others are injured in a lightning strike at an archery range in Jackson Township, New Jersey, United States.
A tsunami advisory is issued after a Mw 7.3 earthquake strikes the southern coast of Alaska, United States.
International relations
The United Kingdom ends its five-year ban on Pakistani airlines from landing in the UK due to significant improvements in aviation safety standards.
Law and crime
U.S. president Donald Trump signs into law the HALT Fentanyl Act, reclassifying all fentanyl-related substances, including synthetic drugs, as Schedule I controlled substances.
The Ethiopian National Intelligence and Security Service detains dozens of suspected Somalian Islamic State militants, whom it alleges were trained and deployed to conduct operations throughout the country, especially in the Cal Miskaad mountains of the Bari region in Puntland.
The Russian State Duma introduces new legislation that introduces fines for searching for prohibited material online. The legislation is passed on July 22.
Politics and elections
The Shas party quits the Netanyahu cabinet due to disagreements over Haredi Jews conscription exemptions from military service in Israel, but remains in the governing coalition.
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