In the West Bank, Israeli settlers set fire to a home and 2 vehicles during a raid in Huwwara. Israeli settlers also start fires in Beit Furik. Meanwhile, Israeli settlers attack Israeli soldiers, injuring 2. Israeli forces beat an elderly Palestinian man to death on his own land in Aqraba. Israeli forces, dressed as Palestinian civilians also raid the Arab Specialized Hospital in Nablus, arresting a Palestinian patient. Elsewhere, Israeli forces demolish 2 commercial structures in Huwwara. Israeli forces also prevent Palestinians from working their land in Shaab al-Butum in the Masafer Yatta area. Meanwhile, Israeli forces arrest 22 Palestinians during raids in and around Qalqilya, Tubas, Bethlehem, Ramallah, Hebron, and Nablus. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb Gaza City, al-Bureij refugee camp, Rafah, Nuseirat refugee camp, Dayr al-Balah, Khan Yunis, Beit Lahiya, and al-Mawasi, killing at least 30 people, including at least 21 in an airstrike on al-Mawasi. Israeli forces also injure 3 medics in the Kamal Adwan Hospital courtyard in a drone strike and blow-up homes using booby-trapped robots in Beit Lahiya. Meanwhile, Israeli forces force thousands of Palestinians to evacuate Beit Lahiya and walk south. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb Majdal Zoun, Khiam, Sawwaneh, Zawtar, and Aitaroun. (AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, REU, REU, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 12/4; AJ, AJ, HA, NYT, UNOCHA, WAFA 12/5; UNOCHA 12/10)
More than 44,532 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,500 children and 11,487 women, and around 105,538 have been injured since 10/7/2023. At least 10,000 people are missing in rubble. 806 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 170 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 380 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,463 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 87% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. 11 Palestinian children with cancer and their 20 companions are evacuated from Gaza to Jordan for treatment. (AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA 12/4)
The Palestinian Prisoners Society reports that 45-year-old Palestinian prisoner Mohammad Walkid Hussein Ali has died in an Israeli prison after being arrested last week. (AJ, WAFA 12/4; UNOCHA 12/12)
AP reports that Hamas and Fatah are close to reaching an agreement on the future governance of Gaza after negotiations in Egypt. (AJ, AP, HA 12/4)
The Lebanese health ministry says 4,047 people have been killed in Israeli attacks since 10/8/2023, while 16,638 others have been injured. (AJ, HA, REU 12/4)
Qatari prime minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani says the incoming Trump administration wants a ceasefire deal in Gaza “now, today even.” Israeli foreign minister Gideon Saar says Israel is serious about reaching a ceasefire deal to release the captives. Saar also meets with new EU high commissioner for foreign policy Kaja Kallas, saying Israel wants to “open a new page in our relations” with the EU. Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was reportedly in Qatar and Israel in November, discussing ceasefire negotiations. Axios reports that Israel has given Hamas an updated ceasefire proposal through Qatari and Egyptian mediators. (AJ, AX, HA, REU 12/4; AJ, AP, HA 12/5)
The Government Pension Fund of Norway divests from the Israeli telecom company Bezeq, citing Bezeq’s services in Israeli settlements. (AJ, HA, REU, WAFA 12/4)