(2025-12-21). 'Israel' Arrests 3 Palestinians, Intensifies Bombing in Khan Younis as Hospital Warns of Collapse. english.almanar.com.lb The official Israeli radio station reported that occupation forces arrested three Palestinians from the Gaza Strip in the Bedouin town of Rahat in southern occupied Palestine. The report claimed the three had been hiding since crossing the border during the October 7, 2023 operation, without providing further details about the circumstances of their arrest or …
(2025-12-21). Dozens mourn six killed in Israeli shelling of Gaza shelter. tribune.com.pk 
Dozens of Palestinians gathered at a Gaza City hospital on Saturday to mourn six people, including children, that the civil defence said were killed by the Israeli shelling of a shelter for displaced people. | The Israeli military said late on Friday that troops had fired at "suspicious individuals to eliminate the threat", adding that it was reviewing the incident and "regrets any harm to uninvolved individuals". | Gaza's civil defence agency, which operates as a rescue force under Hamas authority, initially said on Friday that the Israeli shelling of a school-turned-shelter killed five people in the Tuffah n…
(2025-12-21). US, Egypt, Qatar, Turkey urge restraint in Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) — The United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Turkey have urged the parties to the Gaza ceasefire to honour their commitments and show restraint, the chief US envoy said after talks in the US city of Miami.
(2025-12-21). Witkoff meets with Arab, Turkish mediators to review Gaza truce. newarab.com 
(2025-12-21). Israeli military storms Jericho refugee camp, beating young Palestinians in their homes. tehrantimes.com The Israeli military has assaulted two young Palestinians and arrested eight during a series of raids across the occupied West Bank, Al Jazeera reported Sunday.
(2025-12-21). Al-Manar correspondent in southern Lebanon: Israeli occupation forces opened fire towards civilian homes in the town of Kafrshouba, causing damage. english.almanar.com.lb
(2025-12-21). Campaign Launches To Secure The Release Of Dr Hossam Abu Safiya. popularresistance.org The Palestinian Forum in Britain (PFB) has announced the launch of a new solidarity campaign calling for the release of Dr Hossam Abu Safiya and all Palestinian prisoners held in Israeli occupation prisons. The campaign will take the form of a calm, symbolic action titled the "Red Ribbons Campaign", to be held on Saturday 20 December at Oxford Circus in central London, at 1: 00 pm. | The Forum explained that the event is neither a demonstration nor a protest march, but a silent, peaceful act of solidarity. Participants will hang red ribbons and display specially designed posters carrying clear demands for freedom…
(2025-12-21). Israel masking defeats by threats: Senior military official. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) — Iranian General Ahmad Vahidi says that the Israeli regime is using threats and propaganda to cover up defeat in the 12-day war and its growing isolation.
(2025-12-21). US, Israel promoters of war and violence in the world. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 21 (MNA) — On the International Day against Violence and Extremism, critics argue that US and Israeli policies have entrenched war, state terrorism, and global instability.
(2025-12-20). Bondi Beach Attack Is Weaponized to Suppress Palestine Solidarity in Australia. truthout.org When news broke of the Bondi Beach shooting, those of us in the global Palestine solidarity movement knew immediately what was coming. We've seen this pattern: when liberation movements challenge state power and when genocide is named and resisted, states seize on any incident, any tragedy, to justify criminalizing that resistance. Since October 2023, as Israel has carried out genocide in Gaza… |
(2025-12-20). 'What is the Christian word in the face of genocide?': new Kairos Palestine document calls for repudiation of Zionism. mondoweiss.net 
"What is happening [in Palestine] today is the true face of Zionist ideology . . . turning Palestinian existence into an unbearable hell," declares the recently released Kairos Palestine document, "A Moment of Truth: Faith in a Time of Genocide."
(2025-12-20). Israeli attack on Gaza school kills five, most of them children. newarab.com 
Five Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a school sheltering displaced people in The Palestinian civil emergency service said in a statement that most of the killed were A hospit…
(2025-12-20). Children Are Dying of Cold Exposure as Winter Hits Gaza. truthout.org The sight of a cloud-covered sky signaling the threat of chilling rain has become a nightmare for thousands of displaced families in Gaza — particularly those who have set up their tents along the beach, as the sea level rises due to heavy rainfall. Families have been desperately trying to protect themselves from drowning by building sand barriers around their tents using shovels… |
(2025-12-20). Support CN's Middle East Coverage. consortiumnews.com Seven-year old Consortium News in 2002 was one of the first outlets to reject the politicized intelligence for the disastrous Iraq invasion, and has run circles around corporate media on Syria and Gaza. But only with your help. Consortium News…
(2025-12-20). Israel trying to resettle Palestinians abroad with US support. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) — Israel is attempting to resettle Palestinians from Gaza with US support, Palestinian Ambassador to Russia Abdel Hafiz Nofal has said.
