Portal:Current events/2024 December 25

December 25, 2024 (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
  - Siege of North Gaza, Gaza famine
    - The United States-funded Famine Early Warning Systems Network takes down a report estimating that food insecurity conditions in northern Gaza have surpassed the highest IPC famine thresholds, after the United States envoy to Israel criticized the report as "irresponsible". (Al Jazeera) (FEWS NET)
Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Russian strikes against Ukrainian infrastructure, Ukrainian energy crisis
  - A series of Russian ballistic missile and drone strikes target critical energy infrastructure in Kharkiv, Dnipro, Kryvyi Rih, Kherson and Kremenchuk in Ukraine, killing at least two people, injuring 20, and forcing widespread emergency blackouts. (The Kyiv Independent) (The Guardian)
Somali Civil War
- Constitutional crisis in Somalia
  - Jubaland crisis
    - Federal Government of Somalia imposes a flight ban on Jubaland State of Somalia, including all flights to and from Jubaland, particularly affecting cities Kismayo and Doolow. The flight ban was initiated after ongoing political tensions and military engagements since Jubaland forces reportedly defeated Somali Armed Forces in several locations, including Ras Kamboni, Kulbiyow, and Dolow. (Garowe Online) (The Somali Digest) (Eastleigh Voice)
Sudanese civil war
- 2024 famine in Sudan
  - The IPC Famine Review Committee determines the presence of famine in five areas in Darfur and South Kordofan, Sudan, and estimates that five more areas will face famine by May 2025 due to ongoing conflict and blocked aid distribution. (BBC News Hausa)
Ethiopian Civil Conflict
- Ethiopian military forces closed the border between Ethiopia–Somalia following ongoing heavy fighting in the rural area of Dacawaley under Harshin, Fafan Zone between Ethiopia's Somali regional forces and local clan militias after the killing of the Yocole district security chief and bodyguards, local sources said. Hundreds of people fled from their houses, including children due to the conflict. (Hiiraan Online)(Somali Guardian)

Disasters and accidents

Azerbaijan Airlines Flight 8243
- An Azerbaijan Airlines flight from Baku to Grozny with 67 people on board crashes in Aktau, Kazakhstan, killing 38 people and wounding 32 more. (Al Jazeera)

International relations

Israel–Hezbollah conflict
- Lebanon files a new complaint to the UN Security Council over Israeli violations of the ceasefire. (Bastille Post)