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Middle East latest: Israelis and Palestinians mark 500 days of war in Gaza with more uncertainty

www.yahoo.com/news/middle-east-latest-israeli-drone-095050678.html

World Bank to release damage assessment for Gaza in coming days

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/world-bank-to-release-damage-assessment-for-gaza-in-coming-days/

Netanyahu reveals AI vision for Gaza's transformation after Trump's 'Riviera' call

www.the-express.com/news/world-news/163924/benjamin-netanyahu-donald-trump-gaza-s-transformation-2035

Graham: 'Very little appetite' for US to take over Gaza

www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/graham-very-little-appetite-for-us-to-take-over-gaza/ar-AA1zeJKw

Head of hawkish ZOA group cheers Trump plan to clear Gaza, but wants Strip for Israel

www.timesofisrael.com/head-of-hawkish-zoa-group-cheers-trump-plan-to-clear-gaza-but-wants-strip-for-israel/

Trump's Gaza proposal will jeopardize Israel's future, warns head of liberal JCPA group

www.timesofisrael.com/trumps-gaza-proposal-will-jeopardize-israels-future-jcpa-head-warns/

Rubio discusses Trump's Gaza plan with MBS before Saudi summit on 'Arab alternatives'

www.timesofisrael.com/rubio-discusses-trumps-gaza-plan-with-mbs-before-saudi-summit-on-arab-alternatives/

In Israel, US senators dismiss Trump's Gaza plan, expect alternative from Arab states

www.timesofisrael.com/in-israel-us-senators-dismiss-trumps-gaza-plan-expect-alternative-from-arab-states/

Egypt said to propose Gaza 'secure areas' where Palestinians will live as Strip rebuilt

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog-february-18-2025/

Katz announces new panel tasked with advancing 'voluntary' emigration of Gazans

www.timesofisrael.com/katz-announces-new-panel-tasked-with-advancing-voluntary-emigration-of-gazans/

Biden's Mideast czar says Trump 'right to stand firmly by Israel' on hostage deal

www.timesofisrael.com/bidens-mideast-czar-says-trump-right-to-stand-firmly-by-israel-on-hostage-deal/

Israel preparing for Hamas to return bodies of 4 hostages on Thursday, as stipulated in hitherto unpublished part of deal

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/israel-preparing-for-hamas-to-return-bodies-of-several-hostages-on-thursday-as-stipulated-in-deal/?utm_source=Push&utm_medium=Chrome&utm_content=Breaking_News&utm_campaign=desktop-notifications

Israel and Hamas in talks to double the number of hostages released this weekend

www.nbcnews.com/news/mideast/israel-hamas-ceasefire-hostage-release-talks-egypt-qatar-rcna192480

Chikli tells US Jewish leaders he will vote against stage 2 of hostage release deal

www.timesofisrael.com/chikli-tells-jewish-leaders-he-will-vote-against-stage-2-of-hostage-release-deal/

Two days after release, ex-captive warns remaining hostages 'don't have any more time'

www.timesofisrael.com/hostage-families-and-oct-7-survivors-mark-500-days-since-atrocities-with-fast-rallies/

UK funding to UNRWA under review after 'concerning' claims by Emily Damari that she was held captive in UNRWA facilities

www.jewishnews.co.uk/uk-funding-to-unrwa-under-review-after-concerning-damari-claims/

IDF: Strike in Lebanon's Sidon kills top Hamas commander planning terror attacks

www.timesofisrael.com/idf-strike-in-lebanons-sidon-kills-top-hamas-commander-planning-terror-attacks/

FM Sa'ar to US senators: Turkey cooperating with Iran to smuggle money to Hezbollah

www.timesofisrael.com/fm-saar-to-us-senators-turkey-cooperating-with-iran-to-smuggle-money-to-hezbollah/

As Deadline for Withdrawal Lapses, Israel Says It Will Stay in Southern Lebanon

dnyuz.com/2025/02/18/as-deadline-for-withdrawal-lapses-israel-says-it-will-stay-in-southern-lebanon/

IDF to remain in five strategic posts in south Lebanon after Tuesday withdrawal

www.timesofisrael.com/idf-to-remain-in-five-strategic-posts-in-south-lebanon-after-tuesday-withdrawal/

Lebanon extends Iran flight ban after US says Israel might shoot down planes

www.timesofisrael.com/lebanon-extends-iran-flight-ban-after-us-says-israel-might-shoot-down-planes/

IDF Arrests 20 Men Crossing Lebanon Border to Visit Talmudic Rabbi's Grave

www.jewishpress.com/news/jewish-news/haredim-news/israeli-soldiers-arrest-20-men-crossing-lebanon-border-to-visit-talmudic-rabbis-grave/2025/02/16/?utm_source=webpushr&utm_medium=push&utm_campaign=727983

