Child in Gaza dies of exposure as Israeli aid agency ban kicks in

A displaced Palestinian child has died due to the complications brought about by the cold in Gaza, local media reports. Harsh winter conditions persist in the strip, with a major storm and low temperatures slamming the enclave.
Israel’s decision to revoke the licences of 37 international NGOs, including Doctors Without Borders (MSF), has come into effect as the Israeli government pushes to demonise organisations that assist Palestinians, among them United Nations agencies, with unproven accusations of links to Hamas.
Israeli forces detain Red Crescent Society ambulance in Jenin
Israeli forces detained a Palestine Red Crescent Society ambulance in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reported.

According to the group, Israeli forces detained one of its ambulances at the entrance to the Martyr Khalil Suleiman Governmental Hospital in Jenin, whilst it was transporting a patient.
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One person has died, and five others were wounded after a fire broke out in a tent sheltering displaced people in Gaza City, Wafa reported.
A Palestinian child named Malak Rami Ghneim, who was living inside a tent for displaced people in the Nuseirat camp in the central Gaza Strip, died due to the severe cold.
According to the Safa news agency, an Israeli Apache helicopter opened fire north of Rafah in southern Gaza, alongside gunfire from military vehicles in the area.
The Palestinian Journalists Syndicate announced that Israeli forces arrested 42 Palestinian journalists in 2025 as part of a “systematic campaign” to silence local media.
Nineteen Israeli human rights groups have condemned the government’s decision to cancel the operating licences of 37 international humanitarian groups operating in Gaza and the occupied West Bank.
Israeli attorney general tells court Ben-Gvir interfering in work of police
Israel’s Attorney General Gali Baharav-Miara told the country’s high court that she thinks PM Netanyahu should be made to explain why he continues to allow far-right National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir to continue his post in government.

“Minister Ben-Gvir is abusing his position to improperly influence the activities of the Israel Police in the most sensitive areas of law enforcement and investigations, violating fundamental democratic principles,” she said in a statement carried by Israeli newspaper Haaretz.

According to her statement, since Ben-Gvir began his term, “the numerous manifestations of his improper interference in police work”, as well as other violations of the law and his disregard for court rulings, “paint a clear and severe picture of repeated violations of the principle of the independence of the police”.

According to Haaretz, this statement follows petitions early last month for Ben-Gvir’s dismissal.
Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemns Israeli plans for Ibrahimi Mosque
The Palestinian Foreign Ministry says Israel’s decision to strip the Hebron municipality in the occupied West Bank of its powers at the Ibrahimi Mosque represents a dangerous escalation.

It condemned the decision to transfer the planning and building powers of the mosque from the Hebron municipality to Israeli authorities and the approval of the project to roof the mosque’s courtyard, in violation of international law and a transgression of the mosque’s legal and historical status.

The ministry stressed that Israel’s decision was to impose control and perpetuate the occupation of the mosque and ignore legitimate Palestinian rights.

It added that UNESCO listed the Old City of Hebron and the Ibrahimi Mosque on the list of World Heritage in Danger, and reiterated that Israel’s decision was historically and legally invalid and had no legitimacy.