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We Love Life Despite Genocide
Quds news - Dec 19, 2025
{Video: Mass Wedding in Gaza Celebrates Life Amid Israeli Genocide
More than 200 couples celebrated a mass wedding in central Gaza, turning ruins into a message of life and hope despite two years of Israeli killing, loss, and destruction.
Gaza (QNN)-  Joy rose from the ruins in Gaza this week. More than 200 couples took part in a mass wedding despite the devastation of Israel’s genocide in the enclave. The event carried the title “We Love Life Despite Genocide.” The Turkish-funded Al-Ribat Foundation supported the celebration. The mass wedding took place on Thursday in Al-Zawaida town in central Gaza. It marked the largest such event since the assault stopped in October. Ululations and Palestinian folk songs filled the square. Brides and grooms set aside their grief. For three hours, they reclaimed a piece of stolen life. The participants survived a genocide that killed more than 70,000 Palestinians. Nearly 170,000 others suffered injuries. Homes, facilities, and infrastructure lie in ruins. Grooms walked along a path toward a large stage. Palestinian and Turkish flags flew above. Children lined the sides, clapping and throwing flowers. The grooms wore black suits. The brides wore white dresses with traditional Palestinian embroidery. Thousands of family members and loved ones attended. Smiles spread across the crowd. The wedding opened a window of hope after two years of bloodshed. Emotions mixed joy with pain. Many couples lost entire families in Israeli massacres. Grief followed them into the celebration. Speaking to Al Jazeera, groom Mohammed Al-Shaffa’i, who lost his family during the genocide, said his participation sends a message of life and resilience. Mohammed Abu Taita also joined the wedding. He described the event as a “special joy.” He said such charitable initiatives help young people marry during severe economic hardship caused by the genocide. Gazans have tried to restore life during the relative calm after a ceasefire agreement on October 10. Demand for marriage has increased. Two weeks ago, 54 grooms joined a similar mass wedding in Al-Mawasi, west of Khan Younis, supported by the relief group “Al-Faris Al-Shahem 3.”} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66912&slug=video-mass-wedding-in-gaza-celebrates-life-amid-israeli-genocide

Al Jazeera - Dec 19, 2025
{Deadly Israeli attack in Gaza City hit a wedding, Al Jazeera Arabic reports
Al Jazeera Arabic has more details on the Israeli attack that killed six Palestinians and wounded several others in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City.
Local sources say that Israeli tank shells struck the second floor of a school-turned-shelter while displaced families were gathered there to attend a wedding. The school was housing civilians who had fled earlier fighting. Ambulances and rescue teams continue to respond at the scene as access was only granted minutes earlier, according to reports.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/19/live-gaza-ceasefire-mediators-to-hold-talks-on-second-phase


Ehsan al-Hussari Mother of three- Photo-Abu Riash-Al Jazeera
Al Jazeera - Dec 19, 2025 - By Maram Humaid
{Tragedy in Gaza as winter storm turns family’s shelter into rubble
A devastating roof collapse in Gaza leaves one dead, six injured, and a family struggling for survival amid the winter.
Inside the 57-year-old’s home in the Shati refugee camp were not just his wife Rawiya and their 10 children, but also extended family members, including his brother’s children – making up 25 people in total. The home had survived two years of Israeli bombing, but was heavily damaged. Rainwater was leaking in from the roof, flooding the inside, and forcing Osama to attempt to fix the problem on Tuesday. “I called a neighbour and friend who works in construction to help inspect the problem and seal the openings where water was coming in from,” Osama told Al Jazeera. But as they clambered onto the roof, disaster struck. The neighbour, Mohammed al-Helou, also 57, was inspecting one corner using a hammer. The roof then collapsed. Mohammed was left trapped under the rubble for two hours, unreachable. His body was recovered by civil defence teams two hours later. Six others, including two children, were injured, some left with broken legs. “It was absolutely terrifying, like a torrent of dust and stones exploding in my face,” Osama says, wiping away tears. “We survived by a miracle, but my dear neighbour and friend lost his life without warning, and his family lost him in an instant.”
The collapse
A house is a rare thing in Gaza, with most buildings in the Palestinian enclave destroyed by Israel during its two-year genocidal war. It is what made Osama cling to his home, despite its condition, rather than live in a tent as so many thousands of other Palestinians do in Gaza. It’s also why so many of his family members had gathered to live with him after the October ceasefire, after being displaced across the Gaza Strip. “When we arrived at my house, we breathed a sigh of relief that it was still standing,” Osama says. “But it was in bad shape and clearly heavily affected, especially since more than three explosive robots had been detonated in the area.” He points to twisted metal pieces nearby, saying that they are remnants of those explosions. Explosive robot weapons were widely used by the Israeli army during the most recent ground invasion of northern Gaza in mid-September. “The entire area is destroyed, and all the buildings around us were bombed with the most powerful weapons. Our house was badly affected as well,” Osama says. With no alternatives available, the family chose to remain inside the cracked walls, believing it better than living in tents, where people are currently dying from the cold. “We used to say a concrete roof is better than a tent. We can’t even afford tents or their supplies. But we never imagined it would collapse on our heads and nearly kill us all.”
Nowhere to go
Rawiya al-Hussari, 41, Osama’s wife, described the terrifying moment the building collapsed. She immediately fled with her five children, while everyone around her was screaming, only to be told that her middle son, Mohammed, was still trapped under the rubble. “I ran out, then they told me, ‘Your son Mohammed is under the rubble with his uncle.’ I completely lost my mind and ran back towards him,” she says, holding back tears as she hugs her 12-year-old son, who would survive. “I started screaming hysterically, calling out, ‘Mohammed, Mohammed, can you hear me?’ He answered in a muffled voice, saying, ‘I’m here, save me. I’m OK.’ I removed the stones with the help of some men and relatives who rushed to help. But the man next to him didn’t respond; it seemed he had died instantly.” Rawiya and the other mothers with her trembled as they recounted their escape from the house before it collapsed entirely, leaving them unable to take any belongings or clothes. “We don’t know how we are supposed to die, by bombing or by buildings collapsing over our heads,” Rawiya says, pointing to the ruins. “Look at it; it’s as if one or two missiles hit it.” With the collapse of the al-Hussari home, the number of houses that have collapsed in Gaza since the start of winter is 17, with officials warning the number is likely to increase. In response to the growing danger, emergency teams in Gaza have activated a committee to inspect buildings at risk of collapse and evacuate residents before the next storm arrives. As the al-Hussari family struggles to absorb the shock, they now find themselves homeless overnight, with no alternative shelter. “We slept here in the street last night, 12 children and women,” Osama says angrily. “We all slept outside with no tents, no tarps. This is our end: either we die under crumbling walls, or we freeze to death in the street.”
“I wish we had all died inside the house and been spared this life.”} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2025/12/19/tragedy-gaza-winter-storm-turns-familys-shelter-into-rubble

