(2025-12-26). Despite two years of Israel genocide, Christmas returns to Gaza. newarab.com 
(2025-12-26). In Gaza's Makeshift Camps, Women Hold the Families Together. passblue.com 
I am writing from a small displacement tent in Al-Zawaida, central Gaza, where my family of nine lives day by day. Over a million people now inhabit such makeshift camps across Gaza, and women bear the heaviest burden. While the world sees the destruction from afar, the personal realities of women's survival inside these tents …
(2025-12-26). The 8 best foreign policy books of 2025. responsiblestatecraft.org I spent the last few weeks asking experts about the foreign policy books that stood out in 2025. My goal was to create a wide-ranging list, featuring volumes that shed light on the most important issues facing American policymakers today, from military spending to the war in Gaza and the competition with China. Here are the eight books that made the cut.The Fort Bragg Cartel:
(2025-12-26). Israeli artillery strikes southern Syria near Quneitra. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 26 (MNA) — Syrian media sources report that Israeli forces carried out artillery strikes in southern Syria, targeting areas near Quneitra.
(2025-12-25). UK Police Arrest Greta Thunberg Over Palestine Action Support. popularresistance.org Climate activist Greta Thunberg was arrested in central London on 23 December during a demonstration supporting imprisoned Palestine Action members, who doctors warn are at "imminent risk of death," due to a weeks-long hunger strike. | City of London Police detained the 22-year-old under Section 13 of the Terrorism Act 2000 for displaying a placard backing the proscribed organization. | Video footage captured by Prisoners for Palestine shows Thunberg holding a sign. It read: "I support the Palestine Action prisoners. I oppose genocide."
(2025-12-25). Free UK Palestine Hunger Strikers! Rally at SF UK Consulate to Support Jailed Activists. indybay.org In solidarity with Palestinian activists who are on a hunger strike in the UK, a rally was held at the UK consulate in San Francisco to demand their freedom and the use of the Terrorism Act to target opponents of the genocide in Gaza.
(2025-12-25). Palestine Action: Prison hunger strikes that shaped history. aljazeera.com Four Palestine Action members are continuing hunger strikes in the UK, following a protest practice with a long history.
(2025-12-25). While Bethlehem Holds First Full Christmas Since Genocide Began, Little to Celebrate in Gaza. juancole.com (
(2025-12-25). Health system nears 'complete paralysis' in Gaza. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) — Gaza officials have warned of an impending humanitarian and medical catastrophe in the territory as the Israeli occupying regime is using medince as a weapon of war.
(2025-12-25). Pope Leo laments suffering of Gaza Palestinians in first Christmas sermon. aljazeera.com Global wars are 'leaving behind rubble and open wounds', pontiff says.
(2025-12-25). Tuesday 12/30: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2025-12-25). From Bethlehem Lights to Gaza Shadows: A Divided Holy Land Christmas. thinktank.pk On December 25, 2025, as Christians worldwide celebrate the birth of Jesus with joy and light, Gaza's small remaining Christian community marks a profoundly somber holiday. The constant hum of drones and echoes of explosions drown out any sense of peace, turning what should be a season of hope into another day overshadowed by fear …
(2025-12-25). Israel accuses Hamas of violating Gaza truce, says it will respond. al-monitor.com Dec 24 (Reuters) – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused Hamas on Wednesday of violating the Gaza ceasefire agreement after a military officer was wounded by an explosive device in Rafah and Israel vowed retaliation.His office said in a statement that Hamas must fully uphold the October agreement, noting that it envisaged the militant group being removed from power in Gaza as well as demilitarisation and deradicalisation of the territory."Israel will respond accordingly," the statement added.
(2025-12-25). Gaza's Holy Family Church marks Christmas after two-year pause. newarab.com 
Palestinian Christians celebrated Christmas Mass at the Ahead of the service, attendees sought to bring the joy of Christmas to the church by decorating the tree and setting up a grotto. | The Mass was later held inside the Latin Monastery compound, with congregants marking the holy ceremony amid the visible ruins of their home city. | One participant told Anadolu that this year's festivities are relatively better than be…
(2025-12-25). Wednesday 12/24: Power Half Hour for Gaza. indybay.org Zoom | http: //jvp.org/gazaph…
(2025-12-25). First Christmas in Gaza in two years: A story of hope and survival. aljazeera.com Christians in Gaza celebrate Christmas after two years of Israel's war and enduring pain, displacement and destruction.
