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SvennoJ on 17 December 2025
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Israeli army shells several areas in Gaza despite ceasefire

Israeli forces have shelled southeastern Khan Younis and the vicinity of the so-called Morag Corridor, north of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Information Center (PIC).

In central Gaza, Israeli military vehicles and bulldozers moved into the northeast of Deir el-Balah city and conducted bulldozing operations amid intense gunfire in the area, it added.

The eastern parts of the Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza City were also shelled, PIC said.

Gaza death toll rises

At least one Palestinian has been killed and another injured in Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip in the past 24 hours, according to the enclave’s Health Ministry.

The announcement brought Gaza’s death toll since the October 10 ceasefire to 394, with 1,075 injured, the ministry said. Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza has killed a total of 70,668 Palestinians and injured 171,152 since October 7, 2023, the ministry said.

One died of direct fire, many more died in collapsed homes from the storm...


UNRWA says high level of malnutrition still registered in Gaza

Despite a ceasefire that came into effect in Gaza on October 10, high levels of malnutrition continue to be registered among children in the Gaza Strip, according to UN agencies.

UNRWA, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees, called in a post on X for the scale of its relief work to be “restored to its fullest capacity” to aid children “who face enormous hardship”, including war, displacement and malnutrition.

Israel has severely restricted the entry of aid into Gaza, leading to famine being confirmed in August by the UN-backed Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC).

Last year, Israel accused UNRWA of having been complicit in the Hamas-led October 7, 2023, attacks and banned the agency from the enclave. In October, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) issued an advisory opinion saying the allegations were unsubstantiated and stressing that Israel must ensure that the “basic needs” of the Palestinian population of Gaza are met.



Gaza children face worsening hardship amid restrictions on aid: UNRWA

The head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) has warned that children in Gaza face “no respite” as severe weather, due to Storm Byron, worsens the already dire humanitarian situation.

“Whilst the storm is a natural hazard, its consequences are man-made for a population forced to live amid collapsing ruins in makeshift shelters or in flimsy tents,” Philippe Lazzarini posted on X.

“Much, much more could be done if aid was allowed to flow in unimpeded.”