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Archaeologists in Israel have uncovered a mosaic bearing the ancient Greek phrase, "Blessed are you when you come in and blessed are you when you go out." The discovery was made in Kiryat Gat, located in the southern district of the country.

Pro-Palestinian organizations have filed 50 complaints in courts around the world against Israeli soldiers accused committing war crimes in Gaza, Israeli media said on Jan. 6.

Such complaints have been filed in France, Brazil, Sri Lanka, Belgium, the Netherlands, Serbia, Ireland, South Africa and Greek Cyprus, several reports said, citing figures presented in a ministerial meeting.

At least seven infants have died in Gaza due to cold weather and inadequate shelter, the UN agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) said Sunday.

"Cold weather and lack of shelter are causing the deaths of newborns in Gaza. 7,700 newborns lack lifesaving care. To date, at least seven babies have reportedly died," UNRWA wrote on X.

The armed wing of Hamas, the Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, has released a video of an Israeli hostage held in Gaza since its October 2023 attack.

Israeli attacks against the Gaza Strip in December killed 10 Palestinian journalists, according to a media group.

The Israeli military committed 84 violations and crimes against Palestinian journalists last month, the Palestinian Journalists Syndicate said Saturday.

Gaza's civil defense agency said around 30 people were killed in Israeli bombardments on Friday, as Hamas said indirect negotiations for a truce in the war were set to resume in Qatar later.

The Israeli military said three rockets targeted its territory from the Gaza Strip, the latest in a flurry of launches by militants in the devastated Palestinian territory.

President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has said Türkiye's stance on the Palestinian conflict would be vindicated, drawing parallels to the country's approach in Syria.

"As it has been for 13 years in Syria, we have not left our Palestinian brothers alone since Oct. 7, 2023," Erdoğan said on Jan. 3 during an event at Istanbul's Haliç Congress Center.

The new year is groaning under the previous one's heavy legacy. Donald Trump is returning to power, Germany is holding early elections on February 23 and in France political uncertainty reins. Since Wednesday, the war in Ukraine has come closer for many Europeans, as the supply of Russian gas through Ukraine has stopped.

Houthi supporters carry a mock rocket and chant slogans during an anti-Israel rally in Sanaa, Yemen, Friday, Dec. 27, 2024

Israel's military said it intercepted a missile launched from Yemen after it crossed into Israeli territory early Friday.

A destroyed part of Gaza City as seen from southern Israel, Thursday Jan. 2, 2025.

U.N. experts on Thursday denounced Israel's raid on an embattled hospital in northern Gaza, demanding an end to the "blatant assault" on health rights in the besieged Palestinian territory.