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July 7, 2024 (Sunday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
  - Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 27 Palestinians. In Gaza City, four are killed in a strike on a UNRWA school sheltering displaced people and six others are killed in a strike on a house. Two people are killed in the Sabra neighbourhood, and six others are killed in a strike on a residential building in Az-Zawayda. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

2024 Atlantic hurricane season
- Hurricane Beryl
  - One-hundred-twenty counties in the U.S. state of Texas are under a disaster declaration as Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the Gulf Coast. (The Guardian)
At least 14 people are killed and others are missing in flash floods and landslides caused by heavy rain in Nepal. (Al Jazeera)
Thirteen people are injured when an elephant chases a crowd attending a Hindu religious festival in Kataragama, Sri Lanka. (Al Arabiya)
The Iranian naval frigate IRIS Sahand capsizes during repairs in the port of Bandar Abbas, Iran. (Reuters)
At least ten people are killed in a fire at a nursing home in Treinta y Tres, Uruguay. (Reuters)

International relations

Niger–United States relations
- The U.S. military withdraws entirely from Niger's Air Base 201 in Niamey. (Reuters)
Syrian–Turkish normalization
- Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan states his intention to invite Syrian President Bashar al-Assad for talks in Turkey with the intention of restoring relations between the two countries. (Reuters)

Health and environment

2024 North America heat waves
- Las Vegas, Nevada, United States, reaches 120 °F (49 °C), the city's highest temperature of all time, and surpassing the previous record of 117 °F (47 °C) set in July 2021. (KTNV-TV) (Las Vegas Review-Journal)

Politics and elections

2024 French legislative election
- French citizens vote in the second round of legislative elections for the 17th National Assembly of the Fifth Republic. (Le Monde)
- Exit polls predict a hung parliament, with the left-wing New Popular Front alliance winning the most seats, followed by President Emmanuel Macron's centrist Ensemble coalition in second place, and the far-right National Rally in third place. (BBC News)
- Prime Minister Gabriel Attal announces that he will resign on July 8. (Reuters)
Confederation of Sahel States, ECOWAS
- ECOWAS states that it risks disintegrating from military and economic insecurity if Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso continue their exit to form their own confederation, following sanctions and severed diplomatic ties after each state's military coup. (Reuters)
Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel
- Israeli protesters march and block highways across Israel, calling for a ceasefire, the return of all hostages, and for Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to step down. (AP)

Science and technology

Four volunteer NASA crew members finish the first 378-day Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog mission to simulate living on Mars at the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas, United States. (AP)

Sports

Yaroslava Mahuchikh breaks the world record in women's high jump, which had stood for 37 years. (Reuters)

