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Israel kills Palestinian children in attack on north Gaza school shelter
By Lyndal Rowlands, Mersiha Gadzo, Urooba Jamal, Edna Mohamed, Joseph Stepansky and Nils Adler
Published On 12 Jan 202512 Jan 2025
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- 9h ago (21:00 GMT)Red Cross committee president begins tour of Israel, PalestineMirjana Spoljaric, the president of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), has arrived in Tel Aviv as part of a five day visit to Israel, Gaza and the West Bank.The ICRC has been instrumental in past captive release agreements, with Spoljaric’s visit coming as ceasefire negotiations in Qatar have again picked up. The ICRC president has also been a leading voice calling for upholding international law amid the conflict.Spoljaric “will engage directly with individuals suffering from the humanitarian consequences of the conflict”, the organisation said in a statement.“She will also meet with authorities on all sides to reaffirm the importance of upholding international humanitarian law as well as ICRC’s continued commitment to addressing the humanitarian needs of all civilians,” it said.Click here to share on social media
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What’s the latest with the ceasefire talks?- A renewed diplomatic flurry has ignited hope of a long-elusive ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, with Israel sending a high-ranking delegation to Qatar for negotiations.
- Meanwhile, Biden and Netanyahu held what is likely to be one of their final calls before the US president leaves office on January 20.
- Netanyahu’s office said he discussed “progress” in the talks with Biden, while the White House said Biden stressed the need to reach a deal.
- Speaking earlier in the day on CNN, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the Biden administration would use every last day in office to reach a deal.
- Officials from UA President-elect Trump’s incoming administration also reiterated there would be “hell to pay” if a deal was not reached before Trump takes office. Vice President-elect Vance said on Fox News that Trump’s threat means he would “enable the Israelis to eliminate the last remnant of Hamas and its leadership”.
- 9h ago (20:30 GMT)Photos: Pro-Palestine demonstrators in South Korea rally against Israel’s war on Gaza
Protesters take part in a rally to stand in solidarity with Palestinians and condemn Israel’s attacks on Gaza in Seoul, South Korea, on January 12, 2025 [Daniel Ceng/Anadolu Agency]
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[Daniel Ceng/Anadolu Agency]Click here to share on social media - 9h ago (20:15 GMT)Israeli woman wounded by Hezbollah rocket dies: Israeli mediaThe woman, Tamar Edri, had been wounded in a rocket attack on Nahariya in November, just two days before a ceasefire agreement was reached with Israel.In a statement today, the municipality reported that Edri had died from the wounds. The latest update comes near the January 26 deadline for the Israeli military to withdraw from the area in southern Lebanon it is occupying and for the Lebanese armed forces to deploy to those areas.Both sides have accused the other of multiple violations, although the ceasefire has broadly held.Click here to share on social media
- 10h ago (20:00 GMT)The Israeli far right has been against a ceasefire deal for some timeReporting from Amman, JordanAl Jazeera is reporting from Jordan because the Israeli government has banned it from operating in Israel and the occupied West Bank.There’s a lot of turmoil within Benjamin Netanyahu’s own government.Remember that when the first and only ceasefire deal took place, you had members of his own coalition, like Itamar Ben-Gvir, vote against it.Now you have the finance minister, Bezalel Smotrich, who’s been quite an outspoken opponent of any sort of ceasefire deal.There is a large school of thought in Israel that if Netanyahu agrees to a deal, his government will collapse.So there were reports earlier in the day that Netanyahu held a meeting with members of the far right, including Smotrich, to try and warm him up to the idea of the ceasefire deal.The far right has been against this for some time, saying that it would be a victory for Hamas and that they would be rewarding the Palestinian group.Benjamin Netanyahu, nonetheless, still decided to send his negotiating team to give them a mandate and let them stay another day in Doha for these talks.Ultimately, this is going to be Benjamin Netanyahu’s decision.Click here to share on social media
- 10h ago (19:45 GMT)Dozens of young men detained in Deir IstiyaIsraeli raids have been continuing in the occupied West Bank, with dozens of young men now detained in Deir Istiya.The town in the Salfit governate has been repeatedly targeted in recent days, with Wafa news agency reporting the Israeli military has used dirt barriers at the town’s entrance to hinder movement.Videos verified by Al Jazeera’s fact-checking unit show the detained men being walked in a single-file line through the town.Click here to share on social media
