Palestinians freezing in tents “as thin as a sheet of paper”

Dec. 19, 2025 - “Thousands of shelter trucks have been left siding and piled outside the borders, denied entry for a population who is already shelterless.”

Gaza resident Ahmad al-Najjar discusses the harsh winter conditions Palestinians have to suffer through while Israeli authorities refuse to allow the delivery of proper shelters.

Winter storms cause war-damaged buildings to collapse in Gaza

Dec. 17, 2025 - Winter storms cause war-damaged buildings to collapse in Gaza: Heavy rain and strong winds are causing buildings weakened by Israeli bombardment to collapse across Gaza. At least 17 buildings have fallen since the beginning of December, as hundreds of thousands Palestinians shelter in unsafe buildings or makeshift tents.

Winter storms worsen Gaza humanitarian crisis as UN says aid still blocked

A woman gestures as a girl walks through a pool of water at a makeshift camp housing displaced Palestinians in Deir el-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip [File: AFP]

Dec. 17, 2025 - Winter storms are worsening conditions for hundreds of thousands of displaced Palestinians in Gaza, as aid agencies warn that Israeli restrictions are preventing lifesaving shelter assistance from reaching people across the besieged enclave.

The United Nations has said it has tents, blankets and other essential supplies ready to enter Gaza, but that Israeli authorities continue to block or restrict access through border crossings.

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UN General Assembly adopts resolution demanding Israel allow aid into Gaza

A General Assembly meeting to vote on the Palestinian question at United Nations [File: Angela Weiss/AFP]

Dec. 12, 2025 - The United Nations General Assembly has overwhelmingly backed a resolution demanding that Israel open unrestricted humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, stop attacking UN facilities, and comply with international law in line with its obligations as an occupying power.....MORE

LIVE UPDATES 12/13/2025: The Genocide Continues Dispite The Ineffective Ceasefire

December 13, 2025

• The Israeli military says it has killed senior Hamas leader Raed Saad in an attack on Gaza City. There was no immediate confirmation by the Palestinian group, which slammed the attack as an attempt by Israel to “undermine and sabotage” the fragile ceasefire in Gaza.
• The Israeli authorities continue to block the entry of basic shelter materials, fuel and water infrastructure, leaving people in Gaza “exposed to entirely preventable harm” after Storm Byron, says Oxfam.
• The storm has swept across the Gaza Strip over the past few days, killing at least 14 people and injuring others as harsh winds, relentless rain and collapsing structures crush families already displaced by Israel’s devastating assault on the enclave, according to Gaza’s Ministry of Interior and National Security.
• Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 70,654 Palestinians and wounded 171,095 since October 2023. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.

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Muslim scholar says staying vocal about Gaza matters amid Israeli assaults

Dec. 7, 2025 - As Gaza fades from world headlines, Muslim scholar Omar Suleiman tells Al Jazeera that abandoning the Palestinian struggle now would repeat the very failures that enabled Israel’s genocidal war.

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LIVE UPDATE 12/05/2025: Israel sets military budget at $34bn as it keeps attacking Gaza

Funerals are held at Nasser Hospital as relatives mourn six Palestinians killed in an Israeli air strike on tents in the al-Mawasi "humanitarian zone" area of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip, in another Israeli ceasefire violation, on December 4, 2025 [Abed Rahim Khatib/Anadolu]

December 5, 2025

• Eastern and northeastern parts of Gaza’s southern city of Khan Younis have come under Israeli attack by artillery shelling, gunfire and a helicopter gunship, despite the October 10 ceasefire, according to our colleagues on the ground.
• Reporting from Gaza City, Al Jazeera’s Hani Mahmoud says people in the enclave fear the resumption of the full-scale genocidal war as ceasefire violations persist.
• Israel’s military budget for next year has been set at 112 billion shekels ($34bn), the defence minister’s office says, up from 90 billion shekels ($27bn) budgeted in an earlier draft.
• Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 70,125 Palestinians and wounded 171,015 since October 2023. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023 attacks and about 200 were taken captive.

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Gaza university resumes in-person classes

Islamic University of Gaza resumes in-person classes after two years amid war damage and displacement.

December 3, 2025

The Islamic University of Gaza has taken an important step towards reopening amid the ceasefire that has paused Israel’s genocidal war on the enclave.

The university resumed in-person classes on Saturday for the first time in two years, during which displacement, power cuts, and the destruction of university facilities made only limited attempts at online learning possible.

The gradual return to in-person learning takes place inside buildings damaged by air strikes and partly reduced to rubble, after two years of forced interruption to studies by a conflict that has destroyed the enclave’s educational infrastructure.

“Today is a historic day. We are returning to education despite the tragedy and cruelty left behind by the genocide,” said Islamic University President Asaad Yousef Asaad.

“Palestinians, as everyone knows, love life and education,” he added.

Large numbers of students from the faculties of medicine and health sciences returned to their classrooms on Saturday, the president said.

A phased plan for a full return of the university’s functions is under way in coordination with the Ministry of Education and Higher Education, he continued.

Overall, 4,000 students graduated during the war through remote learning, and the university is now receiving new students in person for the first time since October 2023.

According to the Gaza Government Media Office, some 165 educational institutions were destroyed by Israeli strikes over the past two years or so, while another 392 sustained partial damage.

Parts of the Islamic University of Gaza’s buildings continue to shelter hundreds of displaced families. The institution’s administration has appealed to authorities to find urgent solutions and provide alternative housing.

Students interact with an educator at the Islamic University after classes resume. [AFP]

The camp for displaced Palestinians at the Islamic University of Gaza. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

Students walk past the damaged gate of the university campus. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

Overall, 4,000 students graduated during the war through remote learning, according to University President Asaad Yousef Asaad. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

On Saturday, the university resumed in-person classes. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

Students from the faculties of medicine and health sciences were among the first to return to their classrooms. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

According to the Gaza Government Media Office, 165 educational institutions were destroyed by Israeli strikes, while 392 sustained partial damage, crippling Gaza’s education sector. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

Students attend classes at the Islamic University of Gaza. [Omar Al-Qattaa/AFP]

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LIVE UPDATES: Israeli forces continue demolition, destruction around Gaza City

Children forced to take up jobs to help their families survive in Gaza

December 2, 2025

• Israeli forces carry out demolition and destruction on residential buildings behind the so-called yellow line in the eastern areas of Gaza City.
• Israeli army vehicles have opened fire east of the Bureij refugee camp in the central Gaza Strip.
• Two Palestinians killed in the occupied West Bank after the Israeli army claimed they carried out car-ramming and stabbing attacks.
• Israeli forces stormed the vicinity of three hospitals in Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.
• Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed at least 70,100 Palestinians and wounded 170,965 since October 2023. A total of 1,139 people were killed in Israel during the October 7, 2023 attacks, and about 200 were taken captive.

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