Key Takeaways:
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Southern Gaza Strip: Israel presented a proposal to move displaced
Gazans in Rafah to Egyptian-built tent cities in the southwestern Gaza
Strip, according to the Wall Street Journal.
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Negotiations: Senior Hamas official Osama Hamdan claimed on February 12
that Egyptian and Qatar mediators believe that the Hamas ceasefire
proposal that Qatar delivered to Israel “opened a way to reach an
agreement.”
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Hamdan reiterated Hamas’ longstanding requirements for a ceasefire
agreement in the Gaza Strip, which include the withdrawal of Israeli
forces, the end of Israeli military operations, humanitarian aid and
reconstruction, and a hostage-for-prisoner exchange deal.
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Lebanon: France outlined a three-step plan to deescalate the conflict
on the Israel-Lebanon border and force Lebanese Hezbollah to withdraw
six miles from the Israeli border.
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Iran: Former Iranian Foreign Affairs Minister and Atomic Energy
Organization of Iran Director General Ali Akbar Salehi said during an
interview on February 11 that Iran is able to develop nuclear weapons.
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