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 *[[2024 Atlantic hurricane season]]
 **[[Hurricane Beryl]]
-***120 counties in [[Texas]], [[United States]], are under a [[disaster declaration]] as [[Hurricane Beryl|Tropical Storm Beryl]] approaches the [[Gulf Coast]]. [https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/07/beryl-storm-landfall-south-texas-houston (''The Guardian'')]
+***One-hundred-twenty counties in the [[U.S. state]] of [[Texas]] are under a [[disaster declaration]] as Tropical Storm Beryl approaches the [[Gulf Coast]]. [https://amp.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/jul/07/beryl-storm-landfall-south-texas-houston (''The Guardian'')]
-*At least 11 people are killed and eight others are missing in [[flash flood]]s and [[landslide]]s caused by heavy rain in [[Nepal]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/heavy-rains-trigger-landslides-nepal-11-killed-8-missing-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]
+*At least 14 people are killed and others are missing in [[flash flood]]s and [[landslide]]s caused by heavy rain in [[Nepal]]. [https://www.aljazeera.com/amp/gallery/2024/7/7/fourteen-killed-in-nepal-as-monsoon-rains-cause-flooding-in-south-asia (Al Jazeera)]
 *Thirteen people are injured when an [[elephant]] chases a crowd attending a [[Hinduism in Sri Lanka|Hindu]] [[religious festival]] in [[Kataragama]], [[Sri Lanka]]. [https://english.alarabiya.net/News/world/2024/07/07/sri-lanka-pilgrims-flee-as-elephant-panics-during-procession- (Al Arabiya)]
 *The [[Government of Iran|Iranian]] [[Islamic Republic of Iran Navy|naval]] frigate [[IRIS Sahand (2012)|IRIS ''Sahand'']] [[Capsizing|capsizes]] during repairs in the port of [[Bandar Abbas]], [[Iran]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/iranian-warship-capsizes-during-repairs-port-bandar-abbas-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]
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 '''International relations'''
-*[[Syrian-Turkish normalization]]
-**[[President of Turkey]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] states his intention to invite [[President of Syria]] [[Bashar al-Assad]] for talks in [[Turkey]] with the intention of restoring [[Syria–Turkey relations|relations between the two countries]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/erdogan-invite-assad-talks-restore-turkey-syria-ties-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]
 *[[Niger–United States relations]]
 **The [[United States Armed Forces|U.S. military]] withdraws entirely from [[Niger]]'s [[Niger Air Base 201|Air Base 201]] in [[Niamey]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/us-troops-pull-out-nigers-air-base-101-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]
+*[[Syrian–Turkish normalization]]
+**[[President of Turkey|Turkish President]] [[Recep Tayyip Erdoğan]] states his intention to invite [[President of Syria|Syrian President]] [[Bashar al-Assad]] for talks in [[Turkey]] with the intention of restoring [[Syria–Turkey relations|relations between the two countries]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/erdogan-invite-assad-talks-restore-turkey-syria-ties-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]
 '''Health and environment'''
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 '''Politics and elections'''
 *[[2024 French legislative election]]
-**[[French nationality law|French citizens]] vote in the second round of legislative elections for the 17th [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] of the [[French Fifth Republic|Fifth French Republic]]. [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/live/2024/07/07/en-direct-legislatives-2024-le-taux-de-participation-pour-le-second-tour-atteint-59-71-a-17-heures_6247441_823448.html (''Le Monde'')]
+**[[French nationality law|French citizens]] vote in the second round of legislative elections for the 17th [[National Assembly (France)|National Assembly]] of the [[French Fifth Republic|Fifth Republic]]. [https://www.lemonde.fr/politique/live/2024/07/07/en-direct-legislatives-2024-le-taux-de-participation-pour-le-second-tour-atteint-59-71-a-17-heures_6247441_823448.html (''Le Monde'')]
 **[[Exit poll]]s predict a [[hung parliament]], with the [[French Left|left-wing]] [[New Popular Front]] alliance winning the most seats, followed by [[President of France|President]] [[Emmanuel Macron]]'s [[centrist]] [[Ensemble (political coalition)|Ensemble]] [[coalition]] in second place, and the [[far-right]] [[National Rally]] in third place. [https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/ck7gydwgvy8t (BBC News)]
-**[[Prime Minister of France|French Prime Minister]] [[Gabriel Attal]] announces that he will [[resign]] on July 8. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-pm-attal-i-will-hand-my-resignation-monday-morning-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]
+**[[Prime Minister of France|Prime Minister]] [[Gabriel Attal]] announces that he will [[resign]] on July 8. [https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/french-pm-attal-i-will-hand-my-resignation-monday-morning-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]
+*[[Confederation of Sahel States]], [[ECOWAS]]
+**[[ECOWAS]] states that it risks disintegrating from military and economic insecurity if [[Niger]], [[Mali]], and [[Burkina Faso]] continue their exit to form their own [[Alliance of Sahel States|confederation]], following sanctions and severed diplomatic ties after each state's military [[coup]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-bloc-says-it-risks-disintegration-if-junta-led-states-leave-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]
 *[[Israel–Hamas war protests in Israel]]
 **[[Israelis|Israeli]] [[protester]]s march and block highways across [[Israel]], calling for a [[ceasefire]], the return of all [[Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis|hostages]], and for [[Prime Minister of Israel|Prime Minister]] [[Benjamin Netanyahu]] to step down. [https://apnews.com/article/israel-palestinians-hamas-war-news-july-7-2024-d78b75084f38c98e219e64db588374b8 (AP)]
-*[[Alliance of Sahel States]], [[ECOWAS]]
-**[[ECOWAS]] states that it risks disintegrating from military and economic insecurity if [[Niger]], [[Mali]], and [[Burkina Faso]] continue their exit to form their own [[Alliance of Sahel States|confederation]], following sanctions and severed diplomatic ties after each state's military [[coup]]. [https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/west-african-bloc-says-it-risks-disintegration-if-junta-led-states-leave-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]
 '''Science and technology'''
-*Four volunteer [[NASA]] crew members finish the first 378-day [[Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog]] mission to simulate living on [[Mars]] at the [[Johnson Space Center]] in [[Houston]], [[Texas]], [[United States]]. [https://apnews.com/article/nasa-simulated-mars-habitat-exit-7fd7d511ca22016793d504b1a47f97ee (AP)]
+*Four volunteer [[NASA]] crew members finish the first 378-day [[Crew Health and Performance Exploration Analog]] mission to simulate living on [[Mars]] at the [[Johnson Space Center]] in [[Houston]], Texas, United States. [https://apnews.com/article/nasa-simulated-mars-habitat-exit-7fd7d511ca22016793d504b1a47f97ee (AP)]
+'''Sports'''
+*[[Yaroslava Mahuchikh]] breaks the [[List of world records in athletics|world record in women's high jump]], which had stood for 37 years. [https://www.reuters.com/sports/athletics/ukraines-mahuchikh-breaks-1987-womens-high-jump-world-record-2024-07-07/ (Reuters)]
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