- 10h ago (19:30 GMT)Israeli negotiation team will stay in Doha for another day of talksReporting from Amman, JordanAl Jazeera is reporting from Jordan because the Israeli government has banned it from operating in Israel and the occupied West Bank.Even though US President Joe Biden had been pushing his Israeli counterparts for a ceasefire, those efforts have largely failed.PM Benjamin Netanyahu said he would do things his way, with or without American support.But now there’s a wild card here. US President-elect Donald Trump is coming to office in just eight days, and he said he wants a ceasefire before taking office.At the same time, the Israeli negotiating teams are still in Doha and expected to stay in the Qatari capital for yet another day of these negotiations.Netanyahu said that he spoke about the mandate he had given his negotiating team, but that has not been released to the public.We don’t exactly know what the Israelis are putting on the table, but we do know that they have several red lines and non-negotiables that they have been discussing throughout the last year.Click here to share on social media
- 10h ago (19:15 GMT)WATCH: Could Israel be planning a Gaza ‘ceasefire’ for optics only?American journalist Ryan Grim says it may be risky for Israel to reject a ceasefire in Gaza, even if it is simply to placate US President-elect Donald Trump.Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu bet his political future on waiting for Trump to assume office, argues Grim, co-founder of Drop Site News.Grim tells host Steve Clemons that Netanyahu’s gambit paid off, and now he may not be able to reject a ceasefire after January 20 – inauguration day for Trump, who has promised that “all hell will break out” in the Middle East if he does not get his way.“Whether it holds or whether it’s just something that’s announced so that Trump can celebrate it and say he’s moving on” is the bigger question, Grim says.Watch the latest episode of The Bottom Line:
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By signing up, you agree to our Privacy Policyprotected by reCAPTCHA - 11h ago (19:00 GMT)One person fatally shot by Israeli forces near NuseiratIsraeli forces have opened fire near the Nuseirat camp in central Gaza, killing one person, according to Wafa.The news agency reported the killing took place in the ad-Dawa area to the north of the camp.The killing follows attacks earlier today on the Bureij and Nuseirat refugee camps, both in central Gaza.Click here to share on social media
- 11h ago (18:45 GMT)Jordan’s king says the country is coordinating with allies to achieve regional stabilityJordan’s King Abdullah II has emphasised the importance “of stopping the Israeli war on Gaza and achieving comprehensive calm in the region” during a meeting with a group of Jordanian Senate members in the capital, Amman.Jordan “continues to coordinate with Arab countries and allies on regional developments to protect its interests and achieve regional stability”, he said during the meeting, as cited by a royal court statement.The king also highlighted Jordan’s efforts to sustain the flow of relief aid to Gaza, calling on the international community to step up its humanitarian response.Addressing developments in the occupied West Bank, Abdullah stressed the need “to end unilateral measures targeting Palestinians and Jerusalem”, the statement said.
Jordan’s King Abdullah II [File: Yousef Allan/The Royal Hashemite Court via AP]Click here to share on social media - 11h ago (18:30 GMT)Photos: The moment an Israeli air strike hits Bureij refugee camp
Smoke rises from a building destroyed in an Israeli air strike at the Bureij camp for Palestinian refugees in the central Gaza Strip on January 12, 2025 [Eyad Baba/AFP]
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People run for cover as smoke rises from the Israeli air strike on the Bureij camp [Eyad Baba/AFP]
Men look for their belongings amid the rubble of buildings [Eyad Baba/AFP]Click here to share on social media - 11h ago (18:15 GMT)Smotrich says Israel will use Palestinian tax funds to pay electric debtIsrael plans to use withheld tax revenue it collects from Palestinians to pay the Palestinian Authority’s nearly 2 billion shekel ($543m) debt to state-run Israel Electric Co (IEC), far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has said.Israel’s government collects taxes on goods that pass through Israel into the occupied West Bank on behalf of the Palestinian Authority, and has for years passed the revenue to Ramallah under a longstanding arrangement between the two sides.However, Smotrich has withheld about 800 million shekels (about $217m) earmarked for administration expenses in Gaza since the October 7, 2023 attacks. The frozen funds are currently being held in Norway.Click here to share on social media
- 12h ago (18:00 GMT)Netanyahu thanks Biden for ‘lifelong support of Israel’: White HouseThe White House has released its account of President Joe Biden’s call with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, offering few new details of the ongoing ceasefire negotiations.“The president discussed the fundamentally changed regional circumstances following the ceasefire deal in Lebanon, the fall of the Assad regime in Syria, and the weakening of Iran’s power in the region,” the White House said in a statement.“He stressed the immediate need for a ceasefire in Gaza and return of the hostages with a surge in humanitarian aid enabled by a stoppage in the fighting under the deal,” it said.The call comes just eight days before Biden leaves office and is replaced by US President-elect Donald Trump.Biden, a self-declared “Zionist” who has remained staunchly pro-Israel, has had a thorny relationship with Netanyahu, despite continuing to surge military aid amid the war in Gaza.Trump and Netanyahu have maintained closer ties, with the president-elect pushing for a long-elusive deal before he takes office.During the call, Netanyahu thanked Biden for “his lifelong support of Israel and for the extraordinary support from the United States for Israel’s security and national defense”, the White House said.Click here to share on social media
