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Gaza Is Facing Slow Death
Quds news - Dec 29, 2025
{“Gaza Is Facing Slow Death” as Israel Continues Ceasefire Violations, Killing 418 Palestinians and Blocking Vital Aid
Gaza’s Government Media Office said on Sunday that Israel has violated the agreement 969 times in just 80 days of the so-called ceasefire.
“Gaza Is Facing Slow Death” as Israel Continues Ceasefire Violations, Killing 418 Palestinians and Blocking Vital Aid
Gaza (QNN)- Israeli has violated the Gaza ceasefire at least 969 times since the agreement took effect in early October, killing hundreds of civilians and restricting the entry of much-needed humanitarian aid. Authorities have warned that the Strip is "facing a slow death.” Gaza’s Government Media Office said on Sunday that Israel has violated the agreement 969 times in just 80 days of the so-called ceasefire.
Attacks and Killings
The Office said Israel shot at civilians 298 times, raided residential areas beyond the “yellow line” 54 times, bombed and shelled Gaza 455 times, and demolished people’s properties on 162 occasions. It added that Israel had also abducted 45 Palestinians from Gaza over the past two months. At least 418 Palestinians have been killed and 1,141 others wounded in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the ceasefire began, it added.
Humanitarian Aid
Israel has also continued to block essential humanitarian aid from entering the enclave despite the ceasefire stipulating that “full aid will be immediately sent into the Gaza Strip”.  The Office warned that Gaza is “facing slow death.” According to the Gaza Government Media Office, over a 80-day period, 19,764  trucks entered Gaza out of 43,800, averaging 253 trucks per day. That is only 42 percent of the trucks allocated. In addition, Israel has blocked essential and nutritious food items, including meat, dairy, and vegetables, crucial for a balanced diet. Instead, non-nutritious foodstuffs are being allowed, such as snacks, chocolate, crisps, and soft drinks.
Shelters
The Office has warned of a rapidly deepening and unprecedented humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip, as Israel continues to close border crossings and block the entry of tents, mobile homes, caravans, and other essential shelter materials, “in clear violation of existing agreements and international humanitarian law.”
The Office warning comes as a polar low-pressure system with heavy rain and strong winds hit the Strip on Saturday, leaving displaced Palestinians freezing and flooding. nLocal sources confirmed hundreds of tents were flooded across Gaza over the heavy rain and winds. The Mayor of Gaza City said thousands of families are now left living in the open after their tents were flooded. The enclave is imminently facing freezing temperatures, rain and strong winds, as the authorities warn the downpour could intensify into a full-blown storm. Civil Defense spokesperson Mahmoud Bassal warned, “The coming hours are dangerous, and we may witness the disaster again, with displaced families being flooded and their tents destroyed due to the approaching low-pressure system. We are facing a dire situation, and global action is urgently needed to save Gaza from flooding.” The rescue group noted that the “worn-out tents could not withstand the strong winds, with some torn or blown away, leaving entire families in the open." Ismail Al-Thawabta, head of the Gaza Government Media Office, said “warnings of a humanitarian disaster are highly likely” as the heavy storm hit the enclave. Videos circulating on social media show tents being blown away, strong winds scattering belongings, displaced people pleading for help, and children shivering from the cold. On Saturday night in Gaza City, a Palestinian child fell into a deep water well. Despite hours of desperate efforts, the Civil Defense team was only able to recover him dead. Ibrahim Abu al-Reesh, head of field operations for the Civil Defense in the Gaza Port area, said that his teams responded to various distress calls as weather conditions got harsher in places where displaced people set up fragile tents. “We worked hard to cover some of these damaged tents with plastic sheets after they were flooded by rainwater,” he said. Earlier this month, the heavy rains flooded tents and shelters across Gaza, where most of the buildings have been destroyed or damaged during the genocide. According to the Office, at least 20 people have died from hypothermia and collapsing buildings, including two children. Many of the structures that collapsed were already severely damaged by Israeli airstrikes and could not withstand the heavy rain and strong winds. In several cases, residents were trapped under the rubble, while others were injured or killed. The Office said 49 buildings have also collapsed due to the stroms. Meanwhile, more than 127,000 tents have torn outl, leaving over 1.5 million displaced people without even the most basic level of protection. Israel’s two-year war has destroyed 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. Now, the humanitarian conditions continue to deteriorate as winter deepens amid an Israeli blockade despite the ceasefire with limited access to shelter materials, fuel, and medical care. Humanitarian groups have immediately urged Israel to allow unimpeded deliveries of aid to Gaza. But the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, says the Israeli occupation government has blocked it from bringing aid directly into Gaza. “People have reportedly died due to the collapse of damaged buildings where families were sheltering. Children have reportedly died from exposure to the cold,” UNRWA said.
“This must stop. Aid must be allowed in at scale, now.”
What Hamas Says?
