Israeli occupation forces fired today, Saturday, on Palestinian farmers east of the Gaza Strip, without reporting any injuries.

Local sources reported that occupation soldiers stationed in military watchtowers perched on the border strip east of Gaza City fired their machine guns at farmers while they were working in their agricultural lands east of the Shujaiya neighborhood, forcing them to leave the area, without reporting any casualties.

Occupation forces deliberately target farmers and fishermen daily in the border and maritime areas of the Gaza Strip, in an attempt to prevent them from practicing their work on their lands and fishing waters.

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Clashes erupted on Saturday evening between Palestinians, the Israeli army, and settlers in various areas of the occupied West Bank, resulting in the injury of a Palestinian youth.

Voice of Palestine radio reported that a youth was injured after settlers attacked residents' homes in the town of Beita, south of Nablus city (north), without providing further details on the nature of the injury.

The youths confronted the settlers in the Al-Zahra area on the outskirts of Beita.

In a separate incident south of Nablus as well, Palestine TV indicated that a Palestinian home on the outskirts of Burin village was attacked with stones by settlers.

On the raids front, the TV said that clashes erupted "between the youths and occupation forces in the towns of Na'lin and Al-Mazra'a Al-Gharbiya, west and northwest of Ramallah city (center)".

The army also raided the city of Tubas and the villages of Rummana and Kafr Dan, west and northwest of Jenin city (north), the town of Anabta east of Tulkarm city (north), and the villages of Al-Mughayyir, Shabtin, and Jaljulia in the Ramallah and Al-Bireh governorate.

In the southern West Bank, the radio indicated that clashes erupted during the army's raid on the town of Beit Amr, north of Hebron city.

Also in the southern West Bank, the official Palestinian news agency "WAFA" said that the Israeli army arrested an entire family from the village of Kisan, east of Bethlehem city.

The agency noted that "occupation forces arrested the citizen Mahmoud Ouda Ghazal (55 years old) and his wife Leila Khalil Abu Dia (50 years old) and their sons: Abdul Rahman (20 years old) and Muhammad (27 years old) and his wife Hiba Taqatqa (25 years old), after raiding and searching their home".

It indicated that the arrest came hours after more than 30 settlers raided the village earlier on Saturday, wounding a child with gunfire, and raiding a school and a number of homes.

Since the start of the genocide war in Gaza on October 8, 2023, the Israeli army and settlers have escalated their attacks in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, resulting in the killing of at least 1,105 Palestinians, injuring about 11,000, in addition to arresting more than 21,000.

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

The Constitutional Chamber of the Venezuelan Supreme Court, today Sunday, tasked Vice President Delcy Rodríguez with assuming the position of president on an interim basis in the absence of Nicolás Maduro, who was arrested early Saturday in Caracas during an operation carried out by American forces.

The court's decision stipulates that Rodríguez, in her capacity as interim president, shall assume all the duties and powers granted to the position of President of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, in order to ensure the continuity of administration and the comprehensive defense of the homeland, as stated by the head of the Constitutional Chamber, Tania D'Amelio, during the reading of the decision in an official television broadcast.

The judges have not yet declared Maduro absent permanently, which would have led to early elections within 30 days.

Yesterday Saturday, Rodríguez demanded the immediate release of Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, affirming that Maduro is the "only president" of the country, in a televised speech broadcast by the official television following a meeting of the National Defense Council.

During the speech, she indicated that the Venezuelan people responded to the mobilization call that President Maduro had announced previously, confirming the descent of popular cadres into the streets, and the deployment of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces and citizen security agencies, within the framework of what she described as the defense of national independence and sovereignty after a "brutal attack" that the country suffered early Saturday.

It is worth noting that Maduro arrived in the United States on Saturday evening local time after being arrested by American forces during a military operation in Caracas, and it is expected that he will appear before a federal court in Manhattan, New York City, tomorrow Monday.

The Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro arrived at a military base in the state of New York after being arrested by American forces in Caracas, while American media spoke of preparations to conduct an investigation with him.

Live footage showed the Venezuelan President surrounded by elements from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as he descended on Saturday evening local time from a US government plane at this base belonging to the National Guard.

It quoted sources as saying that Maduro will be transferred by helicopter to a site in New York City where he will be investigated.

The sources clarified that he will ultimately be transferred to the urban detention center in the Brooklyn area of New York City.

The head of "Doctors Without Borders," Isabelle Defourny, warned on Saturday that the organization may end its operations in the Gaza Strip by next March if Israel does not reverse its decision to ban its activities, along with those of 36 other organizations.

Israel confirmed on Thursday that it "will implement the ban" on the activities of 37 major international humanitarian organizations in the Gaza Strip because they did not provide it with lists of names of their Palestinian employees in accordance with a new legislation.

"Doctors Without Borders" described this decision as a "flagrant violation."

Defourny said that "to work in the occupied Palestinian territories, the names of employees must be registered, and this registration expired in December 2025."

"Doctors Without Borders" includes about 40 international staff in the Gaza Strip and collaborates with 800 Palestinian employees in 8 hospitals.

Defourny said, "We still have international staff who were able to enter Gaza recently in the past few days."

She added, "We are the second largest distributor of water in the Gaza Strip; in 2025, we treated slightly more than 100,000 people with burns or various injuries, and we rank second in terms of the number of births we conduct."

Defourny considered the Israeli decision to stem from the fact that non-governmental organizations "witness the violence committed by the Israeli army" in Gaza.

She added, "International journalists have never been allowed to enter Gaza, while the Israeli army targets local journalists and kills them."

She pointed out that "more than 500 humanitarian workers have been killed—including 15 members of Doctors Without Borders—in Israeli raids since October 2023."

The French capital Paris witnessed, on Saturday evening, a wave of angry protests that gathered in the "Republic" square, where activists and demonstrators set fire to the American flag.

This expressive step comes as a direct and decisive reaction to the military intervention carried out by the United States in Venezuela, which resulted in the abduction of President Nicolas Maduro and his forcible transfer outside his country's borders.

These demonstrations are part of an escalating international movement condemning the military operation led by the Trump administration, where protesters in the streets of Paris raised banners calling for the necessity of respecting state sovereignty and stopping the use of brute force in determining the fate of peoples.

The demonstrators described the American behavior as "political thuggery" and military action that transcends all international norms and charters, which threatens to undermine the authority of the United Nations and replace diplomacy with the law of the jungle.

The scene of the flames consuming the American symbol in the heart of one of Europe's most important capitals reflects a state of indignation against what is called "regime change by force."

French activists during the protest emphasized that the kidnapping of a president with legitimate status, regardless of disagreement with his policies, represents a dangerous precedent that could extend to other countries.

