DUBAI, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Tehran called on the ​United Nations to intervene in ​what it called the "tightening of restrictions on ⁠Iran's diplomatic mission to the United Nations in New York", according to a foreign ministry statement ​published on Thursday.

The statement also condemned ‍a decision by the ​U.S. State Department "to prevent the continuation of the activities" of three employees of Iran's mission in New York.

By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed

CAIRO/GAZA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Torrential rain swept across the Gaza Strip on Thursday, flooding hundreds of ​tents sheltering families displaced by two years of war, and leading ​to the death of a baby girl due to exposure, local health officials said.

Medics said eight-month-old Rahaf Abu Jazar died of exposure to ⁠cold after water inundated her family’s tent in Khan Younis, in the south of the enclave.

Weeping and holding Rahaf in her hands, her mother Hejar Abu Jazar said she had fed the girl before they went to sleep.

Israel said Thursday that Hamas "will be disarmed" as part of the US-sponsored peace plan for Gaza, after a top leader from the Palestinian Islamist movement suggested a weapons freeze.

The ceasefire, in effect since October 10, halted the war that began after Hamas's deadly attack on Israel on October 7, 2023. But it remains fragile as Israel and Hamas accuse each other almost daily of violations.

JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (Reuters) - A new report by Amnesty International has ​found that Palestinian militant group Hamas ​committed crimes against humanity during its attack on southern Israel on October ⁠7, 2023 and against hostages it took to Gaza.

The London-based human rights group said that its report, published on Wednesday, analysed patterns of ​the attack, communications between fighters during the assault ‍and statements by Hamas and ​the leaders of other armed groups.

Dec 11 (Reuters) - The Trump administration is ​planning to appoint an ​American two-star general to command the International ⁠Stabilization Force in Gaza, Axios reported on Thursday, citing two U.S. officials and two Israeli ​officials.

Reuters could not immediately confirm ‍the report.

A United Nations ​Security Council resolution, adopted on November 17, authorized a Board of Peace and countries working with it to establish ⁠a temporary International Stabilization Force in Gaza.

By Haseeb Alwazeer

GAZA, Dec 11 (Reuters) - As winter bites in Gaza, displaced Palestinians set out every day to homes destroyed ​by Israel. There they rip out iron rods from the ​walls and use them to prop up their flimsy tents or sell to scratch out a living in an enclave that will ⁠take years to recover from war.

TAIPEI/JERUSALEM, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Taiwan's high-profile Deputy Foreign Minister Francois Wu made a previously unpublicised visit to Israel recently, three sources ​familiar with the trip told Reuters, at a time when Taiwan ​is looking to the country for defence cooperation.

By Marianna Parraga and Jonathan Saul

HOUSTON/LONDON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - More than 30 U.S.-sanctioned oil vessels doing business in Venezuela could face ​punishment by Washington after the Coast Guard seized a supertanker ​carrying Venezuelan crude for export, according to shipping data.

Once a picturesque Red Sea port, the city of Aden in government-controlled Yemen has been transformed by the massive influx of people fleeing war: electricity cuts are constant, running water scarce and the meagre public services badly overstretched.

The centuries-old city has become a haven for people seeking safety and work since Iran-backed Houthi rebels seized the capital Sanaa, forcing out the sitting government.

By Gram Slattery and Humeyra Pamuk

WASHINGTON, Dec 10 (Reuters) - Trump administration officials have held advanced discussions on hitting U.N. Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA with terrorism-related sanctions, said two ​sources with direct knowledge of the matter, prompting serious legal and humanitarian concerns inside ​the State Department.

The United Nations agency operates in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, Jordan and Syria, providing aid, schooling, healthcare, social services and shelter to millions of Palestinians.