Two months ago, the Emirati government sent fourteen tons of medical equipment to the Palestinian Authority (PA). The unmarked plane bearing these items made the first ever direct flight from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv. Despite needing the ventilators, medications, and other supplies aboard the plane to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, Ramallah turned down the gift. Edy Cohen explains:

On December 20, a Palestinian waited in a wooded area near a Jewish village in northern Israel in the hope of encountering a victim. Soon enough he spotted Esther Horgan walking home from an evening jog and killed her by beating her with a rock. He later told the police that he did the deed to avenge the death of Kamal Abu Wa’er, a terrorist in Israeli custody. Itamar Marcus explains: