Portal:Current events/2024 March 2

Armed conflicts and attacks

• Israel–Hamas war
  • Humanitarian aid during the Israel–Hamas war
    • The U.S. military begins airdropping humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. (BBC News)
  • Red Sea crisis
    • Yemen's internationally-recognized government reports that the abandoned ship Rubymar that was struck by a Houthi anti-ship missile has sunk. (Reuters) (Nederlands Dagblad)
    • Italian Navy destroyer Caio Duilio shoots down a Houthi drone in self-defence while in the Red Sea. (Reuters)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine
  • Bombing of Odesa
    • Eight people, including two children, are killed and eight others are injured in a Russian drone strike on an apartment block in Odesa, Ukraine. (Ukrinform)

Politics and elections

• 2024 United States presidential election
  • 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries
    • Republican Party caucuses are held in Idaho, Michigan, and Missouri for the 2024 United States presidential election. Former president Donald Trump wins all three contests. (CBS News) (AP)
• 2024 Dunkley by-election
  • In Australia, Jodie Belyea retains the seat of Dunkley for the Australian Labor Party despite a notable swing towards the Liberal Party. (ABC News Australia)