<article data-history-node-id="433319" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/guterres-says-israeli-rules-blocking-unrwa-violate-international-law" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/guterres-says-israeli-rules-blocking-unrwa-violate-international-law" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Guterres says Israeli rules blocking Unrwa violate international law</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday said that Israel seeks to further impede Unrwa's ability to&nbsp;operate in Gaza, adding that Israeli regulations are inconsistent with the international legal framework.&nbsp;</p> <p>"The Law and its amendments are inconsistent with the status and international legal framework applicable to Unrwa and must be immediately repealed," Guterres said in a statement, according to his spokesman Stephane Dujarric.</p> <p>The UN agency&nbsp;is covered by the Convention on the Privileges and Immunities of the UN, which extends to its assets, property, officials and personnel, Guterres said.</p> <p>"Unrwa's continued operations in Gaza contribute to the effective implementation of Security Council resolution 2803 (2025) and the Comprehensive Plan to End the Gaza Conflict on the ground," he added.</p> <p>On Monday, the Israeli Parliament approved a bill to cut electricity and water supplies to the Unrwa offices.&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </article>

<article data-history-node-id="433252" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/churches-urge-eu-sanctions-and-arms-embargo-over-israels-gaza-war" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/churches-urge-eu-sanctions-and-arms-embargo-over-israels-gaza-war" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Churches urge EU sanctions and arms embargo over Israel’s Gaza war</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p data-end="340" data-start="136">The World Council of Churches has called on the European Union to impose sanctions and an arms embargo on Israel over its war on Gaza and ongoing violations against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank.</p> <p data-end="586" data-start="342">Iskandar Majlatoun, the local coordinator of the council’s Ecumenical Accompaniment Programme in Palestine and Israel, said the organisation is “deeply shocked by the spiral of violence and immense suffering” unfolding across the territory.</p> <p data-end="586" data-start="342">He said the council’s stance rests firmly on international law and human rights principles, adding that it unequivocally condemns all attacks targeting civilians.</p> <p data-end="1042" data-start="756">Majlatoun described the situation in Gaza as an “unprecedented humanitarian catastrophe”, pointing to the killing of thousands of civilians - most of them women and children - and the mass displacement of nearly the entire population amid widespread destruction, hunger and disease.</p> <p data-end="1042" data-start="756">]He stressed that the “tragic spiral of violence” did not begin in October 2023, but instead stems from “a decades-long occupation, the blockade imposed on Gaza, and systemic inequality.”</p> <p data-end="1383" data-is-last-node data-is-only-node data-start="1240">The council said accountability and concrete international action remain essential to halt further suffering and protect Palestinian civilians.</p> </div> </div> </article>

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<article data-history-node-id="433130" about="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hundreds-protest-shopping-mall-london-support-imprisoned-pro-palestine" class="live-blog-update default clearfix"> <h2> <a href="https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/hundreds-protest-shopping-mall-london-support-imprisoned-pro-palestine" rel="bookmark"> <span class="field field-title">Hundreds protest at London shopping mall in support of imprisoned Pro-Palestine activists</span> </a> </h2> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-field-text"><p>Hundreds of demonstrators protested at a major shopping center in London in support of 24 imprisoned British activists on Friday.</p> <p>The protestors blocked escalators and storefronts at Westfield Stratford during Boxing Day sales to support the activists from Palestine Action, who were arrested earlier this year for allegedly breaking in to factories owned Israeli military technology company Elbit Systems' and a Royal Air Force base in Oxford.</p> <p>The activists face charges of aggravated criminal damage.</p> <p>Shoppers expressed anger over access to stores being blocked.</p> <p>No arrests were reported.</p> <p>Eight of the activists started a hunger strike on 2 November over prison conditions and bail denials.</p> <p>UN experts warned the hunger strikers are at risk of organ failure or death.</p> <p>Four are now pausing their hunger strike, while the four remaining have vowed to continue.</p> </div> </div> </article>

<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>

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