Al Jazeera - Dec 19, 2025 - By various reporters and excluding israeli propaganda
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baby slips back into famine
{No adequate shelters or warm clothes for Palestinians braving Gaza’s storms
The current storms in Gaza are among the “harshest” periods people there have faced, says resident Ahmad al-Najjar. “Thousands of Palestinians … have been pushed [to al-Mawasi] sheltering in inadequate tents that [have] been exposed to the harshest conditions,” he told Al Jazeera, speaking from Gaza’s southern area of al-Mawasi. Strong winds have destroyed thousands of tents and left people homeless once again, he said. “Just yesterday, two trucks were allowed [in]to the Gaza Strip while [600] trucks are supposed to enter every single day,” added al-Najjar. No materials for shelter have been allowed in by Israel since the ceasefire, he said. Meanwhile, Israeli forces continue to launch deadly attacks while babies and young children are dying due to the cold, he added. “Many more are expected to die with no aid … [or warm] winter clothes.”
Watch our full interview [by clicking URL below:]
& Deregistration of NGOs under new Israeli rules ‘will have catastrophic impact on Gaza services’
New rules in Israel for registering NGOs, under which more than a dozen groups have already been rejected, could have a catastrophic impact on aid work in Gaza and the West Bank, relief workers have warned. The NGOs have until December 31 to register under the new framework, which Israel says aims to prevent “hostile actors or supporters of terrorism”. Requests are rejected for “organisations involved in terrorism, antisemitism, delegitimisation of Israel, Holocaust denial, denial of the crimes of October 7,” Israel’s Ministry for Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism told AFP. The ministry said 14 out of 100 registration requests have been rejected since November. The Humanitarian Country Team of the Occupied Palestinian Territory warned that dozens of groups face deregistration and that, while some had been registered, “these NGOs represent only a fraction of the response in Gaza and are nowhere near the number required just to meet immediate and basic needs”. “The deregistration of NGOs in Gaza will have a catastrophic impact on access to essential and basic services,” it said. The amount of aid entering Gaza remains inadequate. While the ceasefire agreement stipulated the entry of 600 trucks per day, only 100 to 300 are carrying humanitarian aid, according to NGOs and the UN. The NGOs barred under the new rules include Save the Children, one of the best known and oldest in Gaza, where it helps 120,000 children, and the American Friends Service Committee. They are being given 60 days to withdraw all their international staff from the Gaza Strip, the occupied West Bank and Israel, and will no longer be able to deliver any aid.
& Agencies warn limited access by Israel undermining Gaza aid
The UN’s FAO, WHO, WFP and UNICEF say import restrictions and access constraints imposed by Israel, as well as “major funding gaps”, are severely hindering their capacity to operate at the necessary scale in Gaza. They said in a statement that interventions supporting food security, nutrition, health, water, sanitation, hygiene, agriculture and livelihood recovery are particularly affected, and warned that hundreds of thousands in the enclave are in dire need of that assistance. “Even though markets are now better stocked with nutritious food following the improved flow of humanitarian and commercial deliveries, vulnerable families, especially those with children, cannot afford to buy it,” the agencies said. According to the UN, since the ceasefire in October, more than 730,000 people have been displaced, many living in makeshift shelters and are heavily reliant on humanitarian assistance.
& How much aid has Israel restricted?
Here are the numbers:

