A massive fire has destroyed a sandal factory in Tangerang, Indonesia, after it spread to a gas storage area, according to Al Jazeera.

Israeli attacks in Gaza and the occupied West Bank have resulted in the deaths of two individuals, including a 12-year-old child in al-Mawasi, according to health officials at Nasser Medical Complex, as reported by Al Jazeera.

A recent earthquake in Venezuela has resulted in a death toll of 2,954, according to official figures. The disaster has left over 16,000 people homeless and caused the collapse of 190 buildings, primarily in the coastal La Guaira area, which is located north of the capital, Caracas.

A fire in an informal settlement in Durban resulted in one death and the destruction of 44 structures, displacing numerous residents, according to SABC News.

Gas flaring in Rivers State communities has been associated with increased rates of childhood deaths and respiratory diseases, highlighting the human cost of this environmental pollution, according to Punch.

According to Gaza's Ministry of Health, at least seven Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza over the past 48 hours, with an additional nine bodies recovered from under the rubble.