Archive for December 30th, 2025

30/12/2025

Israel Is Acting with Impunity. Is It Overconfident in Trump’s Support?

Human Wrongs Watch

By Paul Rogers*

Horrified by IDF war crimes in Gaza, more Americans are said to support Palestine than Israel for the first time ever
 

Israeli troops now routinely ‘secure’ the Old City of Hebron in the occupied West Bank, severely restricting Palestinians’ movements, to allow Israeli settlers to tour the city | Mosab Shawer / Middle East Images / AFP via Getty Images

11 December 2025 (openDemocracy)** — Two months into Israel and Hamas’s ‘ceasefire’, the name is already proving a misnomer. Violence continues in Gaza, where more than 360 Palestinians, including as many as 70 children, and three Israeli soldiers have been killed since 10 October.

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30/12/2025

Gaza: Rainstorms Cause War-Damaged Buildings to Collapse, Flood Tents and Soak People’s Belongings

Human Wrongs Watch

(UN News)* — Severe weather conditions have led to further casualties and heightened health risks in Gaza over the past 24 hours, the UN aid coordination office (OCHA) reported on Monday [].

Health supplies are prepared for delivery in a warehouse in Gaza.
© WHO | Health supplies are prepared for delivery in a warehouse in Gaza.

Heavy seasonal downpours are compounding an already dire humanitarian situation, as rainstorms cause war-damaged buildings to collapse, flood tents and soak people’s belongings, OCHA said.

To respond swiftly to flood alerts, a coordinated system bringing together UN agencies and non-governmental organizations is distributing tents, tarpaulins, warm clothes, blankets and dignity kits across Gaza.

The UN and its partners are also mobilising heavy equipment to pump overflowing sewage – which poses serious health risks – away from residential areas.

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