Michael Morkin

Al Akhbar: Optimism regarding the Paris hostage deal negotiations is 'very cautious'

Chief of Hamas foreign relations Osama Hamdan says the deal is not close yet, but the goal is to reach it before the beginning of Ramadan

Egypt builds tent camp in Khan Yunis

The construction of the camp, which has 400 tents, electricity, and sewage facilities, will be completed by the end of the week

IDF neutralizes ready-to-launch rockets and Hamas fighters with UAVs in Gaza

The army also discovered multiple weapon depots in several locations in the Strip

18 arrested in scuffles at anti-Netanyahu protest in Tel Aviv

A police statement on the arrests said protesters “gathered illegally” in the street and disturbed the peace

IDF conducts operations in Qalqilya, Nablus, near Ramallah on night of February 25

According to sources in the Palestinian Authority, Israeli military forces operated in Qalqilya, Nablus, Asira al-Qibliya, and Sir, as well as near Ramallah, Hebron, and Bethlehem.

IDF continues ground op in Gaza; casualties from IAF strikes in northern sector reported

The IDF Air Force carried out a series of strikes on targets in Beit Lahia in the northern Gaza Strip

IDF announces death of soldier killed in south Gaza

The death toll from Israel's ground offensive in the Gaza Strip has risen to 239 since late October