The Take Brief: Netanyahu to visit US, Winter continues to plague Gaza
Dec 28, 2025
Joining the discussion are Zeina Khodr, an Al Jazeera correspondent covering Lebanon and regional developments, and Nida Ibrahim, who reports from the occupied West Bank and Gaza. They delve into the dire situation in Gaza amid a harsh winter and an ongoing aid blockade. Nida highlights the recent raids and tensions in the West Bank, while Zeina updates on U.S.-mediated negotiations regarding Hezbollah. The episode also pays tribute to Palestinian filmmaker Mohammad Bakri and explores the implications of Netanyahu's upcoming meeting with Trump.
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Winter Conditions Worsen Humanitarian Crisis
- Gaza faces deadly winter compounded by lack of adequate shelter and blocked aid.
- At least 15 Palestinians have already died from hypothermia this winter amid flooded, muddy displacement sites.
Shelters Turned Into Muddy Waterways
- Ibrahim Al Khalili describes shelters inside border areas turned into muddy waterways after rainstorms.
- He reports hundreds of thousands sheltering in tents after homes were destroyed or they were displaced.
Raids Reflect Longer Pattern In West Bank
- Israeli forces carried out raids and imposed a total lockdown on Kabatiyah amid claims of a recent attack.
- Nida Ibrahim links such operations to a pattern of Israeli deployments inside West Bank refugee camps since January.