Tel Aviv announced on Tuesday the transfer of 149 million shekels (47 million dollars) from Palestinian clearance funds to dozens of Israeli families claiming that individuals from them were killed in attacks carried out by Palestinians.

The Enforcement Office in Jerusalem collected 149 million shekels from the Palestinian Authority's funds, which were transferred to 124 compensation cases for families of terrorism victims, according to its claim.

The funds were collected at the Enforcement Office in Jerusalem affiliated with the Execution and Collection Authority (affiliated with the Ministry of Justice) and transferred to representatives of the families of the deceased and victims.

It explained that with the "difficulty in collecting these amounts from the perpetrators of the operations sentenced to prison, the seizure of the allocations transferred to them by the Palestinian Authority enabled the implementation of judicial rulings".

"Clearance" is funds imposed on goods imported to the Palestinian side, whether from Israel or through border crossings controlled by Tel Aviv, and collected by the latter on behalf of the Palestinian Authority.

Starting from 2019, Israel decided to deduct amounts from Palestinian clearance funds under various pretexts, which plunged the Authority into a financial crisis that made it unable to pay its employees' salaries in full.

After the start of the war on Gaza on October 8, 2023, the Israeli government began transferring only about 30 percent of the clearance funds, after deducting what the Palestinian government pays to the Gaza Strip in salaries and social affairs.

For the seventh month in a row, Israel has refrained from transferring clearance funds to the Palestinian Authority, and repeatedly, its ministers, headed by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have incited against the Authority.

On October 4, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas called on the international community to "oblige Israel to stop all its unilateral measures that violate international law, foremost among them stopping settlement, settler terrorism, attacks on holy sites, and withholding Palestinian tax funds".

Christian churches that follow the Eastern calendar are celebrating the Glorious Christmas today in the city of Bethlehem.

The Church of the Nativity hosted a midnight mass, amidst an atmosphere filled with prayers for peace in the Holy Land.

The Deputy President of Palestine, Hussein Al-Sheikh, attended the mass in Bethlehem, representing the Palestinian Presidency.

This attendance came to affirm national unity and the participation of all sons of the Palestinian people in their holidays and religious occasions.

Two protesters belonging to the 'Haredi Jews' stream were killed on Tuesday after a group of people was subjected to a ramming operation carried out by a passenger bus in the heart of the occupied city of Jerusalem.

The incident occurred at the intersection of 'Yirmiyahu' and 'Shamgar' streets, at a time when the area is witnessing violent protests against the mandatory conscription law, which has raised the level of tension in the city to unprecedented levels.

The emergency and rescue teams that rushed to the site reported that their crews dealt with a number of injured people on the spot, where the injuries varied between serious and moderate.

While the critical cases were transferred to central hospitals, a medical spokesperson confirmed that two people died immediately upon arrival due to the force of the impact, while others are still receiving intensive care.

For its part, the occupation police hastened to close the axes leading to the ramming point and imposed a heavy security cordon to facilitate evacuation operations and begin collecting criminal evidence.

The investigators' eyes are now directed towards the bus driver, who was confirmed to be of Arab origin, and he was arrested immediately for interrogation.

Security sources indicate that the occupation authorities are examining the hypothesis that the incident may be a deliberate act with 'national motives', although not ruling out that it was an accidental traffic incident resulting from loss of balance amid the crowds of protesters blocking the roads.

This development comes in a highly charged context, as Jerusalem lives on the edge of daily clashes between 'Haredi' groups and security forces, due to the categorical religious rejection of joining military service, a file that threatens to dismantle the ruling coalition in the occupation authorities.

Netanyahu's recent statements contradict what was previously circulated regarding the imminent opening of Rafah crossing

The Prime Minister of the Occupation, Benjamin Netanyahu, stated that his government is considering setting a deadline for Hamas to disarm.

Netanyahu clarified, during a security assessment he conducted upon his return from the United States, that there are understandings with the American administration stipulating not to reopen Rafah crossing except after recovering the body of the remaining 'Israeli' prisoner in Gaza, 'Ran Guili'.

The first phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza entered into force on October 10, 2025, following indirect negotiations between Hamas and the Occupation, sponsored by Egypt, Qatar, the United States, and Turkey, according to a proposal presented by US President Donald Trump.

Netanyahu's recent statements contradict what was previously circulated regarding the imminent opening of Rafah crossing in the coming days, raising questions about the fate of the calm and the parties' commitment to its terms.

In a dangerous escalation targeting the Palestinian presence in vital agricultural areas, extremist settlers intensified their attacks on agricultural lands east of the city of Nablus in the northern West Bank on Tuesday, specifically in the "Beit Furik Plain" area, which is a lifeline for thousands of Palestinian families in the region.

This escalation manifested in groups of settlers closing several agricultural and dirt roads leading to the plain, in an overt attempt to impose a new reality aimed at isolating farmers from their lands and preventing them from accessing them for cultivation.

Palestinian sources reported that a large number of settlers departed from one of the nearby pastoral settlement outposts near the plain, armed with tools, where they placed huge piles of dirt and rocks across the roads leading to the lands, preventing agricultural vehicles and tractors from crossing.

Farmers confirmed that these closures were not an individual or random act, but appeared to be an organized step aimed at completely disrupting the agricultural season, as many farmers were forced to turn back after finding the roads closed before them, which portends heavy losses that may befall them due to their inability to care for their crops or plow their lands in a timely manner.

