Main events on January 1st
- Israeli forces detained a Palestine Red Crescent Society ambulance in the city of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, Wafa reported.
- At least one person 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, froze to death due to the severe cold.
- In central Gaza, Israeli shelling and machinegun fire were reported southeast of the Bureij refugee camp.
- Doctors Without Borders, also known by its French acronym MSF, warned that hundreds of thousands of Palestinians could lose access to essential medical care as Israel’s revocation of licences for aid groups comes into effect.
- Armed Israeli settlers destroyed two agricultural structures and chased Palestinian residents in separate incidents in the Hebron area in the occupied West Bank, according to Wafa.
- According to Israeli media, Israel is preparing to reopen the Rafah crossing between the Gaza Strip and Egypt in both directions after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu returns from a visit to the United States.
Pro-Palestine activists storm office of Scottish weapons manufacturer
In Musselburgh, Scotland, unknown pro-Palestine activists stormed the headquarters of Bruntons Aero Products, a company specialising in manufacturing and exporting aircraft parts.
According to Scottish media, the targeted company collaborates with Leonardo, a global leader in manufacturing weapons and developing laser guidance systems for the F-35 aircraft, and supplies the Israeli army with various military equipment.
Al Jazeera verified the footage below of the activists smashing the facility using hammers and fire extinguishers, writing in red paint: “There is only one end to this” and “Abandon Leonardo”.
https://x.com/hussedogru/status/2006746012270932270
