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As the war enters its 671st day, these are the main developments.

More than 100 Palestinians killed in one of the deadliest attacks in two and a half months of war.

BEIRUT: Maronite Patriarch Bechara Al-Rahi reiterated his plea for Lebanon to remain neutral on Monday amid continuing hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israel forces. In his Christmas sermon, the patriarch spoke about “the families afflicted by the genocidal war on Gaza and our families in southern Lebanon because of the extension of this ill-fated and rejected war to their towns and villages, with the deaths it left behind, the destruction of homes, and the destruction of property.” Al-Rahi condemned the “brutal genocide taking place in Gaza.”

Nigerian authorities say armed groups known as 'bandits' hit 20 communities and injure more than 300 people.

AMMAN: The suffering and destruction caused by the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza have put a damper on the Christmas holiday spirit in Jordan. In the Christian-majority towns of Fuheis and Huson, the normally festive Christmas atmosphere is conspicuously absent from the streets, churches and markets. In solidarity with Gaza, the Jordan Council of Churches announced that there will be no celebrations and congratulations of Christmas and New Year with the two occasions to be celebrated only with prayers at homes and churches.

Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen accuses the UN of 'hypocrisy' as his country faces criticism for war tactics in Gaza.

The Russian opposition leader has been tracked down to a prison above the Arctic Circle, one of the harshest in Russia.