(2026-01-05). Netanyahu backs Ben-Gvir allowing Jewish prayer at Temple Mount, denies status quo breach. haaretz.com The prime minister said policy changes led by the national security minister allowing Jewish prayer at the Al-Aqsa/Temple Mount compound were coordinated with him, dismissing warnings that the moves breach decades-old arrangements…
(2026-01-05). Netanyahu wants to tango with Latin America after the Venezuela takeover. But the music may change. haaretz.com Recent elections across South America and Trump's invasion of Venezuela have prompted Israel to court governments across the continent. But key countries remain hostile, and Netanyahu's declaring a 'sweeping turnaround' may be premature…
(2026-01-05). Tel Aviv offers to train Australian police officers in Israel after Bondi. asiapacificreport.nz Asia Pacific Report The Israeli government has offered to train senior Australian police officers in Israel as part of efforts to combat terrorism and antisemitism, reports OnePath Network. In a letter to Australia's Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke, Israel's Diaspora Affairs Minister Amichai Chikli said his government was "ready and willing to assist" following the…
(2026-01-05). Kevin Cox: South Africa In History's Shadow. newleftreview.org Why is South Africa seemingly still mired in the income and spatial segregation patterns of the apartheid era? Standard explanations focus on the ANC, either as too neoliberal or too statist. Kevin Cox looks instead at the making of classes—and expropriation of African farmers—in conditions of globalization's labour shock.
(2026-01-05). Five-storey building damaged during war collapses in central Gaza. aljazeera.com At least two people have been killed after a five-storey building collapsed in central Gaza.
(2026-01-05). From Gaza aid groups to Haaretz: The shrinking space for of Israel. haaretz.com This government's hunger for control over the narrative will not end with international NGOs and foreign media, who dare cross the arbitrary line drawn by Israel's far-right leadership…
(2026-01-05). How Israel turns winter into a weapon in Gaza. newarab.com 
On December 12, 2025 as a severe storm struck Gaza, While Israel's war machine has eased, the aftermath of the past two years of relentless attacks has left Gaza's infrastructure decimated, worsening every aspect of life and creating new silent threats. | The children who died were displaced after their home was bombed, and had been living in…
(2026-01-05). Israeli and foreign banks block aid to Gaza, pushing donors into crypto. haaretz.com Several financial institutions fear that the money will reach terrorist organizations and are legally obligated to prevent this. Due to the difficulty in transferring funds to Gaza residents…
(2026-01-05). Spike in flu cases threatens Gaza amid winter, dire conditions. newarab.com 
An uptick in cases of Palestinians infected with flu in Gaza are…
(2026-01-05). Over half of Gaza under Israeli control as it expands 'yellow line'. tehrantimes.com Israeli forces expanded the "yellow line" in eastern Gaza on Sunday—especially Tuffah, Shujayea, and Zeitoun—tightening control and squeezing civilians into smaller areas, while pushing closer to Salah al-Din Street and forcing more displaced families to flee.
(2026-01-05). Gaza death toll reaches 71,388 since Oct. 07: health min. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip has said that Israeli army has killed 71,388 Palestinian people in the enclave since the outbreak of war between Israel and Hamas on October 07, 2023.
(2026-01-05). Israeli forces kill three in south Gaza, detain 20 in West Bank. newarab.com 
Israeli forces shot and killed at least three Palestinians in separate attacks in the southern Gaza Strip city of Medics reported that the dead included a 15-year-old boy, a fisherman killed outside areas still occupied by Israel in the enclave, and a third man who was shot and killed east of the city in areas under Israeli control. | The Israeli military had no immediate comment on the reported incidents.
(2026-01-05). Children Killed and Wounded by Israeli Airstrike on Tent in Southern Gaza. news.antiwar.com An Israeli airstrike hit a tent sheltering displaced Palestinians in the al-Mawasi camp in southern Gaza on Monday, the Palestinian news agency WAFA reported, as the IDF continues its daily violations of the US-backed ceasefire deal. Turkey's Anadolu Agency reported that the strike killed at least two people, including a child. WAFA had a higher …
(2026-01-05). No framework defined for inspecting attacked sites. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Iran says that no defined framework currently exists for inspecting attacked nuclear sites.