The participants called on the French government and the European Union to take a firmer stance towards these unilateral actions carried out by Washington.

With the increasing intensity of popular criticism in Paris, it seems that the world is heading towards more division between supporters of the American decisiveness against what Washington sees as a "narcotics threat," and those rejecting the crossing of national state boundaries.

The "Republic" square remains a witness that geographical distance did not prevent the echo of what happened in Caracas from stirring the anger of global streets that see this operation as a blatant assault on national choice freedom.

A state of anticipation prevails in the area, as the concerned authorities continue to assess the situation and identify the source of the launch,

The Syrian News Agency reported hearing the sound of an explosion in the vicinity of the Mazzeh area in the capital Damascus, where immediate verification of its nature was conducted. It quoted a security source confirming the fall of a "source unknown" missile near Mazzeh Military Airport.

The security source clarified that the missile's impact did not result in any human casualties or material damage at the site of the fall.

In a subsequent field development, the fall of other missiles targeting the outskirts of the residential area "Mazzeh 86" in the capital Damascus was observed.

A state of anticipation prevails in the area, as the concerned authorities continue to assess the situation and identify the source of the launch, amid mobilization of emergency services to secure the targeted sites and ensure the safety of civilians.

Just hours after the resounding fall of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro into the hands of American forces, President Donald Trump announced, on Saturday, a new phase of economic dominance, where he gave the green light to oil giants in the United States to head towards 'Caracas' to exploit the huge reserves of crude oil. This announcement crowns a swift military operation that changed the balance of power in Latin America.

In a press conference charged with the language of victory, Trump revealed his plan to involve major global oil companies in repairing what he described as the 'deteriorated infrastructure' of Venezuela's energy sector.

The American president confirmed that these companies will pump billions of dollars to rehabilitate wells and refineries, with the aim of starting to 'reap profits for the country'.

Despite this investment openness, Trump emphasized that the comprehensive ban on Venezuelan oil remains in effect, meaning tightening control over export outlets and placing them under direct Washington oversight.

Trump's speech was not limited to the economic aspect, but also directed direct intimidation messages to the political and military class in Venezuela, warning everyone who still owes allegiance to the previous regime that 'what happened to Maduro can happen to them too'.

This warning reflects the American administration's desire to dismantle any pockets of resistance within the Venezuelan military institution and push it to engage in the new path drawn by Washington.

Venezuela has been subject to tightened oil sanctions since 2019, where its production dwindled to about one million barrels per day, most of which was sold in the black market at low prices. In this context, Trump renewed his accusations against Caracas for using the proceeds of 'black gold' to fund criminal activities including drug trafficking, human trafficking, and kidnapping operations.

The weeks preceding the operation witnessed field escalation, where the American Navy seized two oil tankers for violating sanctions, a step that paved the way for the final overthrow of Maduro.

Venezuela today enters a new era where oil deals intertwine with gunpowder smoke.

While Trump promises prosperity built on American investments, the question remains about the extent of the Venezuelan street's acceptance of this direct intervention in its country's wealth, and how global markets will react to the return of Venezuelan crude under the American flag.

In the first official reaction from a European capital, the Italian government issued a statement on Saturday from Palazzo Chigi, outlining Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's position on the swift military operation carried out by the United States early Saturday in Venezuela.

These statements come after US President Donald Trump announced the success of his forces in "capturing" Nicolás Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, a move that shook the foundations of global diplomacy.

The Italian statement clarified that Meloni has been following the Venezuelan scene "from its first moments," remaining in constant contact with her Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani.

Rome's primary concern in these critical hours is ensuring the safety of the large Italian community residing there, which exceeds 160,000 citizens, giving Italy a direct interest in stabilizing the field situation.

The government reiterated its historical support for the Venezuelan people's aspirations toward a genuine "democratic transition," renewing its condemnation of the repressive actions pursued by the Maduro regime, whose recent election results Rome and most Western capitals refused to recognize.

In a balanced diplomatic reading, the Palazzo Chigi statement emphasized that external military force "is not the optimal path" for overthrowing authoritarian regimes, in an implicit reference to fears of the consequences of direct intervention.

Nevertheless, Meloni granted legitimacy to the operation from another angle, considering that intervention is "legitimate" when it comes to defending against "hybrid attacks" that affect national security.

The statement specifically mentioned entities affiliated with states that sponsor "drug trafficking," which completely aligns with Washington's accusations against the Maduro regime for managing what is known as the "Cartel de los Soles."

This Italian stance comes amid sharp global division; while Trump celebrates what he described as "cleansing" from drug terrorism, Russia, China, and Iran rushed to condemn the operation as a blatant "aggression" on sovereignty.

In contrast, neighboring countries like Colombia express deep concern over waves of human displacement that may follow this political earthquake.

Until now, no independent confirmations have been issued from within "Caracas" regarding Maduro's whereabouts, opening the door to all possibilities.

Rome's statements reflect an attempt to strike a middle ground; it supports Maduro's political departure, but fears the absence of international cover for snatch operations.

The lingering question remains: Will this operation lead to the desired democratic stability, or will it plunge Latin America into a new tunnel of major conflicts between the American and Russian poles?

The Palestinian Prisoners' Media Office revealed on Saturday the circumstances of the death of 86 Palestinian detainees in Israeli prisons within less than 26 months, confirming the existence of a pattern it described as "disturbing" of widespread practices of "torture, medical neglect, and enforced disappearance."

This came in a "fact sheet" issued by the office affiliated with the "Hamas" movement, titled "Martyrs of the Shackles," covering the period from October 15, 2023, to December 10, 2025.

**Circumstances of Death

The "fact sheet" stated that 47 cases represent the main cause of death in "torture and beating," which was also coupled with a policy of "medical neglect."

The sheet indicated that 41 cases suffered from medical neglect, especially diseases like cancer, diabetes, disability, and scabies, in addition to previous "injuries" that were not treated.

It clarified that at least 22 cases were subjected to "enforced disappearance" during the detention period or even until the date of announcement of their death, noting that enforced disappearance appeared as a cause or place of death.

It also pointed out that it documented the death of two prisoners for using them as human shields within the execution categories, in addition to the death of two other prisoners by direct execution by firing.

According to the sheet's data, some cases fall under more than one classification, especially the categories of torture and beating, and medical neglect.

**Places of Death

Regarding the places of death, the "fact sheet" said that 59 prisoners died in the prisons of "Ofer, Megiddo, Negev, Ramla, Sde Teiman, and Janot," and 10 Palestinian prisoners died in the hospitals of "Rambam, Soroka, Meir, and Sheba Medical Center."

Meanwhile, the places of death for those subjected to enforced disappearance were not identified, according to the sheet's data.

