PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian sources reported that Israeli warplanes launched a series of strikes east of Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian sources reported that Israeli tanks opened fire toward Palestinian homes near the “Sanavor Intersection” in the Al-Tuffah neighborhood, east of Gaza City.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Severe Winter weather has deepened the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, with heavy rains causing the flooding of tents sheltering displaced Palestinians.

Winter Rains Deepen Humanitarian Crisis in Gaza – UNRWA Warns of Diseases Risk

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The Al-Quds Brigades, the armed wing of the Islamic Jihad Resistance group, handed over the body of an Israeli captive on Tuesday under a Gaza ceasefire agreement.

Palestinian Resistance Hands Over Another Body of Israeli Captive 

FRANCESCA ALBANESE: UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in Palestine, Francesca Albanese, said in a post on X that a new United Nations report found the Israeli assault on Gaza — including the destruction of healthcare, education, infrastructure and even the banking system — has wiped out 69 years of human development.

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: Beyond reciting empty platitudes about ending the genocide, the collective Arab officialdom did little to hold the Israeli occupation accountable or apply any substantive pressure on its Western benefactors.

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PALESTINE CHRONICLE: The current death toll in the besieged Gaza Strip likely exceeds 100,000, with life expectancy in 2024 having fallen “to nearly half” the level expected outside of Israel’s military onslaught, the results of a new study revealed.

New Study Concludes Death Toll in Gaza Likely Exceeds 100,000

ISRAELI MEDIA: The spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that reports about the dismissal of Defense Minister Israel Katz and the appointment of Gideon Sa’ar in his place are “false.”

ISRAELI MEDIA: The spokesperson for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Netanyahu is determined to resolve the crisis between Defense Minister Israel Katz and Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir — and “he will do so.”

Israel Hayom, citing sources:

• Netanyahu is considering dismissing Israel Katz from the Defense Ministry and appointing Gideon Sa’ar instead.

• The expected ministerial reshuffle comes against the backdrop of the growing crisis between Katz and Netanyahu.

• The crisis escalated after a series of public confrontations between the defense minister and the chief of staff.

EGYPTAN PRESIDENCY: Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said that Cairo continues its efforts with all parties to implement and stabilize the ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip. He added that Egypt plans to host an international conference on early recovery and reconstruction in Gaza.

AL-JAZEERA: The US-based organization Jewish Voice for Peace reported that Israel has violated the Gaza ceasefire 500 times over 44 days, stating that the genocide has not stopped despite the agreement.

AL-JAZEERA: Al-Jazeera’s correspondent reported that the Al-Quds Brigades — the military wing of Palestinian Islamic Jihad — handed over the body of an Israeli captive to a Red Cross team in Deir al-Balah, central Gaza.

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PALESTINIAN RESISTANCE: The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades and the Al-Quds Brigades announced they will hand over the body of an Israeli prisoner found in central Gaza at 4 p.m. Gaza time today.

GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: Gaza’s Health Ministry reported that hospitals received 17 martyrs over the past 24 hours — three newly killed, and 14 recovered from under rubble — in addition to 16 wounded.

The total number of Palestinians killed in Israel’s war on Gaza since October 7, 2023, has now risen to 69,775, with 170,965 wounded.

GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE: The Gaza Government Media Office accused the U.S.-Israeli-run “Gaza Humanitarian Foundation” of serving as a “false humanitarian cover,” saying its centers became “sites of death and mass killing.”

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: sraeli occupation forces announced early Tuesday the assassination of a young Palestinian man in the Nablus governorate, after an 18-month manhunt. He had been accused by Israel of carrying out a car-ramming operation that killed two soldiers.

After 18-Month Pursuit, Israel Kills Abdul Raouf Ishtayeh — Was the PA Involved?

PALESTINIAN MEDIA:

Israeli forces announced they killed a Palestinian in Nablus after a months-long pursuit, accusing him of carrying out a car-ramming operation that killed two Israeli soldiers.

Local sources said the targeted Palestinian, Abdel Rouf Shteiyeh, was surrounded and killed after Israeli special forces, backed by the army and Shin Bet, stormed a building east of Nablus.

UNICEF: A UNICEF spokesperson said more than 670,000 students in Gaza have been out of school over the past two years, and 97% of schools have been completely destroyed.

PRISONERS’ MEDIA OFFICE: The office reported widespread detentions across the West Bank overnight, including raids, searches, and field assaults. The town of Azzoun, east of Qalqilya, witnessed the largest wave of detentions.

GAZA CIVIL DEFENSE: Civil defense teams recovered the remains of 14 Palestinians from a home previously bombed in Al-Maghazi refugee camp.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The civil defense issued an urgent warning that its rescue vehicles may stop operating due to insufficient fuel.

AL-JAZEERA: An Israeli warplane carried out a strike behind the yellow line east of Khan Yunis.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Field reporters documented artillery fire and demolition operations east of Gaza City and Khan Younis, behind the yellow line.

ISRAELI MEDIA: Defense Minister Israel Katz said he does not intend to engage in a public confrontation with the Chief of Staff.

According to Israeli media, associates of Chief of Staff Eyal Zamir say he has been frustrated for weeks over the conduct of Defense Minister Israel Katz.

Following Katz’s decision to freeze senior military appointments, Zamir reportedly issued an unusually harsh public statement against him.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has summoned both officials to a meeting tomorrow due to the escalating public dispute.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A child was killed and several others were injured in an explosion inside a home in the al-Nasr neighborhood, west of Gaza City.

AL-QUDS BRIGADES: The military wing of Islamic Jihad said it recovered the body of an Israeli captive during search operations in areas currently controlled by Israeli forces in central Gaza.

UNITED NATIONS: UN spokesperson Stéphane Dujarric said the humanitarian and living conditions in the Gaza Strip remain “extremely dire.”

PALESTINE CHRONICLE: More than 80,000 Israelis left the country in 2024, with similar numbers expected this year, according to Israel’s Central Bureau of Statistics.

‘The Great Migration’: Israeli Media Warns of Unprecedented Departure Wave

AL-JAZEERA: Al-Jazeera’s correspondent confirmed that Israeli forces carried out a demolition operation northeast of Rafah in southern Gaza.

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: Yedioth Ahronoth, citing Israeli military sources, reported that the United States may take weeks or even months to decide on forming an international force for the Gaza Strip.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Local Palestinian media reported that Israeli forces carried out explosive demolitions targeting residential buildings near Zayed Roundabout east of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza.

GAZA GOVERNMENT MEDIA OFFICE: The Gaza Government Media Office said Israel bears full responsibility for the humanitarian and security consequences of its repeated violations of the ceasefire agreement.