Gaza civil defense recovered at least 20 bodies in Al-Tuffah. (Photo: Basher Prees, via QNN)
UN Warns of Heavy Rains in Gaza
Dec. 16, 2025
The UN has warned that heavy rains could worsen already catastrophic conditions in Gaza, where hundreds of thousands remain displaced with little shelter or infrastructure.
Israeli occupation forces killed a Palestinian during raids in the occupied West Bank, as military operations and settler violence continue across multiple areas.
Since Oct. 7, 2023, Israel has killed 70,663 people in Gaza and injured 171,139, the majority of whom are women and children, the Palestinian Ministry of Health in Gaza reports.
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PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces carried out airstrikes and artillery shelling at dawn on Tuesday against various areas in eastern Gaza, within zones under their control according to the ceasefire agreement.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces detained six Palestinians, including a girl, during predawn raids across Nablus governorate on Tuesday.
Military jeeps stormed several neighborhoods in Nablus city, raided homes in the al-Makhfiyya area, ransacked their contents, and detained four people, including three brothers.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Thousands of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip were flooded due to heavy rainfall and strong winds that began at dawn on Tuesday.
SOCIAL MEDIA: Dozens of activists held a protest march outside the British Consulate in New York to express solidarity with hunger strikers who have been detained in British prisons for more than 40 days without trial over their pro-Palestinian positions and activism.
AL-ARABY: US President Donald Trump said that the international stabilization force in Gaza is already operating and that additional countries will be joining it. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said, “I think it is working, in one way or another. More countries are joining. There are countries already participating, and they will send any number of troops I ask them to.”
UNGA: The United Nations General Assembly on Monday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution affirming the Palestinian people’s right to self-determination.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A residential building belonging to the Abu al-Qumsan family collapsed on Monday evening in the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood of Gaza City due to heavy rainfall.
PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Taghrid credits her father, Marwan, a renowned artist, writer, and political leader, as being among her greatest influences.
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