Violation of peace deal? Israel's US envoy warns Egypt is 'reinforcing Sinai bases' - Leiter called it a "clear violation of the peace treaty between Egypt and Israel - after some 45 years."

www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-842533

State Department 'Diversity' Fellows Launched an Internal 'Resistance' Against Israel - and Blinken's Staff Offered Them a Meeting, Emails Show

freebeacon.com/israel/state-department-diversity-fellows-launched-an-internal-resistance-against-israel-and-blinkens-staff-offered-them-a-meeting-emails-show/

Netanyahu testimony likely to take another 9 to 14 months, court told

www.timesofisrael.com/netanyahu-testimony-likely-to-take-another-9-to-14-months-court-told/

Florida Jew opens fire, injures 2 Israeli tourists mistaken for Palestinians

www.ynetnews.com/article/hydrbolqkl

'We are all Hamas': Sky News Australia reveals widespread anti-Jewish sentiment among Australian medical professionals, extending beyond the nurses' controversial video

www.israelhayom.com/2025/02/17/we-are-all-hamas-australias-anti-israel-medical-system-revealed/

Netanyahu vows to 'finish the job' against Iran with support from Trump

www.yahoo.com/news/heavy-bombs-us-arrive-israel-100217918.html

Mike Waltz: Trump Is 'Deadly Serious' About Stopping Iran From Obtaining Nuclear Weapons - Waltz's comments come after reports from last week revealed Israel is planning an imminent strike on Iran

www.dailywire.com/news/mike-waltz-trump-is-deadly-serious-about-stopping-iran-from-obtaining-nuclear-weapons

Surviving Myanmar's Military Junta: Inside the Relentless War on Burma's Karenni State - One of Three Christian-Majority States

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/surviving-myanmars-military-junta-inside-relentless-war-burmas/

Taiwan Considering Multi-Billion Dollar Arms Purchase From US, Sources Say

www.usnews.com/news/world/articles/2025-02-17/exclusive-taiwan-considering-multi-billion-dollar-arms-purchase-from-us-sources-say

China rebukes US over State Dept website change on Taiwan independence

www.semafor.com/article/02/16/2025/us-state-departments-edits-language-on-taiwan-independence

US prisoner Kalob Byers freed in Russia, Kremlin confirms - Byers was detained in Moscow on Feb. 7 and charged with drug smuggling

abcnews.go.com/International/us-prisoner-kalob-byers-freed-russia-kremlin-confirms/story?id=118886426&cid=social_twitter_abcn

Trump admin to begin peace talks with Russian officials in Saudi Arabia Tuesday

thepostmillennial.com/trump-admin-to-begin-peace-talks-with-russian-officials-in-saudi-arabia-tuesday?utm_campaign=64494

Top Russian, U.S. Officials to Hold Ukraine Peace Talks as E.U. Struggles to Find a Role

www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/02/17/top-russian-u-s-officials-to-hold-ukraine-peace-talks-as-e-u-struggles-to-find-a-role/

Germany to reject Starmer's plan for troops in Ukraine as Europe splits over peace deal

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Macron's 'Emergency' Ukraine Summit in Paris Fails to Produce Unified European Strategy, as Poles and Germans Balk at Deploying Troops

www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/02/17/macrons-ukraine-summit-fails-to-produce-coherent-strategy-as-poles-and-germans-balk-at-deploying-troops/

European countries clash over sending troops to Ukraine - Germany, Italy, Spain and Poland express reluctance after Britain says it is prepared to commit forces

www.ft.com/content/0deac72a-b6bb-40be-baf6-6eee081cf18e

Trump on potential EU food imports ban over "reciprocal" tariff policy: 'Let them do it'

thehill.com/homenews/administration/5148895-trump-eu-trade-war-food-imports/

Trump's Threats Against Canada Upend Conservative's Playbook

dnyuz.com/2025/02/17/trumps-threats-against-canada-upend-conservatives-playbook/

Conservative portion of blue state looking to break off and join neighboring red state - Decades-long calls for Staten Island to secede from NYC are growing louder again, too

www.foxnews.com/politics/effort-red-swath-oregon-join-idaho-gets-new-life-political-secession-has-had-mixed-results

