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 When one hurts or kills a women
one hurts or kills hummanity and is an antrocitie.
Gino d'Artali
and: My mother (1931-1997) always said to me <Mi figlio, non esistono notizie <vecchie> perche puoi imparare qualcosa da qualsiasi notizia.> Translated: <My son, there is no such thing as so called 'old' news because you can learn something from any news.>
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Shahed Abu AlShaikh-Courtesy of Shahed Abu AlShaikh
Al Jazeera - Dec 26, 2025
{Israel killed our dreams, but its genocide could not defeat us
I had just begun my third year studying English translation at university when the war started. The onslaught turned my life upside down – it erased colours, shattered dreams, and broke my spirit. University education – the centre of my life and ambition – stopped. Gaza itself came to a standstill amid unprecedented destruction. Like all families in Gaza, my family and I have suffered greatly during this war. Two years of genocide robbed us of our health and sense of stability. We were forced to flee 10 times, moving from northern Gaza to Khan Younis in the south, then to Rafah, then to Deir el-Balah in central Gaza. After more than a year, we returned to Gaza City, only to be displaced again to Khan Younis eight months after our return. Our home was badly damaged; we are now forced to live in it, with tarpaulins instead of walls. In the summer of 2024, universities reopened but only for online learning. I registered, not because I still believed I could achieve my dream of being a teaching assistant, but because I wanted to finish what I had started. I completed my third year – the year that was supposed to shape me as a future lecturer – from inside a tent, using unstable internet. In February, my final year began. A few months later, famine hit us. My health started to deteriorate due to the lack of food, the displacement, and the constant fear of bombing. I lost nearly 15kg in a sudden, unhealthy bout of weight loss. My body became frail, and I was constantly dizzy due to the lack of food. At some point, we had just one meal in the middle of the day, one that was hardly enough to feed a baby. I could see my collarbones becoming more prominent as the famine worsened. I also began to notice the severe weight loss of my family members, especially my mother. There were moments when I felt that we were on the brink of losing her. I became afraid to stay awake past 8pm, fearing the hunger I constantly felt. Despite all the hardship, I decided not to let the war break me. I kept reminding myself that Gaza is the land of everything, and that what matters is the “now”. One night, I decided to start my own project – if I couldn’t light minds with knowledge, I could light phones – or charge them. I shared with my family the idea of starting a small phone-charging project using a small solar panel, and they fully supported me. The next morning, I wrote on a piece of paper: “Phone Charging Point” and hung it outside our tent, and my career as a phone-charging business owner began. I made numbered cards and attached them to each phone to ensure none got lost. My days became filled with voices calling out, “Shahed, how’s phone number 7?” I would smile outwardly, but inside, I would carry a deep ache – the ache of never imagining my final year of university would look like this. I struggled with cloudy weather, too many phones, and final exams. Every passing cloud that blocked the sun would cut off the power supply since I didn’t have a large battery for storage. In those moments, I cried from exhaustion and helplessness. Every day, I earned around $10, just enough to buy internet cards and simple things I once took for granted, like a packet of chips or a box of juice. I would sit there, watching the phones charge, thinking: That was supposed to be my time, my time as a teaching assistant at the university. I took my final exams in October while surrounded by phones that were not charging because of cloudy skies, tears streaming down my face. I am one of hundreds of thousands of young people in Gaza who refuse to let the war write the end of our stories. Education is our form of resistance; that is why the occupation sought to obliterate it. It hoped to send us into the darkness of ignorance, dejection and resignation. Yet, the youth of Gaza stand undefeated. We have continued to pursue our education online, battling constant internet blackouts. We continue to support ourselves and our families however we can – some selling food in small street stalls, others offering private tutoring, or starting small businesses. Many are applying for scholarships so they can continue their education abroad. All of this is proof that Gaza’s youth love life, love their homeland, and are determined to rebuild it, not as it once was, but even better. I’m now applying for scholarships outside Gaza to pursue my master’s degree. I want to go abroad, study and then return one day not to charge phones, but to charge minds. If I get accepted, I will hand over my small phone-charging project to my younger brother Anas, whose dream is to become a journalist, to tell the truth about Gaza and its people. He and I, and the rest of our peers in Gaza, refuse to give up.
The views expressed in this article are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Al Jazeera’s editorial stance.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/opinions/2025/12/26/israel-killed-our-dreams-but-its-genocide-could-not-defeat-us

