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Main events on December 17th

  • Israel has continued to launch attacks across Gaza in violation of the ceasefire with Hamas, injuring at least 11 people in a strike in Gaza City.
  • Gaza’s civil defence agency has warned that temperatures are set to plummet overnight, threatening Palestinian children and families living in ill-equipped and flooded tent encampments.
  • Palestinians in the West Bank refugee camp of Nur Shams are bracing for more Israeli home demolitions as 25 buildings are set to be destroyed this week.
  • Qatar’s PM has said aid must urgently be allowed into Gaza and the ceasefire deal must move to the next phase during talks with US Secretary of State Rubio in Washington, DC.