The sheet considered these conditions to which the prisoners were exposed as "a serious violation of the Fourth Geneva Convention (which stipulates protection and provision of decent detention conditions), and a breach of the right to life and the prohibition of torture," and considered "enforced disappearance an independent crime."

**Calls and Demands

The sheet called for conducting independent and immediate international investigations into the cases of death inside Israeli prisons, and the necessity of stopping the policies of torture, medical neglect, and enforced disappearance.

It also demanded accountability for Israeli officials, and ensuring the right of families to recover the bodies of their deceased relatives inside the prisons.

This number of deceased prisoners, whose circumstances of death were documented by the Palestinian office, is part of a broader toll that the Palestinian Prisoners' Club said in November last year exceeded 100 within two years.

Israeli human rights organizations say that Israel continues to hide the real number of Palestinian prisoner deaths inside its prisons, while covering up the causes of death.

Coinciding with the start of the genocide war on Gaza on October 8, 2023, Israel escalated its violations against prisoners and the tightening on them inside prisons, while detaining dozens of Palestinians, especially from the Gaza Strip, without announcing it or mentioning details about detention places or health conditions.

Palestinian human rights institutions, including the Prisoners' Club, Al-Dameer Foundation, and the Prisoners' Affairs Commission, have previously stated that Israel escalated during 2025 campaigns of arrest and repressive measures in various areas of the West Bank.

These institutions documented about 7,000 arrest cases during the year, including 600 children and 200 women, while the number of arrest cases since October 8, 2023, reached about 21,000, including 1,655 children and 650 women, without counting detainees from Gaza and the occupied interior.

Three Palestinians, including a girl, were martyred today, Saturday, by the fire of the Israeli occupation forces in the Gaza Strip, according to local media and medical sources.

A medical source said that a woman (aged 45) was martyred by Israeli gunfire in Beit Lahia, northwest of the Strip, and her body was brought to Shifa Hospital west of Gaza City.

Eyewitnesses reported that Mrs. Al-Shish was martyred while she was in the Tel Al-Dhahab area in Beit Lahia town, within the areas from which the army withdrew pursuant to the ceasefire agreement.

Earlier on Saturday, a medical source said that a Palestinian girl (aged 11) was martyred by the occupation army's gunfire outside its deployment areas in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, and her body was brought to Shifa Hospital.

A medical source reported that a citizen (aged 27) was martyred by occupation gunfire near the Al-Shujaiya neighborhood bus stop, east of Gaza City.

It noted that a citizen was injured by occupation gunfire in his abdomen near Nasser Hospital west of Khan Yunis.

Meanwhile, a source in the ambulance and emergency services reported that two citizens were injured by the occupation army's fire in the vicinity of Rafah, south of the Gaza Strip.

In a related context, local sources reported that army vehicles fired randomly east of the Al-Bureij refugee camp in the center of the Strip.

Local sources also mentioned that occupation aircraft carried out 3 raids east of Khan Yunis, while Israeli helicopters and tanks fired towards the eastern areas of the city.

Israeli naval boats fired heavily at sea off Rafah city.

Since the agreement came into effect, the Israeli army has committed hundreds of violations, resulting in the martyrdom of 416 Palestinians and the injury of 1,153 others.

The agreement ended a genocide war launched by Israel on October 8, 2023, which lasted for two years, leaving more than 71,000 Palestinian martyrs, over 171,000 injured, and massive destruction affecting 90% of the civilian infrastructure, with reconstruction costs estimated by the United Nations at around 70 billion dollars.

A Palestinian boy (16 years old) was injured by live fire in the Al-Hawd area, this Saturday morning, during an attack carried out by settlers on Palestinian homes in the village of Keisan southeast of Bethlehem in the southern West Bank. The Palestinian Red Crescent confirmed that its crews treated an injury from live fire in the Al-Hawd area for a 16-year-old boy, during clashes with settlers in the village of Keisan southeast of Bethlehem, noting that the injured was transferred to the hospital for treatment.

On his part, the general supervisor of the Al-Baydar Human Rights Organization, Hassan Malihat, stated that the boy Awad Ibrahim Ta'amra (16 years old) was injured during an attack carried out by dozens of settlers on citizens' homes in Keisan, where they smashed windows and fired live bullets at the residents who tried to confront the attacks, under the protection of Israeli occupation forces.

In another context, local sources confirmed that Israeli occupation forces arrested, this Saturday, four foreign solidarity activists from the village of Al-Mughayyir northeast of Ramallah, after raiding the estate of citizen Rizq Abu Na'im (Abu Hamam estate) in the Khala'il area south of Al-Mughayyir, while they were there to support the family that is subjected to repeated attacks by settlers.

This comes as local sources confirmed that occupation forces arrested last night the young man Samih Jannajra from the village of Al-Badhan north of Nablus, after raiding his home, while they arrested this Saturday dawn three young men from the Akataba suburb east of Tulkarm, namely: Adel Qasim, Ali Abu al-Rab, and Youssef Helmi Abu Salah, after raiding and searching their homes.

In Qalqilya, occupation forces arrested last night the young man Yazen Yasser Mara'aba from the village of Ras Atiya south of the city, after stopping him at a military checkpoint set up at the eastern entrance to the city of Qalqilya in the northern West Bank. In a related context, Israeli occupation forces carried out raids and arrests this Saturday dawn and last night in various areas of the West Bank, according to local sources.

The Venezuelan Defense Minister, General Vladimir Padrino López, described the military attack launched by the United States against his country as the 'greatest aggression' faced by the Republic in its modern history, while simultaneously declaring a state of general mobilization within the ranks of the Bolivarian National Armed Forces to respond to this direct targeting.

The Minister Padrino López confirmed in an urgent military statement that all army units and security forces have already begun implementing the instructions of the Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces, President Nicolás Maduro, emphasizing that the primary objective at this stage is to 'confront the imperialist threat' and protect Venezuelan sovereignty through comprehensive field coordination to defend all national territories, and confirming that the Armed Forces will work at full capacity to deter any infringement on the country's security.

In a firm tone reflecting Caracas's categorical rejection of any external pressures or impositions, the Defense Minister stated that 'there is no bargaining on Venezuela's freedom and independence,' and continued by saying: 'We will not negotiate and we will not yield, and we will triumph in the end.'

He explained that the official position of the military leadership is based on protecting national achievements, responding to threats by adhering to the legitimate rights of the nation to determine its destiny away from foreign interventions.

The Minister also indicated that the American attempts primarily aim to instill panic and chaos among citizens to destabilize internal stability, calling on the Venezuelan people to 'not fall into the chaos' that the enemy seeks to impose, and to maintain unity and cohesion to overcome these critical moments.

