—❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 BREAKING: The IDF will retake control of the Netzarim Corridor, and the Rafah border crossing will be closed, if Hamas does not comply with delivering the hostages on Saturday

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 BREAKING: Netanyahu's corruption hearing, scheduled for tomorrow, has been postponed due to an 'important government decision'

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 BREAKING: The IDF's 'Gaza Division' has had their leaves canceled, all soldier are to report back to duty – ceasefire collapse seems imminent

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇱🇧 NEW: Netanyahu has informed Trump that Israel intends to postpone withdrawal of Israeli forces from Lebanon for a second time, and that Israel will not meet the February 18th deadline – Channel 12

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It's enough. Violation after violation after violation, and this time with the unconditional backing of the United States.

The countries of the region need to stand up.

—❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸/🇪🇬 NEW: The mediator team in Egypt fears for the imminent collapse of the Gaza ceasefire agreement – Reuters

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—❗️🇮🇱/🇵🇸 NEW: A senior Hamas official has told Al-Mayadeen that the movement has concluded that 'Netanyahu has no interest in moving into the second phase of the deal'.

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🇺🇸l🇮🇱 In response to the Israeli Channel 12, the Trump admin issues the following statement

Israel did not ask the US to extend the deadline for Israeli forces to fully withdraw from Lebanon, which is set for Feb. 18, per White House source

Conflicting reports.

— 🇺🇸/🇮🇱 NEW: American boxer and YouTuber Jake Paul has converted to Judaism and completed his Bar Mitzvah, after finding out his mother is Jewish

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— 🇵🇸/🇮🇱/🇺🇸 BREAKING: Trump says 'all gates of hell will open if all the hostages aren't released by Saturday.'

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— 🇪🇬/🇯🇴/🇺🇸 NEW: Trump says U.S may stop aid to Jordan and Egypt if they do not accept refugees from Gaza.

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— 🇮🇱/🇺🇸 NEW: Axios reports that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu asked U.S. Secretary of Commerce nominee Howard Lutnick for a waiver from proposed controls on advanced AI chips during their meeting in Washington on Friday

Israelis are concerned about being on a list of 120 countries facing limited access to AI chips, as announced by the Biden administration in January.

The restrictions will take effect in three months. A U.S. source noted that Lutnick discussed the issue with Netanyahu but made no commitments.

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— 🇺🇸 NEW: A collision has occurred on the runway at Scottsdale Municipal Airport in Arizona, where a Learjet 35A crashed into a Gulfstream G-200 after landing

At least one person is dead, and two others are critically injured.

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— 🇪🇬/🇺🇸 NEW: Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, citing an Egyptian source, reports that the planned meeting in Washington between Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and Trump has been suspended indefinitely.

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— 🇪🇺/🇺🇸 European Commission President von der Leyen: 'Unjustified tariffs on the EU will not go unanswered and will lead to firm and proportionate countermeasures.'

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