PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Palestinian national team delivered a stunning display of resilience and fighting spirit in the 2025 Arab Cup, battling back from a two-goal deficit to secure a thrilling 2-2 draw against a formidable Tunisia side.

Thrilling Comeback Secures Draw for Palestine Against Tunisia in Arab Cup

HAMAS:

“The fate of Yasser Abu Shabab is inevitable for anyone who betrayed their people, and the occupation’s reliance on degenerate gangs reflects its failure in the face of our people’s steadfastness.

“The occupation will not be able to protect any of its collaborators, and the unity of our people and their families is a safeguard that will not allow space for suspicious gangs.

“We value the stance of the families who have disowned Abu Shabab and anyone involved in assaulting our people.”

AL-JAZEERA: The group known as the “Popular Forces,” supported by the Israeli occupation, issued a statement mourning Yasser Abu Shabab, claiming he was killed after being injured while breaking up a dispute between members of the Abu Sanima family.

AL-JAZEERA: Since the announcement of the Gaza ceasefire and its entry into force on October 10, Israel has continued to violate the agreement almost daily, resulting in hundreds of Palestinians killed or wounded.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: When the first Jewish settlers set foot on Palestinian lands around 150 years ago, the First Zionist Congress (1897) was still years away. In other words, while Zionism had not yet emerged as an organized political force, the wave of immigration to Palestine had already begun.

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REUTERS: Reuters reported that Ireland, the Netherlands, and Spain have withdrawn from the Eurovision contest in protest against Israel’s participation.

ISRAELI ARMY: Yedioth Ahronoth quoted Israeli security sources saying that “Yasser Abu Shabab was killed in a fight and pronounced dead on the way to Soroka Hospital.” The report added that “Abu Shabab was severely beaten to death due to an internal dispute over collaboration with Israel,” noting Israeli security concerns that his killing could “strengthen Hamas.”

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: An investigation by CNN has uncovered that aid seekers in Gaza were not only killed by indiscriminate Israeli army gunfire, but the bodies of some were bulldozed into shallow, unmarked graves near the Zikim crossing in the northern part of the besieged enclave.

‘Shallow, Unmarked Graves’ – CNN Finds Israel Bulldozed Bodies of Aid Seekers

HAMAS STATEMENT: Hamas reaffirmed its commitment to the ceasefire agreement and pledged to continue working to fully resolve the prisoner exchange file, calling on the mediators and guarantor states to pressure the Israeli occupation to stop its violations and open the Rafah crossing in both directions.

ISRAELI MEDIA: The Israeli Broadcasting Authority reported that Soroka Hospital denied receiving Yasser Abu Shabab as an injured patient before the announcement of his death.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO (citing source): The killing of Yasser Abu Shabab is a bad development for Israel.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: From convicted criminal to Israeli-backed militia leader — who was Yasser Abu Shabab, killed in Gaza?

Who Was Abu Shabab, the Israeli-Backed Collaborator Killed in Gaza? – Profile

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Yasser Abu Shabab, the militia leader who operated under Israeli supervision in southern Gaza, was killed on December 4, by unknown gunmen in the Strip.

Gaza Militia Leader, Known Collaborator, Yasser Abu Shabab, Killed – BREAKING

ISRAELI MEDIA: Israeli Channel 14 reported the killing of the militia leader in the Gaza Strip, Yasser Abu Shabab, while Israeli Army Radio said he was killed by unknown assailants.

ISRAELI ARMY: “We will attack military infrastructure belonging to Hezbollah across southern Lebanon. We demand that residents of specific buildings in the villages of Jbaa and Mahrouna in southern Lebanon evacuate them immediately.”

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian prisoner institutions reported the martyrdom of three Palestinian detainees from Gaza in Israeli occupation prisons.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli occupation forces have raided the city of Dura, south of Hebron, in the occupied West Bank.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation authorities sentenced the injured Jerusalemite detainee Hayel Issa Deifallah, from the town of Rafat northwest of Jerusalem, to life imprisonment on charges of killing an Israeli soldier.

QNN: Quds News Network reported that Israeli forces raided homes and carried out an arrest campaign in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank.