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Israeli raids reported in Dura for third nightThe Israeli military has stormed the city of Dura in the occupied West Bank.The occupation forces raided the centre of the city, which is located south of Hebron, and fired stun grenades and tear gas. The raid led to a fire breaking out in the city centre.It is the third day in a row that Israeli forces stormed the centre of Dura.The city was among several in the West Bank where Israeli soldiers set up new checkpoints yesterday.Click here to share on social media - 12h ago (17:40 GMT)
Netanyahu says he spoke with Biden about ceasefire talksAccording to his office, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu updated US President Joe Biden on the progress of Gaza ceasefire talks.The call comes as Biden is pushing for a truce between Israel and Hamas before US President-elect Donald Trump returns to the White House on January 20.We will bring you more details of the call when we get them.Click here to share on social media - 12h ago (17:30 GMT)CENTCOM leader meets with Saudi, Yemeni military officialsGeneral Michael Kurilla, the head of the US Army’s Central Command (CENTCOM) has met with General Fayyadh bin Hamed Al-Ruwaili, the chief of general staff of the Saudi Arabian Armed Forces, during a visit to Saudi Arabia.“The meeting underscored the enduring strategic partnership between the United States and Saudi Arabia, which remains a key partner in maintaining regional security, stability, and peace and prosperity for the region,” a CENTCOM statement said.Kurilla also met with the chief of staff of the Yemeni Armed Forces, Saghir Hamood Bin Aziz. The Saudi-backed Yemeni government has been fighting the Houthis in Yemen since 2014.“The leaders discussed efforts to strengthen security cooperation and combat regional threats, such as Iranian-backed Houthis and their attacks against military and commercial vessels in the Red Sea and Bab Al Mandeb,” the statement said.The Houthis pledged solidarity with Palestinians in Gaza, and have vowed to continue targeting commercial ships in the arterial trade route until the fighting ceases.https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?dnt=false&embedId=twitter-widget-0&features=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%3D%3D&frame=false&hideCard=false&hideThread=false&id=1878430784748454069&lang=en&origin=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2025%2F1%2F12%2Flive-israeli-forces-kill-dozens-in-gaza-as-negotiations-continue-in-doha&sessionId=9b95f87cd8c00b513ef45eb6c40ffa4ea8fcf856&theme=light&widgetsVersion=2615f7e52b7e0%3A1702314776716&width=550pxClick here to share on social media
- 12h ago (17:15 GMT)Palestinians in northern Gaza have been living for 100 days without food, water and medicineReporting from Deir el-Balah, central Gaza StripThere are some people still left in the north of the Gaza Strip.We’re talking about areas like Beit Hanoon, Beit Lahiya and Jabalia.For 100 days, Palestinians have been struggling to survive the Israeli air attacks and the lack of food, water, aid and medicine.After Kamal Adwan Hospital went out of service, there have been no hospitals or surgeries [performed] in those areas.There have been a lot of attempts from the UN and other NGOs to reach those areas to deliver food, but all of those requests were denied by the Israeli authorities.No civil defence or rescue teams are able to operate, so if someone has been injured or killed, they can’t even be taken to hospital.If you’re injured, there is no medicine to treat your wounds.
Buildings lie in ruin in Beit Hanoon in the Gaza Strip as seen from southern Israel, January 7, 2025 [File: Kai Pfaffenbach/Reuters]Click here to share on social media - 13h ago (17:00 GMT)New report details ‘torture’ at al-Naqab Prison, Naftali campThe report released by the Palestinian Authority’s Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs and the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society included testimonies from 23 prisoners held at al-Naqab Prison, located in southern Israel, and at the Naftali camp, a detention area in Israel’s north.The abuses documented included Israeli soldiers burning a detainee with hot water and another urinating on a detainee.The report also documented accounts of harsh living conditions, including prisoners being forced to live in torn tents despite the cold temperatures.The report likened the abuses to those committed at Sde Teiman, the most notorious Israeli detention camp.
https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.679.0_en.html#goog_402188036Play Video01:59Sde Teiman: Israel’s notorious detention facilityClick here to share on social media - 13h ago (16:45 GMT)Video shows moment Israeli strike hits home in BureijA video verified by our fact-checking unit shows chaos on the streets of the central Gaza refugee camp as the attack hits the home.Earlier, our correspondent on the ground reported an attack on Bureij that killed at least two people. It is unclear if this is the same incident shown in the video.https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEuskELNGYA/embed/captioned/?cr=1&v=14&wp=658&rd=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.aljazeera.com&rp=%2Fnews%2Fliveblog%2F2025%2F1%2F12%2Flive-israeli-forces-kill-dozens-in-gaza-as-negotiations-continue-in-doha%3Fupdate%3D3437489#%7B%22ci%22%3A0%2C%22os%22%3A23760.100000000093%2C%22ls%22%3A22579.600000000093%2C%22le%22%3A23701.90000000014%7DTranslation: The moment a house belonging to the Abu Jbara family was targeted in Bureij camp in the centre of the Gaza Strip.Click here to share on social media
