October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13) (Tuesday)
Armed conflicts and attacks
- Syrian Civil War, Russian involvement in the Syrian Civil War
- Israeli–Palestinian conflict, Palestinian political violence
- Two stabbing attacks take place in Ra'anana: one outside city hall in which one man is injured and the attacker is subdued by civilians; in a second incident, the attacker stabs civilians in front of a cafe, injuring one critically and three lightly until he is subdued by civilians. (The Jerusalem Post)
- In Jerusalem two Palestinian men attempted to stab passengers on a bus before being shot; one person was killed and another wounded as a driver rammed into a crowd and the attacker reportedly stepped out of the crashed vehicle and attempted to stab the wounded before being subdued by police; in a separate incident two male passengers were killed and three others suffered gunshot wounds in a combined shooting and stabbing attack on a bus in the neighborhood of Armon Hanatziv in southern Jerusalem. (The Times of Israel)
Arts and culture
Disasters and accidents
Business and economics
International relations
Politics and elections
Sports