Last week, senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad warned that Israel’s “blatant and outrageous violations” threaten the ceasefire agreement. Hamad, who is also a member of Hamas’s negotiating team, said Israel manipulated the terms of the ceasefire agreement. Mediators confirmed that Hamas did not commit a single violation of the agreement and fully adhered to it, he noted. “The occupation army’s repeated violations are clear evidence that they are planned by the government.” According to Hamad, the violations include killings, executions, gunfire against civilians, shelling, targeted attacks, and assassinations inside the Gaza Strip. They have also involved crossing the yellow line. In addition, Israel has prevented the entry of aid under the pretext that it was used for other purposes. Israel is still concealing information regarding prisoners and missing people, he noted. Hamad said that Israel violates the ceasefire 25 times a day. He said, “Israel killed civilians, particularly women and children, on purpose," and “wiped out entire families.” The official confirmed that the group provided the names of those killed by Israel during the ceasefire “in order to prove that the vast majority of them were civilians. We did, in fact, submit their names and ages, which clearly demonstrated that the killings were deliberately targeting civilians.” Among them 36% were children, 15% women, 4% elderly, and 37% civilian men, “confirming that civilians were targeted despite the ceasefire.” Recently, the group’s Gaza chief, Khalil al-Hayya, confirmed that Israel’s violations risk jeopardising the ceasefire deal in Gaza and the move towards the second and more complicated phase of the fragile agreement. He called on mediators – US President Donald Trump in particular – “to work on obliging Israel to respect the ceasefire and commit to it”.
Netanyahu Visting Washington
The warnings also come as ICC-wanted Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived on Sunday in the United States to meet with President Trump. Netanyahu is to hold talks with Trump at the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida on Monday as Washington pushes to complete the first phase of the Gaza truce. According to reports, Netanyahu aims to convince Trump that only the threat of war can bring peace. Since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, Netanyahu has asked for unchecked US diplomatic and military support.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66961&slug=gaza-is-facing-slow-death-as-israel-continues-ceasefire-violations-killing-418-palestinians-and-blocking-vital-aid


Al Aqsa Mosque
Quds news - Dec 29, 2025
{Israel’s Ben-Gvir Plans to Ban Islamic Call to Prayer in Mosques
Efforts to restrict or ban the Muslim call to prayer in Israeli-occupied Palestine are not new.
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Israel’s far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir’s party is advancing new legislation to ban the Islamic call to prayer in mosques. Human rights advocates and Palestinian mayors have denounced the bill as another discriminatory move by Israel against Palestinians. In a statement issued on Sunday, the Jewish Power party said it was working on a bill that would ban the call to prayer unless it is licensed by the state. Approval would depend on criteria set by the occupation authorities, including volume levels, noise-reduction measures, a mosque’s location, its proximity to residential areas and the impact on nearby residents. The draft law was submitted by National Security Committee chair Zvika Fogel. He allegedly said the law seeks to curb the “unreasonable noise” of the muezzin, the person who calls Muslims to prayer. “A muezzin using an unusually loud volume is not a religious issue,” Fogel said. “It is a matter of public health and quality of life. Residents cannot continue to suffer from systematic legal violations.” Under the proposal, Israeli forces could order the immediate shutdown of loudspeakers if the conditions are breached. Continued violations would allow the forces to confiscate the equipment. The penalties outlined in the bill are steep. Installing or operating loudspeakers without a permit would carry a fine of 50,000 shekels ($15,660). Violating permit conditions would result in a 10,000-shekel ($3,100) fine. In its explanatory note, the Jewish Power party described noise from mosques as a “health hazard” and claimed existing laws do not provide sufficient tools to address the issue. Efforts to restrict or ban the Muslim call to prayer in Israeli-occupied Palestine are not new. In 2017, a similar bill seeking to ban the use of loudspeakers for the call to prayer passed a first reading in the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, but was never enacted. In 2024, Ben Gvir instructed police to prevent mosques from broadcasting the call to prayer, saying it “disturbs” Israeli settlers. He also ordered the police to confiscate the loudspeakers from mosques. Commenting on the latest draft bill, Ben-Gvir said the call to prayer was, in many areas, “unreasonable noise” that harms residents’ health and quality of life. “This is a phenomenon that cannot be accepted,” he said, adding that the legislation would grant police powers they currently lack. Ben-Gvir has a history of opposing the Islamic call to prayer. In 2013, long before assuming office, Ben-Gvir and a group of far-right activists disrupted residents of the Tel Aviv neighbourhood of Ramat Aviv by blasting the adhan through loudspeakers.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66962&slug=israels-ben-gvir-plans-to-ban-islamic-call-to-prayer-in-mosques


Al Shifa Medical Complex bombed and raided-Courtesy of Hadeel Awad
Al Jazeera - Dec 29, 2025 By Hadeel Awad - A writer and a nurse based in Gaza.
{A cry for help to save Gaza’s healthcare system
Healthcare is collapsing in Gaza. The only thing that is still propping it up is the sense of moral duty of its surviving medical workers.
