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26.12.2025 15:30 Police say the attacker, from the occupied West Bank, ran over at least one person before stabbing another victim several miles away.

25.12.2025 13:50 The pope also laments the condition of Palestinians during his address to worshippers at the Vatican.

24.12.2025 02:40 Zahra Tabari, 67, was sentenced to death after a trial that lasted less than 10 minutes, her family says.

23.12.2025 16:31 A bill passed by parliament expands temporary powers introduced during the Gaza war to shutter outlets seen as a security threat.

23.12.2025 11:20 BBC Analysis Editor Ros Atkins examines allegations of links between the UAE and Sudan’s RSF in the civil war, as international efforts continue to seek an end to the fighting.

23.12.2025 01:40 International organisations not registered by 31 December face closure in Israel, but the Israeli government says aid delivery will not be affected.

22.12.2025 20:32 The BBC revisits one-year-old Siwar Ashour who was temporarily evacuated to Jordan for medical treatment during the Gaza war.

22.12.2025 11:00 Far-right Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich said the move was about blocking the establishment of a Palestinian state.

21.12.2025 15:10 At least 347 people have now been put to death this year, according to the UK-based campaign group Reprieve.

21.12.2025 10:20 With just one hostage left in Gaza, members of the forum reflect on its influence in Israel and abroad.

20.12.2025 04:41 The US says it struck dozens of targets across Syria in response to last week's deadly Islamic State attack on US forces there.

20.12.2025 04:41 Two men say they experienced the kind of abuse highlighted in recent reports on Israel's treatment of prisoners, which Israel denies.

19.12.2025 17:30 Israel says the report "doesn't reflect the reality" and ignores the volume of aid entering the Gaza Strip.

18.12.2025 02:40 Gaza's health ministry says one baby has died from hypothermia and 11 other people have died in building collapses over the past week.

17.12.2025 11:44 The US will restrict entry of people from Burkina Faso, Mali, Niger, South Sudan and Syria as well as holders of Palestinian Authority passports.