Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas said that Christmas is a "Palestinian message of hope that our people continue to embrace with love and aspirations towards achieving justice, freedom and peace"

A four-storey residential building in East Jerusalem has been demolished by Israeli officials citing it was an unauthorised structure; the building, set near the Old City, housed around 100 people, including women, children and elderly residents

Winter storm Byron has swept through Gaza's displacement camps soaking in cold water blankets, mattresses and basic items; Hamas is reportedly accusing Israel of refusing to let in mobile homes

First Gaza International Women’s Film Festival, founded by Palestinian filmmaker and researcher Ezzedine Shallah, brings together 79 films from 28 countries; it is organized in a displacement camp using a small home television and a generator for power

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said that 20% of those killed by Israeli forces across the West Bank in 2025 are children