In Occupied Palestine
Zionism in practice
Israel’s Daily Toll on Palestinian Life, Limb, Liberty and Land
08:00, 23 December 2025 until 08:00, 24 December 2025
Sanction Israel
Gaza‘s death, injury and sickness
totals continue to rise
22 December – 23 December 2025:
Totals since 7 October 2023: killed 70,942 – wounded 171,195
The daily average number of men, women and children killed in Gaza is at least 87 and, that of those injured, is more than 211. A UN report states that, as of 14 January 2025, around 70% of those killed in Gaza were women and children.
UN OCHA Gaza Situation — Report No. 54 — 23 December 2025
Between 22 and 23 December, Israeli shelling and airstrikes continued across the Gaza Strip. In North Gaza, sustained tank and artillery fire, along with small-arms fire, were reported in Beit Lahiya and Jabalya camp. In Gaza city, sporadic small-arms and quadcopter fire occurred east of Ash Shujaiyah and At Tuffah, resulting in one casualty. Overnight and into early morning of 23 December, Israeli military activity intensified with multiple reports of helicopter fire, tank and artillery strikes, and small-arms fire in At Tuffah and other areas east of Gaza city, alongside an airstrike on the eastern side of the city. In Deir al Balah, intermittent tank and artillery fire and small-arms fire were reported east of Al Maghazi, east of Al Bureij, and southeast of Deir al Balah, with tank fire near Musaddar west of the “Yellow Line.” A quadcopter strike east of Al Bureij wounded two Palestinians, while late evening saw increased operational tempo with artillery fire east of Al Bureij and multiple airstrikes east of Deir al Balah before dawn. In Khan Yunis, sporadic tank, artillery fire and small-arms fire were reported in Bani Suheila, Qizan An Najjar, and areas south and east of the city, followed by multiple airstrikes and helicopter fire east of Khan Yunis in early morning. In Rafah, airstrikes hit locations in Rafah city before midnight and the early morning of 23 December. Read more . . .
UN OCHA West Bank Update #350 — 23 December 2025
Four Palestinian children were killed in the West Bank over the past two weeks, including three by Israeli forces and one by Israeli settlers. In total, a quarter of Palestinians killed by Israeli forces or settlers in 2025 were children.
Over 100 Palestinians were displaced by demolitions and evictions this week, including 63 in East Jerusalem. These include 50 people displaced in the Silwan area of East Jerusalem when Israeli authorities demolished a four-storey building for lacking Israeli-issued building permits, which are near impossible for Palestinians to obtain.
Israeli authorities issued demolition orders for 25 buildings in Nur Shams refugee camp in Tulkarm governorate, affecting about 70 households; while the orders were frozen following legal action, residents faced access restrictions and limited time to retrieve belongings by Israeli forces.
Settler violence and access restrictions have driven displacement across 85 Palestinian communities and areas in the West Bank, with 33 fully emptied of their residents, in the past three years. Read more . . .
West Bank
Israeli Army attack – 1 youngster abducted – home invasions: Jerusalem – 12:50, Israeli Occupation forces raided Kafr Aqab as well asthe Qalandiya refugee camp, searching homes and injuring seven residents, one of whom, Tariq Ziad Al-Khatib, suffered a severe beating. Two youngsters, 14–year–old Sultan Imad Abu Suneina and Ramez Azzam Idris (aged 15), were abducted and four other people taken prisoner. One shop was demolished during the assaults and shop–fronts were vandalised.
Israeli Army attacks: Jenin – the Israeli Army, firing live ammunition, continued its storming of the city and the refugee camp.
Israeli Army attacks – home invasions in refugee camps: Tulkarem – Israeli forces, firing live ammunition and tear gas canisters, continued to storm the city as well as the Tulkarem and Nur Shams refugee camps, invading and occupying homes, to use as military posts.
Home invasion: Jerusalem – 00:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided the town of Anata and searched a house.
Home invasions: Ramallah – 19:20, Israeli soldiers, firing stun grenades, raided the town of Turmusaya, where clashes broke out with residents during raids on several homes and shops.
Home invasions: Tulkarem – 02:20-06:30, Israeli forces raided Attil and searched several homes.
Home invasion and demolition: Nablus – morning, the Israeli Army raided the village of Bizzariya and demolished a family home.
