2025-12-23: Palestine Roundup

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WiBOPM (2025-12-23). Resistance Does Not Die In Prison: We Stand With the UK Hunger Strikers! Sign Petition. wibailoutpeople.org SIGN PETITION HERE: tinyurl.com/2588zwvn December 23, 2025 We, the undersigned organizations, stand in unequivocal solidarity with the six Palestine Action—affiliated prisoners on hunger strike in the UK: Qesser Zuhrah, Amu Gib, Heba Muraisi, T Hoxha, Lewie Chiaramello, and Kamran Ahmed, who, on day 53, are facing the increasing likelihood of death. We also salute Jon …

Willem Moore (2025-12-23). Greta Thunberg arrested at Palestine Action protest. thecanary.co The police have arrested activist Greta Thunberg at a protest to un-proscribe Palestine Action. Thunberg was holding a sign which read: I support Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Canary (@thecanaryuk) She is the latest activist to be arrested by British police amidst an […] | By

aljazeera (2025-12-23). Palestine Action hunger strikers launch legal action against UK government. aljazeera.com Lawyers of the group threaten court proceedings as top ministers refuse to meet them to discuss the protesters' welfare.

newarab (2025-12-23). A musician in Gaza plays for children to help heal war's wounds>. newarab.com

Editorial Committee of Majallat al-Dirasat al-Filastiniyya (2025-12-23). Israel's war on Gaza has made genocide an accepted weapon of war. We're already seeing it in Sudan. mondoweiss.net Israel's genocide in Gaza set a global norm that views extermination as a 'natural' part of how nations and paramilitary groups wage war. We are already seeing this in Sudan.

| Reuters | (2025-12-23). Israeli defence minister vows military to remain in Gaza. tribune.com.pk Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said on Tuesday that Israel's military would never fully withdraw from the Gaza Strip for security reasons and that a civilian-military army unit would be established in the Palestinian enclave. | Under a US-backed peace plan signed by both Israel and Hamas in October, the Israeli military is meant to gradually withdraw completely from the coastal enclave, and Israel would not re-establish civilian settlements there. | "We are located deep inside Gaza and we will never leave all of Gaza. There will never be such a thing. We are there to protect, to prevent what happened," K…

Staff (2025-12-23). ISRAEL KILLED OVER 400 PALESTINIANS IN GAZA SINCE THE OCTOBER CEASEFIRE WAS ANNOUNCED. trendsjournal.com Israel has killed over 400 Palestinians inside Gaza since the October ceasefire went into effect and injured another 1,115, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry.

aljazeera (2025-12-23). Israeli Defence Minister: 'We will never leave Gaza'. aljazeera.com Israeli Defence Minister Israel Katz said the Israeli military "will never leave Gaza".

Alaa Shamali (2025-12-23). Gaza's third Christmas in the dark, but faith endures. thecanary.co Christmas is around the corner but for the people of Gaza there will be no lights for the third consecutive year. Amid intense suffering, displacement, and loss, the joy that prevailed before the war has been crushed. Churches, typically decorated during the festive season by Christian communities in Gaza, have become places where people grieve […] | By

Nagham Zbeedat (2025-12-23). ended on the news, but not for From Bethlehem to Gaza, Christmas is overshadowed by harsh reality. haaretz.com Palestinians are marking a subdued Christmas season amid the fragile cease-fire, West Bank checkpoint expansion, policed celebrations and…

newarab (2025-12-23). Is Israel edging toward accepting Turkish troops in Gaza. newarab.com

Jonathan Lis (2025-12-23). New data reveals the astronomical cost of trips abroad during Gaza war. haaretz.com According to the data, the cost of using Israel's official aircraft for a single trip to Washington in February totaled $424,000, while during Netanyahu's visit to New York in September, his suite at the Loews Regency Hotel cost Israeli taxpayers $42,000 for seven nights…

Dave DeCamp (2025-12-23). Israeli Defense Minister Vows Permanent Israeli Occupation of Gaza, Establishment of Settlements. news.antiwar.com Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz vowed on Tuesday that the Israeli military will "never leave all of Gaza" and will eventually establish settlements in the northern part of the Strip. "We are deep inside Gaza and will never leave all of Gaza — that will not happen. We are here to defend and to prevent …

Nir Hasson (2025-12-23). Jerusalem patriarch vows to stay optimistic after seeing suffering in Gaza Strip visit. haaretz.com Although Cardinal Pizzaballa doesn't see a diplomatic solution ahead, he sees 'hope in society, in the younger generation, not only among Christians.' He says the situation in Gaza has gotten worse since his last visit — but that isn't stopping the Christian leader from planning for the future…

newarab (2025-12-23). Israel continues to bomb Gaza as mass arrests sweep West Bank. newarab.com Israel has continued to bomb

Ed Newman (2025-12-23). Israeli defense minister vows to build settlements in northern Gaza. radiohc.cu Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has vowed to build new Jewish settlements on land in northern Gaza that's currently being occupied by Israel's military. | Katz affirmed that the new settlements would replace those evacuated by Israel in 2005. | His declaration came after Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa, the Latin patriarch of Jerusalem, delivered a sermon in Gaza ahead of the Christmas holiday rejecting plans by the U.S. and other foreign powers to lead Gaza's reconstruction effort. | The cardinal said: "It is we the people here who will decide how to rebuild everything." | [ SOURCE: DEMOCRACY NOW ]…

Alina Ramos Martin (2025-12-23). Israel killed 411 Palestinians and wounded 1,112 in Gaza during truce. plenglish.com Ramala, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) The Israeli army has killed 411 Palestinians and wounded 1,112 in the Gaza Strip since the truce came into effect there on October 10, official sources in the territory reported.