I start my shift at al-Shifa Hospital’s emergency ward at 7:30am, and I stay at the hospital for a full 24 hours. During that time, there is a constant stream of patients, from heart attacks to hypothermia to chronic diseases that have suddenly worsened due to the lack of treatment for traumatic injuries from Israeli attacks. On a regular shift, there are four to six of us nurses, and up to three doctors – about a third of the staff that the emergency room had before the war. Like many of the other medical staff, I do not get paid for this work. The hospital cannot afford to compensate us; some colleagues occasionally receive symbolic remuneration from supporting organisations. No one has a fixed salary. Out of 29 departments, just three are partially operational at al-Shifa. Most of the buildings in the once-sprawling medical complex are destroyed or burned. We work in three of them that have been partially restored. Once I am done with my shift, I go back to my bombed-out home, which now has tarpaulins instead of walls. We have no heating, no electricity, and no running water, and we struggle to get adequate food because I bring no income back. This is the reality that medical workers face across Gaza. It has been more than two months since the ceasefire came into effect, but Gaza’s hospitals still feel like battlefronts. The health sector is on the brink of collapse; it is barely functioning only because of the volunteer work of countless medical professionals and their sense of moral duty. All across Gaza, doctors are working under immense pressure, nurses are performing tasks beyond their capacity, and patients stand in long queues waiting for unavailable medication or surgeries postponed due to equipment shortages. Hospital occupancy rates have reached record levels, and in some departments, capacity has been exceeded many times over. Medical teams are working in an environment lacking almost everything: essential medicines, ventilators, functioning operating rooms, and even beds. This is compounded by a severe shortage of spare parts for broken medical equipment, meaning that even a minor malfunction can halt the treatment of dozens of patients. There are 350,000 people with chronic illnesses, the majority of whom are unable to receive their regular treatments. There are 42,000 people with life-changing injuries who require multiple surgeries and/or long-term rehabilitation, which is inaccessible in Gaza. There are more than 16,000 patients who require urgent medical evacuation; nearly 1,100 have died while waiting to be allowed to leave for treatment. Meanwhile, Israel continues to bomb civilians and block the delivery of essential and life-saving medications, including cancer drugs, supplies for dialysis, heart medications, antibiotics, insulin, and emergency care IV solutions. At least 411 people have been killed and 1,112 injured by Israeli attacks since the truce took effect on October 10. We can only guess the number who have died as a result of Israel’s decision to block medicines. All of these pressures – the high number of patients, the destroyed medical infrastructure, and the lack of medicines – fall on the shoulders of medical workers who have already been through hell. At least 1,722 of our colleagues were killed during the genocide, according to Medical Aid for Palestinians. Some fled Gaza when they got a chance. At least 80 of our colleagues are still held captive in Israeli jails, including Dr Hussam Abu Safia, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital. Those of us who are still on the ground, working, are exhausted. Images of the horrors of the genocide continue to haunt us: Babies and children who have lost multiple limbs; elderly people with severe internal injuries who cannot be operated on; young people with spinal or head injuries whose lives are now fully dependent on a caregiver and unavailable equipment or medications. “I carry my grief with me in my pocket, among the instruments and bandages. Sometimes I treat a child who looks like my own son, and I have to hide my tears,” one colleague at al-Shifa Hospital who lost a child told me recently. Another colleague said, “We don’t work in a hospital; we’re on a battlefield, fighting against time and death.” We, medical workers in Gaza, are not merely caregivers or employees. We are witnesses to tragedy, heroes without armour, soldiers in a different kind of war. Some of us have lost loved ones, others have lost homes, and yet we return to work, putting our personal pain aside. Not because we are fearless, but because we cannot afford to let our patients down. Despite the exhaustion, the fear, and the sorrow, there is an unwavering will, there are hearts that beat with a sense of duty and humanity. We will keep going, but we cannot do it alone. We need urgent help to restore Gaza’s healthcare sector, to re-equip operating rooms, and replenish medical supplies. Gaza doesn’t need more statements; it needs medicine, equipment, personnel, and a guarantee of the basic right to treatment. Let this article be a cry for help, a call to urgent action. Gaza healthcare must be saved so it can save lives again. Palestinian lives matter. 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/2025/12/29/a-call-to-save-gazas-healthcare-system

Quds news - Dec 29, 2025
{Report Warns of Rising Israeli Tech Worker Relocation Following Gaza Genocide
More than half of Israeli tech firms report rising requests from employees to leave, as a new industry report warns the Gaza genocide could weaken Israel’s innovation and high-tech sector over time.
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- Israel’s high-tech sector faces growing pressure amid the ongoing genocide in Gaza, a new report warns. The annual report by the Israel Advanced Technology Industries Association (IATI) said 53% of companies reported a rise in requests from Israeli employees to relocate abroad. The report described the trend as a long-term risk to Israel’s innovation engine and tech leadership. It said Israeli employees working for multinational companies inside the occupation state of Israel increasingly seek transfers to overseas offices. The report linked the rise directly to the genocidal war on Gaza over the past two years. Israel’s technology sector contributes about 20% of GDP. It provides around 15% of jobs. It also accounts for more than half of Israel’s exports.
Israel hosts branches of hundreds of multinational firms. These include Microsoft, Intel, Nvidia, Amazon, Meta, and Apple. The report said some multinational companies are now reviewing plans to move investments and operations to other countries. It warned that supply chain disruptions during the war pushed some firms to find alternatives outside the occupation state. In some cases, companies replaced Israeli-based operations with overseas options. The report warned that once these alternatives prove effective, activity may not fully return to Israel. Senior executives and their families also showed higher demand for relocation. More employees applied for jobs outside the occupation state during the genocide. According to the report, 57% of companies maintained stable operations during the war. About 21% expanded activity inside Israel. Another 22% reported damage to their business operations. Despite these figures, the report stressed growing concern over Israel’s advanced technology sector. It warned that without effective state action to ensure regulatory and geopolitical stability, the local business environment could face gradual erosion.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66965&slug=report-warns-of-rising-israeli-tech-worker-relocation-following-gaza-genocide

Quds news - Dec 28, 2025
{Pentagon Loses Track of Billions in US Taxpayer-Funded Weapons Sent to Israel
A Pentagon watchdog says the US lost track of billions in taxpayer-funded weapons sent to Israel during the genocide in Gaza.