Al Jazeera - Dec 26, 2025
{Trump could unveil Gaza ‘peace council’, ‘government’ soon: Israeli media
US wants to move to phase 2 of ceasefire in January, is frustrated by Israeli ‘delays’, reports Israel’s Channel 12. The White House wants to move beyond phase one of the Gaza ceasefire process in January, but Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has pushed back, creating friction with United States President Donald Trump’s senior team, according to Israeli media reports. Israel’s Channel 12 quoted senior White House officials as saying the US hopes to announce the establishment of a Palestinian technocratic government to run day-to-day affairs in Gaza in early January, a key provision of phase two of the plan to end the genocidal war. The White House also plans to unveil a multinational peace council to oversee the technocratic government’s work and an international stabilisation force to handle security in Gaza next month, Channel 12 reported. Trump could announce the peace council, which he has suggested he would head, as early as in the Davos Economic Forum on January 19, it added. Meanwhile, the US envisions the start of staged disarmament of Hamas and other Palestinian armed groups, to be managed by the newly established technocratic government, according to a senior White House official quoted by Channel 12. Hamas’s demilitarisation, part of the ceasefire framework adopted by the United Nations Security Council in November, has remained a key sticking point that the Palestinian group has not fully committed to. Earlier this month, senior Hamas figure Khaled Meshaal said the group would be open to a temporary “freeze” on its weapons but not full disarmament.
Israeli government ‘making it harder’
Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff recently briefed Israeli officials on US plans to advance the ceasefire process, including the establishment of the new peace council, Israel’s Channel 13 quoted a senior Israeli official as saying. But Netanyahu, who expected to meet Trump on Monday, has resisted the plans, expressing particular scepticism about the proposal for Hamas’s disarmament, a separate informed source told Israel’s Channel 12. The report follows repeated Israeli violations of the October ceasefire that have thrown its future into jeopardy. During the 11-week truce, Israel has continued to attack Gaza on a near-daily basis, killing at least 406 Palestinians, including many civilians, according to the Palestinian Ministry of Health. Israel has also blocked the full delivery of aid promised by the ceasefire, continuing to restrict essential and nutritious food items like meat, dairy, and vegetables. On Tuesday, Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said Israeli forces “will never leave Gaza”, despite the ceasefire plan calling for Israel’s future full withdrawal. The US has grown frustrated by what it perceives as Israel’s disregard for the truce and “delay” tactics that hamper Washington’s plans to advance the peace process, Israel’s Channel 12 reported. “It’s felt for some time as if the Israelis are having second thoughts about the Gaza agreement,” an unnamed US official told the media. “Implementation is already difficult, but sometimes the Israelis make it even harder.” Daniel Levy, a former Israeli government adviser who heads the US/Middle East Project, told Al Jazeera that Israel is unlikely to follow through with major ceasefire provisions, such as its full withdrawal and the establishment of a technocratic Palestinian government in Gaza, without immense external pressure. “Israel has no intention of withdrawing from the rest of Gaza. It has no intention of allowing an international force that could in any way limit its freedom of manoeuvre to kill Palestinians,” Levy said. “It has no intention of there being Palestinian legitimate governance inside Gaza. And unless it is pushed and it is forced to accept those things, it will hold out.”} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/trump-could-unveil-gaza-peace-council-government-soon-israeli-media


A view from the graduation ceremony held at Shifa Hospital-Photo-Jaras - Anadolu Agency
Al Jazeera - Dec 26, 2025 By Faisal Ali and News Agencies
{Palestinian doctors graduate in ruins of Gaza’s destroyed al-Shifa Hospital
A cohort of 168 Palestinian doctors have received their advanced medical certifications in Gaza amid the rubble of what was once the Palestinian territory’s largest hospital. The graduation took place in front of the destroyed facade of the al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City on Thursday. It was a symbolic act of resilience as the doctors, calling themselves the “Humanity Cohort”, completed their Palestinian Board certifications under extraordinary circumstances after two years of Israel’s war. The graduates had studied and sat for examinations while working nonstop inside Gaza’s hospitals during two years of starvation, displacement and genocide. Some were also injured, arrested or had family members killed. Gaza Health Ministry official Youssef Abu al-Reish described the ceremony as graduation from “the womb of suffering, under bombardment, among rubble and rivers of blood”. Dr Mohammed Abu Salmiya, al-Shifa’s medical director, said Israel sought to destroy Palestine’s human capital throughout its attacks on healthcare facilities, “but it failed in that”. Dr Ahmed Basil, one of the graduates, said earning advanced degrees in the most difficult of times inside a destroyed building sent a message that Palestinians love life and remain committed to scientific advancement. The ceremony included empty chairs displaying photographs of healthcare workers killed during the war.

