(2025-12-11). Egypt pressing for Israel to fully open Rafah crossing. newarab.com 
Egypt is pressing Israel to open the The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation's Kan Reshet Bet radio cited unnamed officials familiar with the matter as saying that Cairo had queried why Tel Aviv can fully open the Karameh (or Allenby) crossing between the occupied West Bank and Jordan, while refusing to do the same with Rafah. | Earlier this week, Israel announced…
(2025-12-11). Syria's Collapse: How Assad's Fall Reshaped West Asia's Strategic Balance. orinocotribune.com By Mohammed Al Faraj — Dec 8, 2025 | One year after Syria's government fell, the promised liberation has given way to dispossession. While Washington and Tel Aviv celebrate the dismantling of an independent military model and the severing of the Axis of Resistance, Syria's people face massacres, economic strangulation, and a government more concerned with courting Israeli approval than building sovereignty. | On the morning of 8 December 2024, a pivotal shift unfolded in our region: the Syrian state collapsed after a 14-year war led by the United States. Veiled behind false concern for democracy and human ri…
(2025-12-11). Journalist Files Defense in Anti-Semitism Test Case. consortiumnews.com Mary Kostakidis, a national TV news presenter in Australia for two decades, has asked a federal judge to throw out the Zionist Federation's charge against her of racially vilifying Jews, reports Joe Lauria. By Joe Lauria Special to Consortium News…
(2025-12-11). Post-October 7: Israel's assault on Palestinians through lawfare. thecanary.co The attack on 7 October in 2023 became the very excuse Israel has been seeking to ramp up its repression in Palestine. Lawfare — the strategic misuse of the law — through the introduction of a raft of legal measures has been used. These measures reinforce apartheid and punish Palestinians. The Palestinian-run legal centre, Adalah, […] | By
(2025-12-11). Gaza's economy is collapsing. It needs liquidity now. responsiblestatecraft.org As the world recently
(2025-12-11). A smaller cage: Israel's 'two-state solution' on Gaza's ruins>. newarab.com 
(2025-12-11). Yasser Abu Shabab's killing reveals fragile Israeli grip on Gaza. newarab.com 
(2025-12-11). Israel leads as 2025 ends as deadliest year for Journalists: RSF. ummid.com Reporters Without Borders (RSF) in its latest report said the year 2025 is ending as the deadliest year for journalists with majority of them killed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IDF) in Gaza.
(2025-12-11). Gaza newborn mortality rates up 75 percent compared with prewar levels, report says. haaretz.com One possible reason for babies dying at birth is the mother's malnutrition during pregnancy. According to data collected by UNICEF, during the last months of the war the number of underweight neonates has also risen…
(2025-12-11). Palestinian teen killed as Israeli tank runs over him in Jabalia. newarab.com 
Palestinian boy was killed on Thursday after The agency identified the boy as Zaher Nasser Shamiya and said he was shot by Israeli forces before a tank rolled over his body, splitting it in half. The incident took place in central Gaza near
(2025-12-11). Trump's Gaza plan: 'Alternative Safe Communities' are Bantustans. newarab.com 
(2025-12-11). Israeli settlers cross into Gaza to seize Palestinian land. newarab.com 
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(2025-12-11). Hamas proposes weapons 'freeze' in return for long-term truce. newarab.com 
A top Hamas leader told news channel Al Jazeera on Wednesday that the group is open to a weapons "freeze" but rejects the demand for "The idea of total disarmament is unacceptable to the resistance (Hamas). What is being proposed is a freeze, or storage (of weapons)…to provide guarantees against any military escalation from Gaza with the Israeli occupation," said Khaled Meshaal in an interview aired Wednesday. | "This is the idea we're discussi…
(2025-12-11). Baby dies of exposure in flooded tent as Storm Byron batters Gaza. aljazeera.com Displaced Palestinians in dire need of tents, blankets, warm clothing in harsh winter climate.
(2025-12-11). Israeli civilians arrested for crossing the border into Gaza. albawaba.com ALBAWABA – The Israeli military said Wednesday evening that Israeli civilians crossed the border into the Gaza Strip and were stopped by its soldiers.The military stated that the civilians were under constant surveillance, adding that forces in the area stopped them, returned them to Israel, and handed them over to the police for further investigation, according to The Times of Israel.The reason for their attempted entry remains unclear. The military stressed in a statement that entering a combat zone is prohibited, poses a danger to civilians, and impedes troop operations in the area.It is worth noting that Isra…
(2025-12-11). Trump to appoint US general to lead Gaza security force: Axios. newarab.com 
(2025-12-11). Gazans Endure Their Harshest Night Yet in Waterlogged Tents. english.almanar.com.lb Rainwater flooded several displacement camps in the Gaza Strip as Palestine was affected by a deep low-pressure system expected to continue until Friday evening, bringing cold weather and a significant drop in temperatures. The Palestinian Meteorological Department reported a noticeable temperature drop on Thursday, leading to cold, rainy, and windy weather. This has proven catastrophic …
(2025-12-11). Gaza faces new crisis as Storm Byron brings heavy rain, flooding. newarab.com 
(2025-12-11). Amnesty Australia honours Wael al-Dahdouh for Gaza coverage. newarab.com 
The veteran journalist was honoured at the organisation's annual ceremony, which highlights reporters who have made major contributions to human rights journalism worldwide. | Al-Dahdouh left Gaza in January to receive medical treatment in Qatar after being injured in an Israeli air strike. Amnesty said he was selected for the 2025 award for his "commit…
(2025-12-11). Who was Israel-backed Gaza militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab? aljazeera.com Palestinians in Gaza celebrated after Israeli-backed militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab was killed.
(2025-12-11). Iran to never initiative any attack: Army Ground Force cmdr. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Dec. 11 (MNA) — Emphasizing that Iran will never initiate any war, the deputy commander of the Iranian Army's Ground Force said that avoiding war and boosting deterrence is the main goal of the Army Ground Force.
(2025-12-11). Somali Americans under threat as Trump ramps up racist rhetoric. newarab.com 
Somali Americans are facing growing hostility as In recent days, he has referred to them as "garbage" and "filthy" and has said he doesn't want them in the United States. | Trump's remarks came days after the New York Times reported on a welfare fraud scheme involving Somalis in