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23.12.2025

The Day of the Katz Settlement Declaration

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Palestine for 23.12.2025.

It displays 142 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

23.12.2025The Day of the Katz Settlement Declaration
On December 23, Palestinian media pivoted from documenting ceasefire violations to analyzing an explicit shift in Israeli policy. Early morning reports focused on the demolition of a 13-apartment complex in Silwan and the expansion of the 'Yellow Line' in Gaza, framing these as precursors to permanent displacement.
By midday, the narrative was dominated by Defense Minister Katz’s declaration that Israel would never withdraw from Gaza and intended to establish 'settlement nuclei' in the north. This was paired with Smotrich’s announcement of 1,200 new housing units in Beit El, which editors presented as a unified strategy to finalize West Bank annexation while institutionalizing a military presence in Gaza.
In the evening, coverage highlighted Hamas’s formal rejection of these plans as a violation of the truce, while international reports on Greta Thunberg’s arrest in London provided a secondary focus on the globalizing Palestinian solidarity movement against the backdrop of an worsening humanitarian winter crisis.
23.12.2025
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08:33 (06:33)The Legislative Noose Tightens Around Jerusalem

Palestinian media focus on the systematic legislative and physical expansion of Israeli control, highlighting the legal transformation of the Al Jazeera closure and the approval of the Atarot settlement project to isolate Jerusalem (Al-Quds, Felesteen News). Simultaneously, reports document intensifying military violations in Gaza alongside settler violence and environmental degradation through settlement waste in the West Bank (PIC, Palestine News Network, Arabi21, Raya Media Network).
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09:32 (07:32)The Silwan Displacement

Editorial boards are prioritizing the systematic displacement of residents in East Jerusalem and the intensifying humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Outlets emphasize the demolition of a residential building in Silwan (Al-Ayyam) and the critical status of Al-Aqsa (PIC). Simultaneously, there is a focus on continued Israeli ceasefire violations in Gaza (Palsawa, Arabi21) and the weaponization of winter through aid blockades (Al-Resalah, Felesteen News).
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11:18 (09:18)Netanyahu's Trial Delay Maneuvers

Palestinian media outlets have pivoted to Netanyahu's domestic legal and political crises, highlighting his request to delay his trial due to security consultations (Palestine News Network) and reports of office scandals involving public opinion manipulation (Felesteen News). Concurrently, editors prioritize the collapsing healthcare infrastructure in Gaza, focusing on the lack of chronic disease medication and the failure of medical referrals (Al-Quds, Al-Resalah, Arabi21).
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13:05 (11:05)Katz Vows Eternal Northern Settlements

Palestinian editorial boards have shifted their primary focus to Israeli Defense Minister Katz's declarations regarding a permanent military presence in Gaza and the establishment of northern settlements (Sama News, Palsawa News, Ultra Palestine, Alwatan Voice). This annexational rhetoric is being juxtaposed with the immediate humanitarian crisis, specifically the threat of winter storms to 55,000 displaced families and severe medicine shortages in Gaza's hospitals (Palestine Chronicle, Palestine News Network, Al-Quds).
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15:08 (13:08)Annexation Thrives on Beit El’s New Foundations

Palestinian editorial boards are focusing on intensified Israeli territorial and carceral policies, specifically the advancement of 1,200 new settlement units in Beit El (Raya Media Network, Alwatan Voice) and Ben-Gvir's declaration regarding the execution of Palestinian prisoners (Sama News). This is framed alongside continued military escalations in Gaza and the West Bank, resulting in rising death tolls and lethal raids (Palestine News Network, PIC, Al-Quds, Felesteen News).
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17:19 (15:19)The Gazan Settlement Blueprint

Palestinian editorial boards are highlighting a dual-front expansionist policy. In Gaza, editors focus on Defense Minister Katz's declarations regarding permanent settlement construction (Palsawa News, Palestinian Information Center), while in the West Bank, reports emphasize intensifying raids on Qalandia and the demolition of a 13-apartment complex in Silwan (Raya Media Network, Al-Quds, Al-Ayyam). These are framed as coordinated efforts to enforce sovereignty through displacement.
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19:18 (17:18)The Permanent Garrison Blueprint

Editorial boards are pivoting to the long-term Israeli strategic intent in Gaza, emphasizing Hamas's rejection of Defense Minister Katz's plan for permanent military posts and settlement construction (Felesteen News, Palestinian Information Center). Concurrently, media coverage highlights the systemic pressures on West Bank infrastructure, specifically the closure of the Atara checkpoint and the killing of a Palestinian worker by Israeli forces (Ultra Palestine, Raya Media Network).
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22:30 (20:30)Beit El's Shadow Lengthens

Editorial boards are focusing on intensified Israeli territorial expansion in the West Bank, specifically through Smotrich's move to double the Beit El settlement area and permanent Gaza violations (Al-Quds, Alwatan Voice, Felesteen News, Palsawa News). This is framed alongside the internationalization of Palestinian solidarity, highlighted by Greta Thunberg's arrest in London (Palestine News Network, Palestine Chronicle). Coverage remains critical of perceived Israeli stalling in ceasefire negotiations (Palsawa News).
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