Juan Carlos Dominguez Taño (2025-12-23). UN reports on complex situation in Gaza. plenglish.com United Nations, Dec 23 (Prensa Latina) Around 16,000 patients are currently waiting to be evacuated from Gaza Strip, and restrictions on the delivery of humanitarian aid continue, the United Nations (UN) reported.

aljazeera (2025-12-23). Israel will never fully withdraw from Gaza, defence minister says. aljazeera.com Israel Katz says military units will be established inside the Palestinian enclave, in contravention of truce agreement.

Ayesha Siddiqa (2025-12-23). dangerous dilemma: Will its powerful military chief send troops to keep the peace in Gaza? haaretz.com Field Marshal Asim Munir may win favor with Donald Trump by sending troops to Gaza, but it's a high-stakes gamble, with Islamist power centers ready to accuse him of 'appeasing' Israel…

Tom Levinson (2025-12-23). These Israelis fought in Gaza and the West Bank. They escape their inner hell. haaretz.com Tomer identified bodies and says that 'everything I had has been wiped out.' Nave was a medic who says memories of the war have taken over his life. Liam has never really left the kibbutz houses where she saw dead bodies. Three shattered souls talk about PTSD. Part one of two…

newarab (2025-12-23). Katz threatens new Israeli settlements in Gaza despite ceasefire. newarab.com Israeli Defence Minister His threats came as the latest indication that Israeli forces would never fully withdraw from Gaza, despite th…

Staff (2025-12-23). ISRAEL PREVENTS THE RETURN OF PALESTINIANS FORCED OUT OF THEIR HOMES IN THE WEST BANK DURING OPERATION IRON WALL. trendsjournal.com The Israeli government has been accused by the Palestinian Authority of preventing the return of tens of thousands of Palestinians who were forced out of their homes in the West Bank during Operation Iron Wall, which began in January as a sweeping "anti-terrorism" campaign.

Caitlin Johnstone (2025-12-23). Stop Picking On Poor Little Israel. thealtworld.com Stop picking on poor little Israel. It's just sitting there minding its own business trying to do a little genocide in peace while aggressively lobbying your government to crush your freedom of speech and freedom of assembly, and you're OBSESSING about it for NO REASON. | You just hate Jews. That's the only possible reason you could spend so much time obsessing about this one tiny little harmless country: you've got a crazy, irrational fixation on a small abrahamic religion, because you're a weirdo. Stop saying it's actually about all the wars and atrocities and apartheid and starving children and lobbying and pr…

newarab (2025-12-23). Netanyahu asks court to pause corruption trial for missile drill. newarab.com

newarab (2025-12-23). Ex-aide says Netanyahu asked for help avoiding blame for 7 Oct. newarab.com

____ (2025-12-23). Australian PM Invites Israeli President After Chanukah Attack Shock. devdiscourse.com In a diplomatic gesture, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese reached out to Israeli President Isaac Herzog with an invitation to visit Australia. The call comes in the wake of a distressing attack at a Jewish community Chanukah event held at Sydney's Bondi Beach last week.

aljazeera (2025-12-23). Israeli forces demolish shops in raids near occupied East Jerusalem. aljazeera.com Commercial premises among buildings facing demolition as military incursions intensify near Qalandiya and Kafr Aqab.

aljazeera (2025-12-23). UK police drop probe into Bob Vylan's chants about Israeli military. aljazeera.com Police say there is 'insufficient evidence' to bring charges after investigating comments made at Glastonbury festival.

Josh Breiner (2025-12-23). 25-year-old Bedouin citizen of northern Israel shot two weeks ago dies of wounds. haaretz.com Mahmoud Hibi, an Israeli citizen from a Bedouin town in the north, is the 245th Arab citizen of Israel killed in 2025, marking an annual record for the number of murders in Israeli Arab society…

Jack Khoury (2025-12-23). 24 wounded in Israeli raid in East Jerusalem to confiscate of unregulated. haaretz.com Two dozen Palestinians were wounded, most from tear gas inhalation, after the IDF and Israel Police launched a raid in which they seized a significant quantity of eggs 'unfit for consumption,' along with cigarettes and vehicles…

newarab (2025-12-23). Israeli minister moves to cut film funding after Palestinian win. newarab.com Zohar issued the warning on Sunday amid backlash to his plan to stage an alternative film awards ceremony, a move widely seen as an attempt to…

tehrantimes (2025-12-23). The fragility of Israeli security. tehrantimes.com TEHRAN — The reality of the Israeli regime's security doctrine is that it has long remained fragile and vulnerable.

Reuters (2025-12-23). Lebanon denies any army link to Hezbollah after Israeli strike. haaretz.com The Israeli military said it killed three Hezbollah militants near Sidon in southern Lebanon. 'From an initial review, it was found that one of the terrorists eliminated during the strike simultaneously served in the Lebanese intelligence unit,' the IDF said…

Democracy Now! (2025-12-23). Democracy Now! 2025-12-23 Tuesday. democracynow.org Headlines for December 23, 2025; CBS Censorship: Bari Weiss Pulls "60 Minutes" Exposé on Torture of Migrants U.S. Sent to El Salvador; "Out for Blood": Writer Jasper Nathaniel on Surviving Israeli Settler Attack on W. Bank Olive Farmers | Headlines for December 23, 2025; CBS Censorship: Bari Weiss Pulls "60 Minutes" Exposé on Torture of Migrants U.S. Sent to El Salvador; "Out for Blood": Writer Jasper Nathaniel on Surviving Israeli Settler Attack on W. Bank Olive Farmers…

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