October 2024 Recap: Israel kills Hamas leader, Iran attacks Israel, Russia recaptures half of Kursk

Hamas confirmed Israel’s killing of their leader, Yahya Sinwar, the Israeli parliament voted to ban UNRWA, and Iran attacked Israel with 180 ballistic missiles. Russia recaptured about half of the territory in Kursk that they had previously lost to Ukraine, and some 10,000 North Korean soldiers were reportedly training in Russia to be deployed in the war with Ukraine. Finally, the UK announced its return of the sovereignty of the Chagos Islands back to Mauritius.