López emphasized that popular awareness and national unity are the strongest weapon in facing what he described as the 'heinous aggression.'

Padrino López concluded his statements by affirming the combat capability and high morale enjoyed by the Venezuelan forces, noting that the Venezuelan nation will continue to defend its people and resources with an 'unyielding will.'

He said emphatically: 'We will prevail in this struggle, and the nation is the one that will triumph in the end,' in a clear indication of his confidence in the country's ability to repel the attack and preserve the unity of its territories.

On Friday evening, the Israeli army injured a Palestinian, while settlers attacked a village in the occupied West Bank and fired shots in the air, causing panic among the residents.

In the town of Idna, west of Hebron city in the south of the West Bank, a Palestinian was slightly injured after Israeli army forces stormed the town, firing live ammunition and sound grenades.

Israeli settlers also attacked the outskirts of the village of "Furqah" west of Salfit governorate in the north of the West Bank, and fired live ammunition in the air.

Member of the Furqah village council, Mustafa Bakr, said that about 50 settlers attacked the northern outskirts of the village and fired live ammunition in the air, causing terror among the residents.

Bakr added that the Israeli army stormed the village to secure and protect the settlers, without reporting any injuries.

Since the start of the genocide war in Gaza on October 8, 2023, the Israeli army and settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have killed at least 1105 Palestinians, injured about 11,000, in addition to arresting more than 21,000.

Meanwhile, the Israeli genocide with American support in Gaza has left more than 71,000 Palestinian dead and 171,000 injured, mostly children and women, and destruction affecting about 90% of the civilian infrastructure, with the UN estimating the reconstruction cost at about 70 billion dollars

The spokesperson's office for the UN Secretary-General said on Friday that approximately one million people, or half the population of the Gaza Strip, still urgently need shelter assistance.

The office added in a statement that the need for shelter assistance continues, despite humanitarian workers distributing thousands of tents and hundreds of thousands of tarpaulin and other materials throughout the sector since the ceasefire.

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs was quoted as saying that humanitarian workers in Gaza continue to assist the most vulnerable families, as harsh winter conditions leave hundreds of thousands of Palestinians struggling in temporary tents damaged by rain, wind, and sea waves.

On Thursday, a Palestinian woman and her child were martyred due to a fire that engulfed their tent in the Yarmouk area in the center of Gaza City, while trying to get warm in the bitter cold.

The Civil Defense Department said in a statement that a fire broke out in tents sheltering displaced people in the Yarmouk area in the center of Gaza City, and it was dealt with, with the bodies of a woman and her young child recovered, while another person injured with burns was rescued.

The statement added that the relevant authorities are still working on following up the details and circumstances of the incident.

In the absence of heating means, thousands of displaced people in the tents spread across the sector are forced to use primitive means for heating, by lighting fires or candles, which may be the cause of the fire outbreak.

Moreover, medical sources said that the child Malak Ghanem was martyred due to the bitter cold, inside her family's tent in the Nuseirat camp in the center of the Gaza Strip.

The Gaza Strip has been witnessing two waves of severe weather depressions since last week, resulting in the martyrdom of dozens of children, in addition to flooding and damage to about 53,000 tents sheltering displaced people in various areas of the sector.

This humanitarian catastrophe is worsening amid the occupation's failure to comply with the ceasefire agreement and the humanitarian protocol, especially regarding the entry of shelter materials, tents, and mobile homes necessary to protect the population from harsh weather conditions.

The United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights, Volker Türk, called on the Israeli authorities to abandon a new bill that imposes the death penalty on Palestinian prisoners.

In a statement issued on Friday, Türk urged the Israeli authorities to abandon their plans to propose new legislation imposing mandatory death sentences applied exclusively to Palestinians.

He warned that Israel "challenges international law on several levels."

Turk added that the drafting of these legislations, along with statements by Israeli politicians, indicates that the goal is for them to apply only to Palestinians, who are often convicted after unfair trials.

He emphasized that this raises serious concerns regarding discrimination against Palestinians and violations of their rights to fair trials, in addition to other violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law.

The High Commissioner said that these proposals also violate standards of international humanitarian law related to criminal procedures and imposing the death penalty on inhabitants of occupied territory.

He recalled that depriving any Palestinian from the West Bank and Gaza Strip of the fair trial guarantees stipulated in the Fourth Geneva Convention "constitutes a war crime."

He noted that the United Nations clearly opposes the death penalty in all circumstances, as it "is difficult to reconcile with human dignity, and it poses the risk of executing innocents, which is unacceptable."

Turk confirmed that the Israeli proposals to introduce mandatory death sentences leave no discretionary authority for the courts and violate the right to life.

The statement comes in response to a series of proposals presented before the Knesset, including amending the military law applied in the occupied West Bank, which obliges military courts to impose the death penalty mandatorily on all those convicted of intentional murder.

The proposals include amending the Israeli Penal Code to introduce the death penalty for those convicted of carrying out operations and intentionally killing Israelis, retroactively applying to those convicted in relation to the October 7, 2023 attacks.

In addition, there is a proposal to use the death penalty for acts of "terrorism or racism or hostility towards the public," which are terms defined in a vague and overly broad manner, according to the United Nations Human Rights Office.

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The Hebrew Broadcasting Corporation revealed this Friday evening, quoting informed sources, that Tel Aviv is seriously studying launching a large-scale military operation in Lebanon; aimed at eliminating what it called the "Hezbollah threat".

The Hebrew Broadcasting Corporation reported that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed the issue of expanding Israeli occupation attacks with US President Donald Trump during their recent meeting in Florida earlier this week.

According to what was published by the Hebrew Broadcasting Corporation, Israeli occupation estimates indicate that "Hezbollah" has managed, under the current ceasefire agreement, to somewhat rehabilitate its organizational and military capabilities.

Israeli officials claimed that the Lebanese government is completely "helpless" in the face of the party's movements, which prompted Tel Aviv to hint at the direct military option.

Although the Trump administration does not rule out the possibility of Tel Aviv carrying out an operation against Hezbollah, the sources confirmed that Netanyahu received a request to delay making the final decision; in order to allow more room for dialogue with the Lebanese government.

This escalation comes amid internal reports of the Israeli occupation talking about the failure of political and diplomatic paths to impose disarmament on the party, which opens the door to new military calculations.

In contrast, Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam renewed his affirmation of the state's seriousness in extending its authority, stating that the second phase of the army's plan to confine weapons will begin, covering the area between the two banks of the Litani River to the south and the Awali River to the north.

Salam explained that this phase requires careful follow-up due to its vast area, confirming the success of the military institution so far in fully controlling south of the Litani up to the borders, except for the points still occupied by Israel.