This attack comes as part of a long series of violations to which the eastern area of Nablus is subjected, where experts in settlement affairs indicate that the Beit Furik Plain is subjected to what resembles a "silent war," led by extremist settlers with the aim of forcibly displacing farmers from their lands in preparation for controlling them and annexing them to the neighboring settlements.

What complicates the scene further is the role played by the occupation forces in providing security cover for these groups; the affected parties reported that occupation soldiers are often present in the area without moving a muscle to prevent the settlers, but instead often suppress the farmers if they try to defend their lands or remove the obstacles, putting the Palestinian farmer between the hammer of the settlers and the anvil of the army.

Rights and agricultural institutions warned of the danger of continuing this policy, confirming that the continued closure of roads and prevention of access to the Beit Furik Plain not only threatens the livelihoods of dozens of families, but also targets the food security of the entire governorate, given the strategic importance of this agricultural plain.

The residents of Beit Furik village and neighboring villages appealed to international and rights institutions for the urgent need to intervene to stop the rampage of the settlers, and to provide international protection for the farmers to enable them to access their lands safely, and to curb the confiscation projects that devour the lands day by day.

Occupation forces arrested, on Tuesday, five fishermen while they were working in the waters of the Gaza Strip, as part of the continuing violations of the ceasefire agreement.

Occupation naval boats opened fire towards fishing boats off the coast of Deir al-Balah, before arresting the fishermen: Imad Jalal al-Qara'an, Ahmed Samir al-Masara'a, and Muhammad Wael Salah, while other fishermen were arrested off the beach of al-Shati camp west of Gaza City.

In the same context, occupation boats fired their weapons towards the beach of Khan Yunis.

On the ground, occupation warplanes have been continuing since the early morning hours to carry out destruction operations on residential buildings in the town of Beit Lahia north of the Gaza Strip, coinciding with raids targeting the al-Shujaiya neighborhood east of Gaza City, and areas east of Deir al-Balah.

The artillery shelling and intense gunfire also continue in the eastern areas of Khan Yunis city.

The Israeli occupation army announced, on Tuesday morning, the execution of a series of extensive aerial raids that targeted military infrastructure and weapon depots belonging to both 'Hezbollah' and the Islamic Resistance Movement 'Hamas' in scattered areas of Lebanese territory, considering that these activities represent a 'breach of understandings' existing between the two sides.

In a statement issued by the spokesperson for the occupation army, it was clarified that the raids launched on Monday targeted several weapon depots and military buildings - some of which are above ground and others underground - that were used by 'Hezbollah' to rebuild the organization's structure and advance operational plans, according to the occupation's claims.

In a related context, the occupation's statement claimed targeting sites dedicated to weapon production belonging to the 'Hamas' movement in the south Lebanon area, alleging that these sites are used to arm the movement and carry out attacks against the occupation army forces and 'Israel'.

The occupation army justified the nature of the targets and their locations by saying that these sites were deliberately placed in the 'heart of civilian areas', considering it additional evidence of what it described as 'the factions' use of Lebanese residents as human shields' to cover their activities.

The military spokesperson claimed that his forces took concrete steps before executing the raids to reduce the likelihood of civilian casualties, including issuing prior warnings to residents in those areas to evacuate, concluding his statement by affirming that the occupation army will continue to work to remove any security threat, considering the activity of these factions a 'violation' of the concluded understandings.

Trump: We are not at war with Venezuela

Trump: We may support oil companies' efforts to rebuild Venezuela's energy infrastructure

Trump: Venezuela will not witness new elections in the next thirty days

Trump: Venezuela must be reformed first and elections cannot be held next month

In the context of arranging the priorities of the American administration for the post-"Nicolas Maduro" phase, President "Donald Trump" affirmed that the United States is not in a state of war with Venezuela.

Trump clarified that the current vision focuses on the necessity of reforming the structures of the Venezuelan state first, completely ruling out the possibility of any electoral process in the near future.

Postponing ballot boxes for the sake of stability

The American president also cut off speculations regarding a rapid political transition, affirming that Venezuela will not witness new elections in the coming thirty days.

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This approach reflects Washington's desire to impose structural stability and establish the foundations of the new administration before resorting to ballot boxes, especially given the exceptional circumstances the country is experiencing.

Rebuilding the "backbone" of the economy

On the reconstruction front, Trump revealed a plan to support the efforts of major oil companies aimed at repairing and building Venezuela's energy infrastructure.

These statements come to confirm that the recovery of the oil sector represents the cornerstone of the American strategy, not only to secure Washington's interests, but to reinject life into the dilapidated Venezuelan economic artery.

These positions reflect the White House's insistence on managing the Venezuelan file with a direct grip, considering that the radical reform of institutions and the energy sector is the mandatory path before talking about any democratic future.

In the first official disclosure of the size of the military force that carried out the most violent breach of sovereignty in Latin America, US Secretary of War "Pete Hegseth" revealed new details on Monday about the operation to kidnap Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Hegseth confirmed that about 200 elite American personnel managed to infiltrate the heart of the capital Caracas and abduct Maduro and his wife, in a swift military operation that ended the left-wing rule that lasted twelve years.

According to the details provided by the Secretary of Defense during a speech before sailors in Virginia, the field force was supported by a massive air cover involving more than 150 military aircraft.

These aircraft undertook multiple tasks, starting from striking and paralyzing Venezuelan air defenses, up to transporting forces via helicopters to ground zero in the heart of the capital.

Hegseth emphasized the success of the operation with ease without recording any human losses among the American forces.

This operation comes as a culmination of years of pursuit, where Washington had offered a huge financial reward of 50 million dollars for any information leading to the arrest of Maduro, whom it accuses of leading a drug trafficking cartel.

In a new legal confrontation, Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores appeared on Monday before a court in New York, where they pleaded not guilty to all charges against them.

It is worth noting that Maduro had clung to power for more than a decade through elections described by international circles as tainted by fraud, while he ruled the country with what resembles an "iron fist".

While Washington views this operation as a victory for "law enforcement", observers see that this dramatic shift will open the door to a new phase of political uncertainty in Venezuela.

Southern Lebanon is witnessing a new and intense wave of 'Israeli' airstrikes, where Channel 12 reported that the air force has begun launching extensive attacks targeting scattered sites in the area.

In the field details, significant material damage to properties was recorded due to a raid targeting the 'Manara' area, where the damage affected areas about 500 meters away from the main target site.

News also came about the areas between 'Sarafand' and 'Zahrani' being subjected to a series of violent raids.

These developments come amid a state of great security alert, amid fears of expanding the targeting scope to include additional residential areas and vital facilities in the Lebanese depth.

The corridors of the United Nations Security Council witnessed a heated diplomatic confrontation, where Russia and China formed a united front to condemn the American military intervention in Venezuela.

The two global powers described what happened as a 'blatant assault' that undermines the principles of multilateralism and pushes the global system toward the brink of chaos, as a result of Washington's preference for military force over diplomatic paths.

In a sharp speech, the Russian representative to the Security Council condemned what he described as the 'American aggression' on Venezuela, considering it a blatant violation of the norms of international law.

The Russian diplomat pointed out that the hegemonic approach practiced by America with the force of arms has begun to negatively affect dozens of countries in various regions around the world.

The Russian representative also directly called on the American leadership to immediately and unconditionally release Nicolas Maduro, as the legitimately elected president of an independent state, and release his wife who was detained with him during the operation.

For his part, the deputy Chinese representative strongly condemned what he described as the 'unilateral illegal actions' taken by the United States.

The deputy representative sharply criticized Washington's policy, which prioritized its interests and influence at the expense of the principles of international multilateralism, affirming that resorting to military action as an alternative to diplomacy represents a direct threat to security and peace, not only in Latin America, but on the international level as a whole.

These firm positions reflect the depth of the rift in the Security Council, where visions clash between Washington's justifications for its operation and the insistence of 'Moscow and Beijing' on the principle of national sovereignty.

This bodes ill for a diplomatic paralysis that may hinder any UN move to resolve the crisis in the foreseeable future.

The occupation's aviation launched an air raid on the town of Anan in the Jizzine district in southern Lebanon.

The occupation carried out three raids targeting the towns of Ain al-Tineh and al-Manara in the Bekaa region east of the country, in addition to the town of Anan in the south.

The occupation army launched a series of air attacks on Monday, targeting scattered areas in southern Lebanon, in a new escalation of security tension on the southern border.

The occupation's raids targeted a building in the town of Ain al-Tineh located in the western Bekaa region east of Lebanon, while other raids hit a building in the town of Anan in the Jizzine district south of the country.

The occupation army had previously issued evacuation warnings to residents of four villages in southern and eastern Lebanon, claiming its intention to target what it described as "military infrastructure" affiliated with the "Hamas" and "Hezbollah" movements in those areas.

The warnings included areas in the towns of "Anan" and "al-Hamara", in addition to "Kafr Hatta" and "Ain al-Tineh", where the spokesperson for the occupation army published maps specifying targets set for logical targeting, which sparked a state of panic and rapid displacement of residents from those residential squares.

These developments come amid Israeli claims of monitoring "movements to rebuild military infrastructure" affiliated with Hezbollah in those areas.

Four Palestinians were killed, and a number of civilians, including children, were injured on Monday, as a result of an Israeli air strike targeting displaced persons' tents in the Moasi Al-Qarara area northwest of Khan Yunis city in southern Gaza Strip.

Palestinian sources reported that a drone belonging to the occupation launched missiles towards the area, leading to martyrs and injuries among civilians, as ambulances rushed to the scene and transported the injured to hospitals.

According to the same sources, the strike targeted a tent for displaced persons near Al-Huda Mosque in Moasi Al-Qarara, resulting in four martyrs and a number of wounded, some of whose injuries were described as serious.

Medical sources confirmed the arrival of the martyrs and injured to Nasser Medical Complex, while the Ambulance and Emergency Unit stated that the toll of the strike reached four martyrs and a number of injured.

In a related context, occupation forces continued operations of demolishing and destroying residential buildings in the eastern areas of Khan Yunis city, as part of an ongoing military escalation in southern Gaza Strip.

These aggressions come amid the occupation's continued violations of the ceasefire and truce agreement, which came into effect on October 10, 2025, amid a continuous deterioration of the humanitarian situation in the sector.

The Prime Minister of the occupation, Benjamin Netanyahu, announced a series of essential understandings with the American President Donald Trump, centered on "dismantling the military capabilities of Hamas" and ensuring complete disarmament from the Gaza Strip.

Netanyahu confirmed that the American administration shows a firm commitment to this vision, which establishes a new security reality where cross-border threats are absent, according to his expression.

