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I often hear people asking, “Why aren’t there Palestinian peace leaders?”Never mind that, once again, we look at “them” as if we have leaders who spend all day sincerely trying to make peace; or that there is no real symmetry in the balance of power; or that Israel has a long record of sidelining, imprisoning, or eliminating Palestinian leaders and activists who try to struggle through nonviolent means. When I hear these arguments and try to respond to them, I realize that it

‣ No casualty data reported in the past 24 hours. Northern Strip 1. Beit Lahia : ‣ Gunfire at Sheikh Za'id Square; ‣ Artillery fire. 2. Jabalia Refugee Camp - artillery and tank fire on the east of the camp; Central Strip 1. Artillery fire east of the Netzarim road, north of the Nuseirat refugee camp. Khan Yunis District 1. East: ‣ Artillery fire; ‣ Gunfire in the south-east, one person killed and several injured; ‣ Gunfire in Bani Suheila , one person killed; ‣ Houses blo

Lebanon 1. House blown up in Kafrkela . 2. House blown up by Israeli special forces in Adaisseh . Syria 1. Shooting at residents near the town of Al Rafeed on the outskirts of Quneitra . Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestine , Democracy Now , Genocide in Gaza , Haaretz , IDF (Israel Defence Forces) , HRANA-Human Rights Activists News Agency , Inte

General 1. 255 persons murdered during 2025. This is a 10% increase compared to 2024. More than 40% of those murdered were under 40. Killed 1. Hassan Issa Al-Kasha'la, a security detainee from Rahat , died in prison. The cause of death is still being investigated. Protests and Collective Punishment 1. Tarabin - the siege continue, including hundreds of reports and confiscation of vehicles. Residents report provocations by police, including loud nationalist music playing from

Yusuf Ahmed Al-Shandghli, 13, was here, and not anymore. Shot to death in Nazla Jabalia , January 1, 2026.

‣ Over the past 24 hours : ◦ 2 persons killed (including one recovered body) and 1 injured. ‣ Since October 11, 2025 : ◦ 416 persons killed; ◦ 1,153 persons injuries; ◦ 683 bodies recovered. ‣ Since October 7, 2023  - 71,271 persons killed and 171,233 injuries. ‣ A girl died of hypothermia in Nuseirat refugee camp. Gaza, the first day of the new year Northern Strip 1. Jabalia refugee camp and town: ‣ A child was killed by gunfire in Nazla Jabalia ; ‣ Houses were blown up

Palestinian Killed 1. Since October 7, 2023, 1,050 Palestinians have been killed, including: Minors Women Elderly 229 23 19 ‣ 16 Palestinians were killed while trying to cross the Separation Wall. 2. During 2025, 244 Palestinians were killed: Minors Women Elderly 56 7 6 38 of whom were schoolchildren ‣ 14 of whom were killed during colonist attacks - whether by colonists, by colonists in uniform or soldiers accompanying colonists. ‣ Distribution of those killed in 2025 by cir

Palestinian Killed 1. Since October 7, 2023, 71,419 Palestinians have been killed, including at least 22,000 children: ‣ Age group distribution (as of October 2025): Children Women Men Elderly Missing 21,179 10,427 31,754 4,813 Over 12,000 ◦ Until the October 11, 2025 ceasefire, the killing toll per day averaged 91. ‣ Breakdown by sector: Aid workers Medical staff Rescue workers Journalists Educators 579 1,722 142 256 792 390 men and 189 women Doctors and paramedics ‣ Distrib

Saud Mahmoud Abu Al-Khair, 5, was here, and not anymore. Perished along with his grandmother in a fire in a displaced persons' tent.  Gaza City , January 1, 2026.

Killed 1. Khatab Muhammad Sarhan D'Ra'gham, 26, Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya . Raids and Arrests During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (354 th consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (348 th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (334 th consecutive day), Beit Ummar , Tubas , Tammun , Aqabah , Sa'ir , Al Fawwar refugee camp, Deir Abu Mash'al , Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya , Dura , Al-Lubban ash-Sharqiya , Jaba' , Nablus , Old Askar refugee c

Malk Rani Ghanim, 12, was here, and not anymore. Died of hypothermia, Nuseirat refugee camp, January 1, 2026.

Lebanon 1. Hula – Israeli military forces entered the town and blew up a house near the road leading to Marqaba. 2. Ayta ash Shab - excavator blown up. Syria 1. Beer Ajam , Quneitra Governorate – Israeli military force movements from the entrance to the town towards the neighboring town of Bariqa . Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestine , Democra

Raids and Arrests During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (353 rd consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (347 th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (333 rd consecutive day), Shuweika , Nablus , Huwara , Turmus Ayya , Jericho , Al Far'a refugee camp, Tammun , Beit Ummar , Burqa , Jaba' , Qalqilya , Kafr al-Labad . During the day, they raided Tell , Al-Mughayyir , ad-Dhahiriya , Al-Ram , Aboud , Silwad , Deir Jarir , Awarta , An

Events 1. Khawaled - Shooting incident, one person critically injured. 2. Lehavim - In light of the police raid on Tarabin , 5 vehicles were set on fire in Lehavim tonight. Although there is still no information on the identity of the perpetrators, it is assumed that this was a "price tag" operation resulted of the raid in nearby Tarabin . Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Det

‣ Over the past 24 hours : ◦ 3 persons killed (including 2 recovered bodies) and 10 injuries. ‣ Since October 11, 2025 : ◦ 415 persons killed; ◦ 1,152 persons injuries; ◦ 682 bodies recovered. ‣ Since October 7, 2023  - 71,269 persons killed and 171,232 injuries. ‣ A man and a 4-year-old girl were killed by a wall collapses due to severe weather conditions, bringing the total number of deaths from building collapses to 19. Al-Quds University, Gaza Northern Strip 1. Jabalia

‣ No reported casualties data for the last 24 hours. General 1. The Israeli Ministry for Diaspora Affairs announces the suspension or blocking of the activities of 37 aid organizations in Gaza and the West Bank on the grounds that they did not submit a list of employees for inspection, Doctors Without Borders among them. This means significant damage to aid distribution and the health system. Northern Strip 1. Aerial bombing of Beit Lahia . 2. Jabalia refugee camp and town:

Lebanon 1. Artillery fire on Yater , Yaroun , Jabal al-Sedna near Chebaa , Rmaych , and between Rmaych and Ayta ash Shab . Syria 1. Machine-gun fire and light bombs on Tel al-Ahmar al-Sharqiya, Quneitra outskirts. Sources : Addameer , Al Jazeera , Amar Assadi Telegram , Colonization & Wall Resistance Commission, Commission of Detainees and Ex-Detainees Affairs , DCI - Palestine , Democracy Now , Genocide in Gaza , Haaretz , IDF (Israel Defence Forces) , HRANA-Human Rights

Killed 1. Qais Sami Jaser Allan, 20, Urif . Urif Raids and Arrests During the night, Israeli forces raided Jenin refugee camp and town (352 nd consecutive day), Tulkarm refugee camp and town (346 th consecutive day), Nur Shams refugee camp (332 nd consecutive day), Nablus , Urif , Al-Arroub refugee camp, Al Far'a refugee camp, Meithalun , Beit Ummar , Shufa , Tuqu'a , Jalazone refugee camp, Al Shuyukh , Bruqin , Kobar , Al-Mazra'a al-Qibliya , al-Am'ari refugee c