aid israel restricted
& ‘Hundreds of thousands could rapidly slip back into famine’: UN agencies
The UN’s top agencies have welcomed the IPC’s report that famine is not longer in effect in Gaza, but emphasised the global monitor’s warning that the situation remains critical for civilians in the enclave. “Without sustained, large-scale expansion of food, livelihood, agriculture and health assistance, together with increased commercial inflows, hundreds of thousands of people could rapidly slip back into famine,” the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP), and the World Health Organization (WHO) said. “Humanitarian needs remain staggering, with current assistance addressing only the most basic survival requirements. Children under five, along with pregnant and breastfeeding women, remain among the most vulnerable, facing worryingly high levels of malnutrition despite recent improvements.”
& Top Hamas official says Miami talks must end ‘ongoing Israeli lawlessness’
Bassem Naim has said the talks in Miami must aim to end Israeli ceasefire violations in Gaza. “Our people expect these talks to result in an agreement to put an end to ongoing Israeli lawlessness, halt all violations and compel the occupation to abide by the Sharm El-Sheikh agreement,” the Hamas political bureau member told AFP. During the second stage, Israel is supposed to withdraw from its positions in Gaza, an interim authority is to govern the Palestinian territory instead of Hamas, and an international stabilisation force is to be deployed. Naim said the new talks should also boost the entry of humanitarian aid into Gaza. He told the news agency the discussions should address how to implement the plan in a way to ensure “sustainable stability, launches a comprehensive reconstruction process and paves the way for a political track enabling Palestinians to govern themselves, culminating in a fully sovereign and independent state”.

experiencing famine
& Severe hunger still plagues Gaza, warns Islamic Relief
The IPC’s new report on hunger in Gaza shows that “nowhere near enough” aid is getting into the Strip since the ceasefire was announced, says international aid organisation Islamic Relief. “There has been some fragile improvement to address the famine, but acute malnutrition is still at critical levels in many areas of Gaza and half a million people are still suffering severe hunger as winter sets in,” the organisation said in a statement. Malnourished children are not getting care due to a shortage of essential medical supplies, food remains unaffordable – if it is available, and the rate of aid coming in is insufficient to due Israeli’s blockade, said Islamic Relief. “Islamic Relief warns a return to famine remains a real threat in the coming months, unless there is renewed commitment to a full and lasting ceasefire, greater humanitarian access, and progress on rebuilding services, livelihoods and the economy,” the organisation said.
& ‘Lives depend on it’: WHO urges countries to open doors to Gaza patients
The head of the World Health Organization has warned that more lives could be lost unless patients from Gaza are able to head abroad for treatments or undergo medical evacuations to the occupied West Bank. In a post on social media, Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said the WHO and its partners have evacuated more than 10,600 patients from Gaza with severe health conditions, including more than 5,600 children, since the start of the war. “Yet, many more patients remain in Gaza awaiting evacuation to receive appropriate health care,” he said. “According to Ministry of Health, 1092 patients have died while awaiting medical evacuation between July 2024 and November 28, 2025. However, this figure is likely underreported.”
& In Gaza, 1.6 million people still face ‘acute food insecurity’: UNWRA
Despite no famine conditions, Gaza remains in a “hunger crisis”, says Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, or UNRWA. In a social media post, he said the latest report from IPC “underscores how fragile the gains have been since the ceasefire began in October”. He added that while the Gaza governorate “is no longer classified as being in famine, 1.6 million people still face high levels of acute food insecurity” and urged for more aid to be let in.
& No famine does not mean no misery in Gaza
By Tareq Abu Azzoum - Reporting from Gaza City, Gaza
Gaza is no longer in famine conditions – but that does not mean the crisis is over. One of the UN aid distribution centres here has shut down and been turned into a mass displacement camp for Gaza’s residents. People are living in unbearable conditions and the UN is still warning that the limited food rations and the ongoing aid restrictions could quickly reverse all recent gains. So what we can see on the ground is a continuation of the humanitarian miseries families are living in. The displaced people living in makeshift tents are depending on very small food rations. More commercial goods are coming in rather than aid supplies. UN agencies are still battling to scale up humanitarian deliveries and believe that without them, the situation in Gaza will worsen within the coming week – specifically for the displaced families who are suffering under the current weather conditions.
& IPC says Gaza no longer experiencing famine, warns situation ‘highly fragile’
The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a global hunger monitor, has said there is no longer famine in Gaza after access for humanitarian and commercial food deliveries improved following the start of the fragile ceasefire in October. The IPC, however, warned that the situation in Gaza remains critical.
“Under a ⁠worst-case scenario, which would include renewed hostilities and a halt in humanitarian and commercial inflows, the entire Gaza Strip [would be] at risk of famine through mid-April 2026. This underscores the severe and ongoing humanitarian crisis,” the monitor said in a report. It added that more than 100,000 people in Gaza were experiencing catastrophic conditions, but projected that figure to decline to about 1,900 people by April 2026. It said the entire ‌Gaza Strip was classified in an emergency phase, one step below catastrophic conditions. “The situation remains highly fragile and is contingent on sustained, expanded and consistent humanitarian and commercial ‌access,” the IPC said. The latest assessment by the monitor comes four months after it reported that 514,000 people – nearly a quarter of Palestinians in the Gaza Strip – were experiencing famine. Israel controls all access to the besieged enclave, with international aid organisations stating that Israel has allowed far fewer than 600 trucks a day, in violation of the ceasefire.
} more incl. israeli propaganda at Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/19/live-gaza-ceasefire-mediators-to-hold-talks-on-second-phase

