Hamas/Israeli talks in Egypt….
Netanyahu comes under renewed protest pressure to try to get hostages released….
The Israeli Prime Minister says his military WILL do combat ops in Rafah, where they think Hamas has operatives….
A raid of the Gaza Nasser hospital has Isreal saying they have arrested a hundred. there…
Israeli troops ARE STILL fighting Hamas units IN GAZA…..
Israel says it DOES NOT want to push Palestinians into Egypt (Even though it SURE looks like that)
The Israeli leader said his government was proceeding with plans for a ground offensive in the southern Gaza city near the Egyptian border, despite international warnings.
Here’s what we’re covering:
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Delegations from Israel and Hamas had been in Cairo this week for indirect talks.
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A large antigovernment protest returns to Tel Aviv, as criticism of Netanyahu mounts.
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U.S. special envoy says Israeli strikes on police are hindering the delivery of aid.
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Gazans squeezed into a southern city dread a possible Israeli invasion.
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South Africa said Israel’s advance would bring ‘further large-scale killing’ and destruction.
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The U.S. designates the Houthis a terrorist group…..
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Feb 17, 2024 – ISW Press
Israeli forces clashed with Palestinian fighters in the northern and central Gaza Strip on February 17. The Al Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades–the self-proclaimed military wing of Fatah–fired small arms and rocket-propelled grenades targeting Israeli forces east of Gaza City. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Nahal Brigade and 215th Artillery Brigade (both assigned to the 162nd Division) directed an airstrike on February 17 that targeted Hamas fighters in an unspecified area of the central Gaza Strip.