- 13h ago (16:30 GMT)Vance says Trump will enable Israel to ‘eliminate’ HamasUS Vice President-elect JD Vance and Trump’s pick for National Security Advisor, Mike Waltz, have reiterated the president-elect’s pledge that there will be “hell to pay” if a ceasefire-captive deal is not reached before the inauguration on January 20.Speaking on ABC’s “This Week”, Waltz said he wanted to see captives “walking across the tarmac, or at a minimum, some type of agreement before inauguration because President Trump is serious”.Speaking on Fox News, Vance said Trump’s repeated threats mean he would “enable the Israelis to eliminate the last remnant of Hamas and its leadership” if a deal is not reached. He also said they would include “imposing tough sanctions on those who support terrorist organisations in the Middle East”.The US has already provided billions in military support to Israel amid the war. Just last week, outgoing President Biden notified Congress of plans for another $8bn in arms sales to Israel.Click here to share on social media
- 13h ago (16:15 GMT)Violent clashes reported between Palestinian fighters and PA security forcesOur colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic, quoting local sources, are reporting that violent clashes and explosions have occurred in the Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank as Palestinian Authority (PA) security forces attempt to enter the camp.Since early December, the PA has besieged the Jenin camp and cut off water and electricity as part of a crackdown on a coalition of armed groups that call themselves the Jenin Brigades.The groups are affiliated with Palestinian factions such as Hamas, Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and even Fatah, the party that controls the PA.Click here to share on social media
- 14h ago (16:00 GMT)Photos: Relatives of Palestinians killed in an Israeli attack mourn
Relatives of the Palestinians killed in an Israeli attack mourn as the bodies are brought to al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital for funeral prayer and burial in Deir el-Balah, Gaza Strip, January 12, 2025 [Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency]
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[Ashraf Amra/Anadolu Agency]Click here to share on social media - 14h ago (15:45 GMT)White House official says ‘close’ to Gaza deal, but ‘cannot be sure’White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan has given the latest update on ongoing ceasefire negotiations, saying a breakthrough cannot be assured before Biden leaves office on January 20.Sullivan also said that Biden would speak to Netanyahu soon.“We are very, very close [to a deal]. Yet being very close still means we’re far,” Sullivan told CNN. “Because until you actually get across the finish line, we’re not there.”He added the Biden administration is determined to use “every day we have in office to get this done”.US President-elect Donald Trump has called for a deal to be reached before he takes office, saying “all hell will break out in the Middle East” if it does not.Click here to share on social media
- 14h ago (15:30 GMT)Israel refusing to commit to an end of the war as part of ceasefire deal: ReportThe Israeli newspaper Haaretz, quoting an unnamed source, says one of the main disputes in the negotiations in Doha is Israel’s refusal to commit to ending the war on Gaza after the deal’s second phase.The source is reported to have said there would be an attempt to present a promise from the US to pressure Israel to end the war, even if Israel did not explicitly agree to it.The paper said Israel is expected to present a plan to mediators for a military reorganization across the Palestinian enclave. This would include the Philadelphi Corridor, the 14km (8.7-mile) long strip of land spanning the border between Gaza and Egypt.Click here to share on social media
- 14h ago (15:15 GMT)Israeli minister says West Bank won’t turn into ‘Gaza or south Lebanon’: ReportDefense Minister Israel Katz says Israel will “not allow the West Bank to turn into Gaza or south Lebanon” amid an ongoing operation in Qabatiya, near Jenin, The Times of Israel reports.“Anyone who engages in terror like in Gaza will be treated like in Gaza – we will work to cut off the arms of the Iranian octopus in the refugee camps in Judea and Samaria [Israeli name for the occupied West Bank] and to maintain the security of the communities and residents,” Katz said, according to a statement released by his office.
Israeli forces raid the Palestinian village of Qabatiya in the occupied West Bank [File: Jaafar Ashtiyeh/AFP]Click here to share on social media - 15h ago (15:00 GMT)Activists back US professor ‘forced’ from Columbia over Palestine advocacyAcademics, lawyers and activists have voiced support for a US law professor who says she was pressured to leave Columbia University for her advocacy for pro-Palestinian students.“Effective today, I have reached an agreement with Columbia University that relieves me of my obligations to teach or participate in faculty governance after serving on the Columbia law faculty for 25 years,” Katherine Franke, a tenured law professor at the Ivy League university in the United States, said in a statement last week.“I have come to the view that the Columbia University administration has created such a toxic and hostile environment for legitimate debate around the war in Israel and Palestine that I can no longer teach or conduct research,” Franke said.Francesca Albanese, the UN special rapporteur on the occupied Palestinian territories, said Franke has become “another victim of the pro-Israelism that is turning universities, and other spaces of public life, into places of obscurantism, discrimination and oppression”.Read more here.