In a humanitarian and internal political aspect, Netanyahu revealed an intensive exchange of messages with Trump regarding the fate of the Israeli detainees, emphasizing the diligent work to recover the last body still held in the sector.

He explained that the government is exerting strenuous efforts at this time, with strong support from Washington, to close this file that constitutes continuous pressure on the political scene in Tel Aviv.

Netanyahu's speech was not limited to the Gaza field, but extended to include Iranian ambitions, where he renewed his affirmation of his position aligned with President Trump's policy regarding preventing Tehran from reviving its nuclear program.

With decisive language, he emphasized that the bilateral cooperation will focus on disrupting any attempt to restore Iran's ballistic missile industry, considering that any leniency in this field represents an existential threat that cannot be accepted under any circumstance. In the context of the relationship with the American ally, Netanyahu revealed a new chemistry linking him to the current administration, noting that the vision of both sides agrees on major strategic issues, despite some marginal differences in viewpoints.

He did not miss directing a direct tone of threat to the Iranian leadership, warning that any attack on Israel will be met with "very grave" repercussions, exceeding in their scope all previous estimates.

Netanyahu's speech did not pass quietly, as local media reported the outbreak of sharp verbal clashes inside the Knesset hall, reflecting the extent of division regarding some political orientations.

Away from the regional issue, the Prime Minister announced his full support for the recent American actions in Venezuela, considering that the moves led by President Trump align with strengthening principles of stability and enforcing international will, which confirms Tel Aviv's full engagement in the political axis led by Washington globally.

In a dangerous military escalation that threatens the collapse of the fragile truce, the Israeli occupation's air force launched a violent and intense series of air raids at dawn on Monday, targeting scattered areas in the Gaza Strip, focusing its fire on the southern regions, specifically the cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis, alongside bulldozing and demolition operations that recalled scenes of open warfare.

The eastern areas of Khan Yunis city in the south of the Strip were the stage for the fiercest operations during the night and dawn hours.

Occupation warplanes carried out two direct air raids on residential neighborhoods and agricultural lands east of the city, causing widespread destruction and panic among the displaced and residents.

The aggression was not limited to aerial bombardment; the raids coincided with the sound of massive explosions that shook the governorate, later revealed to be the result of programmed demolition operations carried out by the occupation army's engineering corps, targeting entire residential blocks in the eastern areas, as part of the "scorched earth" policy and expanding buffer zones.

Tanks and military vehicles also participated in the attack, firing their heavy machine guns and shells randomly and densely towards the southern and northern areas of the city, hindering the movement of ambulances and citizens.

To the far south, Rafah city was not spared from the escalation; the Israeli warplanes launched three consecutive air raids targeting sites deep in the city and its outskirts.

The air raids were accompanied by continuous and violent artillery shelling targeting the northwestern areas of Rafah city, where dozens of shells fell on citizens' homes and infrastructure, exacerbating the catastrophic humanitarian situation in the already overcrowded city.

According to preliminary field statistics, the total number of air raids carried out by the occupation army from the early night hours until dawn today reached 12 air raids, most of which were concentrated on the governorates of Rafah and Khan Yunis, leaving massive destruction.

In the north of the Strip, the occupation artillery continued its systematic targeting of border areas. The eastern areas of Jabalia camp were subjected to concentrated artillery bombardment, coinciding with the fall of shells on scattered neighborhoods east of Gaza City, in the Shujaiya and Zaytoun areas, in an attempt to exhaust the residents' resilience and prevent any attempt to return life to normal in those afflicted areas.

On the human losses front, the blood of the martyrs continues to flow in Khan Yunis; three citizens were killed yesterday by the occupation's snipers and vehicles, amid the escalating daily violations.

In another tragic development this morning, a cracked and dilapidated residential building collapsed in one of the Strip's neighborhoods, which had been previously bombed during the war.

Civil defense sources reported that rescue teams are racing against time to search for missing persons believed to be under the rubble, highlighting the danger of "cracked buildings" that have become time bombs threatening the lives of thousands.

These military developments come in a clear context by the occupation army to strike all international understandings aside, as it continues its blatant violation of the ceasefire agreement theoretically in effect since October 10th.

Observers believe that this escalation, which combines aerial, artillery, and engineering demolition operations, indicates premeditated Israeli intentions to impose a new security and geographical reality by force of arms, without regard for international appeals or the collapsed humanitarian situation.

A Palestinian human rights center said today, Monday, that the Israeli occupation continues, since the implementation of the ceasefire agreement, to commit serious and ongoing violations against the civilian population in the Gaza Strip, under the pretext of approaching or crossing the 'yellow line', which it imposed as a new security line inside the sector's territories.

The Gaza Center for Human Rights stated in a statement that this matter is 'a clear violation of the provisions of international humanitarian law, the rules for protecting civilians during armed conflicts, and what was agreed upon in the ceasefire agreement'. The center monitored what it described as 'a dangerous escalation in the policy of excessive leniency in using lethal force by the occupation forces', where fire is directly opened on Palestinian civilians who approach the yellow line or live in its vicinity, including farmers, displaced persons, and residents trying to reach their homes or lands.