Al Jazeera - Dec 19, 2025 - By various reporters and excluding israeli propaganda
Live Ipdates 08.30 AM - 21.15 PM CET

Welcome to Genocide Contest
Quds news - Dec 19, 2025
{Belgian Artists Urge Broadcaster to Boycott Eurovision 2026 Over Israel’s Gaza Genocide
A group of 170 Belgian artists has urged public broadcaster RTBF to boycott Eurovision 2026, condemning Israel’s participation while it wages a war of extermination in Gaza.
Gaza (QNN)- A group of 170 Belgian artists and cultural figures has condemned public broadcaster RTBF for joining the 2026 Eurovision Song Contest while allowing Israel to compete. Local media reported the protest on Thursday. The artists sent a joint letter after learning on December 4 about Israel’s participation. La Libre daily said the signatories expressed dismay at the decision. They condemned Israel’s war of extermination. The group includes well-known cultural figures. Among them are actress and director Yolande Moreau, filmmaker Thierry Michel, humorist Florence Mendez, and actor David Murgia. The artists compared the decision to past actions by the European Broadcasting Union. They recalled how the EBU excluded Russia within 48 hours of the Ukraine invasion in February 2022. In contrast, they said the EBU refused to exclude Israel despite its ongoing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. The letter criticized RTBF and Flemish broadcaster VRT. Both channels nominate Belgium’s Eurovision entry. The signatories said the broadcasters chose to continue participation despite the situation. They called the move a serious violation of ethical and moral duties expected from public media. The artists stated that Israel is exploiting cultural events for political goals. They wrote that Israel has long used major artistic platforms to promote propaganda. The aim, they said, is to obscure its policies of occupation, colonisation, and apartheid against Palestinians. According to the letter, Eurovision participation helps Israel project an image of a modern Western democracy. This image, they argued, helps hide criminal actions in Gaza. The signatories urged RTBF to reconsider its stance. They called on the broadcaster to cancel its participation in Eurovision 2026 as long as Israel remains welcome in the contest. They said public media must uphold the values of humanity and justice.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66913&slug=belgian-artists-urge-broadcaster-to-boycott-eurovision-2026-over-israels-gaza-genocide

Quds news - Dec 19, 2025
{Israeli Settlers Run Over Palestinian Teen During Pre-Dawn Raid Near Yousef’s Tomb in Nablus
A Palestinian teen was injured after Israeli settlers ran him over during a pre-dawn raid into Nablus and Yousef’s Tomb, as Israeli forces later raided nearby villages amid rising violence in the occupied West Bank.
Occupied Nablus (QNN)- A Palestinian teen suffered injuries after settlers ran him over during a pre-dawn raid into Nablus on Friday. Settlers stormed the eastern area of the city to reach Yousef's Tomb, north of the West Bank. The Israeli army later said it arrested “settlers who deliberately entered Nablus without a permit, ran over a Palestinian, and fled.” Settlers drove their vehicles into eastern Nablus. One settler hit the teen as he crossed Amman Street. The impact caused fractures in both legs. Paramedics rushed him to the hospital. Anadolu Agency cited eyewitnesses who said two settler vehicles entered the area in an attempt to reach the tomb. One vehicle overturned while fleeing. The settlers then escaped on foot out of the city. Settlers frequently storm Joseph’s Tomb, located on the eastern edge of Nablus. The site lies in an area under the Palestinian Authority's control. These raids often take place under Israeli army protection to perform religious rituals. Yousef's Tomb sits in eastern Nablus. Israelis have considered it a religious site since Israel occupied the West Bank in 1967. Researchers and scholars dispute this claim. They say the shrine is new and does not link to the Prophet Joseph and belongs to a Muslim cleric named Yusuf Dweikat. Earlier on Friday, Israeli forces raided the village of Salem, east of Nablus. Security sources said military vehicles entered the village and patrolled its streets. Troops fired tear gas and sound grenades. They also set up flying checkpoints, checked IDs, and searched vehicles. Since October 8, 2023, Israeli forces and settlers have killed more than 1,100 Palestinians in the West Bank, including the eastern part of Jerusalem. Nearly 11,000 others have suffered injuries. Detentions have exceeded 21,000.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66911&slug=israeli-settlers-run-over-palestinian-teen-during-pre-dawn-raid-near-yousefs-tomb-in-nablus

