The Gayzette

ConfirmedPublic Security Directorate Director Obaidullah Al-Maaytah confirmed at a press conference that at least 7 people were killed and 34 wounded, 27 of them in hospital. The attack hit a funeral at a Greek Orthodox church in Hamoud village, Karak governorate, and the search for the gunmen is ongoing. Interior Minister Mazen al-Faraya called it "terrorist" and "unprecedented" without naming a group; no group has claimed responsibility.

Claimed by State TV Al-Mamlaka, attendee Khaled Burqan and survivorsState TV reported two suspects got out of a vehicle and opened fire; Burqan said one had a pistol and one a rifle. Survivors said they heard an explosion when the procession started, then masked attackers fired for several minutes. Authorities have not confirmed these accounts.

• King Abdullah II: Vowed, on X, the harshest penalties for the attackers.
• UN Secretary-General Guterres (via spokesman Stephane Dujarric): Strongly condemned the attack.
• UAE foreign ministry: Condemned "terrorist and criminal acts."

ConfirmedAs reported by Al Jazeera, foreign ministers of the UK, France, Germany, Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt and Italy met in Istanbul on Oct 23. The joint statement of four of them (Turkiye, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, Egypt) called for full resumption of secure passage through Hormuz and condemned Houthi escalation. On Oct 21 the State Department ordered nonemergency personnel and families to leave Saudi Arabia after Houthi attacks. Brent crude climbed above $110 on Oct 22.

Claimed by US ambassador Tom Barrack and IRGC spokesman Hossein MohebiBarrack said Washington could "absolutely" strike Iran this weekend, that Trump is open to a deal, and that any action would not aim at regime change. IRGC spokesman Hossein Mohebi said Iran's doctrine is now "offensive and asymmetrical." An Al Jazeera linked headline says Iran says seven ships were hit in Hormuz (not independently verified). Reports that the US and Israel plan attacks are unconfirmed.

• Turkiye, France, Italy: Fidan: none of the participating countries approved of another military attack on Iran. Barrot: escalation "would create nothing but losers." Tajani: the problem cannot be solved militarily.
• United States (Barrack, Rubio): A deal is open but "extremely difficult" (Rubio, Oct 21), and Iran must stop targeting Hormuz shipping.
• Iran: Mohsen Rezaei, secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, said Iran prefers diplomacy but has the means to sustain a response if war continues.

ConfirmedKenya's Ministry of Health says a 65-year-old woman who developed symptoms in quarantine died; she was a close relative of the Kenyan man who died Oct 5 after traveling from DRC. Seven patients are in treatment, there are nine confirmed cases including two deaths, and 135 contacts are quarantined. The ministry says all cases are one cluster with "no evidence of community spread." WHO Director-General Tedros said on social media Oct 23 that trial participants were vaccinated with Ervebo in Bunia, Ituri province.

Claimed by WHO and CEPIErvebo is approved for the Zaire strain, and the trial will test whether it also protects against Bundibugyo, the outbreak's strain. CEPI says Oxford and Moderna candidates made for Bundibugyo are expected to enter trials "shortly."

ConfirmedAl Jazeera, citing AFP, Reuters and Taiwan authorities, reports one person killed. The injury count differs within the article, with "more than 500" in the text and "350" in the web address. More than 5,000 people were evacuated, about 56,000 households were without power Saturday, and 259 flights were cancelled Saturday versus almost 1,000 Friday. Taiwan's Central Weather Administration said up to 900 mm of rain could fall Thursday to Saturday. In Okinawa about 8,400 households lost power and two people were injured, per the Japanese government.

Claimed by Al Jazeera; US Joint Typhoon Warning CenterAl Jazeera says it briefly reached super-typhoon strength with winds of nearly 300 km/h; the JTWC reported 185 km/h on Friday.