*Latest Updates on Middle East* 🇵🇸 At least four babies have died of hypothermia in the last few hours in the Gaza Strip hit by a polar cold snap for several days, Wafa news agency reported. ⭕ The director of the Friends of the Patient Charity Hospital, Saeed Salah, indicated that three of them were less than two months old and died "due to the intense cold and lack of shelter" a few hours after their admission. 🇮🇱 Israel's Defense Minister, Israel Katz, imposed sanctions on Tuesday against Palestinian convicted security convicts and their families for receiving payments from the Palestinian Authority during their time in prison. ⭕️ Katz also assured yesterday that he will not allow the return to their homes of some 40,000 Palestinians displaced from the Jenin, Tulkarem and Tubas refugee camps, areas where he said his troops will continue to operate throughout this 2025.