Al Jazeera - Dec 19, 2025
{Rubio: ‘Not going to have peace’ if Hamas can threaten Israel
Responding to reports that Hamas may be willing to partially disarm, handing over heavy weaponry but keeping its small arms, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said peace will never happen if the group has the capability to “threaten or attack Israel.”} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/12/19/rubio-not-going-to-have-peace-if-hamas-can-threaten-israel

Al Jazeera - Dec 19, 2025
{Gaza’s tech workers code from rubble as Israel’s war destroys digital life
Gaza’s coders and technicians battle to keep enclave online amid Israeli infrastructure destruction. In a territory where 81 percent of buildings lie damaged or destroyed, a small community of young Palestinians is fighting to preserve what remains of Gaza’s digital world. Coders, repair technicians and freelance workers are labouring under impossible conditions to keep the besieged enclave connected to the outside world. Against all odds, Gaza’s youths continue to adapt. They work offline, code in notebooks, store solar power whenever the sun is out, and wait for rare moments of connectivity to send their work to clients around the world. In a war that has taken nearly everything, digital skills have become a form of survival – and resilience. Many now also rely on online work to make a living. But even that fragile lifeline is now hanging by a thread after more than two years of Israel’s genocidal war. According to the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics, Israeli forces have “deliberately and systematically destroyed” the telecommunications infrastructure. “We just always look for another way to get connected, always find another way,” said Shaima Abu Al Atta, a coder working from a displacement camp. “This is what actually gave us purpose because if we didn’t do this, we would just die surviving and not doing anything. We would die internally.” Before the war erupted in October 2023, Gaza had a modest but vibrant tech scene. Innovation hubs hosted coding bootcamps, and hundreds of freelancers worked remotely for international clients. Much of that ecosystem now lies in ruins. Shareef Naim, an engineer who led a technology hub, described what was lost. His building housed more than 12 programmers with contracts for companies outside Gaza, he said. “The team was very active,” Naim told Al Jazeera. Today, the structure is destroyed, though some team members are still trying to work from tents and emergency shelters. Computer technician A’aed Shamaly says, “The main challenge is electricity. Today, electricity is not available all the time, and if it is available, it is unstable,  and there will be a lot of cuts. Prices are also high.” Electricity, when available at all, is unstable and prohibitively expensive, $12 per kilowatt compared with $1.50 for 10 kilowatts before the war, he said. “There are no spare parts,” he added, so technicians must scavenge components from broken equipment pulled from bombed buildings. The scale of destruction is staggering. According to the United Nations Satellite Centre (UNOSAT), approximately 198,273 structures across Gaza have been damaged, with 123,464 completely destroyed. The telecommunications sector has been particularly hard hit. Data from the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics reveals that 64 percent of mobile phone towers were out of service as of early April 2025. In Rafah, coverage has collapsed to just 27 percent, down from near-universal access before the war. During the war, connectivity watchdog NetBlocks documented repeated disruptions, including what it called a “near-total telecoms blackout” in January 2024 that lasted for days. Israel has long restricted Gaza to outdated 2G mobile technology while allowing 4G in the occupied West Bank. The telecommunications sector’s value has cratered from $13m in 2023 to just $1.5m in 2024, an 89 percent collapse. Estimated losses exceed half a billion dollars, while reconstruction is projected to cost at least $90m.
The consequences ripple across Gaza’s economy and society.
Remote work was a crucial income source in a territory where unemployment exceeded 79 percent even before October 2023. Now, erratic internet access has pushed many freelancers into joblessness just as Israeli-induced famine has sent food prices soaring. The telecommunications collapse has also paralysed the banking system, preventing money transfers and leaving families unable to access cash. Healthcare has been disrupted, with the World Health Organization documenting deaths caused by the inability to contact emergency services in time. Even during the fragile ceasefire that took effect in October 2025, Israel has blocked essential repair equipment from entering Gaza. The restrictions form part of what analysts describe as a deliberate strategy to maintain control over Palestinian digital infrastructure and suppress the flow of information to the outside world. The future remains deeply uncertain, as efforts to push a fragile ceasefire forward appear to stall and Israel threatens the possibility of returning to full-scale war.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/19/gazas-tech-workers-code-from-rubble-as-israels-war-destroys-digital-life