Washington (QNN)- The US Department of Defense lost track of billions of dollars in weapons sent to Israel during the Gaza genocide, according to a Pentagon Inspector General report released last week. The report said the Pentagon tracked only 44 percent of $13.4 billion in military aid sent to Israel since the start of the Gaza war. Before the war, tracking stood at 69 percent.This means the Pentagon cannot account for about $7.5 billion in US weapons. Investigators found that 42 weapons deliveries went completely untracked. These shipments included more than four million munitions. The report found no records, verification, or accountability for them. The Inspector General said staffing shortages and changes in Israel’s operational environment caused the oversight gaps. It cited “combat conditions” as a key factor. The report warned that weak oversight raises the risk of sensitive US weapons technology falling into hostile hands. It said adversaries who gain access to these weapons could study and exploit US military technology. This could reduce America’s battlefield advantage and increase risks to the United States and its allies. The audit did not identify the specific types of weapons involved. Large sections of the report remain redacted. Federal law under the Arms Export Control Act requires strict end-use monitoring of US weapons sold or transferred abroad. The report said both US Central Command and the Defense Security Cooperation Agency failed to provide adequate oversight of these programs in Israel. Between October 2023 and April 2024, officials said they could not track the 42 shipments because Israel had already deployed much of the equipment in active military operations.The report noted that CENTCOM faced similar tracking failures during the Iraq War between 2013 and 2017. The Inspector General recommended that CENTCOM conduct an in-person or remote inspection of the Office of Defense Cooperation–Israel in fiscal year 2026. CENTCOM agreed to the proposal. Sources: Military Times, Pentagon Inspector General} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66959&slug=pentagon-loses-track-of-billions-in-us-taxpayer-funded-weapons-sent-to-israel

Al Jazeera - Dec 29, 2025
{This is what happened after recent Netanyahu meetings with US Presidents
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is set to meet the US president, his sixth such meeting since the Gaza war. The Israeli PM’s recent meetings with US presidents have been followed by escalations across the Middle East. Here’s a recap of some of those major events.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/video/newsfeed/2025/12/29/this-is-what-happened-after-recent-netanyahu-meetings-with-us-presidents

Live Updates

Al Jazeera - Dec 29, 2025 - By various reporters and excluding israeli propaganda
Live Ipdates 08.30 AM - 21.15 PM CET
{What is Trump’s so-called Board of Peace?
Central to Trump’s 20-point plan for Gaza is the creation of a body known as the Board of Peace, which will help oversee governance of the Palestinian territory.
The board is expected to figure prominently in the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire deal, but many details remain unclear. Some analysts have questioned whether the board will serve the interests of the Palestinian population or act as a vehicle for the priorities of Israel and the Trump administration. Trump has described the board as a panel consisting of world leaders. He has previously invited Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to be part of the board, as well as former British Prime Minister Tony Blair. “It will end up being quite a large board, because it’ll be the heads of every major country,” Trump said in November.
But media reports have since indicated that Blair has been dropped from consideration after his inclusion sparked widespread criticism. He notably supported the US invasion of Iraq during his time on Downing Street. The news outlet Axios has reported that the board will consist of 10 leaders from a mix of Western and Arab countries. US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, a strong supporter of Israel, are both reportedly candidates to join. A group of 12 to 15 Palestinian technocratic officials with no connection to the main Palestinian political factions would serve under the board, according to media reports.
& US funding positive sign for UN, but strings attached
By Gabriel Elizondo - Reporting from the United Nations headquarters As part of today’s announcement, the UN will be receiving $2bn in new humanitarian aid funding from the United States. That is a lot of money, no matter how you cut it, but it is about five times less than what the US contributed to UN humanitarian efforts last year. So in that sense, it is certainly a cut in funds This funding also comes with so-called strings attached, or earmarks. The money can only be used for humanitarian issues in 17 countries, notably Ukraine, Haiti, Sudan, Bangladesh and the Democratic Republic of Congo. It cannot go to Gaza, the occupied Palestinian territories, Yemen or Afghanistan, three areas where humanitarian funding is very much needed. Now the UN and the US have not had much constructive dialogue since Trump took office. Quite frankly, it’s been a very frosty relationship. So I think the UN sees this as an opening for dialogue — and potentially the US opening up its pocketbooks even more for future humanitarian efforts.
& US pledges $2bn in UN humanitarian aid amid slumping support
The US has pledged $2bn in assistance to people facing hunger and disease in more than a dozen ⁠countries next year, the State Department says. The pledge comes amid a massive slump in UN funding under the Trump administration in 2025. US humanitarian contributions to the UN fell to about $3.38bn in 2025, amounting to about 14.8 percent of the global sum, according to UN data. That total was down sharply from $14.1bn the prior ‌year and a peak of $17.2bn in 2022. The $2bn will be overseen by the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), the State Department said. It added that the funding was part of a new model of assistance that aims to ​make aid funding and delivery more efficient. UN aid chief Tom Fletcher said in a statement the ‍pledge was a “landmark investment in humanity”. He also called it a vote of confidence in UN humanitarian reform.
