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.

Read the latest interview by Louis Brehony.

What Lies Beyond this Sea? The Restless Cultural Activism of Taghrid Abdel-Al

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Investigations into the killing of Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Zamzam of the Internal Security Service have uncovered new details following the arrest and interrogation of a suspected agent, Al-Jazeera reported, citing a security source.

Gaza Security Services Uncover Israeli Intelligence Plot in Killing of Lt. Col. Zamzam

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor has warned of active and coordinated efforts to facilitate the departure of Gaza’s scientific, medical, academic, and media professionals, arguing that these practices amount to forced displacement and form part of a broader Israeli strategy to dismantle Palestinian society in the Strip.

Euro-Med Monitor Warns of Systematic Efforts to Empty Gaza of Skilled Professionals

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Slovenia’s Culture Ministry on Monday voiced support for the country’s national public broadcaster’s decision to withdraw from the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest over Israel’s participation.

Slovenia’s Culture Minister Backs State Broadcaster’s Eurovision Withdrawal over Israel

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel’s Channel 12 reported that the White House informed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu that the assassination of Hamas leader Raed Saad constituted a violation of the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip.

Channel 12 quoted two US officials as saying: “Over the past two days, the White House delivered strong messages to Netanyahu, stating that the assassination of senior Hamas leader Raed Saad in Gaza was a violation of the agreement reached to end the war, brokered by President Donald Trump.”

PRISONERS’ MEDIA OFFICE: Israel released 10 Palestinian detainees from Gaza on Monday after months of detention under conditions described by human rights organizations as “harsh.”

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A Palestinian teenager was killed by Israeli occupation forces’ gunfire in the town of Tuqu’, southeast of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank.

AL-ARABY: Israeli occupation forces detained three civilians from the village of Al-Hamidiyah while they were collecting firewood near the Al-Alam roundabout in the Quneitra countryside of southern Syria.

SPANISH MEDIA: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez said that “time has proven that Spain was right” after recognizing the State of Palestine in May 2024.

Speaking at a press conference on foreign policy addressing Ukraine and Gaza, Sánchez stressed that “coherence in defense, multilateralism, and a firm commitment to peace and solidarity define Spain’s position.”

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Two US activists are being held in an Israeli prison after being arrested in the occupied West Bank on Wednesday while assisting a Palestinian family threatened with forced displacement, according to a statement from the International Solidarity Movement (ISM).

Two US Activists Arrested for Helping West Bank Family against Forced Displacement

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Scores of illegal Israeli Jewish settlers stormed the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem on Monday to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Hanukkah.

Illegal Israeli Jewish Settlers Storm Al-Aqsa Compound to Mark Hannukkah

WAFA: Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Beit Furik, east of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on Monday afternoon.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Israeli military’s repeated attacks on reconstruction-related equipment and other civilian facilities in south Lebanon throughout 2025 “violate the laws of war and are apparent war crimes,” Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report on Monday.

Israel’s Attacks on Lebanon Reconstruction Sites Amount to War Crimes – HRW

LEBANESE PRESIDENCY: Lebanese President Joseph Aoun said that contacts are ongoing at both the domestic and international levels to consolidate stability in the south through negotiations within the Hostilities Monitoring Committee.

PRISONERS’ AFFAIRS’ AUTHORITY: The Palestinian Prisoners’ Affairs Authority said that Israeli occupation authorities are carrying out a brutal repression operation against Palestinian detainees in Damon Prison.

ALESTINE CHRONICLE: Senior advisor to Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei, Ali-Akbar Velayati, affirmed on Sunday ongoing Iranian backing for Hezbollah during a meeting the Lebanese resistance group’s representative, Abdullah Safieddine, in Tehran.

Khamenei Advisor: Hezbollah ‘Stronger than Ever’, Confirms Ongoing Iran Backing

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Chile has elected ultra-conservative José Antonio Kast, the son of a former Nazi Party member, as president, signaling a sharp break from Gabriel Boric’s pro-Palestinian stance and a realignment toward Israel.

Pro-Israel Ultra-Conservative José Antonio Kast to Replace Boric as Chile’s President

REUTERS: A European official told Reuters that US envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner are briefing European Union foreign ministers on the proposed “peace” plan for Gaza.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces raided the village of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah, on Monday.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: An illegal Israeli settler was shot and seriously wounded by occupation soldiers near Kedumim after they assumed he was Palestinian, only later confirming his identity as a settler.

Israeli Soldiers Shoot Settler near Kedumim after Assuming He Was Palestinian

ISRAELI MEDIA: A settler was injured on Monday after Israeli occupation forces opened fire on him east of the city of Qalqilya, reportedly after suspecting that he was Palestinian.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces detained a Palestinian man early Monday during a raid on the village of Beit Ijza, northwest of occupied Jerusalem.

HRW: Human Rights Watch said on Monday that Israel is unlawfully destroying reconstruction equipment in south Lebanon.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers attacked the village of Khan al-Ahmar, east of occupied Jerusalem, late Sunday. The Jerusalem Governorate said settlers opened fire toward residents’ homes, without reports of injuries, while Israeli forces simultaneously raided the village and deployed around residential areas.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A Palestinian child was shot by Israeli occupation forces on Sunday evening during clashes that erupted as Israeli forces raided the Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Clashes broke out on Sunday evening between Palestinians and Israeli occupation forces in the Jalazone refugee camp, north of Ramallah.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Illegal Israeli Jewish settlers organized a provocative march on Sunday evening east of the city of Hebron, leading to the closure of several neighborhoods under the pretext of Jewish celebrations, while residents were prevented from accessing the area.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Administrative detainee Sakhr Ahmad Khalil Zaoul, 26, from the town of Husan, west of Beit Lahm, has died while held in Israeli custody. The Prisoners’ Media Office attributed Zaoul’s death to Israel’s systematic policy of “slow execution” against Palestinian detainees.

‘Slow Execution’: Palestinian Detainee Dies in Israeli Prison, Fourth Death in Days

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israel carried out airstrikes, drone attacks, and artillery shelling across multiple areas of the Gaza Strip, killing Palestinians and compounding a worsening humanitarian crisis driven by severe winter weather.

Israeli Attacks Resume across Gaza as Cold Storm Deepens Humanitarian Crisis

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation forces raided the town of Turmus Ayya and the village of Kafr Malik, northeast of Ramallah, on Sunday evening, deploying across several areas without any reported arrests.

AL-ARABY TV: Israeli warplanes carried out two airstrikes on areas east of Gaza City.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Qassam Brigades confirmed the assassination of senior commander Raed Saad in an Israeli strike on Gaza, denouncing the killing as a grave ceasefire violation and warning that Israel is enforcing a new phase of war through targeted assassinations.

‘All Red Lines Crossed’: Qassam Brigades Confirm Assassination of Raed Saad

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Israeli drone strikes and shelling killed two civilians and wounded others across south Lebanon on Sunday, as Lebanon reported continued violations of the ceasefire agreement.

Israeli Drone Strikes Kill Two Civilians in South Lebanon amid Ceasefire Violations

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian authorities announced on Sunday that two young Palestinians were killed by Israeli army fire in the occupied West Bank.