Palestinian doctors who lost their lives-Photo-Jaras-Anadolu Agency
‘An empty shell with human graves’
Al-Shifa Medical Complex has been repeatedly targeted since Israel’s genocidal war began in October 2023. The facility was invaded twice, first in November 2023, when Abu Salmiya himself was arrested and detained for seven months, and again in March 2024, when the complex suffered catastrophic destruction. A World Health Organization assessment conducted in early April 2024 found the hospital had been reduced to what WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus described as “an empty shell with human graves”. The hospital has since been partially renovated but still largely lies in ruins. The destruction of al-Shifa exemplifies a broader systematic campaign against Gaza’s healthcare system. Of the territory’s 36 hospitals, only 18 remain even partially functional as of mid-December, with all but three field hospitals operating under severe limitations. More than 18,500 critically ill patients, including 4,000 children, require medical evacuation that remains largely inaccessible.
Hospitals attacked, medics killed
The WHO Health Cluster has documented 825 attacks on healthcare facilities since October 2023. These attacks have killed 985 people and injured approximately 2,000 others. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, 1,722 healthcare workers have been killed in Israeli strikes over the past two years. An additional 306 individuals have been detained over the course of the war, many of whom have since been released, according to the WHO Health Cluster. At least five healthcare workers have died while in detention, with other released detainees, and the corpses of people returned showing signs of torture and abuse. The UN Human Rights Office has identified a consistent pattern in Israeli operations against hospitals. Initial air strikes and shelling, followed by ground troop sieges that prevent access, then raids employing heavy machinery, including tanks and bulldozers, mass detentions of medical staff and patients, forced evacuations, and finally withdrawal, leaving facilities non-functional. Palestinian human rights organisation Al-Haq has documented what it characterises as the “systematic destruction” of Gaza’s healthcare system as a genocidal pattern. According to the Gaza Ministry of Health, 70,942 Palestinians have been killed and 171,195 injured since 7 October 2023. Since a ceasefire was announced this October, 406 people have been killed and 1,118 injured, with the ministry noting that violations continue. An additional 653 bodies have been recovered from under rubble during this period.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/26/palestinian-doctors-graduate-in-ruins-of-gazas-destroyed-al-shifa-hospital

Quds news - Dec 26, 2025
{Israeli Settler Who Ran Over Praying Palestinian in Ramallah Released Without Accountability
This year ​was one of the most violent on record for Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank,
Israeli Settler Who Ran Over Praying Palestinian in Ramallah Released Without Accountability
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- An Israeli reservist soldier who ran over a Palestinian man while he was praying on a roadside in the occupied West Bank on Thursday was arrested and then released hours later without being held accountable, amid a spike in Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians. According to Israeli media, the settler, who was reservist and his military service had been terminated, released and placed under house arrest for five days after a video widely circulated on social media show him in civilian clothing with a gun slung over his shoulder driving an off-road vehicle into a a Palestinian man praying on the side of the road in Deir Jarir, near Ramallah. Local sources confirmed that the Palestinian suffered bruises following the Israeli settler attack. This year ​was one of the most violent on record for Israeli settler attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, according to United Nations data that shows more than 750 injuries. More than a thousand Palestinians were killed in the West Bank between October 7, 2023 and October 17, 2025, in Istaeli attacks carried out by Israeoi forces and settlers, according to the UN.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66948&slug=israeli-settler-who-ran-over-praying-palestinian-in-ramallah-released-without-accountability