Salam announced that the Council of Ministers will hold a meeting at the beginning of the new year to evaluate the results of the first phase, demanding reciprocal steps from the Israeli side, represented by stopping aggressions and violations of the ceasefire resolution.

He indicated that Beirut is proceeding with its timeline, which includes subsequent phases covering Beirut, Mount Lebanon, and the Bekaa, despite Israeli threats that seek to obstruct this national path.

Israel renewed its attack on Friday on the mayor of New York City, Zahran Mamdani, just one day after he officially assumed his duties, in the wake of decisions he made to end restrictions that were imposed on boycotting Tel Aviv, and to cancel the accreditation of a controversial definition of "antisemitism".

The Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a statement that "Mamdani, on his first day as mayor of New York, revealed his true face, as he lifted the restrictions imposed on boycotting Israel and canceled the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism."

The Israeli Foreign Ministry described these decisions as "pouring oil on the fire of antisemitism," according to its expression.

Mamdani repeatedly rejected accusations of antisemitism, affirming that his criticism of Israel is based on considerations related to human rights. He pledged to protect the Jewish community in New York, while at the same time adhering to his positions regarding Middle East policies.

In the context of this controversy, Mamdani took another notable step by appointing lawyer Ramzi Kassem as the general legal advisor for New York City, praising what he described as "extensive legal expertise" and "commitment to defending marginalized groups," considering that his choice aligns with his vision for building a city that is "more just and prosperous."

However, this appointment sparked criticism in circles supportive of Israel, based on Kassem's professional record, including his work as an advisor on immigration policies in the White House during Joe Biden's administration, his defense of defendants in cases related to terrorism and detainees in Guantanamo, and his representation of student activists who participated in protests against Israel within American universities.

In November last year, Israeli Minister of Diaspora Affairs Amichai Chikli launched a sharp attack on Mamdani following his victory, claiming in a post on the "X" platform that "New York has handed its keys to a Hamas supporter," a description that Israeli officials have persistently used against anyone who criticizes Tel Aviv's policies and the genocide war it waged on Gaza.

Chikli added that "New York's choice (Mamdani) undermines the foundations of the city, which has provided freedom and opportunities for success to Jewish refugees since the late 19th century, and has become a stronghold for the largest Jewish community in the world," according to his claim.

Sharren Haskel, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, also described in November last year the result of Mamdani's victory as "very worrying," referring to his previous activities and political discourse.

Mamdani, a democratic socialist, won the New York mayoral elections in November 2025, becoming the first Muslim to hold this position in a city that includes one of the largest Jewish communities in the world.

Mamdani had previously pledged in public statements to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he arrives in New York, where the United Nations is headquartered.

The American global star and former UN Special Envoy for Refugees, Angelina Jolie, visited the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side east of the country on Friday.

She also inspected injured Palestinians receiving treatment at Al-Arish General Hospital in the border governorate of North Sinai, Egypt.

Egyptian official sources reported that Jolie arrived at the Rafah crossing from the Egyptian side, where she was received by North Sinai Governor Khaled Majdi, and Ambassador Nabiela Makram, former Minister of State for Immigration and head of the Technical Secretariat of the National Alliance for Civil Development Work.

They noted that Jolie's visit included inspecting the logistical warehouses belonging to the Egyptian Red Crescent, which are used to secure humanitarian supplies directed to the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.

Jolie also visited Al-Arish General Hospital accompanied by Aroua Jayer, representative of the US Department of State, and in the presence of the North Sinai Governor.

During the visit, she reviewed the conditions of the injured Palestinians, reassured herself about their health status and the level of medical care provided to them.

Jolie praised the efforts of the Egyptian Ministry of Health in receiving the injured and sick Palestinians and providing treatment to them in Egyptian hospitals.

On October 8, 2023, Israel began a war of collective genocide on the Gaza Strip that lasted two years, resulting in more than 71,000 Palestinian deaths and 171,000 injuries, in addition to widespread destruction affecting nearly 90% of the civilian infrastructure, while the United Nations estimated the cost of reconstruction at around 70 billion dollars.

Despite the ceasefire agreement entering into force on October 10, 2025, the living conditions in Gaza have not seen tangible improvement, due to Israel's evasion of fulfilling its commitments stipulated in the agreement, including importing the agreed quantities of food, relief, and medical materials, prefabricated homes, and opening the crossings.

Iran has been witnessing protests since last Sunday due to the deteriorating living conditions and worsening economic crisis, starting from the Grand Bazaar of Tehran through a strike by several commercial shops, then extending to other cities, while Israel and America entered the scene by announcing support for the protesters and urging them to continue the protest and strengthen its momentum.

The protests have so far resulted in six deaths, one of them from the Basij Popular Forces affiliated with the Iranian Revolutionary Guard in Kuhdasht in Lorestan province in western Iran, and three protesters in the city of Azna in the province during an attack on a police headquarters, in addition to two protesters in the city of Lordegan in Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari province in central Iran.

During the protests, chants supporting the monarchy and its leader Reza Pahlavi, residing in the United States, emerged. There has also been limited participation so far from Tehran university students, who organized protest gatherings last Tuesday, and a number of them were arrested before being released later, while the Iranian Minister of Science, Research and Technology (Higher Education) Hossein Simayi Sarraf isolated security officials in three universities in an attempt to calm the students, noting that Iranian universities are on the verge of semester exams, where student attendance is disrupted, which could negatively affect students' involvement in the protests.

Meanwhile, while the reformist Iranian government and its president Masoud Pezeshkian tried to contain the crisis by acknowledging the right to demonstrate and dialogue with representatives of the bazaar and markets, traditional rhetoric in dealing with protests did not disappear, describing them in conservative media and figures as "riots", in addition to turning them into violent events in some cities, attacking government headquarters, institutions, and banks, resulting in at least six deaths and about 40 injuries according to media reports, and arresting dozens, 20 of them in the city of Lordegan and seven in the city of Kermanshah, on charges of links to opposition groups abroad, but no official figures yet on the number of deaths, injuries, and detainees.

The Iranian Attorney General Mohammad Mohammadi Asad threatened on Wednesday to confront "the diversion of protests", saying that "any attempt to turn economic protests into a tool for undermining security, or sabotaging public property, or executing pre-prepared foreign scenarios, will certainly be met with a proportionate and decisive legal response".

Furthermore, Ali Hasanzand, the Attorney General of Lorestan province in western Iran, which is witnessing protests, warned today, Friday, that the judiciary will deal firmly and without any leniency with those he described as "instigators of riots and anyone who harms public security", confirming that "participation in illegal gatherings and acts of disrupting order, sabotage, incitement, or threats are crimes that require judicial prosecution". He called on families to prevent their children from engaging in these gatherings.

