IDF reports 2 new strikes in Lebanon

Israeli strikes continue in southern and eastern Lebanon despite a ceasefire.

ByDavid Brennan and Nadine El-Bawab
Last Updated: December 25, 2025, 1:58 AM EST

The ceasefire in Gaza is broadly holding, despite sporadic clashes between the Israel Defense Forces and Gaza militants -- plus deadly IDF airstrikes.

Israeli forces inside the strip have pulled back to the so-called "yellow line." Israel Defense Forces chief Eyal Zamir said the position constitutes "a new border line" with Gaza.

The ceasefire is still in the first of three proposed phases. The details of the second phase of the agreement are yet to be agreed. The remains of one deceased hostage are still thought to be in Gaza.

Israeli strikes are also ongoing against alleged Hezbollah targets in southern and eastern Lebanon.

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Dec 18, 2025, 6:09 AM EST

Gaza cold weather death toll rises to 13, health officials say

A one-month-old infant, Saeed Asaad Abdeen, died in Gaza due to a "severe drop in temperature," the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.

Displaced Palestinian girls eat donated food portions near a charity kitchen in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip on Dec. 17, 2025.
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The number of deceased people who have arrived at hospitals in the Gaza Strip as a result of a recent winter storm and resulting extreme cold stood at 13 as of Thursday morning, the ministry said.

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