Fetterman: DOGE Causing 'Chaos and Confusion'

www.newsmax.com/newsfront/john-fetterman-doge-elon-musk/2025/02/17/id/1199426/

Trump Voters Splinter Over His Rapid Shake-Up of Washington - Some core supporters love his no-holds-barred approach, but several swing voters are taken aback at his early moves

www.wsj.com/politics/policy/trump-voter-regrets-presidential-election-7b4fc43d

Commentary: 'This is a coup': Trump and Musk's purge is cutting more than costs, say experts - In slashing staff and disabling entire agencies the administration is lacerating the structures of US democracy

www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/feb/17/trump-musk-government-cost-cutting-coup

Klobuchar: If Trump Administration Doesn't Follow Court Orders, People Will Go to Jail

www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/02/16/klobuchar-if-trump-administration-doesnt-follow-court-orders-people-will-go-to-jail/

Federal Judge Who Issued Order Against President Trump's Funding Freeze Allegedly Has "Major Potential Conflict of Interest"

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/federal-judge-who-issued-order-against-president-trumps/

Trump administration blasts 'unprecedented assault' on its power in first Supreme Court appeal

www.cnn.com/2025/02/16/politics/federal-court-trump-firing-power-dellinger/index.html

Judge expected to rule in 24 hours in case that aims to sharply curtail Musk's DOGE

ca.news.yahoo.com/judge-calls-rare-hearing-holiday-110637792.html

Judge appears inclined to deny request to block DOGE's mass firings

www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/judge-appears-inclined-to-deny-request-to-block-doges-mass-firings/ar-AA1zdK3R

Judge rules against federal employees suing Trump admin for privacy concerns

www.foxnews.com/politics/judge-rules-against-federal-employees-suing-trump-admin-privacy-concerns?intcmp=tw_fnc

'Five alarm warning': Possible DOGE access to private taxpayer data sparks outcry

www.politico.com/news/2025/02/17/elon-musk-doge-irs-00204579

DOGE Investigation Uncovers Massive Discrepancies in Social Security Database

badlandsmedia.tv/doge-investigation-uncovers-massive-discrepancies-in-social-security-database/

Stephen Miller Exposes Foreign Fraud Rings: Foreign Nationals Use Fake SSNs to Steal Billions in Taxpayer Benefits Through IRS - Full Scope Unknown Until DOGE Accesses Records

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/stephen-miller-exposes-foreign-fraud-rings-foreign-nationals/

Elon Musk's DOGE Team Uncovers Over 25 Million People Ages 100+ in Social Security Database, Some Older Than the Constitution: "There are a Lot of Vampires Collecting Social Security"

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/elon-musks-doge-team-uncovers-25-million-people/

Social Security Fraud: Nearly 1.5 Million Americans Listed as Over 150 Years Old, 1,041 Over 220 Years Old

www.westernjournal.com/social-security-fraud-nearly-1-5-million-americans-listed-150-years-old-1041-220-years-old/

Acting head of Social Security quits after clash with DOGE over data: Report

www.foxnews.com/politics/acting-head-social-security-quits-after-clash-doge-over-data-report

Department of Education cancels another $350M in 'woke' spending for contracts, grants

www.foxnews.com/politics/department-education-cancels-another-350m-woke-spending-contracts-grants

DOGE Caucus senator pushes to end 'slush fund' for presidential candidates: 'Welfare for politicians' - 'This Presidents Day I am fighting for the integrity of the office,' said Sen. Ernst

www.foxnews.com/politics/doge-caucus-senator-pushes-end-slush-fund-presidential-candidates-welfare-politicians

GOP Rep. Tim Burchett Says Democrats Are "Terrified" Because DOGE is Going to Find a "Paper Trail" of Money That Went Overseas and Ended Up Back Into Pockets of Lawmakers

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/gop-rep-tim-burchett-says-democrats-are-terrified/

DOGE Reveals $4.7 Trillion of Taxpayer Money Went Into Government Black Hole and is Untraceable

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/whoa-doge-reveals-4-7-trillion-taxpayer-money/

Jeff Bezos-Owned Washington Post Turns Down Ad Campaign That Asked, 'Who's Running This Country: Donald Trump Or Elon Musk?'

www.benzinga.com/25/02/43760885/jeff-bezos-owned-washington-post-turns-down-ad-campaign-that-asked-whos-running-this-country-donald-trump-or-elon-musk

CNN admits Dems are 'powerless' amid GOP takeover of federal government

thepostmillennial.com/cnn-admits-dems-are-powerless-amid-gop-takeover-of-federal-government?utm_campaign=64494

Trump officials struggled to reinstate nuclear weapons staff after firing hundreds

www.cnn.com/2025/02/17/climate/trump-nnsa-nuclear-staff-reinstated/index.html

X challenges German court decision that forces it to share election data

www.politico.eu/article/x-challenges-german-court-decision-that-would-force-it-to-share-data-with-researchers/