Al Jazeera - Dec 19, 2025 - By various reporters and excluding israeli propaganda
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ceasefire too Late
{Gaza ceasefire must be ‘fully implemented’: Guterres
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says it is “crucial” to move to phase two of the ceasefire in Gaza. “I think it’s very important to move with the peace process as a whole … [and] to make sure that phase one, and namely the ceasefire, are fully implemented,” Guterres said during a news conference in New York. Guterres also said humanitarian needs in Gaza are growing faster than aid can get in, and called on Israel to open more border crossings. “Buildings – already battered by bombardment – are collapsing under the weight of rain and wind, claiming more civilian lives,” he said. “Water and sanitation services, hospitals, and bakeries are struggling to recover from destruction, supply shortages, and continued restrictions on what can enter.” He continued, “Strikes and hostilities continue, pushing the civilian toll of this war even higher and exposing our teams to grave danger.” Guterres pushed for the opening of border crossings, the lifting of restrictions on critical items, the creation of safe routes inside Gaza, and unimpeded access.
& UN criticises latest US sanctions on ICC judges
The United Nations has condemned Washington for intensifying “reprisals” against international institutions, after the Trump administration slapped sanctions on two more International Criminal Court judges over their investigation of Israel. The judges hit with US sanctions on Thursday – Gocha Lordkipanidze of Georgia and Erdenebalsuren Damdin of Mongolia – had voted earlier this week to reject a challenge by Israel which sought to end a war crimes probe in Gaza.
The United States has already sanctioned nine ICC judges and prosecutors for their probes of alleged Israeli war crimes. “Yesterday’s announcement of US sanctions against two more [ICC] judges … represents a further intensification of reprisals against international institutions,” the UN rights office said on X.
“Such targeting of judges, as well as prosecutors and UN experts, runs counter to the rule of law and administration of justice.”
& Holy Land’s top Catholic leader hails Palestinian ‘resilience’ on visit to Gaza
The top Catholic leader in the Holy Land has visited the Gaza Strip’s only Catholic church to share a message of Christmas hope and support. Cardinal Pierbattista Pizzaballa was greeted by children in Santa hats and keffiyehs in the courtyard of the church compound, which was gaily decorated with twinkling lights and Christmas ornaments. “I know the situation is difficult, but I see with the children, the school, the activities, a little light of hope,” he said in English to several dozen people gathered for the festivity. “You have been a wonderful testimony, not only of resilience, but of faith and hope for many people not just in Gaza, but many other parts of the world.” He said the Christian community aims to be a “stable, solid reference point in this sea of destruction” as the rebuilding slowly begins. The Holy Family compound was hit by fragments from an Israeli shell in July, killing three people in what Israel then called an accident and expressed regret over. “We cannot forget what happened. And we will never forget. But now we have to look forward,” said Pizzaballa, the Latin Patriarch of Jerusalem. “We need to cure, to heal our hearts.”
& Palestinian man in Gaza builds washing machine from spare parts
Tayseer Obaid built a washing machine from spare items, an example of the creativity people in Gaza are forced to rely on as Israel blocks aid and electricity.
He used rudimentary tools to build the device, in order to help alleviate some of his families’ struggles living in a tent displacement camp.
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& Israeli attack in Gaza City injures four Palestinians
Four Palestinians have been injured in Israeli artillery shelling in Gaza City, in the latest violation of a ceasefire agreement, medical sources said. The four were rushed to the al-Ahli Arab Hospital in central Gaza after Israeli forces shelled a school-turned shelter in Tuffah neighbourhood of eastern Gaza City. The targeted area is among the locations from which the Israeli army had withdrawn under the ceasefire agreement in force in the Gaza Strip since October 10.

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& Israeli army claims Palestinian killed in Gaza ‘terrorist’ who crossed truce line
The Israeli military has confirmed killing another Palestinian in central Gaza, again claiming that the person was a “terrorist” who was undermining the ceasefire that has been routinely violated by Israel. The army said in a short statement that its forces operating in central Gaza identified the individual who allegedly crossed the so-called yellow line delineated in the ceasefire “and approached the forces in a manner that posed an immediate threat”. “Immediately after the identification, the air force, guided by the forces, eliminated the terrorist in order to remove the threat,” it said, adding that Israeli soldiers reserve the right to attack again. The Israeli military has killed a number of Palestinians, including children, for allegedly crossing the yellow line, accusing them of being armed fighters.

