Mid East – Page 10 – Prologue Journal

Israel violates ‘right to education’ by storming West Bank schools: UNRWA

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner-general of the UN agency for Palestine refugees (UNRWA), has censured the closure of a number of UN-run educational centers across the occupied West Bank. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/18/743068/Palestine-West-Bank-Gaza-UNRWA

Hamas is acting as if Israel is no longer what it used to be

Jerusalem Post Hamas feels it has support internationally and also in various places such as among human rights NGOs that do not condemn its treatment of the hostages. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-842724

Two Tiny Captives, Symbols of Hostage Crisis, to Come Home Dead, Hamas Says

New York Times Hamas said it would turn over the bodies of the boys, Ariel Bibas and his baby brother, Kfir, and their mother. Israel was expected to release Palestinian prisoners in exchange. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/02/18/world/middleeast/bibas-bodies-death-hamas-israel-exchange.html

Can Israel trust Lebanon’s army to fulfill its duties after withdrawal?

Jerusalem Post The IDF will stay in five small strategic locations. The US supports this decision. However, it is unclear how this will work. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-842709

Hamas to hand over four bodies, release six other Israeli captives

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Khalil al-Hayya, the deputy chief of Hamas says the resistance group will hand over the bodies of four Israeli captives on Thursday and release six living captives on Saturday. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/18/743055/Palestine-Israel-Hamas-Khalil-al-Hayya-release-bodies-four-captives-Bibas-family-ceasefire-deal

Palestinians must decide Gaza’s future, says mediator Qatar

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Qatar has said it must be the Palestinians who decide the future of Gaza, not outsiders. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/18/743057/Qatar–Palestinians-decide-Gaza%E2%80%99s-future

Campaigners call on F-35 partner states to end supplies to Israel

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. More than 200 civil society groups worldwide have urged countries involved in the US-led defense firm Lockheed Martin’s F-35 jet program to halt arms transfers to the Israeli regime over fears of humanitarian…

Lebanon says Israeli presence on its soil constitutes ‘occupation’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Lebanon condemns the presence of the Israeli military on its soil, saying it constitutes the “occupation” of the Lebanese territory. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/18/743051/Lebanon-Israeli-presence-occupation

Leader dismisses US displacement plan for Gaza as ‘foolish, futile’

Disclaimer: PressTV is affiliated with the state broadcasting agency of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and is not a reliable news source. Ayatollah Khamenei has dismissed the US-Israeli plan to displace Gazans as “foolish,” saying it will fail just like US-Israeli attempts to eliminate resistance in Gaza. https://presstv.ir/Detail/2025/02/18/743059/Iran-leader-rejects-Gaza-displacement-plan-as-foolish-futile

Lebanese government to seek new IMF program, policy statement says

Jerusalem Post New Lebanese government to pursue IMF talks, restructure banks, and address economic collapse. https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/article-842687