Online meme leads to armed police raid in Germany, JD Vance calls it 'Orwellian'

www.msn.com/en-in/news/world/online-meme-leads-to-armed-police-raid-in-germany-jd-vance-calls-it-orwellian/ar-AA1zdZGn

Moulton: VP Vance Used 'Same Language that Hitler Used to Justify the Holocaust'

www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/02/17/moulton-vp-vance-used-same-language-that-hitler-used-to-justify-the-holocaust/

Dem rep claims he was 'embarrassed' by Vance calling out Europeans for censorship, compares him to Hitler

www.foxnews.com/media/dem-rep-claims-he-embarrassed-vance-calling-out-europeans-censorship-compares-him-hitler

Downloads of DeepSeek's AI apps paused in South Korea over privacy concerns

apnews.com/article/south-korea-deepseek-app-downloads-privacy-concerns-ai-20950f357276b9bb8f2a70a4b3c03e96

Will Israel's AI supercomputer spill sensitive secrets? Red flags mount

www.israelhayom.com/2025/02/17/will-israels-ai-supercomputer-spill-sensitive-secrets-red-flags-mount/

Israeli AI cybersecurity startup valued at $1.1 billion after major funding round

www.timesofisrael.com/israeli-ai-cybersecurity-startup-valued-at-1-1-billion-after-major-funding-round/

'City-killer' asteroid 2024 YR4 could hit the moon instead of us, scientists say

www.yahoo.com/news/city-killer-asteroid-2024-yr4-150000057.html

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Oia, Greece

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pefy/executive

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Ohonua, Tonga

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pefw/executive

5.1 magnitude earthquake hits near Amorgos, Greece

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pefq/executive

5.0 magnitude earthquake hits near Fira, Greece

earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000pe7k/executive

Permian Basin pipeline ruptures after M5.0 earthquake hits Texas

watchers.news/2025/02/17/permian-basin-pipeline-ruptures-after-m5-0-earthquake-hits-texas/

Over 200 earthquakes recorded during earthquake swarm in Campi Flegrei, Italy

watchers.news/2025/02/17/over-200-earthquakes-recorded-during-earthquake-swarm-in-campi-flegrei-italy/

Greece to build escape port on Santorini as quakes continue, says minister

www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/greece-to-build-escape-port-on-santorini-as-quakes-continue-says-minister/ar-AA1zcCzk

Ruiz volcano in Colombia erupts to 19,000ft

www.ospo.noaa.gov/VAAC/ARCH25/RUIZ/2025B180314.html

Semeru volcano in Indonesia erupts to 15,000ft

www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml

Mt Etna volcano in Italy erupts to 13,000ft

www.bom.gov.au/products/Volc_ash_recent.shtml

Crews 'Heroically' Perform 50 Rescues as Floodwaters Slam Kentucky Town

www.breitbart.com/weather/2025/02/17/photos-crews-heroically-perform-50-rescues-floodwaters-slam-kentucky-town/

Winter storm to dump heavy snow from Plains to North Carolina, including flood-stricken areas

www.foxweather.com/weather-news/winter-storm-heavy-snow-plains-north-carolina-flooded-kentucky-tennessee

Deadly Cold: At least 11 dead as entire US braces for 'arctic outbreak' and coldest temps yet after cars found Frozen in flood waters

www.the-sun.com/news/13561817/arctic-outbreak-cold-temperatures-dead-flood-waters-weather/

'Disaster amnesia': The Los Angeles wildfires revealed a deeper, more vicious cycle that has plagued California for decades

fortune.com/2025/02/17/los-angeles-disaster-amnesia-wildfires-revealed-deeper-vicious-cycle-plagued-california/

Runway Horror: Delta plane crashes & flips on its Roof at Toronto airport with 19 victims rushed to hospital after crawling from wreck

www.the-sun.com/news/13563881/delta-plane-crash-toronto-minneapolis-airport/

NBC Reporter Ties President Trump, Elon Musk and DOGE to Plane Crash in Toronto with Canadian Air Traffic Control

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/nbc-reporter-ties-president-trump-elon-musk-doge/

Trump Admin Fires Hundreds of FAA Employees Amid Reports DEI Policies Led to DCA Crash

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/just-trump-admin-fires-hundreds-faa-employees-amid/

Embattled Mayor Adams balks at resigning during sermon speech - claims he's on a mission from God: 'I am going nowhere'

www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/embattled-mayor-adams-balks-at-resigning-saying-he-s-on-mission-from-god/ar-AA1za30w