Protests as students and families arrive for convocation at Columbia University in New York City in the US [File: Caitlin Ochs/Reuters]Click here to share on social media - 15h ago (14:45 GMT)Tulkarem Battalion says PA forces targeted car carrying fightersThe Tulkarem Battalion, part of the Al-Quds Brigades, says the Palestinian Authority (PA) set up and fired on the Atara-Bal’a road to ambush a car carrying the brigade’s fighters.In a statement, the battalion said its fighters responded by firing back under the assumption that they were Israeli forces.“We affirm that we are continuing to resist the [Israeli] occupation and that we, along with the rest of the resistance factions, are not incapable of responding to any foolish act committed by the Authority,” the statement read.It added that “the hourglass of patience is in its final stages” and called on Palestinians to pressure the PA to stop its “aggression on the Jenin camp” and stop “pursuing the resistance fighters”.Since December, PA forces have been besieging the Jenin refugee camp in what they say is an attempt to restore “law and order”.Click here to share on social media
- 15h ago (14:30 GMT)Over a million Gaza children face mental health crisis, UN saysThe United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) says nearly all of Gaza’s 1.1 million children need mental health and psychosocial support amid the ongoing Israeli bombardment, displacement and dire living conditions.Children suffer from nightmares, anxiety and paralysing fears due to air strikes and the loss of family members. Many become aggressive, withdrawn, or stop speaking, the UN agency said.The UN estimates that at least 19,000 Palestinian children have been orphaned since the war on Gaza began.Mental health experts caution that the scars inflicted on these young minds could persist for generations.Click here to share on social media
- 15h ago (14:15 GMT)Need quick ceasefire in Gaza, UN official saysA top official of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights in Palestine has told Al Jazeera Arabic that Israel “must provide all humanitarian supplies in Gaza”.“Action must be taken on the humanitarian situation in Gaza,” the official said, adding: “We need a quick ceasefire in Gaza.”Click here to share on social media
- 16h ago (14:00 GMT)Gaza and the cycle of transgenerational traumaHere’s more from our interview with Liz Allcock, the head of protection at Medical Aid for Palestinians.Al Jazeera: At some point in the future, Gaza is going to have to start to rebuild and its young population is expected to play a key role in that. What are the concerns about the impact that the mental trauma they’ve gone through is going to have on their ability to rebuild Gaza eventually?Liz Allcock: [That is] absolutely right. I think it’s worth highlighting the fact that prior to the current conflict, more than half of children in Gaza were displaying signs of PTSD [post-traumatic stress disorder] many years ago.So the baseline was already low, the children were already in a precarious situation and that has now been compounded by the fear and the trauma that has been experienced as a result of the constant bombardment, the multiple repeated forced displacement, the loss of life including entire families and being witness to the unbearable horrors that the children here are being witness to.So we’re pretty much starting from scratch very early on. But what we’ve been able to do with the help of the really amazing and excellent national mental health workforce here in Gaza is to try to rebuild a system that has really been totally decimated and destroyed so that we are able to provide support so the children are able to deal with the scars that have been inflicted upon them.But I think it’s important to remember that this is going to be transgenerational trauma and that without early intervention, it will have catastrophic implications for generations to come.Click here to share on social media
- 16h ago (13:55 GMT)Mental health crisis amongst Gaza children ‘unparalleled and unprecedented’We’ve spoken to Liz Allcock, the head of protection at Medical Aid for Palestinians who is currently in Deir el-Balah, in central Gaza, about the trauma faced by children in the besieged and bombarded territory.Al Jazeera: How could organisations like yours hope to be able to provide aid to the numbers of children who need it?Liz Allcock: The answer is simple: With great difficulty.The catastrophe that has been inflicted upon children in Gaza for the last 15 months has really created an unparalleled and unprecedented mental health crisis amongst children of all ages.What we can hope to achieve is not to avoid the trauma that has been inflicted, but to try to mitigate or minimise the impact of that trauma, the violence and the abuse that is being perpetrated against children.Al Jazeera: Children in Gaza need mental health support, but they also need psychosocial support. Can you describe what that means and how it affects children?Allcock: Psychosocial wellbeing is a key tenant of healthy childhood development and it’s entirely lacking at the moment due to the situation that is being faced by children here.What we’re trying to do as humanitarians is provide a semblance of normality amidst the horror that children are experiencing on a daily basis.So that might be providing a space for recreational activity to relieve stress, to help children express their emotions in a healthy way, as well as the more tailored and specialised support for those with really acute symptoms of distress, such as the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and other more chronic conditions through group therapy, individual therapy and also specialised treatment, including the provision of psychotropic medication.Click here to share on social media
- 16h ago (13:45 GMT)Schools, tents, humanitarian zones are all targets for IsraelReporting from Deir el-Balah, GazaIn the past hour, a group of Palestinians in Deir el-Balah have been attacked and transferred to Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital. Also, in Shujayea, a number of Palestinians have been hit and at least two were killed.Air attacks continue across the Gaza Strip, especially in the north.On Saturday, a tent sheltering a family was hit, killing a girl and her grandfather. The day before, a school in Jabalia was attacked, killing at least eight Palestinians.So, we are seeing Palestinians being systematically targeted in every single place across the Gaza Strip. It doesn’t matter where you are – if you’re in a school, a shelter, a makeshift camp or even a hospital.
