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Israeli air strikes kill 11 in Gaza, Palestinians say; Israel says Hamas violated truce

Displaced Palestinians gathering at the site of an overnight Israeli strike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Feb 15.
Displaced Palestinians gathering at the site of an overnight Israeli strike in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Feb 15.

Israeli FM Saar to attend Trump’s first Board of Peace meeting on Thursday, officials say

Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a press conference at Czech Foreign Ministry headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/David W Cerny
Israel's Foreign Minister Gideon Saar speaks during a press conference at Czech Foreign Ministry headquarters in Prague, Czech Republic, January 20, 2026. REUTERS/David W Cerny

Israel has joined Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’, Prime Minister Netanyahu says

U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo
U.S. President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu hold a press conference after meeting at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago club in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 29, 2025. REUTERS/Jonathan Ernst/File Photo

Israeli forces kill four militants in Gaza, farmer also shot dead

Top Hamas leader rejects disarmament and ‘foreign rule’

Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the Palestinian Islamist movement would neither surrender its weapon nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza.
Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal said the Palestinian Islamist movement would neither surrender its weapon nor accept foreign intervention in Gaza.

UAE plans compound for Palestinians in Israeli-held south Gaza, map shows

TOPSHOT - This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory on February 5, 2026. The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack just across the Israel-Gaza Strip border which resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people on the Israeli side, triggered the Gaza war in which over 71,800 Palestinians have been killed and thousands of buildings destroyed. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)
TOPSHOT - This picture taken from a position at Israel's border with the Gaza Strip shows destroyed buildings in the besieged Palestinian territory on February 5, 2026. The October 7, 2023, Hamas attack just across the Israel-Gaza Strip border which resulted in the deaths of 1,221 people on the Israeli side, triggered the Gaza war in which over 71,800 Palestinians have been killed and thousands of buildings destroyed. (Photo by Jack GUEZ / AFP)

Donors reluctant to fund US-led Gaza plan as Hamas disarmament push stalls: Sources

One senior European diplomat said that no European or Western country had yet committed funds to Gaza's recontstruction.
One senior European diplomat said that no European or Western country had yet committed funds to Gaza's recontstruction.

Israeli strikes kill 21 in Gaza, health officials say

A Palestinian patient and her relatives head back home after being informed by officials that their travel through the Rafah border crossing was postponed, in Khan Younis, on Feb 4, 2026.
A Palestinian patient and her relatives head back home after being informed by officials that their travel through the Rafah border crossing was postponed, in Khan Younis, on Feb 4, 2026.

What’s next for Trump’s Gaza plan after Rafah reopening?

Ambulances waiting at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip on Feb 2.
Ambulances waiting at the Egyptian side of the Rafah border crossing with the Palestinian Gaza Strip on Feb 2.

Israeli air strikes kill 27 in Gaza, say Palestinian health officials

An Israeli air strike targeting the Ghaith camp, which shelters displaced people, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Jan 31.
An Israeli air strike targeting the Ghaith camp, which shelters displaced people, in Khan Younis, in the southern Gaza Strip, on Jan 31.

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