Half of NYC's deputy mayors dramatically resign in wake of Eric Adams' controversial reprieve from Trump DOJ

nypost.com/2025/02/17/us-news/half-of-nycs-deputy-mayors-resign-after-eric-adams-reprieve-from-trump-doj/

NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams calls for Eric Adams to resign as chaos engulfs City Hall

nypost.com/2025/02/17/us-news/adrienne-adams-calls-on-nyc-mayor-eric-adams-to-resign/

NYC mayor labels calls for him to resign a 'modern-day Mein Kampf'

www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_entry/nyc-mayor-labels-calls-for-him-to-resign-a-modern-day-mein-kampf/

Wall Street banks scrub DEI language from websites in latest retreat from corporate wokeness: report

nypost.com/2025/02/17/business/wall-street-banks-scrub-dei-language-in-retreat-from-wokeness/

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

apnews.com/article/black-consumers-dei-buying-guide-naacp-34664d8af92e2dc1ba787a498348b7a4

Tom Hanks faces backlash over offensive MAGA skit on SNL's star-studded anniversary; viewers furious over his racist performance, call for ban

www.msn.com/en-in/news/other/tom-hanks-faces-backlash-over-offensive-maga-skit-on-snl-s-star-studded-anniversary-viewers-furious-over-his-racist-performance-call-for-ban/ar-AA1zeV4e

House report: 60 Chinese espionage cases, 224 espionage incidents in three years - Espionage threats increased as more than 176,000 Chinese illegally entered U.S. under Biden

www.thecentersquare.com/national/article_39a7f944-ed39-11ef-85c7-9bac8eecac3f.html

Nolte: Border Czar Tom Homan Says Illegal Daily Encounters Down to 229 from 11,000

www.breitbart.com/immigration/2025/02/17/nolte-border-czar-tom-homan-says-illegal-daily-encounters-down-to-229-from-11000/

Trump Admin Reforms 'Unaccompanied Alien Children' Policy to Prevent Trafficking

www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/02/16/trumps-deputies-shrink-federal-labor-sex-trafficking-uac-program/

North Carolina Married Mother of Two Charged with 80 Child Sex Crimes

www.breitbart.com/crime/2025/02/16/north-carolina-married-mother-of-two-charged-with-80-child-sex-crimes/

Trans terror cult leader, member wanted for killing of Vermont Border Patrol agent arrested in Maryland

thepostmillennial.com/breaking-trans-terror-cult-leader-member-wanted-for-killing-of-vermont-border-patrol-agent-arrested-in-maryland?utm_campaign=64494

FDA Staff Reviewing Musk's Neuralink Included in DOGE Firings: Sources

www.newsmax.com/politics/musk/2025/02/17/id/1199430/

Trump's USDA Secretary Brooke Rollins on Lowering Egg Prices: 'We're On It,' 'Going to Do Everything We Can to Address It'

www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/02/17/exclusive-trumps-usda-secretary-brooke-rollins-on-lowering-egg-prices-were-on-it-going-to-do-everything-we-can-to-address-it/

Wyoming woman hospitalized with bird flu after virus kills her chickens

nypost.com/2025/02/17/us-news/wyoming-woman-hospitalized-with-bird-flu-after-virus-kills-her-chickens/

Wheat crops are dying, and scientists just found out why - Researchers have found a protein that causes disease in wheat crops and is one the most significant contributors to crop yield declines

www.msn.com/en-us/foodanddrink/foodnews/wheat-crops-are-dying-and-scientists-just-found-out-why-here-s-what-it-means-for-our-food-supply/ar-AA1zc6FF

WSJ asks Kennedy to cast aside 'antivax hooey' amid Texas measles outbreak

thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5149761-wsj-kennedy-antivax-texas-measles-outbreak/

WHO Chief: 'Now or Never' for Pandemic Accord

www.newsmax.com/world/globaltalk/who-world-health/2025/02/17/id/1199350/

Doctors and Hospitals Look to Drones to Deliver Drugs, Supplies - and Even Organs

www.wsj.com/health/healthcare/drones-healthcare-deliveries-drugs-tests-organs-20711c65

Pope will remain hospitalized as doctors treat a complex respiratory tract infection, Vatican says

apnews.com/article/pope-francis-vatican-gemelli-hospital-0a88f9b701a0933ac6a781df785cd0db

'Complex Clinical Picture': Pope Francis Has His Hospitalization Extended, as Concerns Mount Over His Decaying Health

www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/complex-clinical-picture-pope-francis-has-his-hospitalization/

Pope Francis, sensing he is close to death, moves to protect his legacy - The battle to succeed Pope Francis is likely to be highly politicized

www.politico.eu/article/pope-francis-legacy-death-complex-italy-rome-health/

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