Israeli occupation forces launched a series of raids and arrests at early morning hours today, targeting many Palestinians as part of the ongoing military operation in the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin pic.twitter.com/7M1j2142MZ

— Palestinian Center for Prisoners Advocacy (@PalPrisonersA) December 4, 2025

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The Anti-Wall and Settlement Commission reported that Israeli occupation forces and settlers carried out 2144 attacks on Palestinians in the occupied West Bank during November.

AL-AQSA TV: Al-Aqsa TV reported that Israeli warplanes launched strikes on eastern neighborhoods of Gaza City while military helicopters opened fire on residential homes.

AXIOS: US President Donald Trump said that the second phase of the Gaza agreement “will begin soon.” In a post on X, Axios journalist Barak Ravid quoted Trump as saying that the second phase of the Gaza agreement is moving forward and will be implemented soon.

PFLP: The treacherous attack on the tents of displaced civilians in Mawasi Khan Younis, which caused fires and killed innocent civilians including children, constitutes a new, full-fledged genocide and fascist state terrorism that disregards all international and humanitarian laws.

AL-AQSA TV: Al-Aqsa TV reported that Israeli artillery and military vehicles launched heavy bombardment on eastern areas of Gaza City and Khan Younis.

NETANYAHU’S OFFICE: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said: “The second phase of the ceasefire agreement in Gaza aims to disarm Hamas and make Gaza weapon-free, and I believe there will also be a third phase, which is removing extremism from Gaza’s population.” Netanyahu said Hamas cannot remain in Gaza and its removal must occur either through an international force or “the hard way.”

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Five Palestinians, including two children, were killed in an Israeli drone strike on displaced families in Mawasi Khan Yunis, as Israeli forces escalated attacks across the southern Gaza Strip following clashes with resistance fighters in Rafah.

Children among Dead in Israeli Drone Strike on Displaced Families in Khan Yunis

HAMAS STATEMENT: The Israeli strike on the tents of displaced families in Khan Yunis is a war crime and a blatant disregard for the ceasefire agreement. We call on the mediators and guarantor countries to restrain the occupation and prevent Netanyahu from evading the agreement and continuing to bomb civilians.

AL-JAZEERA: Israeli drones launched four strikes on the tents of displaced Palestinians in the Mawasi area of Khan Younis

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Kuwait Specialty Hospital reported the killing of five Palestinians, including two children, in an Israeli drone strike on displaced families’ tents in Mawasi Khan Yunis.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Over 200 cultural figures have joined a global campaign demanding the release of Palestinian leader Marwan Barghouti, condemning Israel’s mistreatment of him and its refusal to free him despite international pressure.

Hillary Clinton Blames ‘Pure Propaganda’ on Social Media for Youths’ Views on Israel 

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has claimed that young Americans — including young Jewish Americans — hold increasingly critical views of Israel because they are being misled by “pure propaganda” and “totally made up” videos on TikTok and other social media platforms.

Clinton described it as “a serious problem” that young people rely heavily on social media for their information, despite the fact that the videos, documentation, and reporting she dismissed have been independently verified by journalists, human rights organizations, UN bodies, and legal experts investigating Israeli war crimes and genocide.

Hillary Clinton Blames ‘Pure Propaganda’ on Social Media for Youths’ Views on Israel 

ISRAELI ARMY: Three soldiers from the Golani Brigade were injured, one of them seriously, and a fourth soldier from the Gaza Division was moderately injured in Rafah. The injuries in the Golani Brigade and the Gaza Division occurred during clashes with gunmen who emerged from a tunnel in eastern Rafah.

UN HUMAN RIGHTS OFFICE: Around 42,000 people in Gaza have suffered life-changing injuries since the beginning of the war. Gaza is now home to the largest number of child amputees in modern history.

ISRAELI CHIEF OF STAFF: Israeli Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir said: “We are working on all fronts to confront complex threats, and we do not follow a policy of containment but rather an approach of initiative.”

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: Army Radio quoted an Israeli source saying that “a cell of three gunmen emerged from a tunnel in Rafah and fired an anti-tank missile at the army.” Channel 12 quoted a senior official saying: “We take the Rafah incident very seriously and will not overlook any attempt to harm army soldiers.”

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Israeli occupation army continued its offensive against the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, for the third consecutive day on Wednesday, with warplanes constantly flying overhead, according to reports.

Israel Deploys Warplanes, Apaché Helicopters in West Bank Offensive