*) Israeli air strike on tent in Gaza kill two members of a family In Gaza’s Nuseirat refugee camp, an Israeli air strike has killed a man and his wife and left two children injured, a medical source said. Witnesses told Anadolu news agency the air strike hit a tent in the Sawarha area of the camp, reducing it to rubble and damaging several nearby tents as well. Two children were also wounded in the air strikes, according to Al-Awda hospital. *) Israel’s Netanyahu claims responsibility for deadly pager blasts in Lebanon Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has now admitted he authorised a deadly September attack on communication devices in Lebanon, marking the first time Israel has openly claimed responsibility. Hezbollah had earlier pointed fingers at Israel for the blasts, which dealt a serious blow to the group and prompted vows of retaliation. The attacks involved small handheld devices, used by Hezbollah members, that exploded over two consecutive days in supermarkets, on streets and even at funerals in mid-September. The blasts killed nearly 40 people and injured close to 3,000, just before Israel ramped up its military campaign in Lebanon. *) Biden plans to urge Trump to keep supporting Ukraine US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan has said President Joe Biden’s top priority during his meeting with President-elect Donald Trump will be to emphasise the importance of a smooth transfer of power. But Biden also wants to talk about issues in Europe, Asia and the Middle East. Sullivan told CBS News that President Biden will have a chance over the next 70 days to make his case to Congress and the incoming administration that the US cannot afford to abandon Ukraine. He added that leaving Ukraine now would mean more instability in Europe. Sullivan’s remarks come as Russia and Ukraine are engaging in record drone attacks, with around 200 drones exchanged between them. *) Ex-PM’s supporters in Bangladesh protest using Trump placards as ‘shields’ Supporters of Bangladesh's ousted former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina were arrested after following her orders to protest bearing placards of Donald Trump, police have said, accusing them of trying to undermine relations with Washington. Police arrested 10 protesters they described as “conspirators” and accused them of attempting to destabilise the South Asian country of around 170 million people. *) Dutch police crackdown on pro-Palestine demonstration, detain protesters In Amsterdam, Dutch police detained multiple pro-Palestine protesters after tensions flared up, reportedly due to provocations by Israeli hooligans. The demonstrators had gathered to push back against the media’s portrayal of recent events as “anti-Semitic” and to protest the criticism aimed at pro-Palestine supporters after the Ajax-Maccabi Tel Aviv football match. Police broke up the crowd with batons, injuring several people in the process. Authorities in Amsterdam had previously put a three-day ban on public demonstrations starting from Friday.