The number of Palestinian martyrs exceeded 420 citizens, including 151 children and 60 women, in addition to 1184 injured, since the start of the firing on October 10 last year, most of them within the scope of what is called the yellow line, according to the human rights center, which said that the number is still continuously increasing, as a result of the daily ongoing violations committed by the occupation forces around the mentioned line, including direct shooting from occupation snipers, targeting via armed reconnaissance aircraft of the 'Quad Copter' type, in addition to artillery shelling, which confirms the systematic nature of using lethal force against civilians, and not as individual or exceptional incidents.

The center documented the Israeli army forces repeatedly expanding the scope of the lands under their control within the yellow line, where the percentage of these lands rose from 53% to more than 60% within the past three weeks, as those forces work on moving the yellow concrete blocks that mark the beginning of the line, which Palestinians are prohibited from crossing.

In addition, the center documented the continuation of systematic demolition and bulldozing operations for what remains of civilian homes and properties within the yellow line, where the occupation forces work to destroy entire residential neighborhoods or what remains of them, as part of a clear policy to impose a new demographic and security reality, aiming to prevent residents from returning to their original areas, and constitutes a crime of forced displacement prohibited under international law.

It also confirmed that 'these practices represent a direct violation of the terms of the ceasefire agreement, which is supposed to ensure the cessation of hostile actions, protection of civilians, and preparation of conditions for the return of residents to their areas and homes, not imposing new military lines inside populated areas, or using the agreement as a cover to continue field control by force'.

It pointed out that these field violations come alongside official statements issued by the Israeli occupation leadership, reflecting a premeditated intention to use the yellow line as an open killing zone. Israeli Security Minister Yisrael Katz had previously said that the Israeli army began placing field markers along the yellow line, warning that 'any attempt to approach or cross this line will be met with gunfire'.

Previously, Israeli Army Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir announced that the yellow line represents 'the new security line' or 'an advanced security border' for Israel inside the Gaza Strip, in a clear confirmation of the occupation's pursuit to turn this line into a permanent security reality, and impose it by armed force, in direct contradiction to the essence of the ceasefire agreement.

The coordinator of the Gaza Center for Human Rights in the sector, Muhammad Al-Khairi, considered in the same statement that what is happening along the 'yellow line' constitutes a clear model of state terrorism, where the field behavior of the soldiers harmonizes with the public statements issued by the political and military leadership of the occupation, which legitimized shooting at anyone approaching this line, and considered it 'the new security line'.

He pointed out that 'this harmony between the political decision and military implementation proves that killing and demolition are not individual acts, but official systematic policies implemented at the expense of the lives of Palestinian civilians, and in a flagrant violation of the ceasefire agreement and international humanitarian law'.

The Israeli political level has not yet given instructions to its army to open the Rafah crossing, which separates the Gaza Strip from Egypt; moreover, the American President, Donald Trump, did not request that during his meeting with the Prime Minister of the occupation, Benjamin Netanyahu, at the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida, at the end of last year. The "Israel Hayom" newspaper reported that uncertainty prevails regarding the possibility of opening the crossing soon, recalling that "Trump said last week that allowing Gazans to leave would push them to emigrate".

Despite the ambiguity surrounding the date of reopening the crossing, the newspaper noted today, Monday, that after the pressure exerted by Trump's envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, Netanyahu is likely to give instructions to activate the crossing. According to it, if that happens, the mechanism for opening and supervising it "will benefit Israel manifold this time, compared to the past".

Based on Trump's plan for a ceasefire in Gaza, and in agreement with international parties, a monitoring force affiliated with the European Union will operate the crossing, while Israel monitors it remotely via cameras. However, the matter will go beyond that, as revealed by the newspaper; the occupying army is planning to establish checkpoints to inspect all those entering Gaza to "ensure they are not smuggling anything prohibited (weapons, money..)". This is in response to the request of the Southern Command in the army to grant the latter the leading role in the physical inspection process of those entering the sector.

To implement this goal, a corridor will be established that obliges all those entering Gaza from Egypt to pass from the European inspection point to the point operated by the "Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories (West Bank and Gaza Strip)"; where entrants and their belongings will be inspected again. Note that the two inspection centers will be within the Blue Line, which is entirely under Israeli control.

According to the newspaper, under the understandings between the American administration and the Israeli government, it was agreed that opening the Rafah crossing "will not constitute a means to flood the sector with population again. Accordingly, the number of entrants and exits will be directed so that a greater number leaves Gaza than enters it". In this regard, estimates indicate that about 150 people will leave daily to Egypt, while only a third of that number will enter the sector, after Egypt insisted that the crossing not operate in the exit direction only. In addition to the above, exit will only be allowed for patients and their companions.

Furthermore, the far-right Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, said during a tribute event in the Knesset, "I address from here to the Prime Minister: do not open the Rafah crossing under any circumstances, and do not advance an inch until Ran returns! (the body of the last Israeli captive in the sector, soldier Ran Gvili) This is our duty. Hamas can, and should, return Ran to be buried in Israel".

An Israeli soldier fired randomly in the Gaza Strip, "claiming to celebrate the new Gregorian year," on Monday.

The soldier appears in a video clip standing at a position in front of barbed wire, firing randomly from his machine gun.

A video clip spread on social media showing a soldier from the Golani Brigade documenting himself while firing randomly from a machine gun towards the Gaza Strip, claiming to celebrate the new year.

It added: "The soldier posted the video on his personal account," without further details about his identity.

It quoted the Israeli army spokesperson's office as saying that the soldier "acted contrary to orders and instructions."

