Portal:Current events/2012 November 21

Current events of November 21, 2012 (2012-11-21) (Wednesday)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Operation Pillar of Defense
  • Hamas says a Gaza ceasefire agreement is being "held up" by Israelis, who have yet to confirm that a deal is imminent. Meanwhile, Israel continues to carry out military operations, and Hamas continues to fire rockets into Israel. (Al Jazeera}
  • Over 160 rockets were fired into Israel on Tuesday killing one Israeli soldier. One of the rockets fired from Gaza landed near Bethlehem, in the West Bank. Israel drones and airstrikes also kill 31 Palestinians, including civilians. (Jerusalem Post)
  • The Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and YouTube accounts of Israeli Deputy Premier Silvan Shalom have been hacked and filled with pro-Palestine status updates. ZCompanyHackingCrew claimed responsibility for the act. (RT)
  • At least 21 were wounded after a suspected bomb blast on a bus in Tel Aviv, including three seriously wounded. Hamas claimed responsibility for the explosion and there were widespread celebrations in the streets of Gaza. (Al Arabiya)(Al Hazeera)
• Syrian civil war
  • Turkey asks for patriot missles to be deployed on its territory at the border with Syria. (Reuters)
  • Syrian warplanes bomb the suburbs of the capital Damascus as fighting continues. (RTÉ) (Times Live South Africa)
• Unidentified gunmen shoot and kill Benghazi's police chief Faraj al-Deirsy in front of his home in the latest attack against security officials in Libya's second largest city. (Al Jazeera)
• 2012 East DR Congo conflict: Hundreds of government soldiers and policemen surrender to M23 rebels at a stadium in the city of Goma, which fell to rebel forces on November 20. (Al Jazeera)

Disasters and accidents

• Mount Tongariro, a volcano on the North Island of New Zealand, erupts for the second time in four months, with efforts underway to rescue people on the Tongariro Alpine Crossing. (News Limited)
• A military plane of Antonov model has crashed in the Sana'a, capital of Yemen, killing all 10 people on board included five military officers. (BBC)

Law and crime

• India executes Ajmal Kasab, the lone surviving gunmen in the 2008 Mumbai attacks. He is hanged after his mercy petition is rejected. (ABC News Australia)
• Puerto Rican professional boxer Héctor Camacho was shot multiple times in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. The driver of Camacho's car was killed in the attack. Camacho was shot in the neck and face and taken to St. Paul's Hospital in Río Piedras, where he was pronounced to be in critical condition shortly thereafter. (El Nuevo Herald)

Sport

• Roberto Di Matteo was sacked by Chelsea F.C. after a 2012–13 UEFA Champions League defeat 0-3 to Juventus F.C. left them in danger of becoming the first title holders to exit the competition in the group stage. (ESPN)