(2025-12-20). FAO alertó que persiste alto nivel de hambre y desnutrición en Gaza. radiohc.cu La Organización de las Naciones Unidas para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO), alertó que al menos 1,6 millones de personas aún enfrentan un alto nivel de inseguridad alimentaria aguda en la Franja de Gaza, indica una nota este sábado. | La oficina de prensa de esa institución dio a conocer un comunicado, suscrito de manera conjunta con el Programa Mundial de Alimentos (PMA), el Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia (Unicef), y la Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS), donde se precisa que padece hambre y desnutrición el 77,0 por ciento de la población de esa zona. | En el informe, que cita datos de…
(2025-12-20). Gaza Civil Defence recovers bodies of 94 in makeshift grave. newarab.com 
Gaza's Civil Defence announced on Saturday that it had recovered the bodies of 94 Palestinians who were buried in an improvised manner in Gaza City during Israel's war on the territory.
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| While Gaza's health ministry says close to 71,000 Palestinians have been killed by Israel's relentless, two-year offensive, thousands more bodies are believed to be buried beneath the rubble.
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| Many people were forced to bury their loved ones in temporary and mass graves, as well as in school and hospital co…
(2025-12-20). US drafts $112-billion Gaza reconstruction plan. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) — US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump's son-in-law, businessman Jared Kushner, have designed a project for rebuilding the Gaza Strip.
(2025-12-20). Israel kills six Palestinians in strike on Gaza wedding; block access to ambulances for more than two hours. radiohc.cu The Israeli army has shelled a school being used as a shelter, where displaced Palestinian families had gathered for a wedding, killing at least six people, including a five-month-old baby. | The Palestinian civil emergency service said several people were also wounded when an Israeli tank shell hit the second floor of the Gaza Martyrs School in the Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City. | Witnesses reported that an Israeli tank had advanced into the area and approached the school before firing. They also said Israeli forces blocked ambulance and civil defense teams from reaching the site for more than two hours…
(2025-12-20). Israeli army, settlers storm al-Zawiya, al-Khalil, Ramallah. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 20 (MNA) — Israeli occupation forces conducted widespread raids across the West Bank, injuring Palestinians, detaining civilians, and causing property damage in towns.
(2025-12-20). Israeli army block Jericho entrances, settlers attack villages. newarab.com 
The Israeli army blocked entrances to a city in the West Bank on Saturday, as multiple raids were reported across the occupied territory overnight.
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| Soldiers closed the iron gates installed at the entrances to Jericho, shutting all four access points leading into the town and causing hundreds of vehicles to get caught in traffic.
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| It wasn't immediately clear why the army blocked Jericho's entrances, but a total of 916 permanent and temporary Israeli checkpoints are currently set up across fragmented Palestinian communities in the West Bank, including more than 243 iron gates instal…
(2025-12-20). Netanyahu to present 'Iran attack' plan to Trump during US visit. newarab.com 
Israeli officials will brief US President Donald Trump on "concerns" they have over a potentially renewed The Israeli officials are seeking to prepare attacks on Tehran should this be the case, US officials and a person familiar with the matter tol…
(2025-12-20). Israeli military expands presence in Syria's Quneitra amid rising local protests. tehrantimes.com Israeli forces have advanced into the Quneitra area of Syria's occupied Golan Heights and set up two military checkpoints, Al Jazeera reported Saturday.
(2025-12-20). Iranian Intelligence Collects Valuable Data about Sensitive Israeli Targets: Zionist Media. english.almanar.com.lb 
Successive security breaches have been carried out by the Iranian intelligence against the Zionist entity, according to the Israeli media. After Iran's "Handala Hack Team" hacked the smartphones of the former Israeli PM Neftali Bennet and a number of security officials in the occupation entity, the Zionist media revealed that a Russian national collected data about …
(2025-12-20). Spy executed in Iran after carrying out over 200 missions for Israel. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — Iran's Judiciary has confirmed the execution of Aqil Keshavarz, a Mossad agent convicted of espionage and collaboration with the Israeli regime. The execution took place on Saturday morning, following the thorough completion of legal procedures and the ultimate confirmation of his death sentence by the Supreme Court.
(2025-12-20). Lebanon 'days away' from fully disarming south of Litani: Salam. newarab.com 
The first phase of a government-backed, army plan to disarm south Lebanon is days away from completion before moving onto phase two, Prime Minister Nawaf Salam said Saturday.
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| Lebanon remains under great US and Israeli pressure to speed up the disarmament process of Iran-backed Hezbollah, amid fears of another Israeli war.
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| "Prime Minister Salam affirmed that the first phase of the weapons consolidation plan related to the area south of the Litani River is only days away from completion," a statement from Salam's office said.
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| "The state is ready to move on to the s…