Home invasion by settlers – vandalism: Nablus – 20:40, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded the town of Beita and attacked a home, breaking down its doors.
Home invasion: Hebron – 23:00, Israeli forces raided the town of Yatta and invaded a house.
Home invasions: Hebron – 01:25-03:30, the Israeli Army raided the town of Beit Ummar and invaded homes.
Israeli police and settlers’ mosque violation: Jerusalem – Israeli settlers, escorted by Occupation police, invaded the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and molested worshippers.
Israeli Army population–control and agricultural sabotage – 1 taken prisoner: Ramallah – 10:05, Israeli Occupation forces stopped a Beit Liqiya farmer, Muhammad Daoud Rizq Assi, from working his land and took him prisoner.
Israeli Army mosque violation and population–control: Hebron – 14:00, Israeli forces raided the Old City Ibrahimi Mosque and forced out its employees, for the convenience of raiding Occupation settlers.
Occupation settlement development: Ramallah – the Israeli Minister of Defence, Yisrael Katz, announced the planned establishment of 1,200 new settlement units, in the Beit El Occupation settlement at the northern entrance to Al-Bireh.
Occupation settlement re-development: Jenin – morning, the Israeli Army, equipped with bulldozers invaded the south of Sanur, in preparation for the start of the reconstruction of the Tarsala Occupation settlement, following its evacuation in 2005.
Occupation settler stoning: Salfit – 10:15, Israeli Occupation settlers invaded the Al-Matwi area, between the city and the town of Bruqin, and stoned a home.
Occupation settler terrorism and agricultural sabotage: Salfit – 15:45, Occupation settlers terrorised farmers and prevented them from reaching their lands, in the west of Kafr al-Dik.
Occupation settler terrorism and pastoral sabotage: Bethlehem – Israeli settlers sprayed toxic pesticides on land in the northern area of Kisan village, poisoning and killing five sheep.
Occupation settler terrorism and agricultural sabotage: Hebron – 10:15, armed Occupation settlers prevented farmers from working their land, in the Wadi Jheish area, south-east of Al–Samou.
Occupation settler terrorism and agricultural sabotage: Hebron – 11:50, armed Israeli settlers terrorised a working farmer in the Wadi Qaboun area, north of the city.
Occupation settler terrorism and agricultural sabotage: Hebron – 15:20, Israeli Occupation settlers prevented Palestinian farmers from accessing their land the Huwara area of Masafer Yatta.
Occupation settler stoning: Hebron – 16:50, Israeli settlers stoned a home in the Fatih Sidra area of Masafer Yatta.
Raid: Ramallah – 15:00, Israeli Occupation forces raided and patrolled the village of Deir Jarir.
Raid – 5 taken prisoner: Jenin – 06:50, Israeli forces raided the town of Silat al-Harithiya, taking prisoner five people.
Raid – 4 taken prisoner: Qalqiliya – 04:40–07:15, the Israeli Army raided the town of Jayus, taking prisoner four people.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Nablus – 14:35-16:50, Israeli troops raided the town of Beit Furik, taking prisoner one person.
Raid: Nablus – 18:40, the Israeli military raided and patrolled the village of Awarta.
Raid – stun grenades: Nablus – 18:40, Israeli soldiers, firing stun grenades an tear gas canisters, raided the village of Odala.
Raid – 5 taken prisoner – refugee camps: Nablus – 23:55-03:20, Israeli Occupation forces raided the Askar and Balata refugee camps, taking prisoner four people.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Nablus – 03:20-07:40, Israeli forces raided the town of Beita, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Salfit – 15:40, the Israeli Army raided and patrolled the village of Mashah.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Salfit – 04:30-05:50, Israeli troops raided the town of Kafr Haris, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 2 taken prisoner: Salfit – 04:30-05:45, the Israeli military raided Deir Istiya, taking prisoner two people.
Raid: Jericho – 14:00-15:20, Israeli soldiers raided and patrolled the city of Aiath.
Raid – 1 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 08:25, Israeli Occupation forces raided the village of Al-Ma’sara, taking prisoner one person.
Raid – 5 taken prisoner: Bethlehem – 03:40-05:05, Israeli forces raided the city, taking prisoner five people.