https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.679.0_en.html#goog_402188037Play Video05:55Israeli strike targets Jabalia: Children killed in attack on school-turned-shelterClick here to share on social media - 16h ago (13:30 GMT)Israeli settlers attack Madama villageIsraeli settlers have attacked the village of Madama in the south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank.The head of Madama village council, Abdullah Ziyada, told the Wafa news agency that settlers from the nearby illegal settlement of Yitzhar targeted homes on the southern outskirts of the village.The attack took place under the protection of Israeli forces, who stopped residents from reaching the area to prevent the assault, the report added.Ziyada added that a number of Israeli soldiers also stormed the village and restricted the movement of Palestinians.Click here to share on social media
- 16h ago (13:15 GMT)Editor’s Choice: What to read and watchHere are a few highlights from the content recently published on Israel’s war against Gaza:Opinion: UN can end Middle East conflict by welcoming Palestine as a member
News: Israel steps up Gaza attacks amid renewed ceasefire push
Watch: Do boycotts against Israel work?And there’s plenty more here.Click here to share on social media - 17h ago (13:00 GMT)WATCH: Israel kills 8 at school-turned-shelter in JabaliaAn Israeli strike on a school sheltering forcibly displaced Palestinians in north Gaza’s Jabalia has killed at least eight people, including children.Dozens of others were injured and taken to al-Ahli Arab Hospital in Gaza City.Al Jazeera’s Laura Khan reports:
https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.679.0_en.html#goog_402188039Play Video01:55At least eight killed in Israeli attack on school-turned-shelter in JabaliaClick here to share on social media - 17h ago (12:45 GMT)More than 150 immigrants arriving in Israel to join army: ReportMore than 150 immigrants will arrive in Israel in the coming days to enlist in the army, the Maariv newspaper reports.The report said the immigrants are from the US, Russia, Canada, France, the UK, Costa Rica, Denmark, Mexico, the Netherlands, Spain and other countries.Earlier, Israeli political commentator Ori Goldberg told Al Jazeera that Israeli soldiers are dying in “unprecedented numbers”.Four Israeli soldiers were killed in Beit Hanoon on Saturday, taking the death toll to 10 in the past week, The Times of Israel reported.Click here to share on social media
- 17h ago (12:30 GMT)Israeli president hopes negotiators secure captives deal ‘soon’Isaac Herzog says the country is in the midst of “critical days” as the government tries to secure the release of captives held in Gaza.“I strengthen the hands of those engaged in the work of negotiations and hope that they will bring about an agreement soon. We must act with all our forces, in all aspects and in all arenas, so that the kidnapped men and women return,” Herzog wrote on X after visiting the family of Shlomo Mansour, one of the captives in Gaza.He added that they will “not rest” until the complete return of captives, including the bodies of those who have died.Click here to share on social media
- 17h ago (12:15 GMT)Netanyahu to meet Smotrich as captives talks intensify: ReportIsraeli media reports say the Israeli prime minister is expected to meet with far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich later today as negotiations to secure a captives deal intensify.The Walla news outlet, quoting an unnamed source, said Netanyahu will speak to Smotrich to assess whether the minister would resign from the government if a captives-for-prisoners deal is reached.The report added that Netanyahu’s meeting stems from the understanding that there is a high likelihood that far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir will also resign from the government if a deal is signed.So, to avoid both ministers quitting simultaneously, Netanyahu will try to persuade Smotrich to vote against a deal instead of leaving the coalition government, the report said.Click here to share on social media
- 18h ago (12:00 GMT)Israeli drone kills young man at Shati refugee campIsraeli drone fire has killed a young man in the Shati refugee camp in the west of Gaza City, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report.Earlier in the day, Israeli forces killed two people while they were collecting firewood due to the lack of cooking gas in the Mukhabarat area in northern Gaza City, witnesses said.Overnight, there were heavy Israeli attacks on the northwestern areas of Gaza City.Click here to share on social media
- 18h ago (11:45 GMT)Israeli settlers attack Palestinian vehiclesIsraeli settlers have attacked Palestinian vehicles on a road between the cities of Nablus and Ramallah in the occupied West Bank.Local sources told the Wafa news agency that the settlers ambushed vehicles near Zaatara military checkpoint, forcing Palestinian drivers to stop as the settlers proceeded to spray them with pepper gas.So far, no injuries have been reported.The Palestinian Authority’s Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission has reported that settlers have committed more than 2,971 violations against Palestinians and their property throughout 2024.At least 10 Palestinians have been killed due to the violations.