&No adequate shelters or warm clothes for Palestinians braving Gaza’s storms
The current storms in Gaza are among the “harshest” periods people there have faced, says resident Ahmad al-Najjar. “Thousands of Palestinians … have been pushed [to al-Mawasi] sheltering in inadequate tents that [have] been exposed to the harshest conditions,” he told Al Jazeera, speaking from Gaza’s southern area of al-Mawasi. Strong winds have destroyed thousands of tents and left people homeless once again, he said. “Just yesterday, two trucks were allowed [in]to the Gaza Strip while [600] trucks are supposed to enter every single day,” added al-Najjar. No materials for shelter have been allowed in by Israel since the ceasefire, he said. Meanwhile, Israeli forces continue to launch deadly attacks while babies and young children are dying due to the cold, he added. “Many more are expected to die with no aid … [or warm] winter clothes.”
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Al Jazeera - Dec 19, 2025 - By Elis Gjevori and News Agencies
{US to host Qatari, Turkish and Egyptian officials for Gaza ceasefire talks
Talks in Miami on Gaza ceasefire’s next phase come amid near-daily Israeli violations of the truce, killing hundreds of Palestinians. The United States Middle East envoy, Steve Witkoff, will hold talks in Miami, Florida, with senior officials from Qatar, Egypt and Turkiye as efforts continue to advance the next phase of the Gaza ceasefire, even as Israel repeatedly violates the truce on the ground. A White House official told Al Jazeera Arabic on Friday that Witkoff is set to meet representatives from the three countries to discuss the future of the agreement aimed at halting Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza. Axios separately reported that the meeting, scheduled for later on Friday, will include Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty. At the same time, Israel’s public broadcaster, quoting an Israeli official, said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is holding a restricted security consultation to examine the second phase of the ceasefire and potential scenarios. That official warned that Israel could launch a new military campaign to disarm Hamas if US President Donald Trump were to disengage from the Gaza process, while acknowledging that such a move was unlikely because Trump wants to preserve calm in the enclave. Despite Washington’s insistence that the ceasefire remains intact, Israeli attacks have continued almost uninterrupted, as it continues to renege on the terms of the first phase, as it blocks the free flow of desperately needed humanitarian aid into the besieged Palestinian territory. According to an Al Jazeera analysis, Israeli forces carried out attacks on Gaza on 58 of the past 69 days of the truce, leaving only 11 days without reported deaths, injuries or violence. In Washington, Trump said on Thursday that Netanyahu is likely to visit him in Florida during the Christmas holidays, as the US president presses for the launch of the agreement’s second phase. “Yes, he will probably visit me in Florida. He wants to meet me. We haven’t formally arranged it yet, but he wants to meet me,” Trump told reporters. Qatar and Egypt, who are mediating and guaranteeing the truce after a devastating two-year genocide in Gaza, have urged a transition to the second phase of the agreement. The plan includes a full Israeli military withdrawal and the deployment of an international stabilisation force (ISF).
Fragile truce, entrenched occupation
Qatar’s prime minister warned on Wednesday that daily Israeli breaches of the Gaza ceasefire are threatening the entire agreement, as he called for urgent progress towards the next phase of the deal to end Israel’s genocidal war on the besieged Palestinian enclave. Sheikh Mohammed made the appeal following talks with United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington, where he stressed that “delays and ceasefire violations endanger the entire process and place mediators in a difficult position”. The ceasefire remains deeply unstable, and Palestinians and rights groups say it is a ceasefire only in name, amid Israeli violations and a rapidly deteriorating humanitarian situation in Gaza. Since the truce took effect on October 10, 2025, Israel has repeatedly breached the agreement, killing hundreds of Palestinians. Gaza’s Government Media Office says Israel committed at least 738 violations between October 10 and December 12, including air strikes, artillery fire and direct shootings. Israeli forces shot at civilians 205 times, carried out 37 incursions beyond the so-called “yellow line”, bombed or shelled Gaza 358 times, demolished property on 138 occasions and detained 43 Palestinians, the office said. Israel has also continued to block critical humanitarian aid while systematically destroying homes and infrastructure. Against this backdrop, Israel Hayom quoted an Israeli security official as saying the so-called “yellow line” now marks Israel’s new border inside Gaza, adding that Israeli forces will not withdraw unless Hamas is disarmed. The official said the army is preparing to remain there indefinitely. The newspaper also reported that Israeli military leaders are proposing continued control over half of Gaza, underscoring Israel’s apparent intent to entrench its occupation rather than implement a genuine ceasefire. Compounding the misery in Gaza, a huge storm that recently hit the Strip has killed at least 13 people as torrential rains and fierce winds flooded tents and caused damaged buildings to collapse. Israel’s two-year war has decimated more than 80 percent of the structures across Gaza, forcing hundreds of thousands of families to take refuge in flimsy tents or overcrowded makeshift shelters.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/19/us-to-host-qatari-turkish-and-egyptian-officials-for-gaza-ceasefire-talks