The Iranian writer Salahuddin Khodiyu says that the map of protests reflects the integration of economic pressures with class transformations, adding that "it is still too early to reach a final conclusion regarding the composition of the ongoing protests in Iran, in terms of the social classes participating in them or their geographical scope", considering that the protests are still ongoing, making any definitive conclusion premature.

Khodiyu explained that the general pattern of participation in the current protests can be understood as a mix between the November 2019 protests over fuel price hikes, and the "Mahsa Amini" movement in 2022 over the hijab issue, noting the difficulty in formulating a precise sociological model that definitively determines the nature of participation, or the social classes, or the class backgrounds of the protesters. He added that the Mahsa Amini protests, which occurred after her death days after her arrest on the street for not complying with hijab rules, although initially classified as a middle-class movement due to the nature of its demands, especially regarding freedom of dress and women's rights and general freedoms, but when it expanded geographically and turned into mass protests in some cities, it acquired a protest character closer to a popular uprising, with a noticeable increase in the participation of lower social classes and the involvement of poor areas.

Khodiyu pointed out that the 2019 protests, which erupted over fuel price increases, were in turn of deeper economic and labor roots compared to previous protest movements, such as 1999 (student) and 2009 (protests over presidential election results), considering that the general path of protests since 2009 reflects a gradual deterioration in the economic structure of Iranian society.

Khodiyu explained that the disintegration of families' financial capacity, amid the ongoing economic crisis, led to a gradual fall of the middle class, where broad segments of this class, and even higher-income segments, slid towards lower classes. He pointed to the emergence of a new social phenomenon that can be called "the poor middle class", a category that includes individuals with higher education, carrying the culture and values of the middle class, who previously enjoyed a better standard of living, but today have regressed to the lowest economic ladder. The same speaker considered that the social base of each of the protests of the past years, and the current ongoing protests, can be interpreted as a mixture of the regressing middle class, and the poor segments, with hybrid categories such as "the poor middle class".

The Iranian expert clarified that the essential difference between the current protests and the 2022 protests lies in the fact that the main driver of the demonstrations in recent days is inflation and high cost of living and the economic crisis, confirming that the government's hand appears "completely tied", and it does not seem capable of providing quick and convincing solutions to calm the street.

Regarding the future of the protests, Khodiyu said that their continuation or retreat is linked to the extent of the disappearance or persistence of the structural drivers that produced them, predicting the persistence of these factors. He added that the United States and Israel have provided unprecedented support to the protesters compared to the past, considering that "the current economic pressures are the fruit of a maximum economic, political, and diplomatic pressure campaign, aimed at pushing Iran to change its behavior, or reaching, in case of failure, a regime change scenario".

He confirmed that the Iranian government faces an extremely difficult task in containing these protests, explaining that "even if their intensity temporarily subsides, they are likely to erupt again in the coming months, because their structural causes are deep and insoluble in the face of continuing sanctions and the absence of foreign investments, which seems unlikely given the internal and external political deadlock".

US President Donald Trump entered the line of demonstrations in Iran in an unprecedented way today, Friday, saying in a post on his social media platform "Truth Social": "If Iran shoots at peaceful protesters and kills them, the United States will intervene to save them", adding: "We are on alert and ready to launch".

The writer and political analyst Ahmad Zeidabadi said that "Trump's statements always need to be decoded, as he often takes positions then returns to soften them, or even reverses them sometimes". Zeidabadi wondered whether Trump's latest statement "is just an empty threat, or falls within the framework of psychological warfare, or if Trump actually carries a plan and program for intervention in Iranian affairs".

The Iranian writer also considered that military intervention aimed at "regime change" is the last thing Trump could think of, noting that the US National Security Strategy document classifies any action aimed at changing regimes as costly, ineffective, and rejected. He recalled that Trump emphasized, during his recent press conference with Benjamin Netanyahu in Florida, that "regime change in Iran is not something he should talk about, let alone that the spread of US forces in the region does not indicate readiness for rapid and imminent intervention in Iran". Based on that, Zeidabadi considered that military intervention in the short term is unlikely.

The same speaker explained that Trump's current policy is based on exercising "maximum pressure" on Iran to change its behavior, considering that "Trump views the ongoing protests as an opportunity to escalate pressure and threats, and may proceed in this path, in stages, to the point of attempting to delegitimize the regime". He pointed out that the impact of Trump's statements on the ongoing protests in Iran is of great importance, wondering whether US threats of intervention will lead to escalation of the protests or their retreat. He saw that these threats have a dual effect, as they may push a segment of protesters to caution and withdraw from the scene, while they may encourage other categories to continue the movement.

Following Trump's statements on Iran, Iranian authorities warned against any foreign interference in the country's internal affairs, confirming that they distinguish between demand protests and attempts to exploit them for destructive goals, emphasizing that any US move in this framework will contribute to escalating tension and threatening regional stability.

In the context, Ali Larijani, Secretary of the Supreme National Security Council of Iran, warned that any US intervention in internal protests will lead to destabilizing the region and destroying US interests, noting that US statements accompanied by Israeli positions reveal the backgrounds of what is happening.

For his part, Ali Shamkhani, political advisor to the Iranian Supreme Leader, emphasized that Iran's national security is a red line, warning that "any interfering hand approaching Iran's security will be met with a painful response", considering that US threats are nothing but "adventures".

In turn, Ismail Baghaei, spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said that the US record exposes the falsity of its claims of sympathy with the Iranian people, reminding of the 1953 coup, the downing of a civilian plane in 1988, support for Iraq in the war, and maximum sanctions, considering that Washington's threats represent a blatant violation of international law, and confirming that "Iranians will not allow any foreign interference".

The Israeli Occupation Army is preparing options for military action against Hezbollah in Lebanon, attempting to avoid a long attrition war, and limiting the aggression to "just a few days," in order to "not violate the ceasefire understandings reached between Israel and Lebanon, about a year and a month ago." The newspaper added that the leaders of the security system will hear from the Prime Minister of the Occupation, Benjamin Netanyahu, who returned to Tel Aviv today, details about the understandings and agreements he reached with the American President Donald Trump, and senior officials of the American administration, amid estimates that the United States will allow Israel to launch a military operation in Lebanon, under the pretext of "Hezbollah not abandoning its weapons, and the Lebanese government not taking practical steps to disarm the party, even in areas far from the Israeli borders, as it committed to Trump on the eve of signing the ceasefire agreement."

This reality pushes the Americans to stand by Israel's side in the anticipated military step. The Israeli security system intends to present a set of options to Netanyahu, to deal with what it describes as Hezbollah's ongoing attempts to rearm, and the Occupation Army estimates that strong military movements may push the Lebanese government again to take steps to "impose its sovereignty" against Hezbollah.