https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.679.0_en.html#goog_402188038Play Video07:22Occupied West Bank arson: Israeli settlers attack Palestinian homesClick here to share on social media - 18h ago (11:30 GMT)Journalist detained by PA being tortured: Lawyers’ associationJournalist Jarrah Khalaf is being tortured in the prisons of the Palestinian Authority for filming the events in Jenin, the Lawyers for Justice group says.Our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic cited the association as saying Khalaf is being investigated for filming news conferences of the Jenin Brigade in the occupied West Bank.Charges of possession of a weapon were brought before the court, extending his detention, they reported.Palestinian security forces detained Khalaf, a reporter for “Quds Feed”, on Wednesday while he was heading to his hometown, Jenin, according to the Palestinian Center for Development and Media Freedoms.He is currently being held by the Palestinian Intelligence Service under the “governor’s authority”, it said in a statement.Click here to share on social media
- 18h ago (11:15 GMT)70 Gaza children killed by Israel in 5 days: Civil DefenceThe Gaza Strip’s civil defence service did not provide details on the age of the victims, only saying they were killed in attacks on several areas across the enclave.Palestinian children in Gaza continue to bear a heavy toll from Israel’s genocide, now in its 16th month.“The new year has brought more death and suffering from attacks, deprivation, and increasing exposure to the cold,” UNICEF Executive Director Catherine Russell said last week.Click here to share on social media
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‘Pressure on Israel, not Hamas, to secure a deal’Israeli political commentator Ori Goldberg tells Al Jazeera there are “real hopes” of a ceasefire deal being achieved, which has to do with Israel’s stance in the negotiations rather than Hamas.“I think the pressure is on Israel to deliver for [US President-elect] Donald Trump, not for Hamas. Hamas has been very steady in its demands and in its position towards the negotiation pretty much since the war started,” Goldberg said.“But what I think is that Israel is weakening, and that’s not surprising. Israel is in a weak position. It has absolutely nothing to show for its 15 months of genocidal war. Israeli soldiers are dying in really unprecedented numbers.”Goldberg added that he thinks Netanyahu has become aware that his chance of winning a potential future election is by being “a prime minister who ended the war and brought a deal”.
https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.679.0_en.html#goog_402188040Play Video25:08Israel’s image crisis and the limits of propagandaClick here to share on social media - 19h ago (10:45 GMT)Israeli forces target vicinity of north Gaza hospitalIntense Israeli artillery shelling is targeting the vicinity of al-Awda Hospital in Tall az-Zaatar area of northern Gaza, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report.They further reported that at least one person was killed during an Israeli bombardment in the Miraj area in the north of Rafah city in southern Gaza.Click here to share on social media
- 19h ago (10:30 GMT)WATCH: Do boycotts against Israel work?Omar Barghouti is co-founder of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign, a grassroots Palestinian movement inspired by the South African anti-apartheid struggle.One of the most prominent Palestinian human rights defenders, Omar has been recognised internationally for his campaigning. In 2017, he received the Gandhi Peace Prize for his work.In the first interview of Al Jazeera’s new series Reframe, author and journalist Fatima Bhutto speaks to Omar about the history of Palestinian non-violent resistance, its legacy and effectiveness in defending Palestinian rights.Omar also speaks about how the unprecedented international solidarity with Palestinians is affecting BDS as Israel continues its war on Gaza.
https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.679.0_en.html#goog_402188041Play Video25:00Do boycotts against Israel work? Fatima Bhutto & Omar Barghouti | ReframeClick here to share on social media - 19h ago (10:15 GMT)Two teenagers injured by Israeli fire near JeninTwo teenagers have been injured in Israeli firing near the town of Jaba, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reports.The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its emergency teams transported a 15-year-old boy who sustained a gunshot wound from live ammunition and a 13-year-old injured by shrapnel in his foot to a medical facility.Israeli forces stormed the city this morning to allow settlers to reach a location on its outskirts, near Jaba.Click here to share on social media
- 20h ago (10:00 GMT)If you’re just joining usHere’s a recap of the latest developments:
- The Israeli military’s 100-day operation in northern Gaza has resulted in 5,000 Palestinians killed or missing, according to a medical source.
- In the past 24 hours, at least 28 Palestinians have been killed as Israeli raids on schools-turned-shelters continue, Gaza’s Health Ministry says.
- A forced evacuation order has been issued by the Israeli military, ordering people in certain blocks in the northern part of Nuseirat refugee camp to leave immediately.
- The Palestinian Authority’s security forces have imposed a siege on Jenin refugee camp in the occupied West Bank, preventing the entry of food and medical supplies.
- Four Israeli soldiers were killed in Beit Hanoon on Saturday, taking the death toll to 10 in the past week, The Times of Israel reports.
- 20h ago (09:45 GMT)Israeli forces positioned near south Lebanon town: ReportIsraeli forces operating with a Merkava tank and two Hummer vehicles have reached the northern outskirts of the town of Maroun al-Ras in southern Lebanon, the Lebanese National News Agency reports.It added that the forces have positioned themselves near a house and an army patrol has moved towards the villages of Wadi Khansa and Rayhana Bari. More details are awaited.Click here to share on social media
- 20h ago (09:30 GMT)About 5,000 killed or missing in northern Gaza: Medical sourceThe Israeli military’s operation that has been ongoing for 100 days in northern Gaza has resulted in 5,000 Palestinians killed or missing, a medical source has told Al Jazeera.They added that another 9,500 people were injured in the operation.Israeli forces launched the operation in the north on October 6, laying a deadly siege on hundreds of thousands of people in the war-ravaged area.Click here to share on social media
- 20h ago (09:15 GMT)Malala says ‘Israel has decimated entire education system’ in GazaNobel laureate Malala Yousafzai says she would continue to call out Israel’s violations of international law and human rights in Gaza.“In Gaza, Israel has decimated the entire education system,” she told a summit on girls’ education in Muslim nations, hosted by Pakistan and attended by representatives from dozens of countries.“They have bombed all universities, destroyed more than 90 percent of schools, and indiscriminately attacked civilians sheltering in school buildings.”Yousafzai was shot in the face by members of a Pakistani armed group when she was a 15-year-old schoolgirl in 2012, amid her campaigning for female education rights. She made a remarkable recovery after being evacuated to the United Kingdom and went on to become the youngest-ever Nobel Prize winner at the age of 17.