& US Muslim group calls for sanctions against Israel over sexual violence
The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) has urged UN and International Criminal Court to investigate Israel’s sexual violence against Palestinian detainees and called for US sanctions against Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir. Numerous Palestinian survivors have recounted horrific details of rape in Israeli jails, including the use of dogs to sexually assault detainees. “Our own government should impose sanctions on Itamar Ben-Gvir and other members of the Israeli government responsible for the apartheid state’s prisons,” CAIR said in a social media post. “It should also suspend military and political support that enables human rights violations and to demand transparency and accountability from Israeli authorities.”
& Tucker Carlson on Netanyahu visit: ‘This game has to end’
Influential right-wing commentator Tucker Carlson has cited a report from Axios saying that many of Trump’s aides have grown frustrated with Netanyahu over his reluctance to move to the next stage of the Gaza ceasefire. “At some point, this game has to end,” Carlson wrote in his newsletter. “How long will Netanyahu be allowed to parade into our country like he owns the place and demand our military fight his wars? For the sake of the United States and the West, we hope the president begins to agree with his team soon.” The commentator is an influential figure for the Trump base and was thought to be close to the US president. But in recent months, he has grown vocally critical of pro-Israel policies that have reportedly triggered infighting with some of Trump’s allies.
& Israel kills 414 Palestinians in Gaza since start of Trump’s ceasefire
Trump has proclaimed that he brought peace to the Middle East for the first time in 3,000 years with the Gaza ceasefire. But in the 80 days since the truce went into effect, Israel has killed 414 Palestinians in Gaza, according to the territory’s Health Ministry. That’s an average of more than five people a day. Despite repeatedly taking credit for the truce, Trump and his aides have not condemned the Israeli violations.
& What is phase two of the Gaza ceasefire?
Trump’s 20-point ceasefire framework does not spell out clear stages for the deal. But US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said last week that phase two would mean moving from a cessation of hostilities to a period of stabilisation and temporary governance in Gaza before reconstruction starts. That includes setting up a technocratic Palestinian committee to help govern Gaza, establishing a foreign-led “board of peace” to also help with the administration of the enclave and deploying an international policing force – all moves that have yet to materialise. Another thorny issue is disarming Hamas. The plan calls for “the permanent decommissioning of weapons from non-state armed groups”. Citing the right to self-defence, Hamas has said it would disarm only when there is an independent Palestinian state. Rubio suggested there could be some flexibility when it comes to disarming Hamas under the agreement. He said the “baseline” should be ensuring that the group does not pose a threat to Israel rather than removing guns from every fighter.
} more incl. israeli propaganda at Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/liveblog/2025/12/29/trump-live-us-president-to-meet-with-israels-benjamin-netanyahu


Abu Obeida (Huthaifa Al-Kahlout)
Quds news - Dec 29, 2025
{Hamas’ Al-Qassam Brigades Release First Video Speech by New Spokesperson Abu Obaida
Al-Qassam Brigades unveiled their new spokesperson in a first-ever video address, announcing the assassination of senior commanders and issuing sharp messages to Gaza, Israel, and the wider region.
Gaza (QNN)- Al-Qassam Brigades released a recorded video speech on Monday. The speech marked the first appearance of the resistance movement’s new spokesperson. In the video, Al-Qassam announced the assassination of several senior leaders. The movement named Abu Obeida (Huthaifa Al-Kahlout), Mohammed Sinwar, Mohammed Shabana, Raed Saad, and Hakam Issa. The new spokesperson opened the speech with greetings to Gaza. He praised Gaza’s land, people, and resistance fighters. He said the group takes pride in its belonging to Gaza and its people. He addressed Gaza’s residents directly. He said their faith and determination are stronger than all enemies. He added that the fighters and the people made sacrifices together. Al-Qassam confirmed the death of its Chief of Staff Mohammed Sinwar, known as Abu Ibrahim. It also mourned Mohammed Shabana, commander of the Rafah Brigade. The movement announced the killing of senior commander Hakam Issa, known as Abu Omar. It also confirmed the death of Raed Saad, head of military manufacturing. The new spokesman spoke about Hudhayfa Samir al-Kahlout (Abu Ibrahim), who served as the spokesman and head of the the movement's media unit. He said the new spokesperson inherited the name “Abu Obeida” and a pledge to continue the path. Abu Obeida stated that Israel has been committing repeated violations since the halt of the war, adding that the resistance fulfilled its commitments with responsibility. He stressed that the right to respond to Israeli actions remains guaranteed. He called on international parties to stop Israel’s crimes. He urged them to force Israel to respect existing agreements. Abu Obeida rejected calls to disarm Palestinians. He said attention should focus on Israeli weapons used against civilians. He said Palestinians will keep their weapons as long as occupation continues. He described October 7 military operation as a major turning point against siege and oppression. From Gaza, Abu Obeida called on Arab and Muslim nations to support the Strip. He said Gaza continues to suffer despite the silence of weapons. He warned that silence on injustice invites further aggression. He noted that Israel is seeking wider regional expansion, citing continued attacks on Lebanon and Syria as evidence. Abu Obeida praised Syrians who confronted Israeli attacks, adding that the decline of occupation has begun. In an emotional message, Abu Obeida addressed Gaza’s families. He promised loyalty to their sacrifices. He said the resistance will help rebuild what Israel destroyed. Abu Obaida ended by saluting supporters across the region and beyond. He mentioned Yemen, Lebanon, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, and global solidarity activists.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66963&slug=hamas-al-qassam-brigades-release-first-video-speech-by-new-spokesperson-abu-obaida

Al Jazeera - Dec 29, 2025 By Caolán Magee
{Hamas armed wing confirms death of⁠ Abu Obeida, other leaders
The group also confirmed the death of former Gaza chief Mohammed Sinwar. The Palestinian group Hamas has confirmed that its armed wing spokesperson, known as ⁠Abu Obeida, ​and Mohammed Sinwar, the group’s former leader in Gaza, were killed in Israel’s genocidal war earlier this year. In a video statement released on Monday, the al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’s military wing, confirmed the death of its long-time spokesman and announced the appointment of a new masked spokesperson. This marks the first official confirmation of the death of the figure who became the face of the group’s media strategy during the devastating two-year war on Gaza. In the statement, the new spokesman revealed the true identity of Abu Obeida for the first time, saying his real name was Hudhayfah Samir Abdullah al-Kahlout. “We announce with pride the martyrdom of the great leader … Abu Obeida,” he said. “We have inherited his title.” The Israeli military said in May that it had killed Mohammed Sinwar, the younger brother of former Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar. Three months later, it said Abu Obeida had also been killed.
