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Armed conflicts and attacks. Israel–Hamas war. Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip. 2024 Gaza Strip polio epidemic. Six people are injured, including two children, in an Israeli strike on a polio vaccination centre in northern Gaza as the World Health Organization vaccination campaign resumes with its second phase.
1942 – World War II: France's zone libre is occupied by German forces in Case Anton. 1942 – The Turkish parliament passes the Varlık Vergisi , [ 7 ] a capital tax mostly levied on non-Muslim citizens with the unofficial aim to inflict financial ruin on them and end their prominence in the country's economy.
Kyren Wilson wins the 2024 World Snooker Championship, defeating Jak Jones 18 frames to 14. [405] 7 May Farmers call for a vaccine to be developed against bluetongue disease after 126 cases are reported in cattle and sheep, spread by infected midges blown from northern Europe. [406] China is suspected of hacking the UK armed forces payroll. [407]