March 15, 2024 (Friday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Israel–Hamas war
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu says that he has approved a military operation to capture Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip amid international pressure to stop the offensive. (Reuters)
- Rafah offensive
- Israeli invasion of the Gaza Strip
- Russian invasion of Ukraine
- Odesa strikes
- At least 20 people are killed and at least 73 others are injured in a Russian double tap missile strike in Odesa, Ukraine. (CNN)
- Odesa strikes
Business and economy
- The Netherlands awards a contract to French defense firm Naval Group to build its Orka-class submarines. The new submarines will replace the aging Walrus-class submarine fleet. (Le Monde)
Disasters and accidents
- At least three people are killed by tornadoes in Logan County, Ohio, United States. (AP)
Law and crime
- Capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
- The Democratic Republic of the Congo lifts the 2003 moratorium on the death penalty in an attempt to reduce the level of violence in the country. (ABC News)
Politics and elections
- 2024 Russian presidential election
- Voters elect the next president of Russia. Incumbent president Vladimir Putin is seeking a fifth term in office. (TASS)
- War in Sudan
- The Sudanese National Forces Coordination, a coalition of pro-SAF armed groups led by vice president Malik Agar, declares its support politically and militarily for the SAF. (Radio Dabanga)