At around 10:11 am local time, a small aircraft belonging to Saeta Peru (Empresa de Transportes Saeta S.A.C.), a non-scheduled air transport company, was commandeered by two armed individuals while on the ground in the town of San Lorenzo the capital of both Datem del Marañón Province and Barranca District in the Loreto department of the northeastern Peruvian Amazon. The gunmen reportedly intimidated the pilot and businessmen on board and forced the pilot to fly towards the city of Tarapoto. During the flight, the criminals took control on the aircraft and forced an emergency landing at Jeberos airfield in the Alto Amazonas province. The local authorities launched an investigation into the incident to determine the whereabouts of the businessmen on board, whose identities ties were not made public. The Ministry of Transport and Communications (MTC) released a statement in which it confirmed it learned of the incident from the owner of the company which involved the company’s Cessna 206, with registration OB1945. (elpopular.pe, 23 July 2024)

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has annulled the majority of government job quotas, which had led to student-led protests resulting in at least 114 deaths and hundreds of injuries. The court's Appellate Division overturned a lower court's reinstatement of these quotas, directing that 93% of government jobs be allocated based on merit. The Supreme court also ordered the government to reduce the job quotas for families of those who fought for independence from Pakistan from 30% to 5%. The remaining 2% of jobs subject to quotas are designated for individuals from disadvantaged groups and those with disabilities.

The quota system was abolished by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's administration in 2018, but it was reinstated by a lower court in June 2024, sparking weeks of violent protests and a subsequent government crackdown.  Following the court ruling, the streets near the court were calm, with army units deployed throughout Dhaka. Anticipating the Supreme Court hearing, the government had extended a curfew. Soldiers patrolled Dhaka, the epicenter of the demonstrations, which had escalated into violent confrontations. Internet and text message services were suspended nationwide since July 18, isolating the country as police enforced a ban on public gatherings. The curfew, initially imposed late on July 19, was extended to 3 p.m. local time on July 21 and was expected to continue indefinitely, with a two-hour break for people to gather supplies.

At around 6 pm local time, the Israeli Air Force carried out an ariel strike on the Houthi-controlled port of Hodeida. The strike was in response to a drone attack by the Iran-backed group on Tel Aviv in which one person was killed and eight were wounded. According to the Israeli military, the strike dubbed “Operation Outstretched Arm,” involved dozen jetfighters, including F-35 stealth fighter jets, F-15 fighters, reconnaissance planes, and refueling planes, necessary due to the 1,800 Km/ 1125 miles distance from Israel. The airstrike targeted fuel depots, energy sites, and other port facilities, which used the Houthis to bring in weapons from Iran. Over the past nine months, the Houthi militant group have launched more than 220 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones at Israel, mainly targeting Eilat, in solidarity with Hamas in Gaza. Most of the projectiles have been intercepted by US forces in the Red Sea or Israeli air defenses or have missed their targets. Prior to the Tel Aviv attack on July 19 only one Houthi missile landed near Eilat in March. According to a Houthi controlled media outlet, three people were killed in the Israeli attack and 87 were wounded.

At around 3:10 am local time, a large Iranian made explosives laden drone (UAV) Samad 3  exploded in a residential apartment building along Ben Yehuda Street on the corner of Shalom Aleichem near the US Consulate in central Tel Aviv, without triggering Color Red warning sirens. One person was killed in his apartment and 8 others were injured, four from shrapnel and the rest were treated for anxiety symptoms. The Yemeni  Houthis militant group claimed responsibility for the attack. The Israeli military spokesperson announced that a preliminary investigation shows that the UAV was detected but due to a human error was not downed. The IDF is continuing to investigate the explosion. The spokesman added that at the same time the military downed another target east of Israel before it entered Israeli territory.

Three gunmen opened fire near the Ali bin Abi Talib Mosque in the in the Wadi al-Kabir district east of the capital city Muscat during the Shiite observation of the holy Day of Ashura when Shia Muslims commemorate the seventh-century battlefield martyrdom of Imam Hussein, grandson of Prophet Muhammad. At least four Pakistani nationals, an Indian national and a police officer were killed, and 28 other individuals were wounded in the attack, before responding police officers managed to shoot and kill the assailants. The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for the attack on Telegram, in a rare operation in one of the most stable countries in the Middle East.