Other commanders killed
Abu Obeida was a key Hamas voice in Gaza, releasing statements about battlefield updates, ceasefire violations and Israeli captive-for-Palestinian prisoner deals early this year during a short-lived ceasefire, which Israel unilaterally shattered. His last statement was in early September as Israel began the initial stages of a new military assault on Gaza City, declaring the area a combat zone as it destroyed hundreds of residential buildings and Palestinians flee en masse. The Qassam Brigades, also confirmed the deaths of several other high-ranking commanders, including Mohammed Shabanah, the head of the group’s Rafah Brigade, and two other leaders, Hakam al-Issa, and Raed Saad. They are among a growing list of Hamas representatives confirmed killed by Israel in the past two years, including many of Hamas’s top military and political leaders, such as top political leader Yahya Sinwar; military commander Mohammed Deif, one of the founders of the Qassam Brigades in the 1990s; and political chief Ismail Haniyeh, who was assassinated in Iran’s capital, Tehran. The statement said Mohammed Sinwar had succeeded Deif as the brigades’ chief of staff after Deif’s death, leading the group through what it described as a “critically difficult phase” before being killed himself.
Ceasefire stance
The new spokesman addressed the current political situation, stating that the group remains committed to the ceasefire that came into effect over two months ago, despite what he termed “repeated Israeli violations”. “Our people defend themselves and will not give up their weapons as long as the occupation remains,” he said, rejecting calls for disarmament. “We will not surrender, even if we have to fight with our fingernails." He called on the international community to pressure Israel to adhere to the truce and warned that the group’s right to respond to violations is “guaranteed”. Since the ceasefire on October 11, at least 414 Palestinians have been killed and 1,145 wounded, while 680 bodies have been recovered, the Palestinian health ministry said on Monday. It added that since the start of the war on October 7, 2023, the total death toll has risen to 71,266, with 171,222 people injured.} Video - Source: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/12/29/hamas-armed-wing-confirms-deaths-of-figures-israel-earlier-said-it-killed-2


Abu Obeida
Quds news - Dec 29, 2025
{Born a Refugee, Remembered as a Symbol: Who is Abu Obeida?
For two decades, the world knew his voice but not his face. From the alleys of Jabalia to the center of a global confrontation, Abu Obaida became a symbol of Gaza’s resistance until his story ended in martyrdom, leaving behind words that still echo across Palestine and beyond.
For years, the world heard his voice without seeing his face. He spoke from behind a mask as the spokesman of the Al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military wing. His image, name, and personal story remained hidden. This time, however, he emerged into the public eye as a martyr, like many resistance figures whose actions became known only after their death. It was as if great deeds were destined to shine from secrecy.
Who is Abu Obaida?
Hudhayfa Samir Obaida al-Kahlout, known for years by his nom de guerre “Abu Obeida,” was born in 1984 as a refugee in Saudi Arabia, where his family lived at the time. His family traces its roots to the village of Najaliya, in the Asqalan district, which Zionist militias destroyed in 1948, along with hundreds of other Palestinian towns and villages. As a child, he returned with his family to Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. He later enrolled at the Islamic University of Gaza, where he studied Sharia and the fundamentals of religion. Abu Obaida possessed strong rhetorical skills. He had a clear ability to convey the voice of the resistance to the public. Over time, he became one of its most recognizable global symbols, deeply embedded in popular and collective consciousness. Among Palestine supporters, especially youth, copying the mask he wore turned into a form of expression and solidarity. His words, delivered over many years, became widely circulated slogans and iconic phrases.