The office continued: "The incident will undergo a thorough investigation, and based on its results, the necessary measures will be taken against the soldier."

Since the start of the Israeli genocide war in Gaza on October 8, 2023, Israeli soldiers have documented themselves committing widespread violations and crimes in the sector without Tel Aviv announcing any punishment for them.

With American support, the Israeli genocide in Gaza has left more than 71,000 dead and 171,000 injured, mostly children and women, and destruction affecting 90 percent of the civilian infrastructure, with reconstruction costs estimated by the United Nations at about 70 billion dollars.

On October 10, a ceasefire between the "Hamas" movement and Israel came into effect, but the latter violates it daily, resulting in the killing of 420 Palestinians and the injury of 1,184, according to the Palestinian Health Ministry in the sector on Sunday.

The education sector in the Gaza Strip is facing great difficulties amid the widespread destruction of educational facilities and the worsening displacement crisis, yet despite this and the dangers, students and pupils cling to their right to education.

A report by Shadi Shamiya sheds light on the reality of education in Gaza by tracking the journey of young children to school, which consists of educational tents set up in northern Gaza Strip adjacent to the yellow line, where Israeli occupation forces are stationed. The children walk towards these tents despite the gunfire fired by Israeli occupation forces and the ongoing assaults.

The child Towleen (7 years old) was followed as she prepared inside a small tent overshadowed by the sound of gunfire, heading to school for the first time after two years of deprivation due to the Israeli war.

Towleen's mother expresses her intense fear for her daughter when she goes to school, but she wants her to learn, after her kindergarten education was interrupted due to the Israeli war on the sector. She monitors her daughter's studies at home, in addition to what she receives in lessons at school.

Towleen was shown carrying her bag on her back and walking amidst rubble and great destruction towards the tent school set up just meters away from the presence of the Israeli occupation army in what is known as the zero zone.

To the sound of gunfire, Towleen walks towards her school, and she is afraid—as she says—of being targeted by the bullets fired by Israeli occupation forces, especially since there are no places to shelter her from the gunfire.

Ahmed, whose father was martyred, dreams of a safe environment for learning away from the occupation's bullets, and says they learn despite the difficult circumstances, where they face troubles and difficulties when coming to school and when leaving it, due to the gunfire. Ahmed wishes to fulfill his martyred father's dream of becoming a doctor.

Towleen and the rest of the students study inside tents that cannot prevent the occupation's bullets from penetrating them or penetrating the children's bodies, as pointed out by a teacher who described the educational conditions inside the tents as very bad, saying that the children study without desks, and that the tents do not protect or shield from the gunfire that has targeted them more than once, nor from the rain, yet they will continue education because the occupation targets spreading ignorance among Palestinians.

The Director of Education in West Gaza, Jawad Sheikh Khalil, said in an interview that Gaza's schools are educational tents where the student sits on the ground, confirming that all the capabilities of the Ministry of Education have been destroyed by the occupation, but they are trying, in cooperation with local and international institutions, to rise again by establishing schools in tents so that the student and pupil can receive information from the teacher.

According to the Government Media Office in Gaza, 168 schools were used to shelter displaced people during the Israeli war on the sector.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan stated today, Monday, that the success of the international stabilization force planned to be deployed in the Gaza Strip depends on involving the legitimate parties in it, specifying them as the countries that signed on October 13 last on the Sharm El-Sheikh declaration regarding the ceasefire and peace stages. This came in statements made by Erdogan, in which he addressed some developments in the local and international arena.

The Turkish President said that "the success of the international stabilization force planned to be deployed in the Gaza Strip depends on involving the legitimate parties on the ground, which means the countries parties to the Sharm El-Sheikh declaration, including Turkey, are the most legitimate countries in this force", and added "it is difficult for a mechanism that does not include Turkey to gain the trust of the Palestinian people", considering that "Turkey is a key country in such a mission due to its deep historical relations with the Palestinian people, the security and diplomatic channels it has maintained with Israel since the past, in addition to its regional influence as a member of the North Atlantic Alliance".

Turkey was a key party in the ceasefire agreement reached between Hamas and Israel in October, while Erdogan constantly criticizes Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his government for their practices in Gaza and their reneging on their commitments, especially regarding the ceasefire and the entry of aid.

Regarding Turkish-American relations, Erdogan said "with the return of President (Donald) Trump to office, the opportunity has arisen to move to a more rational and positive ground in Turkish-American relations, as the delivery of F-35 aircraft to Turkey, which has already paid for them, and its re-inclusion in the production program, are important and necessary matters for the security of Turkey and the United States as strategic partners, and also for the North Atlantic Alliance".

He considered what happened to Turkey of being deprived of the aircraft and removed from the fighter manufacturing program due to the purchase of Russian "S-400" missiles as "unfair actions", adding "what concerns us is protecting Turkey's reputation and not punishing it unfairly, while discussions continue in this framework, and we hope to reach a fair result that is legally sound and commensurate with the strategic partnership between the two countries".

He stated that "Turkey's position is completely clear, and it acts in accordance with its national interests and energy security, considering that Turkey provides its energy needs through imports, and acts cautiously and balanced in every issue that affects its energy security", and added "Turkey is the only party capable of communicating directly with both Russian President (Vladimir) Putin and Ukrainian President (Volodymyr) Zelenskyy, and at the same time it can conduct strong and balanced diplomatic communications through taking concrete initiatives in Washington, Brussels, the North Atlantic Alliance, and the United Nations".

