The day began with prominent reports on the worsening humanitarian crisis in Gaza due to winter storms, with heavy rains flooding Al-Shifa Hospital and thousands of displaced people's tents. This situation exacerbated suffering, leading to fatalities, including a baby and an infant, due to cold.
Concurrently, attention shifted to escalating settler violence in the West Bank, with multiple reports of Palestinian youths killed by settlers, particularly in Taqou', and additional settlement expansion. Hamas condemned over 813 Israeli ceasefire violations in Gaza, stating they threatened the truce and created a new security reality, while also denouncing Netanyahu's visit to Al-Aqsa during Hannukkah.