TODAY IN HISTORY
October 5, 610: The rebel Heraclius (d. 641) becomes Byzantine Emperor after executing his predecessor, Phocas.
October 5, 1789: A group of French women, angry over high food prices and scarcity, march from Paris to the royal residence at Versailles, attracting a crowd of supporters along the way. The “Women’s March on Versailles,” saw its goals morph as it proceeded, from a simple demand for food to a broader call for the royal court to return to Paris, where it might be more immediately accountable to the public. King Louis XVI eventually agreed to that demand, and the victory helped to lend momentum to the budding revolutionary movement.
MIDDLE EAST
ISRAEL-PALESTINE
The Israeli military (IDF) killed at least one person near the West Bank city of Hebron on Monday when its soldiers opened fire on a car that had allegedly tried to ram their vehicle. There were three people in the car and the other two were reportedly wounded. In Gaza, a New York Times analysis of satellite imagery late last month appeared to confirm that the IDF is still expanding the territory under its control and fortifying along the way. Under the terms of the territory’s “ceasefire” the IDF is supposed to control a bit over half of Gaza and to withdraw in stages as the process moves forward, but at this point it appears to be holding over 60 percent and still adding more. The fortifications suggest that there’s no future withdrawal in the offing.
