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February 21, 2024 Hamas Sexual Crimes Detailed in New Report on October 7 Attack A new study released on February 21 provides fresh details about the sexual crimes that Hamas carried out during its October 7 attack on Israel. “Many rape incidents occurred collectively,... February 21, 2024 Israeli Knesset Agrees: No Unilateral Palestinian Statehood Israel’s parliament on February 21 reinforced the government in formally opposing any attempt to impose Palestinian statehood unilaterally. By a vote of 99 lawmakers in favor and... February 20, 2024 Hezbollah Official: Our Missiles Can Reach All of Israel A senior Hezbollah official threatened on February 19 that the Iran-backed group’s missiles can reach all of Israel, not only the north. Hassan Fadlallah, who is also a member of Lebanon’s... February 20, 2024 U.S. Vetoes One UN Resolution, Proposes Another Opposing Israeli Attack Against Hamas in Rafah The United States proposed a United Nations Security Council resolution on February 19 that urges Israel not to attack Rafah, Hamas’s last stronghold in Gaza. The draft makes clear... February 20, 2024 Israel Releases Seized Footage of Bibas Family Kidnapped by Hamas Israel on FebrIsrael on February 19 released footage from a Gaza street camera of a mother and her two young children being kidnapped by Hamas on October 7. The footage of the Bibas... February 19, 2024 Qatar: Ceasefire in Gaza Should Not Depend on Hostage Deal Qatar’s prime minister said on February 17 that a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza should not depend on a hostage deal. “This is the dilemma that we’ve been in and... February 19, 2024 Israel Strikes Hezbollah Weapons Caches in Lebanon Latest Developments Israel carried out airstrikes against Hezbollah weapons caches deep inside Lebanon on February 19. The attack came in retaliation for a drone launched by the terrorist group toward... February 19, 2024 Hundreds of Terrorist Operatives Found at Gaza Hospital Israeli soldiers detained hundreds of terror operatives, some dressed up as hospital staff, at the Nasser Hospital in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, the Israel Defense Forces... February 18, 2024 Palestinian Authority: Israel Is Not a Peace Partner, World Is Too Focused on October 7 Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh said on February 18 that Israel is not a peace partner and that world leaders are too preoccupied with Hamas’s October 7 massacre.... February 18, 2024 Unless Hamas Releases Hostages, Israel to Push into Rafah During Ramadan Israel gave Hamas until Ramadan to release hostages, saying on February 18 that otherwise the Gaza Strip military offensive would continue into Rafah. The Ramadan fasting month begins... February 18, 2024 Israel Formalizes Opposition to Unilateral Imposition of Palestinian Statehood Israel’s government unanimously passed a resolution on February 18 rejecting any effort to impose Palestinian statehood unilaterally. The vote by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin... February 16, 2024 ICJ Rejects South Africa’s New Attack Against Israel The International Court of Justice (ICJ) on February 16 rejected South Africa’s “urgent request for additional measures” to restrict Israel’s possible operations in Rafah.... February 16, 2024 U.S. Conducts Cyberattack Against Iranian Spy Ship Helping Houthis The United States conducted a cyberattack against an Iranian spy ship operating near the Red Sea earlier this month, according to February 15 reports. The news comes near the third... February 16, 2024 Egypt Creates Buffer Zone With Gaza for Displaced Palestinians Cairo is building a buffer zone along the Gaza border to prevent displaced Palestinians from flooding Egypt, according to February 15 reports. The eight-square-mile enclosure will... February 16, 2024 Top UN Aid Official Says Hamas Is Not a Terrorist Group A top United Nations (UN) official on February 14 denied that Hamas is a terrorist group. “Hamas is not a terrorist group for us … It’s a political movement,” said Martin... February 16, 2024 Terror Attack in Southern Israel Kills Two and Wounds Four A terrorist attack in southern Israel on February 16 killed two people and wounded four others. The assailant used a firearm in the attack, which took place at the Masmiya junction... February 15, 2024 Turkey, Egypt Presidents Meet to Repair Ties, Call for Gaza Ceasefire The presidents of Turkey and Egypt called for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas during a February 14 meeting in Cairo. Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan traveled to Egypt for the... February 15, 2024 U.S. and Arab Partners Plan for Palestinian Statehood The Biden administration is working with a group of Arab countries to develop a path toward Palestinian statehood, The Washington Post reported on February 14. The planning... February 15, 2024 Israel Kills Senior Hezbollah Commander, Deputy in Strike An Israeli airstrike killed two senior Hezbollah operatives overnight in retaliation for the Iranian-backed terrorist group’s lethal shelling of IDF Northern Command’s headquarters... February 15, 2024 IDF: Hamas Held Hostages at Nasser Hospital Hamas held hostages at Nasser Hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis, Israel disclosed on February 15. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari said that Israel possesses... February 14, 2024 Another Gaza Hospital Evacuated as New York Times Confirms Hamas Use of Al-Shifa Palestinians in Gaza are evacuating a major medical complex after the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) issued evacuation orders on February 13. The IDF advised civilians sheltering at... February 14, 2024 One Killed and Eight Wounded in Hezbollah Attack on Northern Israel Rockets believed to have been fired by Hezbollah in Lebanon on February 14 killed one female Israeli soldier and wounded eight people. The barrage of 11 Grad rockets struck near... February 14, 2024 Tunnel Footage Shows Sinwar on the Run Israel aired footage on February 13 showing fugitive Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in a tunnel beneath his hometown of Khan Younis during the first days of the war. Sinwar, Hamas’s... February 13, 2024 U.S., Egyptian, Qatari, and Israeli Officials End Talks Without A Deal Officials from the United States, Egypt, Qatar, and Israel met in Cairo on February 13 to try to outline a potential deal between Hamas and Israel. CIA Director Bill Burns, Qatari... February 13, 2024 Turkey-Based Organization Prepares to Send Flotilla to Gaza An assembly of international organizations announced on February 10 that it seeks to break Israel’s naval blockade of Gaza by sending a flotilla of humanitarian aid. The assembly,... February 13, 2024 Former Iranian Official Hints at Nuclear Weapons Program Tehran maintains a nuclear weapons program, a former senior Iranian official appeared to suggest in an interview broadcast on February 12. Iran has crossed “all the thresholds... February 13, 2024 France Proposes Lebanon Border Deal France has proposed a three-step plan to resolve hostilities along the Israel-Lebanon border, media reports stated on February 12. The written proposal, which French Foreign Minister... February 13, 2024 Hezbollah Rocket Fire Wounds Two in Northern Israel A Hezbollah rocket attack on the northern Israeli city of Kiryat Shmona wounded two civilians on February 13. The 47-year-old woman and 15-year-old boy — a mother and her son —... February 12, 2024 Israel Thwarts Drug Smuggling Attempts From Egypt Israeli forces announced on February 11 that they thwarted an attempt to smuggle $14 million worth of drugs across the Egypt-Israel border earlier in the month. The Israel Defense... February 12, 2024 Israeli Airstrikes Target Hezbollah Forces in Southern Lebanon Israel conducted a series of airstrikes in southern Lebanon on February 12 against individuals and facilities affiliated with the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah. The Israel... February 12, 2024 Hamas Data Center Found Under UNRWA Headquarters Israeli forces last week uncovered a Hamas data center housed underneath the headquarters of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) in Gaza City. The center included... February 12, 2024 Israel Rescues Two Hostages From Gaza Israeli special forces rescued two hostages — Fernando Marman, 61, and Louis Har, 70 — from Rafah in southern Gaza in the early hours of February 12. “We have prepared for... February 11, 2024 Hamas Threatens Hostages Over Israeli Operation Against Rafah Hamas threatened on February 11 to call off negotiations over freeing the hostages if Israeli forces advance against the Palestinian terrorist group’s “last bastion” in