This is an entry from: Live: Major clashes break out near Bethlehem after Israeli raid
Morning update
20 December 2025 09:37 GMT
Hello Middle East Eye readers. Here are some of the latest developments:
- Israeli forces launched raids on homes and other buildings in the town of al-Zawaiya, west of Salfit, in the occupied West Bank on Saturday morning. Israeli soldiers reportedly raided the home of the town's mayor and arrested his son.
- Artillery shelling and gunfire from Israeli drones were reported in areas east of Gaza city, as well as east of Khan Younis in the Gaza strip.
- Doctors Without Borders warned that children in Gaza are dying from the cold weather, urging Israel to increase the amount of aid allowed into Gaza.
- Iran executed a 27-year-old man, reportedly an architecture student, convicted of spying for Israel.