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

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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.

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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 . . .

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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 . . . 

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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 . . .