Palestine Action hunger strikers-Courtesy Prisoners for Palestine
Al Jazeera - Dec 19, 2025 - By Anealla Safdar
{Palestine Action hunger strikers are ‘dying’ in prison, UK doctor warns
A doctor in contact with the activists says all six are at a critical stage, two of whom have refused food for almost seven weeks.
London, United Kingdom – Six remand prisoners affiliated with the proscribed protest group Palestine Action who are on hunger strike are not receiving adequate healthcare and face an immediate risk of death, hundreds of British healthcare professionals have warned. On Thursday, more than 800 doctors, nurses, therapists and carers wrote to Justice Secretary David Lammy to warn that “without resolution, there is the real and increasingly likely potential that young British citizens will die in prison, having never even been convicted of an offence”. The prisoners, aged between 20 and 31, are: Qesser Zuhrah; Amu Gib; Heba Muraisi; Teuta Hoxha and Kamran Ahmed. Lewie Chiaramello is on a partial strike, refusing food every other day as he is diabetic. “Put simply, the hunger strikers are dying,” James Smith, an emergency physician and university lecturer, told a news conference in London on Thursday, speaking alongside family members of some of the hunger strikers, politicians supporting them, their lawyer and activists.
“They are all now at a critical stage.”
The group are being held across five prisons over their alleged involvement in break-ins at the UK subsidiary of the Israeli defence firm Elbit Systems in Bristol and a Royal Air Force (RAF) base in Oxfordshire. They deny the charges against them, such as burglary and violent disorder. Palestine Action, which was banned in July as a terror group, a label that applies to groups such as ISIL (ISIS), believes the UK government is complicit in Israeli war crimes. The demands of the pro-Palestine hunger strikers include immediate bail, the right to a fair trial and the de-proscription of Palestine Action. They are also calling for all Elbit sites to be closed. Zuhrah and Gib have been refusing food for almost seven weeks. “After three weeks, the body has exhausted fat stores and organ tissue in order to generate enough energy simply to maintain bodily functions,” explained Smith, who has been in contact with the hunger strikers. He said that prolonged starvation leads to heart muscles breaking down, kidney filtration problems, muscle weakness that affects breathing and heart failures, which can “suddenly cause death”. In their letter, the healthcare professionals said twice daily assessments, daily blood tests and 24-hour medical cover were needed. “If any of the above requirements are not met, then it follows that the hunger strikers require care unavailable in the prison. As such, they should be managed in a hospital setting, particularly in the event that complications arise.” Pressure has been piling for weeks on Lammy, who has refused to meet with the activists’ lawyers to address their concerns over their welfare. Teuta Hoxha, who is on the 40th day of her strike, suffers from low blood pressure, headaches, chest tightness and shortness of breath. Her 17-year-old sister, Rahma, said Teuta feels “weak” and nauseous, and is preparing to die. “Lammy needs to urgently meet with the lawyers, to save my sister’s life,” she said.
‘This is a very deadly period’
When they are hospitalised, the prisoners are unable to call their loved ones, as they do from jail. Hoxha said her sister recently discharged herself from hospital against medical advice in order to tell her family about her condition. Ella Mousdale, a relative of Zuhrah’s, said she had done the same. Zuhrah, 20, has suffered with chest pains, exhaustion, and a consistently high pulse of 100bpm “despite doing next to no physical activity”, her lawyers said. She has told loved ones that she regularly collapses in prison. “She’s very slow. She’s hunched over. Physically, she’s just had body pains all over and just is extremely weak, so she can’t hug me back any more,” Mousdale told Al Jazeera after visiting her on Sunday. “It’s difficult for her to stay awake. It’s difficult for her to talk for long periods of time.” Zuhrah stopped communicating with the family on Wednesday, so they assumed she had been transferred to hospital, with Mousdale saying they no longer knew if she was alive. “This is a very deadly period,” she said. Protesters, including medics, gathered outside of HMP Bronzefield in Surrey, where Zuhrah is detained on charges relating to the incident in Bristol. The left-wing MP Zarah Sultana joined the demonstration on Wednesday, demanding that prison officials transfer Zuhrah to hospital. An ambulance arrived several hours later, footage shared on social media showed, but it was unclear if Zuhrah had been hospitalised. Sultana confirmed in a post on X on Thursday night that Zuhrah was “safe and is continuing her hunger strike”. A Ministry of Justice spokesperson told Al Jazeera that a member of prison staff had been injured in scuffles between protesters and the police, but they were unable to confirm the circumstances or gravity of their injury. The spokesperson described the protest as “completely unacceptable”, citing security risks, adding that the Prison Service has assured ministers “that all cases of prisoner food refusal are being managed in accordance with the relevant policy, and with appropriate medical assessment and support – consistent with prisoner rights”. A spokesperson of Sodexo, the company that manages HMP Bronzefield, said, prisoners refusing food receive “regular medical assessment and support from clinicians, as well as being offered mental health support”. Ahmed, who has refused food for 39 days, is “losing half a kilogram [one pound] every day”, his sister Shahmina Alam said, adding that his ketone levels are “steeply rising” again. He now weighs 61.5kg  (135.5 pounds), having entered prison at 74kg (163 pounds). “I call upon Lammy to please have this meeting,” she said. “[Ahmed’s] heart is slowing down … What are [they] waiting for, for it to stop?” More than 20,000 people have signed a petition by the campaign group Avaaz calling on the justice secretary to intervene, while more than 50 MPs have joined Jeremy Corbyn, the left-wing independent politician, in urging Lammy meet the hunger strikers’ lawyers. John McDonnell, Labour MP, told Al Jazeera, “There’s a real anxiety now about what the hell is going on. Why aren’t we intervening as a government? Why aren’t we sorting this out? There’s an increasing worry that we’re in a situation now which is highly risky.” So far, Lammy has not responded to the request for a meeting “for reasons he has not explained and which are not clear to us”, said Daniel Lemberger Cooper, the solicitor for the hunger strikers, as he described their attempts to engage with the government as an effort to prevent the prisoners’ deaths rather than discuss criminal proceedings. Some will have spent more than two years in prison before their trial takes place. The former Guantanamo detainee Mansroor Adayfi, who was held in the notorious camp for more than 14 years without charge, joined the hunger strike in solidarity on Wednesday. “Hunger strikes are not a protest of choice – they are a last resort. The British government wants these men and women to disappear quietly,” said Adayfi. “This hunger strike is not about food, it’s about dignity and justice. It’s about remand being used as punishment. A system that believes that silence will protect it.”} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/18/palestine-action-hunger-strikers-are-dying-in-prison-uk-doctor-warns

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