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Revision as of 23:48, 4 July 2018

July 4, 2018 (2018-07-04) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

Israeli–Palestinian conflict
- Clashes break out between Israeli security forces and Bedouin residents in Khan al-Ahmar, Jerusalem Governorate, as Israeli bulldozers prepare to demolish the village. The Supreme Court of Israel ruled that its residents could be evicted on May 24. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

2018 Eastern Canada heat wave
- The death toll from heat waves in Quebec rises to 17. (CNN)
Survivors trapped overnight on a stricken ferry are rescued off the Indonesian island of Sulawesi after the ferry began sinking the day before. Out of the 139 passengers aboard, 31 have been confirmed dead, while three remain missing. (AP via ABC News)

Law and crime

2018 Amesbury poisonings
- Two British nationals that were found unconscious at a property in Amesbury, Wiltshire on Saturday are now thought to have been poisoned using Novichok nerve agents of the same kind used in the poisoning of Sergei and Yulia Skripal in Salisbury, seven miles from Amesbury, almost four months ago. (BBC)
- A major incident has been declared in Amesbury and several areas of the town have been evacuated as the National Counter Terrorism Policing Network investigate the attack. (BBC)
Rise and Resist
- Several people are arrested after protestors hang a sign that read "Abolish ICE" from the base below the Statue of Liberty. One of the protestors scaled the base of the statue itself, forcing an evacuation of the island on the busy Fourth of July holiday.(The Washington Post) (ABC News)

Politics and elections