Israeli officials claim that France is refraining at this stage from using its weight to push for the disarmament of Hezbollah. They point out that France "is a central player in Lebanon," and had committed to overseeing the Lebanese government's implementation of the ceasefire agreement, but it is not acting as expected.

The same newspaper had previously revealed earlier this week the intention of the security institution to present a plan to Netanyahu for implementing a major operation soon. Officials in the security institution claim that "the movements in Lebanon do not meet the conditions of the ceasefire, and they are working to raise the readiness of the Israeli army to carry out an operation against Hezbollah if necessary, while emphasizing the necessity of implementing such an operation."

Meanwhile, the Israeli Occupation Army continues to violate the ceasefire agreement, through continuous attacks on Lebanese territories, as it launched, today Friday, a series of raids on several areas south of Lebanon, claiming that it targeted infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah, including "a training complex used by the Radwan unit, where members of the organization were trained in planning and executing operations against Israeli army forces and citizens of the state of Israel," according to its claim.

The Palestinian Ministry of Endowments and Religious Affairs stated that Israeli settlers stormed a mosque on Friday in Salfit Governorate, north of the occupied West Bank, and desecrated its sanctity.

The ministry explained in a statement that settlers stormed the "Al-Salam Mosque" in the town of Deir Ballut in the morning, took group photos inside its mihrab, and entered it with their shoes on, considering this "a violation of the sanctity of the place and a deliberate assault on mosques".

It confirmed that this incident comes in the context of the escalation of Israeli violations against Islamic holy sites in the West Bank.

The ministry called on international and human rights institutions "to assume their responsibilities in protecting places of worship and stopping the repeated assaults on them".

Since the start of the genocide war in Gaza on October 8, 2023, the Israeli army and settlers in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, have killed at least 1,105 Palestinians, injured about 11,000, in addition to arresting more than 21,000.

Meanwhile, the Israeli genocide with American support in Gaza has left more than 71,000 Palestinian dead and 171,000 injured, mostly children and women, and destruction affecting about 90% of the civilian infrastructure, with the United Nations estimating the reconstruction cost at about 70 billion dollars.

The leaks, which began broadcasting starting from last night, reveal the plans and intentions of some former officials in the Syrian regime to conspire against the current Syrian government, and their readiness to cooperate even with Israel to overthrow this government. The most prominent figures appearing in these leaks are Suheil al-Hasan, a former officer in the Assad regime's army, another prominent officer Ghiyath Dalla, in addition to Rami Makhlouf, the businessman and relative of the former regime president Bashar al-Assad.

Suheil al-Hasan emphasized that Rami Makhlouf stands behind the financing operations of the remnants of the Assad regime on the Syrian coast, and coordinating support for these operations, before moving on to attacking Hamas and the Al-Aqsa Flood operation, thinking he was speaking to an Israeli officer, calling for the extermination of Gaza's residents, and for killing operations that extend to the sons of both the Sunni and Shia sects alike, considering them enemies of Israel. Ghiyath Dalla appeared in the leaks, who agreed in the audio recording with Suheil al-Hasan about what he said regarding the movement in Syria.

The recordings are interconnected with the latest recording of Rami Makhlouf, who called on the sons of the Alawite sect to stay away from the calls of Ghazal Ghazal, and adhere to the Russian vision in Syria, in reference to a state of competition between currents within the Alawite sect, as it indicated that it obtained more than 600 documents revealing attempts by the remnants of the former regime to organize their ranks, and coordinate roles between military and security figures in the former regime.

In this context, the academic and researcher specialized in Islamic movements, Abdul Rahman al-Haj, pointed to the existence of competition for leadership of the Alawite sect in Syria between three parties: "The first is led by Rami Makhlouf and Khadr Ali Tahir nicknamed 'Abu Ali Khadr' and Suheil Hasan and Ghiyath Dalla, the second is led by Maher al-Assad and Kamal al-Hasan, and these two parties seek to communicate with Israel and coordinate with the Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), while the third party is a front led by Ghazal Ghazal and Muhammad Jaber, and it works in coordination with Iran and SDF."

Al-Haj indicates that the first team, which is the largest and most important among the competing parties, has the ability to control the sect due to its direct field connections with the remnants of the Assad regime on one hand, in addition to a state of frustration after the fall of the regime, where they were left to their fate unexpectedly.

Al-Haj believes that "the recent leaks relied upon by the team are based on direct Israeli support to establish a federal state, and that betting on an inevitable battle between SDF and the Syrian government constitutes a suitable opportunity to achieve this plan." He said: "In addition to this, the penetration that occurred to this depth, dozens of hours and hundreds of documents, was done through intelligence work, meaning that the operation revealed the plans, preparations, people, weapons, connections, and funding completely."

Al-Haj speculated that the Russian government is fully aware of the contacts of Suheil al-Hasan and Rami Makhlouf, and said in this regard: "I believe that the visits of Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shibani to Moscow and the presence of security and military figures in the delegation may be for this purpose." He continued: "Syria TV published, quoting a Western official, two days ago, part of the activity and contacts with the Israelis." He added, saying "The retreat of the Russian position in the level of commitment to providing protection or political cover for some projects that the remnants of the regime seek to promote after its fall, coinciding with the existing rapprochement between Damascus and Moscow."

Al-Haj pointed out that the Makhlouf current is completely exposed to the government. He continued "I do not expect it to receive Israeli support at the present time, despite the leaks saying that actual contacts occurred and Makhlouf met with an Israeli ambassador at least to obtain support," adding: "I believe that Israel is monitoring the situation on the Syrian coast amid this competition and division, and is trying to open communication lines between all parties, and perhaps SDF represents an important and common link between them, and it may be the candidate to facilitate and coordinate this contact between the Israelis and the Alawites with their competing factions."

Military groups became active after the fall of the Assad regime, the most prominent of which are the Coast Shield Brigade, and the Jawad Brigades, which the Syrian Ministry of Interior previously announced targeting several groups affiliated with it, since the revelation of its formation in a video statement broadcast via the 'Facebook' platform on August 2 last year, as the group broadcast a video recording at the beginning of September last year, announcing its responsibility for targeting a vehicle belonging to Syrian security.

Suheil al-Hasan is a former officer in the Assad regime's army, born in the village of Beit Anna in the countryside of Latakia in 1970, graduated from the Air College in 1991, to serve in air defense units then in air intelligence. His name emerged with the beginning of the Syrian revolution, where he founded the 'Tiger Forces' that committed systematic repression operations against Syrians, and had a prominent role in bombing and invading areas in Aleppo, Hama, and Idlib, with direct Russian military support. He was imposed American and European sanctions due to serious human rights violations, including mass killings and bombing civilians, carried out by his forces. In 2024, he was appointed commander of the special forces in the Syrian army, as part of broad structural changes within the army.

