Five journalists have reportedly been killed after their van, which was marked as "press", was hit by an Israeli strike. Israel has claimed members of the Islamic Jihad militant group were inside the van.

Visual analysis and interviews show how Palestinians have been forced from their homes in the north as the Israeli military cuts a new corridor through Gaza.

TV said its journalists were killed in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat in central Gaza. IDF said they struck a vehicle “with an Islamic Jihad terrorist cell.”

Some say that the community is in danger of losing its 1,600-year foothold in the enclave and that it is far from certain those who have fled will ever feel safe enough to return home.

Faith leaders and residents in Bethlehem are grappling with how to mark the festive holiday while fellow Palestinians continue to be killed.

Hundreds of Christians in war-ravaged Gaza City gathered at a church on Tuesday, praying for an end to the war that has devastated much of the Palestinian territory.

The Health Ministry said 45,028 people have been killed and 106,962 have been wounded since the start of the war in October 2023.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops will remain in Syrian territory indefinitely, blurring the border with Israel's northern neighbor.

TV said its journalists were killed in an Israeli strike in Nuseirat in central Gaza. IDF said they struck a vehicle “with an Islamic Jihad terrorist cell.”

Pope Francis in his traditional Christmas message on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find courage during this Holy Year “to silence the sounds of arms and overcome divisions” plaguing the world,

Pope Francis appealed for weapons to be laid down in global conflicts and for the reconciliation between enemies in a Christmas Day message.