RAMALLAH, January 4, 2026 (WAFA) – The three Palestinian Arabic-language dailies, Al-Quds, Al-Hayat Al-Jadida, and Al-Ayyam, highlighted today the ongoing Israeli aggression in Gaza, the killing of three Palestinians by Israeli forces, and the rising death toll, now standing at 71,384 since the beginning of the Israeli assault.
Here are the main headlines from each paper:
Al-Quds:
3 martyrs in Shujaiya and Beit Lahiya; airstrikes continue across Gaza
Trump detains Maduro and places Venezuela under U.S. control; issues stern warning to the Colombian president, accusing him of exporting cocaine to the U.S.
Guterres urges Israel to reverse its ban on humanitarian organizations
Israeli forces detain an entire family from Kisan village, east of Bethlehem; injuries and detentions reported, and settler attacks continue across several villages and towns
More than 300 doctors graduate from Al-Azhar and Islamic universities [in Gaza]
UN reports over a million people in Gaza in need of shelter assistance
Al-Hayat Al-Jadida:
The death toll from the Israeli aggression on Gaza rises to 71,384 martyrs, with 171,251 injured since October 7, 2023
Two injuries from Israeli gunfire in al-Ram, suffocation cases in al-Arroub, and [Isaeli forces] detain four foreign activists in al-Mughayir
The State of Palestine welcomes Saudi Arabia's response to the Yemeni president’s call for a comprehensive conference on the southern issue
UN urges Israel to abandon its proposed law to execute Palestinian detainees
After the detention of the Venezuelan president, Trump discusses the future of leadership in Caracas
Kisan village under settler terrorism, and the Israeli forces detain an entire family
Al-Ayyam:
Gaza: 4 martyrs; Israeli gunfire reaches populated areas
U.S. forces detain the Venezuelan president, and Trump announces Washington will take control of the country
Guterres calls the U.S. operation in Venezuela "a dangerous precedent"; UN Security Council to meet tomorrow
Injuries reported from a series of settler attacks across several provinces
Hebrew media: Rafah crossing to open in a few days, with Israeli presence to be "invisible"
Israeli Cabinet to meet next Thursday for potential military action in Lebanon
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