Rafah.... February 10, 2024 Meta Removes Khamenei’s Instagram and Facebook Accounts Meta announced on February 8 that it removed Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei’s Facebook and Instagram accounts for violating its content policy. “We have removed these accounts... February 10, 2024 Biden to Host King of Jordan at White House Jordan’s King Abdullah II will meet with President Joe Biden at the White House on February 12, the Biden administration announced on February 8. White House Press Secretary Karine... February 9, 2024 Israel Wounds Hezbollah Commander in Drone Strike An Israeli drone strike in Lebanon on February 8 seriously wounded a Hezbollah commander identified as Abbas al-Debes. A second senior member, identified as Ali Karaki, escaped before... February 9, 2024 Texas A&M to Close Qatar Campus Texas A&M University announced on February 8 that it will close its campus in Qatar by 2028. “The Board has decided that the core mission of Texas A&M should be advanced... February 9, 2024 Israeli Forces Progress in Fight Against Terror in Khan Younis Israeli soldiers “identified a terrorist cell that planted explosive devices near the troops operating in” Khan Younis, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on February 9. Khan... February 8, 2024 Israeli Air Force Plans Continued Lebanon Overflights Israel signaled this week that it will continue surveillance flights over Lebanon amid Western efforts to tamp down Hezbollah provocations. The United States and France have been... February 8, 2024 U.S. Drone Strike in Baghdad Kills Shiite Militia Commander A U.S. drone strike in Baghdad on February 7 killed a commander of an Iran-backed Shiite militia. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) said in a statement that the strike was in response... February 8, 2024 Facing Low Poll Numbers, PA President Pushes for Palestinian Statehood Facing mounting unpopularity in the West Bank, Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas pushed for Palestinian statehood in a February 7 meeting with U.S. Secretary of... February 8, 2024 Putin Set to Visit NATO Member Turkey Russian President Vladimir Putin is expected to visit Turkey on February 12 — the first trip by a Russian leader to a NATO country since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. Putin and... February 8, 2024 Hezbollah Rockets Wound Three Israeli Soldiers Rockets fired by Hezbollah on February 8 wounded three Israeli soldiers, including one seriously. Hezbollah launched numerous rockets that day at communities across northern Israel,... February 7, 2024 Israel Spurns Hamas Demands, Vows Total Victory in Gaza Israel on February 7 spurned some demands made by Hamas for a proposed Gaza truce, reiterating that the Jewish state would vanquish the Palestinian terrorist group. Prime Minister... February 7, 2024 Lebanon Rejects Proposal to Curb Hezbollah Lebanon rejected a proposal on February 6 for Hezbollah’s withdrawal from southern Lebanon, as mandated by UN Security Council Resolution 1701. The United States and four European... February 7, 2024 Tunnel Used by Hamas to Hold Hostages Found in Gaza Israeli troops uncovered a tunnel “used by senior [Hamas] operatives to hold hostages in Khan Younis,” the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said on February 7. Israeli soldiers have... February 7, 2024 Iran’s Proxies Continue Attacks Despite U.S. Strikes The Pentagon said on February 5 that Washington neither plans a full-scale war against Iran’s proxies in Iraq and Syria nor seeks an escalation against the Houthis in Yemen. Despite... February 6, 2024 Iran Reportedly Used UK Banks to Evade U.S. Sanctions Iran used two banks in the United Kingdom to evade U.S. sanctions via front companies secretly owned by Iran’s Petrochemical Commercial Company (PCC), the Financial Times reported... February 6, 2024 Blinken Visits Saudi Arabia to Broker Gaza Deal Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman on February 5 to discuss a deal that would pause the Gaza war and free the remaining hostages.... February 6, 2024 Majority of Israelis Oppose Palestinian Statehood Due to Security Threats The majority of Israelis oppose the creation of a Palestinian state, even as part of a U.S.-brokered deal that would forge formal relations with Saudi Arabia, a poll published on...

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