For today, links to four reports: from National Public Radio, the Cradle, the Associated Press, and the Anadolu Agency; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, LEBANON, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.  WEST BANK 2-13-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Israel for talks about post-war Gaza. Report by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  Secretary of State Marco Rubio is in Israel for talks with Prime Minister Netanyahu amid questions over Gaza’s future. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM FEB. 13  Nine killed, hundreds of homes bulldozed as Israeli assault on Tulkarem enters 18th day. From the Cradle. The Israeli army’s deadly assault on the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarem has entered its 18th day, as Tel Aviv’s forces have continued to displace civilians, destroy infrastructure, and make arrests in the city and elsewhere in the territory. READ MORE . . .

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Israel receives shipment of heavy bombs cleared by Trump. From Reuters. JERUSALEM — Israel has received a shipment of heavy MK-84 bombs from the United States, after U.S. President Donald Trump lifted a block imposed on the export of the munitions by the administration of predecessor Joe Biden, the defence ministry said today. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Anadolu Agency.