Quds News Network reported that its journalists were killed in an airstrike while they were in a van parked outside of a hospital in Gaza.

Displaced Christians in Gaza gathered to celebrate Christmas amid the ongoing war. Across the Middle East, families and communities marked the holiday, including Iraqi Christians celebrating despite the risks.

For a second straight year, the war raging in Gaza has kept pilgrims and tourists away from Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, where Christmas tourism makes up about 70% of the city's economy. Imtiaz Tyab has more.

The 3-week old baby was the third to die from the cold in Gazas tent camps in recent days, said doctors.

The pope also voiced concern about the humanitarian crisis in Gaza in his Christmas address, labeling the situation "extremely grave."

Israel and Hamas have accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts, as they inch closer to a deal that could wind down the 14-month war in Gaza

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"We hope by next year at the same day we'd be able to celebrate Christmas at our homes and go to Bethlehem," said Najla Tarazi, a displaced woman who prayed for the war to end. "We don't feel happy."

The excitement and cheer that typically descends on the West Bank during Christmas week were nowhere to be found.

Northern Gaza has seenf intense fighting and stringent aid restrictions during Israel's 14-month conflict with Hamas militants.

Manger Square lacked its usual festive lights and crowds of tourists

The war started almost immediately after the militant group Hamas, which rules the Palestinian territory of Gaza, launched a terror attack in Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing a reported 1,200 people.

Israeli troops continue patrolling Southern Lebanon during the ceasefire with Hezbollah. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reports progress in negotiations to free the hostages held by Hamas in Gaza.

"The situation in Gaza is apocalyptic," Oxfam International said on Sunday.

Alex Gibney, the Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker, has attacked the BBC after claiming the British broadcaster rejected his Benjamin Netanyahu expos The Bibi Files. The Going Clear director accused the BBC of bending the knee to the Israeli prime minister in its coverage of the war in Gaza. He produced The Bibi Files, which draws upon […]

The Israeli military maintains that its strikes are focused solely on militants, whom it accuses of using civilian areas for operations.