On October 18, 2023, the US said no to the aid United Nations plan. The plan was to have "quiet times" during the fights in Gaza to allow help to reach people who need it.
In response to a surge in COVID-19 cases, Hamas, the de facto governing authority in the Gaza Strip, imposed a lockdown to curb the spread of the virus.
In a unique case, a New York judge punished Douglass Mackey, a meme creator, with a seven-month jail term and two years of supervised probation on Wednesday.