April 20, 2024 (Saturday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli attacks in the West Bank during the Israel–Gaza war
- Fourteen Palestinians are killed in an Israeli attack in the West Bank. (Reuters) (Times of Israel)
- Israeli attacks in the West Bank during the Israel–Gaza war
- Israel–Hamas war
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- The Governor of Smolensk Oblast, Russia, says that a Ukrainian drone attack caused a fire at a fuel depot in Kardymovsky. (Reuters)
Disasters and accidents
- 2024 Bangui river disaster
- A river boat en route to a funeral capsizes in the Mpoko River in Bangui, Central African Republic, killing at least 58 people. (DW)
International relations
- Military aid to Ukraine during the Russo-Ukrainian War, United States support for Israel in the Israel–Hamas war
- The U.S. House of Representatives passes a series of bills that would provide $95 billion in military aid to countries including Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan. (ABC News)
Law and crime
- Israel–Hamas war protests
- Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
- American college students plan demonstrations in solidarity with pro-Palestinian Columbia University protesters arrested in New York City earlier this week. (CNN)
- Israel–Hamas war protests in the United States
- Mass shootings in the United States
- Two people are killed and six more are injured in a shooting at a block party in Memphis, Tennessee. (ABC News)
- Protests occur in Tenerife, Canary Islands, Spain, against mass tourism in the Canary Islands which is allegedly increasing house prices for locals. (Reuters)