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Main events on December 4th

  • Yasser Abu Shabab, who gained notoriety in Gaza as the leader of a gang accused of collaboration with Israel and the theft of humanitarian aid, was killed under circumstances that remain unclear.
  • Hamas said Abu Shabab met the “inevitable fate” of those who betray their people and their territory.
  • Israel carried out air strikes across Gaza, killing at least six people – including children and women – and wounding 16 others as it continues to violate the October 10 US-brokered ceasefire.
  • The Israeli military attacked four towns in southern Lebanon as President Joseph Aoun announced a second round of civilian talks with Israel will take place on December 19 to prevent “a second war”.
  • The singing tournament Eurovision said it will not hold a vote on whether to ban Israel from participating because of its genocide in Gaza, leading a number of nations to refuse participation.
  • A 12-year-old Palestinian boy was shot in the head during an Israeli army raid on the city of Qalqilya, the occupied West Bank, in the latest military violence there.