Malala Yousafzai [File: Sumaya Hisham/Reuters]Click here to share on social media - 21h ago (09:00 GMT)Israel detains 3 teenagers during West Bank raidIsraeli forces have detained three teenagers during an early morning raid in the town of Beit Ummar, north of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.Mohammad Awad, a local activist, told Wafa that Israeli soldiers stormed the Safa neighbourhood in the town of Beit Ummar, raided several homes and detained three minors.Those detained were identified as Musab Khaled Ekhlail, 15, Hamad Raed Adi, 16, and Qais Mohammad al-Tit, 15.Israeli forces also closed the entrances to various refugee camps, towns, and the city of Hebron with metal gates.Military checkpoints were set up at the Old City of Hebron entrances, near the Ibrahimi Mosque, and at several locations, including the Ras al-Joura neighbourhood in the north and Farsh al-Hawa in the west.Click here to share on social media
- 21h ago (08:58 GMT)46,565 Palestinians killed since October 7, 2023: Health MinistryGaza’s Health Ministry says at least 46,565 Palestinians have been killed and 109,660 injured since Israel’s genocide in the enclave began on October 7, 2023.In the past 24 hours, at least 28 Palestinians were killed as Israeli raids on schools-turned-shelters continued, the ministry added.Click here to share on social media
- 21h ago (08:45 GMT)‘Deal on the table a clear victory for terrorism,’ Israeli minister saysIsraeli Settlement Minister Orit Strock has criticised a potential deal which would release Israeli captives in Gaza as “a clear victory for terrorism”.“Trump does not want a terrible deal like the one on the table to be registered in his name,” the Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper quoted her as saying.“Many soldiers will pay for this with their lives and what we see now is nothing … The deal on the table is a clear victory for terrorism.”Earlier, Yedioth Ahronoth quoted a senior Israeli official as saying talks are under way for the release of 33 captives held by Hamas.
https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.679.0_en.html#goog_402188044Play Video04:47Two-state solution would remove need for UNRWA: AnalysisClick here to share on social media - 21h ago (08:30 GMT)One Palestinian killed in Israeli attack in northern GazaAt least one Palestinian has been killed and many others injured in an Israeli air raid in Jabalia al-Balad in northern Gaza, our colleagues at Al Jazeera Arabic report.We will bring you more on the incident when we get it.Click here to share on social media
- 21h ago (08:15 GMT)Israeli attacks kill Palestinians across GazaReporting from Deir el-Balah, GazaA funeral just took place for three people who were killed in the late afternoon hours of yesterday, when three people, an 84-year-old man, his son, 34, and his granddaughter, six, were killed in a drone attack on a tent.Several other family members who were inside the tent and its vicinity were critically injured.Earlier, heavy artillery could be heard from where we are reporting, in the southeastern part of Deir el-Balah, as well as the Nuseirat refugee camp in the northern part of the city.An evacuation order was also issued by the Israeli military, ordering people in certain blocks in the northern part of Nuseirat refugee camp to evacuate immediately. Just within minutes of this evacuation order, we could hear heavy artillery being shot in that area along with the dense deployment of drones and quadcopters.Earlier, the Israeli military killed two people by heavy artillery in the Bureij refugee camp, before tanks and armoured vehicles started deploying and moving towards Salah al-Din Street road in the northern part of the Strip.Two people were killed, according to witnesses, in the Mukhabarat area in northern Gaza City while they were collecting firewood due to the lack of cooking gas in the area.All of this happening while people are still struggling on a daily basis to find proper access to water and food supplies, particularly in the northern part of Gaza where there is no access to water supplies.Click here to share on social media
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Opinion: UN can end Middle East conflict by welcoming Palestine as memberJeffrey Sachs and Sybil FaresThe United Nations, on its 80th anniversary in 2025, can mark the occasion by securing a lasting solution to the conflict in the Middle East, by welcoming the State of Palestine as the 194th UN member state.The upcoming UN Conference on Palestine, set for June 2025, can be a turning point – a decisive, irreversible path towards peace in the Middle East.The Trump administration would greatly serve America’s interests, and the world’s, by championing the two-state solution and a comprehensive Middle East peace deal, at the gathering in New York in June.Amid Israel’s shocking brutality in Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria, a small window of hope has nonetheless emerged.Almost the entire world has coalesced around the two-state solution as the key to regional peace. As a result, a comprehensive deal is now within reach.Read more here.https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.679.0_en.html#goog_402188042Play Video05:55Israeli strike targets Jabalia: Children killed in attack on school-turned-shelter
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