A Voice That Shaped the Battlefield and the Narrative
As the official military spokesman of Al-Qassam Brigades, he combined a confrontational tone toward occupation with a reputation for credibility. He presented battlefield developments, explained military operations, and analyzed the local, regional, and international context of the struggle. He spoke directly to Arab and Muslim publics and to international activists, mobilizing support and shaping narratives. In the collective imagination of Israeli settlers, as well as within Israel’s military and political institutions, he became a central figure they sought to eliminate, due to his impact in media warfare and psychological pressure.
From Jabalia Refugee Camp to the Face of Resistance
A refugee shaped by the reality of occupation, camp alleys, and family memory, Abu Obaida joined the Al-Qassam Brigades. This coincided with the early phase of Al-Aqsa Intifada, which erupted in September 2000. During the 2004 “Days of Rage” battles, when resistance factions confronted an Israeli invasion of northern Gaza, Abu Obaida made his first media appearance. He spoke at a press conference inside a mosque in Gaza, where he announced a series of resistance operations. From that moment, his journey in resistance military media began. From the announcement of the capture of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit east of Rafah in the summer of 2006, to the declaration of the capture of soldier Shaul Aron during a deadly ambush in eastern Gaza in the 2014 war, Abu Obaida carried the voice of Palestinian resistance achievements. He did so alongside spokesmen of other factions, operating under siege, repeated wars, and extreme conditions, while still developing military capabilities. Throughout every phase of conflict over the past two decades, Abu Obaida confronted Israeli narratives. He exposed Israel's crimes and the conduct of its soldiers and officers during ground battles. He mobilized public support for the resistance and encouraged Palestinians in the West Bank, Jerusalem, 1948-occupied territories, and in the diaspora to engage in the struggle. His analyses and messaging earned him credibility, even within Israeli society, where his name alone became a source of anger and anxiety.
Al-Aqsa Flood
In the first hours of the October 7, 2023 operation, known as “Al-Aqsa Flood,” Abu Obaida began issuing military statements. The operation marked a turning point in the conflict, in Palestine and across the region. He announced a military and intelligence defeat inflicted on Israeli forces and the takeover of military sites and settlements in areas Israel calls the “Gaza envelope.” These areas include villages depopulated in 1948, among them the town linked to his own family history. Days later, he revealed details of the military plan carried out against Israel’s Gaza Division. Despite intense risk and constant pursuit by Israeli intelligence services, supported by the United States and other Western powers, Abu Obaida continued to speak throughout the months of genocide. He proved to be the voice of Gaza to Palestinians everywhere, to the Arab and Islamic world, and to global supporters of Palestine. Until his final speeches, he continued to call for engagement against Israeli crimes. Israel publicly listed Abu Obaida as a central target of its genocide. His statements resonated strongly among Israeli settlers, especially as resistance fighters inflicted losses on Israeli forces despite siege, limited resources, and unprecedented levels of destruction in Gaza. Abu Obaida also became a sharp critic of Arab regimes, elites, and religious figures, who failed to support Gaza during the war of genocide. His words reflected public frustration as tens of thousands of children, women, and civilians were killed amid famine and destruction. At the same time, he consistently praised fighters who joined the confrontation in the West Bank, Jerusalem, inside the 1948-occupied land, and on other fronts, including Lebanon, Iraq, Yemen, Iran, and beyond. He stressed unity among resistance factions and acknowledged international supporters who took action in solidarity with Palestine. Despite personal loss and the killing of members of his own family, Abu Obaida continued to challenge Israel publicly. He vowed persistence in battle and framed the struggle as one of defense, sacrifice, and liberation. With his death, Abu Obaida joined a long line of resistance figures he himself once mourned. Yet he remains a collective icon in Palestinian memory. His speeches, especially during the “Al-Aqsa Flood” operation, left phrases that continue to echo in public consciousness, securing his place as one of the most enduring symbolic voices of Gaza’s resistance.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66964&slug=born-a-refugee-remembered-as-a-symbol-who-is-abu-obeida

Quds news - Dec 28, 2025
{Al-Houthi: Any Israeli Presence in ‘Somaliland’ Will Be a Legitimate Target for Our Armed Forces
The Houthi leader, Abdul Malik Al Houthi, warned that Israel’s recognition of ‘Somaliland’ marks a dangerous escalation, vowing that any Israeli presence there would face direct military targeting.
Sanaa (QNN)- Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement, sharply criticized Israel’s recognition of 'Somaliland', calling it an “aggressive step” and a “Zionist conspiracy” targeting Somalia, the Arab world, and the broader Islamic region. In a statement on Sunday, al-Houthi said Israel’s move aims to establish a foothold in Somalia to threaten the region. He warned it is part of a broader plan to destabilize the region's countries. Al-Houthi described the announcement as “invalid” and “without any legal or moral legitimacy,” arguing that Israel, as an occupying entity, lacks authority to grant recognition to others.