On Sunday evening, two Palestinian youths were injured by live fire from the Israeli occupation army in Al-Ram town, north of Jerusalem, while the Israeli army raided several Palestinian towns and neighborhoods in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society stated in a statement that its crews transported to the hospital in Ramallah "two youths (30 and 34 years old) who were injured by live fire while attempting to cross the apartheid separation wall in Al-Ram town." The society clarified that the injuries were from live bullets in the thighs.

North-east of Jerusalem, the Israeli army closed two iron gates erected at the town's entrances, set up military checkpoints, and prevented vehicles from passing in both directions, causing a traffic crisis, according to the same source.

On another front, Israeli occupation forces carried out raids and searches of Palestinian homes in various areas of the occupied West Bank, early Monday morning and last Sunday night, resulting in the arrest and detention of a number of Palestinians, including journalist Inas Ikhlawi. Local sources reported the arrest of Ikhlawi after raiding Idhna town west of Hebron in the south of the West Bank, early today, following a search of her home. In Nablus, local sources confirmed that occupation forces arrested 21 Palestinians from Awarta village south-east of Nablus, after raiding dozens of homes, tampering with their contents, and turning some into field interrogation centers.

The occupation forces also detained a number of Palestinians in Aida camp north of Bethlehem today, interrogated them, and later released them. In Tulkarm, occupation forces arrested three Palestinians, including the child Yazan Al-Aloul (15 years old), while early today, they arrested a young man from Silwad town north-east of Ramallah, after raiding and searching his home. On another note, local sources reported that occupation forces raided Jaba town south of Jenin, turned one of the homes into a military barracks, and interrogated a number of youths inside after arresting and mistreating them.

The Palestinian News Agency (WAFA) reported that the occupation army raided the village of Nabi Saleh, north-west of Ramallah city, raided a number of commercial shops, and checked their private surveillance cameras "and no arrests were reported." The occupation also raided the areas of Jannat neighborhood and Jabal al-Tawil in Birzeit city, and the villages of Beitain and Dura al-Qara, east and north of Ramallah.

In the north of the West Bank, Palestine TV (official) said that the army raided the vicinity of Far'a camp, and raided a home during the raid on Tammun town south of Tubas city. In another context, Israeli occupation forces closed the Attara military checkpoint north of Ramallah this morning, which caused disruption to the movement of Palestinian citizens.

Meanwhile, settlers seized a Palestinian home in Silwan town south of Al-Aqsa Mosque early today, alongside a new assault on an Islamic cemetery near the Old City of Jerusalem. Local sources reported that settlers seized a Palestinian home belonging to the Bsbous family in Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan town south of occupied Jerusalem early today. The home consists of two apartments and is inhabited by 13 family members. According to local sources, Israeli occupation forces raided the neighborhood last Sunday night, photographed Palestinian homes, coinciding with takbirs chanted by the residents in protest against the eviction of the Bsbous family from their home, in favor of settlers who carried out the seizure operation in the early hours of today.

In another context, local sources and Jerusalem media centers reported a new assault on an Islamic cemetery near the Old City in occupied Jerusalem, where settlers smashed the tombstones of a number of graves, in a clear violation of the sanctity of the dead and the religious and historical status of Jerusalem. The sources indicated that this assault comes as part of a continuous series of violations targeting cemeteries and Islamic holy sites in the city, as part of attempts to impose a new reality and erase Palestinian and Islamic historical landmarks.

Intensive artillery shelling and gunfire from helicopters are being witnessed in areas where occupation forces are deployed north and east of the cities of Rafah and Khan Yunis in the southern sector, as part of a series of ceasefire violations.

Local sources confirmed that occupation forces fired their weapons at displaced people's tents on the outskirts of Rafah city at dawn on Monday. Without details on injuries being reported.

On the other hand, 5 Palestinians were injured and others went missing at dawn on Monday, following the collapse of a building in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the center of the Gaza Strip, which had been subjected to Israeli bombing during the two years of the genocide war.

The Civil Defense said in a statement that its crews dealt with "5 injuries, including serious cases, and continue searching for missing persons, following the collapse of a 4-story residential building, at dawn today".

The statement clarified that the building belongs to the "Al-Shana" family and is located in the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in the center of the sector.

It indicated that the building was damaged from previous Israeli bombing, while today it suffered a complete collapse due to the impact of the intensive shelling that the eastern area of the camp is witnessing".

Dozens of residential buildings damaged from previous Israeli bombing collapsed due to the impact of the low-pressure systems that hit the sector and were accompanied by strong winds and heavy rains, which caused the death and injury of Palestinians.

Palestinians are forced to resort to living in cracked and crumbling buildings due to the lack of options amid the occupation's destruction of most buildings in the sector, and its prevention of importing mobile homes, construction materials, and reconstruction, breaching its commitments stipulated in the ceasefire agreement.

The Palestinian Ministry of Health in the Gaza Strip announced on Sunday the arrival of 3 new martyrs to hospitals in the past 24 hours, including a citizen who was martyred due to a building collapse in Khan Yunis city, in addition to 13 new injuries.

According to the ministry, the total number of martyrs since the ceasefire came into effect on October 11, 2025, reached about 420 martyrs, while hospitals recorded 1,184 injuries, and 684 bodies were extracted from under the rubble.

