Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
    • A deal is reached to extend the ceasefire for at least one further day, after it had been due to expire at 7:00 AM IST Thursday. (The Times of Israel)
  • 2023 Givat Shaul shooting
    • Three Israeli civilians are killed and six others are wounded in a mass shooting in Givat Shaul, Jerusalem. The two Palestinian gunmen are shot and killed by security forces and an armed civilian at the scene. (The Times of Israel) (Haaretz)

Disasters and accidents

• Tropical cyclones in 2023
  • 2023 Atlantic hurricane season
    • The 2023 Atlantic hurricane officially ends, with it being the most active season on record to be in an El Niño. (CNN)
  • 2023 Pacific hurricane season
    • The 2023 Pacific hurricane season officially ends, with it being the costliest season on record due to Hurricane Otis. (KCRA)

Law and crime

• LGBT rights in Russia
  • The Supreme Court of Russia bans the LGBT movement, labelling them as "extremists". (Reuters)

Armed conflicts and attacks

• 2023 Israel–Hamas war
  • 2023 Israel–Hamas war hostage crisis
    • 2023 Israel–Hamas ceasefire
      • Hamas releases four Thai migrant workers and 12 Israeli hostages while Israel releases 30 Palestinian prisoners. In a separate gesture to Russian President Vladimir Putin, two dual citizens of Israel and Russia are also freed by Hamas. (The Times of Israel)
  • October-November 2023 Jenin incursion
    • Israel Defense Forces, Shin Bet, and Israel Border Police announce in a joint statement that they killed Muhammad Zubeidi, the commander of the Jenin branch of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad. (The Jerusalem Post)
    • Two children, aged 14 and 8, are shot dead by IDF troops in Jenin during the raid. The shootings are caught by security cameras. (BBC)
• 2023 Guayana Esequiba crisis, Brazil–Venezuela relations
  • The Brazilian Army mobilizes towards the border of Venezuela and Guyana, anticipating a possible Venezuelan military invasion of Guayana Esequiba. (Escenario Mundial)
• Myanmar civil war
  • Operation 1027
    • The Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army captures the town of Konkyan in Shan State, Myanmar, after the military's Light Infantry Battalion 125 surrendered to it. (Irrawaddy)

Arts and culture

• The 15th-century painting {{ill| Madonna delle Grazie (Botticelli)|it|lt=Madonna delle Grazie}} by Sandro Botticelli, with an estimated value of €100 million, which was believed to be missing, is recovered from a residence near Naples, Italy. (The Guardian)

Business and economy

• Austria's largest privately owned real estate company Signa Holding files for insolvency. (Reuters)

Disasters and accidents

• A United States Air Force V-22 Osprey crashes off the coast of Japan's Kagoshima Prefecture with six crew members onboard. A search and rescue operation has been launched, according to the Japan Coast Guard. (CNN)

International relations

• Finland–Poland relations, Finland–Russia relations
  • National Security Bureau chief Jacek Siewiera announces that Poland will send "a team of military advisors" to the Finland–Russia border in response to an official request for allied support. Russia warns against the move, viewing the concentration of troops on the border as a threat. (Reuters)

Law and crime

• Recognition of same-sex unions in Nepal
  • A village authority in Gandaki Province, Nepal, registers the nation's first same-sex marriage. (Reuters)
• German authorities launch major raids and arrests against the right-wing Wehrsportgruppe {{ill|Knockout 51|de}} and the Reichsbürger group "Königreich Deutschland". (Taz) (Zeit)
• French Minister of Justice Éric Dupond-Moretti is acquitted of a charge of conflict of interest by the Cour de Justice de la République. (France 24)

Science and technology

• Right Livelihood Award
  • Eunice Brookman-Amissah, Mother Nature Cambodia, Phyllis Omido and SOS Méditerranée are honored with the Right Livelihood Award in Stockholm, Sweden. (Tagesschau)
• Solar Cycle 25
  • NASA says that a coronal mass ejection directed at Earth will result in a geomagnetic storm causing disruption to radio and GPS communications on November 30, particularly in the Southern Hemisphere. (The Times of India)

Sports

• Winter Olympic Games
  • The International Olympic Committee announces that a French Alps/Nice bid is the preferred candidate to host the 2030 Winter Olympics and that Salt Lake City, Utah, is the preferred candidate to host the 2034 Winter Olympics. (CBC News)

November 30: Saint Andrew's Day (Christianity)

• 1700 – Great Northern War: Swedish forces led by King Charles XII defeated the Russian army at the Battle of Narva.
• 1934 – Flying Scotsman became the first steam locomotive officially to exceed 100 miles per hour (161 km/h).
• 1961 – Following the death of Dag Hammarskjöld, Burmese diplomat U Thant (pictured) was elected as Secretary-General of the United Nations.
• 1999 – A series of protests by anti-globalization activists against the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference of 1999 in Seattle forced the cancellation of the opening ceremonies.