A 15-year-old boy and a relative of a former prisoner were among those detained overnight

Demonstrations continue despite lethal force, with more than 500 arrested

Israel currently occupies the Palestinian side of the crossing, choking Gaza of a vital humanitarian entry point.

<article data-history-node-id="433282" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-500-israeli-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-large-scale-incursion" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/more-500-israeli-settlers-storm-al-aqsa-mosque-large-scale-incursion" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">More than 500 Israeli settlers storm Al-Aqsa Mosque in large-scale incursion </span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>More than 500 Israeli settlers stormed the&nbsp;Al-Aqsa Mosque courtyard in occupied East Jerusalem,&nbsp;Wafa news agency reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Jerusalem governorate said that hundreds of settlers stormed the courtyard under the protection of Israeli forces, performing Talmudic rituals and performing provocative&nbsp;tours.</p> <p>Islam’s third holiest site, the Al-Aqsa mosque, is also a symbol of Palestinian national identity. Non-Muslims are allowed to visit the courtyard, but not pray there.</p> <p>The site is also considered sacred in Judaism. Groups of Israeli settlers regularly raid the courtyard under heavy police protection.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="433280" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-ngos-say-israels-ban-aid-groups-threatens-lives-gaza" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/palestinian-ngos-say-israels-ban-aid-groups-threatens-lives-gaza" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Palestinian NGOs say Israel's ban on aid groups threatens lives in Gaza</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>The Palestinian NGO Network on Wednesday said that Israel's decision to ban humanitarian organisations&nbsp;from working inside Gaza threatens the lives of Palestinians.</p> <p>Israel on Wednesday informed more than three dozen international organisations operating in Palestine that they must close their offices and cease their activities.&nbsp;</p> <p>The organisations include Doctors Without Borders (MSF), the Norwegian Refugee Council, CARE International, the International Rescue Committee, and divisions of major charities such as Oxfam and Caritas.</p> <p>Israel has accused MSF staff of cooperating with Hamas. The organisation denied Israel’s accusations. International organisations have called Israel’s rules arbitrary.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="433276" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-begin-large-scale-demolitions-nur-shams-camp" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-begin-large-scale-demolitions-nur-shams-camp" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli forces begin large-scale demolitions in Nur Shams camp</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces on Wednesday began a large-scale demolition campaign in the Nur Shams refugee camp, east of Tulkarm, Palestinian news agency Wafa reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>The demolitions targeted the al-Maslakh neighbourhood of the camp, as part of a plan to demolish 25 residential buildings comprising more than 100 homes.</p> <p>The camp has been under a tight Israeli siege since January.</p> </div> </div> </article>

The North Flint Food Market “is a movement of cooperation with people who have historically been included or excluded from the economy.”

<article data-history-node-id="433129" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/major-clashes-break-out-between-israeli-soldiers-and-palestinians-near" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/major-clashes-break-out-between-israeli-soldiers-and-palestinians-near" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Major clashes break out near Bethlehem after Israeli soldiers raid village</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p dir="LTR">Major clashes erupted between Palestinians and Israeli soldiers on Friday evening near&nbsp;Bethlehem, Wafa news agency reported.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="LTR">Israeli soldiers stormed the town of Artas, four kilometres southwest of Bethlehem, sparking an uprising from Palestinian residents.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="LTR">Israeli soldiers proceeded to launch stun grenades and fire tear gas on to residents.&nbsp;</p> <p dir="LTR">The incident occurred one day after the town of Bethlehem - which is where Jesus is said to be born according to Christian tradition - resumed Christmas celebrations after two years of a war waged by Israel on Gaza.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="433098" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-funeral-prayers-held-25-bodies-pulled-rubble-after-israeli-strike" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/gaza-funeral-prayers-held-25-bodies-pulled-rubble-after-israeli-strike" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Gaza: Funeral prayers held for 25 bodies pulled from rubble after Israeli strike</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Dozens of residents in Gaza performed the funeral prayers for 25 bodies, including children and a journalist, pulled out from the rubble of a house in Khan Younis that was bombed by Israel, Palestinian media reported.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>News organisation Arab48 said that the mourners performed the funeral prayer for the bodies at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, before burying them in the city's cemetery.</p> <p>On Thursday, Gaza's&nbsp;civil defence&nbsp;agency said that the bodies of 25 people, including members of the Al-Astal family, including journalist Hiba Al-Abadla and her mother, had been recovered from under the rubble of the house, after excavation work that lasted for hours.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="433009" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-shoot-palestinian-youth-occupied-west-bank" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/israeli-forces-shoot-palestinian-youth-occupied-west-bank" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Israeli forces shoot Palestinian youth in occupied West Bank</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Israeli forces on Wednesday shot a Palestinian youth in the foot during a raid in the town of Birzeit, north of Ramallah, the Wafa news agency reported.&nbsp;</p> <p>The Palestine Red Crescent Society said its teams treated the young man, who was injured by live fire during the Israeli incursion.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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