Palestinian Prime Minister Salam Fayyad is interviewed by Arabic language daily Al-Ayyam (1). Gun fighting breaks out on the Gaza-Israel border, leaving four Palestinian militants dead (2). Jerusalem elects secular candidate Nir Barkat to be their next mayor (3). Israel forces a group of visiting diplomats to cancel a walking tour of the West Bank town of Hebron (4). The United Nations hosts an interfaith dinner with Arab leaders in New York (5). Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas continues discussion about reconciliation with Hamas (6) (7). Israel allows delivery of diesel into Gaza (8). An advisor to U.S. President-elect Barack Obama denies reports that his team has met with Hamas (11).