As for Ghiyath Dalla, he comes from the town of Beit Yashout in the countryside of Latakia, and joined the 42nd Brigade in the 'Fourth Division' with the rise of Maher al-Assad's star, and Dalla rose quickly in the military ladder to take the position of Chief of Staff of the Fourth Division in 2004. He became one of the most prominent executive arms of Maher in the regime's suppression of the Syrian revolution that started in March 2011, and acquired the nickname of Maher's striking arm thanks to his brutal tactics that targeted civilians.

Over 13 years of military confrontations with Syrians, Ghiyath Dalla became a symbol of repression in Syria. He led in August 2012 an attack on the city of Daraya in the countryside of Damascus that claimed the lives of 700 civilians, including entire families. After Assad's escape, in December 2024, Ghiyath Dalla disappeared from sight like dozens of security leaders. But he returned to appear through a statement issued by what he called the 'Military Council for the Liberation of Syria', declaring the determination to 'liberate' Syria from the 'occupiers' and 'overthrow the new regime'.

The eastern areas of Khan Yunis city were subjected to artillery bombardment and intense gunfire. The occupation army, on Friday, launched a series of air raids and intense artillery bombardment targeting scattered areas of the Gaza Strip, in a new and dangerous field escalation that affected areas still under its direct military control, where loud explosions shook the targeted areas.

Eyewitnesses reported that the bombardment was concentrated simultaneously on three main axes, starting from the north where artillery pounded the eastern areas of Gaza City, especially the Zaytoun and Shujaiya neighborhoods, passing through the center of the sector which witnessed air raids east of Al-Bureij camp, and reaching the south where the eastern areas of Khan Yunis city were subjected to artillery bombardment and intense gunfire.

No accurate toll of injuries or human losses has been recorded so far, due to these attacks occurring within occupation-controlled areas and the difficulty of medical teams reaching them, amid the continued control of the occupation army over the southern and eastern strips of the sector, in addition to large parts of the north, equivalent to about 50% of the total area of Gaza.

These developments come at a time when the occupation continues to violate the ceasefire agreement announced since October 10, 2025; where hundreds of violations have been recorded, resulting in the martyrdom of hundreds of victims, as part of a bloody war ongoing for two years that has left more than 71,000 martyrs and massive destruction estimated to cost billions of dollars to rebuild.

The occupation's relentless pursuit to decide the battle for Jerusalem demographically and geographically

Recent official data revealed a heavy toll of Israeli violations in the occupied city of Jerusalem over the past five years, where a report issued by the Jerusalem Governorate painted a bleak picture of the field situation, documenting the martyrdom of 144 martyrs and recording unprecedented numbers in the settlers storming the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque, indicating a systematic escalation in Judaization and repression policies.

These figures come at a time when the holy city is witnessing a fierce campaign targeting the Palestinian presence since the beginning of 2021 until the end of 2025. Indeed, the occupation authorities did not suffice with field killings, but resorted to doubling the pace of corpse detention as a tool for collective punishment and psychological deterrence, where 51 corpses remain hidden in morgues and in what is known as "number cemeteries," depriving families of their human right to bid farewell to their sons.

On the human losses front, the document indicated that 6528 Jerusalemites were injured with varying wounds due to assaults by occupation soldiers and settler gangs, who alone carried out about 1467 assaults targeting citizens and their property, including 484 attacks recorded in the past year alone.

Regarding Al-Aqsa Mosque, the data showed a dangerous leap in the number of intruders, where more than 289 thousand settlers desecrated the Haram courtyards during the mentioned period, in an attempt to impose a new reality. This coincided with widespread arrest campaigns that affected 11,555 Jerusalemites from all segments, including children, women, journalists, and mosque guards.

The occupation also resorted to the weapon of "banishment," issuing 2386 decisions, with Al-Aqsa having the lion's share at 1499 decisions, in addition to imposing house arrest on 821 citizens.

The city's stones were not spared from this war, as the governorate monitored 1732 demolition and bulldozing operations for homes and facilities, against distributing 1439 notices to stop construction. In contrast, the settlement wheel accelerated madly; where the report, in cooperation with "Association of Studies/East House," revealed the deposit of plans to build more than 35 thousand settlement units, and the final approval of about 28,700 other units, while more than 8300 units entered the tenders stage in preparation for actual implementation.

These data reflect, without a doubt, the occupation's relentless pursuit to decide the battle for Jerusalem demographically and geographically, by besieging the Arab presence with killing, arrest, and demolition, and in contrast, flooding the city with settlement blocs to create a reality that makes any future political solution impossible that restores rights to their owners.

Israeli occupation forces carried out artillery bombardment and tank fire within their deployment areas east of Khan Yunis city. Meanwhile, rains resulting from the weather low caused the flooding of a large number of displaced people's tents in the Al-Mawasi area, which is one of the most densely populated areas with displaced people.

The Murad axis, which separates Rafah city from the rest of Gaza Strip cities, has become a launch point for military operations targeting Rafah city and adjacent areas, such as the southern and eastern borders of Khan Yunis city.

Israeli artillery stationed within this axis fired its shells on the southern and eastern areas of Khan Yunis city, where explosions from these shells were heard.

It also clarified that gunshots fired yesterday from military barracks established inside the remaining residential buildings north of Rafah city led to the injury of 4 residents of adjacent displaced people's tents.

On the other hand, Israeli occupation vehicles carried out incursions in the eastern area of Khan Yunis, which is the hottest front due to the presence of 6 towns occupied by Israel, constituting more than 50% of the city's area and inhabited by about 150,000 people.

Occupation soldiers built earthen barriers and placed yellow cubes east of Salah al-Din Street in an expansion of the blue line.

Flooding of tents

It also reported that rains resulting from the weather low caused the flooding of a large number of displaced people's tents in the Al-Mawasi area, which is one of the most densely populated areas with displaced people.

It explained that the accumulation of large amounts of rainwater led to the formation of pools and swamps, amid the municipalities' inability to provide any services.

Although the current weather low was less severe than previous lows, the abundance of rain was sufficient to flood roads and displaced people's tents, especially in the Al-Mawasi area.

Israel prevents the entry of materials needed by Gaza Strip residents to protect against winter rains or repair their homes that were bombed, amid uncertainty about the timing and mechanism for starting reconstruction.

The Israeli genocide war in Gaza, which began on October 7, 2023, and lasted two years, left more than 71,000 martyrs and more than 171,000 injured Palestinians, mostly children and women, and immense destruction with reconstruction costs estimated by the United Nations at about 70 billion dollars.