(2025-12-25). Pope Leo condemns Gaza conditions in unusually direct Christmas sermon. tribune.com.pk 
Pope Leo decried conditions for Palestinians in Gaza in his Christmas sermon on Thursday, in an unusually direct appeal during what is normally a solemn, spiritual service on the day Christians across the globe celebrate the birth of Jesus. | Leo, the first US pope, said the story of Jesus being born in a stable showed that God had "pitched his fragile tent" among the people of the world. | Leo, celebrating his first Christmas after being elected in May by the world's cardinals to succeed the late Pope Francis, has a quieter, more diplomatic style than his predecessor and usually refrains from making political…
(2025-12-25). UK, Canada, Germany and others condemn West Bank settlement plan. al-monitor.com LONDON, Dec 24 (Reuters) – Countries including Britain, Canada, Germany and others on Wednesday condemned the Israeli security cabinet's approval of 19 new settlements in the occupied West Bank, saying they violated international law and risked fuelling instability."We call on Israel to reverse this decision, as well as the expansion of settlements," said a joint statement released by Britain, Belgium, Denmark, France, Italy, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway and Spain.
(2025-12-25). What are the consequences of Israel's expanding illegal settlements? aljazeera.com Israel is escalating the confiscation of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
(2025-12-25). European nations, Canada decry Israel's new, illegal West Bank settlements. aljazeera.com Fourteen countries condemn Israel's plans to expand West Bank settlements, express 'resolute support' for Palestinians.
(2025-12-25). How hilltop settlers coordinate attacks to expel Palestinians. al-monitor.com By Pesha MagidDEIR DIBWAN, WEST BANK, Dec 24 (Reuters) – The Jewish settler outpost of Or Meir is small. A handful of prefabricated white shelters, it sits at the end of a short dirt track on a hill leading up from Road 60, a major route that dissects the Israeli-occupied West Bank.Over time, similar modest dwellings have turned into sprawling Israeli housing developments, part of a plan that members of Israel's cabinet acknowledge they have implemented to prevent the birth of a Palestinian state.
(2025-12-25). Jordan receives body of West Bank crossing attacker from Israel. newarab.com 
Jordan announced on Thursday that it had received from Israel the body of The attack resulted in
(2025-12-25). In pictures: Christmas celebrated around the world. tribune.com.pk 
Christmas is marked across the world with a rich blend of faith, tradition and local culture. From midnight Mass and candlelit prayers to vibrant parades, decorations and family gatherings, the holiday reflects both its Christian roots and the unique customs of the societies that celebrate it. | These images capture how Christmas unfolds in different countries, shaped by history, culture and community spirit. | West Bank | Christian scouts march during Christmas Eve celebrations at the Manger Square outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem. PHOTO: AFP | Scouts marched in Bethlehem on Wednesday, as the h…
(2025-12-25). Media claims Iranian hackers give cyber blows to Israel. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) — A Hebrew-language technology outlet has claimed that Iranian hackers have inflicted the most significant cyberattacks on the Israeli regime, placing Iran at the forefront of cyber operations targeting Israel.
(2025-12-25). Israel launches fresh attack into southern Syria. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 25 (MNA) — The Israeli regime conducted new incursions into several Syrian towns in the southwestern province of Quneitra on Thursday, according to local media reports.
(2025-12-25). Two killed in Israeli drone attack in eastern Lebanon. aljazeera.com Strike comes hours after a previous Israeli attack the night before, in ongoing near-daily ceasefire violations.
(2025-12-25). tightrope: Fighting Israel — or the deepening economic crisis. haaretz.com The Israeli attack on the Islamic Republic in June united the country's citizens around the regime. Now, as the threat of war reemerges, Iranians are more concerned about the cost of living…