Tuesday July 8
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Middle Eastern crisis
- Gaza war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Five Israeli soldiers are killed and two others are seriously injured in an ambush in Beit Hanoun, Gaza. (The New York Times) (The Washington Post)
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Israeli–Lebanese conflict
- An Israeli airstrike kills at least three people and injures 13 others in an attack on Tripoli, Lebanon. (Al Jazeera)
- Gaza war
Business and economy
- German economic crisis
- German vehicle manufacturer Daimler Truck announces it will cut around 5,000 jobs in the country by 2030 in an effort to save €1 billion following a drop in sales. (DW)
- Bulgaria and the euro
- The European Parliament approve Bulgaria's request to adopt euro, pending approval by the European Council. (Euronews)
Disasters and accidents
- Ten people are killed and others are injured when a fire and explosion cause eight rooms to collapse at a fireworks factory in Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India. (The Star)
- July 2025 Southern New Mexico floods
- At least three people are killed, four people are trapped, including a father and his two children, and 85 others are rescued when they are washed away in flash floods in Ruidoso, New Mexico, United States. (AP) (LBC)
Law and crime
- Treatment of women by the Taliban
- The International Criminal Court issues arrest warrants against Taliban leader Hibatullah Akhundzada and Taliban official Abdul Hakim Haqqani over persecution of girls, women and the LGBTQ+ community. (AP)
- Two people are killed, including the perpetrator, and six others are injured, including three police officers and three seriously, in a shootout at a house in Calldetenes, Catalonia, Spain. (Ara)
- A 9-year-old is killed and two others are injured in a mass stabbing attack by a 16-year-old at a school in Estação, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. (CTV News)