He cautioned that Israel could seek further recognition and cooperation from other countries. He claimed it might use Somaliland as a base for hostile activities endangering Somalia, African nations, Arab states, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden. He warned the move could fuel fragmentation of other countries in the region. Al-Houthi called on Arab and Islamic states to adopt a firm stance in supporting Somalia and blocking Israel’s plans. He reiterated his movement’s support for the Somali people and pledged that any Israeli presence in Somaliland would be considered a military target. He stated that it is a threat to both Somalia and Yemen and a danger to regional security. He also linked opposition to Israel’s recognition of Somaliland with support for Palestine, saying inaction would allow Israel to advance its plans in other countries. Israel recognized Somaliland after months of secret negotiations, sparking widespread condemnation across Arab and regional circles. Israeli media raised the possibility that Somaliland could serve as a military base for Israel to attack Yemen and Iran or as a potential destination for the forced transfer of Palestinians from Gaza.} Video - Source: https://qudsnen.co/post?id=66960&slug=al-houthi-any-israeli-presence-in-somaliland-will-be-a-legitimate-target-for-our-armed-forces

Al Jazeera - Dec 28, 2025 By Ahmed Najar
{When Palestinian existence is portrayed as hate
Israel and its supporters would have you believe that just being a Palestinian is a lethal threat.
I am a Palestinian. And increasingly, that fact alone is treated as a provocation.
In recent months, I have watched anti-Semitism — a real, lethal form of hatred with a long and horrific history — be stripped of its meaning and weaponised to silence Palestinians, criminalise solidarity with us, and shield Israel from accountability as it carries out a genocide in Gaza. This is not about protecting Jewish people. It is about protecting power.
The pattern is now impossible to ignore.
A children’s educator, Ms Rachel, whose entire public work is built around care, learning, and empathy, is branded “Anti-Semite of the Year” — not for her engaging in any form of hate speech, but for expressing concern for Palestinian children. For acknowledging that children in Gaza are being bombed, starved, and traumatised. For expressing compassion. As a Palestinian, I hear the message clearly: even empathy for our children is dangerous. Then there is Palestine Action, a protest movement that targets weapons manufacturers supplying Israel’s military. Instead of being debated, challenged, or even criticised within a democratic framework, it is proscribed as a “terrorist” organisation, casually equated with ISIL (ISIS) – a group responsible for mass executions, sexual slavery, and genocidal violence. This comparison is not just obscene. It is deliberate. It collapses the meaning of “terrorism” so completely that political dissent becomes extremism by definition. Resistance becomes pathology. Protest becomes “terror”. And Palestinians, once again, are framed not as a people under occupation, but as a permanent threat. Language itself is now being criminalised. Phrases like “globalise the Intifada” are banned without any serious engagement with history or meaning. Intifada — a word that literally means “shaking off” — is torn from its political context as an uprising against military occupation and reduced to a slur. Palestinians are denied even the right to name their resistance.
At the same time, international law is being actively dismantled.
Staff and judges at the International Criminal Court are sanctioned and intimidated for daring to investigate Israeli war crimes. Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on Palestine, has not only been sanctioned, but also relentlessly smeared — because she uses the language of international law to describe occupation, apartheid, and genocide.
When international law is applied to African leaders, it is celebrated.
When it is applied to Israel, it is treated as an act of hostility.
This brings us to Australia — and to one of the most revealing moments of all.
After the horrific Bondi Beach attack, which shocked and horrified people across Australia, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu accused the Australian government of encouraging anti-Semitism. Not because of any incitement, not because of inflammatory rhetoric — but because Australia had moved towards recognising Palestine as a state.
Read that again.
The diplomatic recognition of Palestinian statehood — long framed as essential to peace and grounded in international law — is presented as a moral failing, even as a contributor to anti-Semitic violence. Palestinian existence itself is treated as the problem. What makes this moment so disturbing is not only that Netanyahu made this claim, but that so many centres of power ran with it rather than challenged it. Instead of forcefully rejecting the idea that recognising Palestinian rights could “encourage anti-Semitism”, governments, institutions, and commentators allowed the premise to stand. Some echoed it outright. Others stayed silent. Almost none confronted the dangerous logic at its core: that Palestinian political recognition is inherently destabilising, provocative, or threatening.
This is how moral collapse happens — not with thunder, but with acquiescence.
The result is not safety for the Jewish people, but erasure of the Palestinian people.
As a Palestinian, I find it devastating.
It means my identity is not merely contested — it is criminalised. My grief is not simply ignored — it is politicised. My demand for justice is not debated — it is pathologised as hatred. Anti-Semitism is real. It must be confronted seriously and without hesitation. The Jewish people deserve safety, dignity, and protection — everywhere. But when anti-Semitism is stretched to include children’s educators, UN experts, international judges, protest movements, chants, words, and even the diplomatic recognition of Palestine, then the term no longer serves to protect Jewish people. It protects a state from accountability. Worse still, this weaponisation endangers Jews by collapsing Jewish identity into the actions of a government committing mass atrocities. It tells the world that Israel speaks for all Jews — and that anyone who objects must therefore be hostile to Jews themselves. That is not protection. It is recklessness masquerading as morality.
For Palestinians like me, the psychological toll is immense.
I am tired of having to preface every sentence with disclaimers.
I am deeply pained by watching my people starve while being lectured about tone.
I am angry that international law seems to apply only in certain politically convenient cases.
And I am grieving — not just for Gaza, but for the moral collapse unfolding around it.
Opposing genocide is not anti-Semitism.
Solidarity is not “terrorism”.
Recognising Palestine is not incitement.
Naming your suffering is not violence.
If the world insists on calling me an anti-Semite for refusing to accept the annihilation of my people, then it is not anti-Semitism that is being countered.
It is genocide that is being justified.
And history will remember who helped make that possible.
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/2025/12/28/when-palestinian-existence-is-portrayed-as-hate


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

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