Israeli occupation forces carried out a wide-scale raid campaign in various areas of the occupied West Bank at dawn on Monday, resulting in the arrest of dozens of Palestinians, including a child and a journalist.

The campaign included intensive raids on Palestinian homes in several governorates, accompanied by extensive military deployment, searches, and tampering with household contents.

Sources indicated that the town of Awarta, south of Nablus city in the northern West Bank, witnessed the largest number of arrests, where 21 Palestinians were detained, in addition to arresting one citizen from Nablus city itself. The Israeli forces also arrested 20 Palestinians from Aida camp north of Bethlehem, in the southern West Bank.

In the northern West Bank, sources reported the arrest of three Palestinians from Tulkarm city, including a child, along with arresting two from Tubas governorate, and five others from Qalqilya governorate. The arrests also targeted one citizen from the town of Silwad east of Ramallah, in the central West Bank.

In Hebron governorate in the south, Israeli forces arrested journalist Inas Akhlaoui from the town of Idhna, without announcing the reasons for the arrest or issuing official charges so far.

Sources noted that the raid operations were accompanied by deliberate vandalism of household contents and destruction of furniture, in addition to subjecting some residents to field interrogations, amid an atmosphere of tension and fear, especially among women and children.

These arrests come in the context of ongoing escalation in the West Bank since the outbreak of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on October 8, 2023. According to official Palestinian data, at least 1,105 Palestinians have been killed in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, by Israeli army fire and settlers, while about 11,000 others were injured, alongside the arrest of more than 21,000 Palestinians during the same period.

In the Gaza Strip, Israel's occupation war, with American support, has resulted in the killing of more than 71,000 Palestinians and injuring about 171,000, mostly children and women, in addition to widespread destruction affecting nearly 90% of the civilian infrastructure, according to UN estimates, which put the cost of reconstruction at around 70 billion dollars.

It is worth noting that Israel was declared in 1948 on Palestinian lands that were occupied by force, and it continues to control the occupied Palestinian territories, amid ongoing refusal to fully withdraw or allow the establishment of an independent Palestinian state.

Israeli settlers seized a residential building in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in the town of Silwan on Sunday evening, the area most targeted by settlement activity in East Jerusalem.

This comes following what was announced by the Israeli organization "Ir Amim" (left-wing) that monitors Jerusalem affairs, on January 2, about more than 130 Palestinians from 26 families in the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood facing "imminent eviction risk", after the Israeli Supreme Court rejected their final appeals.

Zahir al-Rajbi, head of the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood defense committee, said: "Settlers stormed the building owned by the Bsbous family and forced its members out during the evening hours, noting that today (Monday) is the final deadline set by the Supreme Court for the family to evacuate their home".

He pointed out that the Bsbous family, consisting of 13 people, had been living in two residential apartments before being forced to evacuate.

In a related context, al-Rajbi said that the Israeli Supreme Court's decision also included evacuating "the Rajbi family from 3 buildings containing 11 residential apartments", noting that "about 20 families" are threatened with eviction.

He added: "We do not know when the eviction will take place, but it could happen at any moment".

According to al-Rajbi, the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood has 87 families, with 15 families evicted since the start of the genocide war in October 2023.

He said: "There are about 15 other families residing on nearby land (to the neighborhood), so we are talking about more than 100 families, some of whom have been evicted, and dozens of families are still under imminent eviction threat".

He added: "The settlers want to evict all families from their homes in preparation for turning the neighborhood into a settlement", noting that the families have been living in their homes since the 1950s and 1960s.

He mentioned that the families "have been fighting in the courts for many years" to object to the eviction orders, but the courts "issue successive rulings in favor of the settlers, making all families threatened", according to him.

He warned that the pace of evicting Palestinians from their homes in East Jerusalem has become faster under the current Benjamin Netanyahu government.

In this regard, he said: "What happened recently did not happen in the past; we have been in the courts for more than 12 years, but the pace of eviction decisions and the implementation of these decisions is unprecedented".

He added: "They are exploiting the international community's preoccupation with what is happening in various parts of the world to pounce on the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood, and frankly, we feel that we are alone in this battle".

Al-Rajbi continued: "The threats to the residents do not stop and are ongoing around the clock".

Last week, the left-wing Israeli movement "Peace Now", specializing in monitoring settlement, said in a statement: "The eviction lawsuits (in Batn al-Hawa) are part of a large operation aimed at forcibly transferring an entire community of about 700 residents (Palestinians) from the neighborhood in East Jerusalem, and establishing a settlement in its place".

It pointed out that "the basis of all legal claims is: the Legal and Administrative Arrangements Law, enacted by the Knesset in 1970, which enabled Jews claiming ownership of properties in East Jerusalem, who lost their assets in 1948, to recover them from the Israeli Custodian General, despite receiving alternative properties since that year".

It pointed out that this law "applies only to East Jerusalem, and to Jews only and not to Palestinians who lost their properties in the same war and under similar circumstances".

According to the statement from the "Ir Amim" organization on January 2, the Israeli Supreme Court rejected appeals from 20 families in the past three days, including the Zahir Rajbi family, likely issuing final eviction orders at any time, with possible implementation of evictions within weeks.

It indicated that eviction orders were issued against the Khalil Bsbous family, expected to be implemented at the beginning of January.

The Palestinians say that East Jerusalem is the capital of the Palestinian state, but Israel says that Jerusalem in its eastern and western parts is its capital.