Tonight on PBS News Weekend, how keeping an eye on your front door this gift-giving season may pay off as package themes strike around the country.

Then, while the holidays usually bring families together, we explore how they can be hard for those who are estranged

from their families. And the seasonal migration of Christmas tree vendors to New York City,

where they create communities of their own.

You see a lit tree that smells wonderful in your home if you're better. I promise you.

Good evening.

I'm John Yang.

The risks facing U.S. forces targeting Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen came into sharp focus this morning when, according to Central Command, a U.S. Navy guided missile

cruiser mistakenly shot down an American fighter jet over the Red Sea. Both pilots of the

F.A. 18 ejected and were recovered alive. One suffered minor injuries.

U.S. Central Command said warships and aircraft had earlier shot down Houthi drones and an anti-ship cruise missile.

The friendly fire incident is being investigated. In Gaza, airstrikes overnight killed nearly two dozen people, including five children.

One strike hit a school that housed displaced people.

The Israeli military says it targeted the area because Hamas militants were also sheltered there.

The other strike hit a home in Diyarbara-Bala where relatives scrambled to find several

children who were all sleeping in the living room.

Despite the violence, Israeli authorities allowed a Catholic cardinal into Gaza today

to celebrate mass with the small Catholic community there.

It came one day after Pope Francis criticized Israel's actions in Gaza.

The Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany reopened today,

two days after a vehicle intentionally plowed into a crowd of people there.

The market closed after Friday's crash, killed five people, and injured about 200 others.

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