Al Jazeera - Dec 26, 2025 By Monjed Jadou
{Palestinian economy faces critical downturn amid escalating fiscal crisis
Public debt reaches $14.6bn, exceeding GDP, while unemployment in Gaza hits a staggering 77 percent by late 2025.
Ramallah, occupied West Bank – The Palestinian economy is undergoing a severe downturn, driven by Israel’s continued assault on Gaza, intensified restrictions on movement and trade in the occupied West Bank, and a sharp decline in both domestic and external financial resources. As the Palestinian government struggles to manage an escalating fiscal crisis, official data and expert assessments warn that the economy is approaching a critical threshold – one that threatens the continuity of state institutions and their ability to meet even basic obligations. A joint report by the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) and the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA), published in the Palestinian Economic Monitor for 2025, found that the economy remained mired in deep recession throughout the year. According to the report, gross domestic product (GDP) in Gaza contracted by 84 percent in 2025 compared with 2023, while GDP in the occupied West Bank declined by 13 percent over the period. Overall GDP levels remain far below their pre-war baseline, underscoring the fragility of any potential recovery and the economy’s inability to regain productive capacity under current conditions. The report documented a near-total collapse of economic activity in Gaza, alongside sharp contractions across most sectors in the West Bank, despite a modest improvement compared with 2024. It also recorded a decline in trade volumes to and from Palestine compared with 2023, while unemployment in Gaza exceeded 77 percent during 2025.
The Palestinian Minister of National Economy visits the Bethlehem Industrial Zone to assess the state of Palestinian industries, 10 December 2025. Photo: Palestinian Ministry of National Economy
Palestinian Economy Minister Mohammed al-Amour visits the Bethlehem Industrial Zone to assess the state of Palestinian industries, December 10, 2025 [Handout/Palestinian Ministry of National Economy]
Withheld revenues and mounting debt
Palestinian Economy Minister Mohammed al-Amour said Israeli authorities are withholding approximately $4.5bn in Palestinian clearance revenues, describing the move as a form of “collective punishment” that has severely undermined the Palestinian Authority’s (PA’s) ability to function. “The total accumulated public debt reached $14.6bn by the end of November 2025, representing 106 percent of the 2024 gross domestic product,” al-Amour told Al Jazeera. The minister said the debt includes $4.5bn owed to the International Monetary Fund, $3.4bn to the Palestinian banking sector, $2.5bn in salary arrears to public employees, $1.6bn owed to the private sector, $1.4bn in external debt, and $1.2bn in other financial obligations. “These pressures have had a direct impact on the overall performance of the public budget,” al-Amour said, contributing to a widening deficit and sharply reduced capacity to cover operational spending and essential commitments. All of that has led al-Amour to conclude that the Palestinian economy is undergoing “its most difficult period” since the establishment of the PA in 1994. Official estimates show GDP contracted by 29 percent in the second quarter of 2025, compared with 2023, while GDP per capita fell by 32 percent over the period. These figures align with a recent report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), which concluded that the Palestinian economy has regressed to levels last seen 22 years ago. In response, al-Amour said the government was implementing an “urgent package of measures”. “The government is rolling out a series of actions that include strengthening the social protection system, supporting citizens’ resilience in Area C [of the West Bank], and backing small and medium-sized enterprises and productive sectors, particularly industry and agriculture,” al-Amour said. Official data show a sharp drop across nearly all economic activities. Construction contracted by 41 percent, while both industry and agriculture declined by 29 percent each. Wholesale and retail trade fell by 24 percent. The tourism sector has been among the hardest hit. Following the start of Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza in October 2023, the Ministry of Tourism reported daily losses exceeding $2m, as inbound tourism nearly collapsed. By the end of 2024, cumulative losses were estimated at approximately $1bn. The Palestinian Economic Policy Research Institute (MAS), citing PCBS data, reported an 84.2 percent drop in hotel occupancy in the West Bank during the first half of 2024 compared with the same period a year earlier. Losses in accommodation and food services alone amounted to roughly $326m.
Despite the downturn, al-Amour said the Ministry of Economy is focusing on sustaining the private sector, substituting Israeli imports across seven key sectors, developing the digital and green economies, and improving the business environment. He noted that about 2,500 new companies continue to be registered each year.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/economy/2025/12/26/palestinian-economy-faces-critical-downturn-amid-escalating-fiscal-crisis

Al Jazeera - Dec 25, 2025
{What are the consequences of Israel’s expanding illegal settlements?
Israel is escalating the confiscation of Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank.
Israel has carried out the biggest land grab in the occupied West Bank since the signing of the Oslo Accords more than three decades ago.
Its right-wing government has accelerated the confiscation of Palestinian land to build new settlements, which are illegal under international law.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/inside-story/2025/12/25/what-are-the-consequences-of-israels-expanding-illegal-settlements

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Al Nakba - 75 years of resistence - VICTORY is on its way to the sea

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