Israeli occupation forces continued to pound all areas of the Gaza Strip, killing and wounding scores of Palestinians.
Palestinian and Arab Resistance also continued. Most of the Gaza fighting is focused in the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in northern Gaza, but fierce fighting is also reported in Khan Yunis.
For its part, the Ansarallah group in Yemen targeted a US ship despite the continued bombing of the Yemeni capital, Sana’a, and other areas.
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz said that Israel will carry on with the invasion of Rafah and that no one can prevent it.
According to Gaza’s Ministry of Health, 29,692 Palestinians have been killed, and 69,879 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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Sunday, February 25, 7:20 pm (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: families of Israeli prisoners blocked a street opposite the Ministry of Defense in Tel Aviv to demand the conclusion of an exchange deal.
UNRWA COMMISSIONER: It is still possible to avoid famine in Gaza.
HEZBOLLAH: targeted two buildings in which Israeli occupation soldiers were stationed in the Al-Malikiyah settlement, causing direct casualties in them.
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: The situation in the northern Gaza Strip is “catastrophic”.
Al Jazeera has released exclusive aerial footage revealing thousands of aid convoys awaiting permission to enter Gaza, while Israel intentionally delays their entry. This deliberate action is causing severe famine, posing a threat to thousands of Palestinians suffering from… pic.twitter.com/S9hmjdp6S4
— Quds News Network (@QudsNen) February 25, 2024
Sunday, February 25, 6:00 pm (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Two missiles were fired from southern Lebanon towards an Israeli position in the vicinity of the Al-Malikiyah settlement.
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: Al-Quds Brigades announced the sniper shooting of an Israeli soldier south of the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood in Gaza City.
Sunday, February 25, 5:00 pm (GMT+2)
NETANYAHU: “I do not know if we will reach an agreement on the hostages, and if Hamas gives up its unrealistic demands, there will be an agreement,”
JAKE SULLIVAN: Israel, Egypt, Qatar and America have reached an understanding on the “basic features” of the prisoner and detainee exchange deal with Hamas.
ANSARALLAH: We are committed to preventing the passage of Israeli ships.
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army said that one of its soldiers detained by Hamas since October 7 was confirmed dead.
Sunday, February 25, 4:00 pm (GMT+2)
MAARIV: Former Israeli Prime Minister Ehud Barak called on Israeli army radio for demonstrators to besiege the Knesset.
ISRAELI ARMY: 20 missiles were fired at Kiryat Shmona on Sunday, announcing in turn that it had bombed Hezbollah targets in southern Lebanon.
⚡️Mayor of Kiryat Shmona telling his residents to leave the town due to Hezbollah fire pic.twitter.com/KF8j3pyZCv
— Middle East Observer (@ME_Observer_) February 25, 2024
AL-QUDS BRIGADES: The Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Islamic Jihad Movement, announced the bombing of a position of occupation soldiers with mortar shells in the vicinity of the Abu Absal Gate, east of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A Palestinian was killed and another was injured in Israel’s bombing of Baghdad Street, east of the Shuja’iya neighborhood in Gaza City.
Sunday, February 25, 3:00 pm (GMT+2)
UNRWA: Israel is trying to liquidate the Palestinian refugee issue.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Seven Palestinians were killed in an Israeli bombing of the Zaytoun neighborhood.
Sunday, February 25, 2:00 pm (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in Kiryat Shmona and Shir Bashuv in the Upper Galilee on the border with Lebanon.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: One person was killed and another seriously injured in an Israeli bombing targeting citizens in the town of Al-Qarara, north of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
ISRAELI ARMY: The occupation army announces the end of its military operation in Nasser Hospital
Sunday, February 25, 1:00 pm (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in several areas of the Upper Galilee on suspicion of a drone infiltration from southern Lebanon.
AL-AQSA TV: The clashes in the Zaytoun neighborhood are among the fiercest battles in the Gaza Strip.
ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli occupation army announced the killing of a soldier from the Givati Brigade in battles in the southern Gaza Strip, bringing the death toll since the ground attack to 240.
In this video, Al-Qassam fighters are seen clashing with Israeli vehicles and soldiers on the axes of the city of Khan Younis.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 25, 2024
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The bodies of 6 Palestinians were recovered from the Al-Satar area, east of the city of Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip.
KAN: The Israeli security and intelligence services warned the government against bearing responsibility for the crisis in Gaza if an alternative to UNRWA was not found.
Sunday, February 25, 12:00 pm (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Five Palestinians were killed as a result of the Israeli bombing of Gaza neighborhoods
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: A huge explosion rocked the Juhr al-Dik area, south of Gaza City.
GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 29,692 Palestinians have been killed, and 69,879 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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GAZA HEALTH MINISTRY: 29,692 Palestinians have been killed, and 69,879 wounded in Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza starting on October 7.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 25, 2024
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli occupation artillery is targeting the northern areas of the Gaza Strip.
HAMAS LEADER to Al-Jazeera: Optimism that an agreement on the exchange deal will soon be reached does not reflect the truth.
HEZBOLLAH: We targeted a gathering of enemy soldiers in the vicinity of the Ramim barracks.
Sunday, February 25, 11:00 am (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 13: Rockets landed in Upper Galilee.
AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in Kiryat Shmona and Margaliot in Upper Galilee.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli raid targeted the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli raid targeted the Al-Zaytoun neighborhood, south of Gaza City.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 25, 2024
Sunday, February 25, 09:00 am (GMT+2)
CHANNEL 12: An Israeli soldier was injured at an army base in the south.
KAN: There is optimism that understandings will be reached before the month of Ramadan.
Sunday, February 25, 08:00 am (GMT+2)
AL-JAZEERA: Three people were martyred in an Israeli bombing on the house of the Kali family in the Al-Sabra neighborhood in Gaza City.
Sunday, February 25, 07:00 am (GMT+2)
ISRAELI ARMY: One soldier was killed and 3 wounded, including an officer, in Gaza.
Sunday, February 25, 03:00 am (GMT+2)
US SENATOR CHRIS VAN HOLLEN: The extreme right leads Netanyahu’s government, and this is bad for us and the Palestinians.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli warplanes launched several raids on the eastern area of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli warplanes launched several raids on the eastern area of the city of Khan Yunis, south of the Gaza Strip.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 25, 2024
Sunday, February 25, 01:00 am (GMT+2)
UKMTO: The British Maritime Trade Operations Authority said it had received a report of an incident 70 nautical miles east of the port of Djibouti.
ANSARALLAH SPOKESMAN: We targeted an American oil ship in the Gulf of Aden.
US SECRETARY OF DEFENSE: Strikes on targets in Yemen with support from Australia, Bahrain and others.
ANSARALLAH OFFICIAL AL-BUKHAITI: Sanaa is being bombed with the aim of protecting the perpetrators of genocide in Gaza.
AL-JAZEERA: Sirens sounded in Upper Galilee, near the Lebanese border.
Sunday, February 25, 12:00 am (GMT+2)
LAPID: Police violence against demonstrators is dangerous and undemocratic.
CHANNEL 13: Dozens of rockets were fired towards the Galilee region.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli bombing targeted an inhabited house in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, leaving dead and wounded.
PALESTINIAN MEDIA: An Israeli bombing targeted an inhabited house in Beit Lahia, north of the Gaza Strip, leaving dead and wounded.
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— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 25, 2024
ISRAELI FOREIGN MINISTER: No one will prevent us from entering Rafah.
HEZBOLLAH: we targeted the headquarters of the Beit Hillel Battalion, affiliated with the 769th Eastern Regional Brigade, in the Upper Galilee, northern Israel, with Katyusha rockets.
(The Palestine Chronicle)