Gaza, 2-13-25

For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK, LEBANON and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE. GAZA 2-12-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM

   

Hamas says it will free 3 more hostages as planned, paving the way to resolve ceasefire dispute, by Samy Magdy and Melanie Lidman | AP  CAIRO — Hamas said today it would release three more Israeli hostages as planned, paving the way toward resolving a major dispute over the ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Hamas had threatened . . . READ MORE . . .   Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye.

   

FROM FEB. 12  Israel calls up reservists as fears for fragile Gaza ceasefire rise, by James Mackenzie, Jana Choukeir and Maha El Dahan | Reuters  Israel’s military has called up reservists in preparation for a possible resumption of fighting in Gaza if Hamas fails to meet a Saturday deadline to release more Israeli hostages and a nearly month-old ceasefire breaks down. READ MORE . . .

   

Egyptian aid trucks prepare to enter Gaza via Rafah crossing. From the Cradle. The humanitarian process to allow the entry of essential supplies into the besieged Gaza Strip [sped] up after Hamas’s recent announcement that it [would] delay the next prisoner swap until Tel Aviv holds up its end of the ceasefire deal. READ MORE . . . 

   

FROM FEB. 12  Trump appears to shift on Gaza saying he ‘tasked’ Arabs to draw up a plan, by Yasmine El-Sabawi | Middle East Eye  WASHINGTON — Right before walking away from the podium at the White House press briefing on Wednesday, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said she had one more note to add: US President Donald Trump, she said, has tasked Arab nations to present him with a plan for the Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . .