ISRAELI MEDIA: Israel’s Broadcasting Authority, citing U.S. Middle East Envoy Steve Wittkof:

Israel will send a delegation to Egypt or Qatar, and I will travel there on Sunday to finalize the deal.

Phase two of the agreement will be discussed, ensuring the release of more prisoners.

STATEMENT: US State Department stated that Secretary Marco Rubio discussed enhancing peace and stability in Lebanon, the Gaza Strip, and the region with Saudi Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman.

HAMAS:

Our delegation discussed in Cairo the implementation of the ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement, as well as preparations for the second phase of negotiations.

We reaffirmed our clear stance on the necessity of full and precise adherence to all stages of the ceasefire agreement.

An agreement was reached to resolve the delay in releasing Palestinian prisoners who were supposed to be freed in the latest batch.

TRUMP: I clarified that it is up to Netanyahu and Israel to handle Hamas regarding the captives. I don’t believe Hamas is mocking me regarding the threat if they don’t release the captives.

AL-JAZEERA SOURCES: An agreement was reached through mediation efforts to resolve the crisis of not releasing Palestinian prisoners. The agreement stipulates that the release of Palestinian prisoners who were not freed will occur on Saturday, with a simultaneous exchange of bodies in one batch according to the scheduled timeline.

AXIOS (Citing a Senior Israeli Official):

The prisoner swap crisis is moving toward a resolution.

The crisis was entirely unnecessary.

The crisis arose due to Netanyahu’s decision to delay the release of Palestinian prisoners.

ISLAMIC JIHAD: The Islamic Jihad movement stated that the mistreatment of Mujahid Mahmoud Jabarin by members of the security coordination authority in Ramallah is a disgraceful stain.

The movement called on the authority and its agencies to stop aligning with the criminal practices of the occupation, especially at this time.

LEBANESE HEALTH MINISTRY: Two people were martyred, and three others were injured in an Israeli raid on the Janta area in the Bekaa region, eastern Lebanon.

ISRAELI BROADCASTING AUTHORITY: Families of the captives demanded moving to the second phase of the deal, not extending the first phase.

CHANNEL 12:

The army concluded its investigation into the October 7th breach of the Nahal Oz base, where 53 soldiers were killed and 10 others were kidnapped.

Hamas considered Nahal Oz one of the two most important sites and studied its weaknesses.

Hamas militants were aware of every room and guard location within the base.

Hamas chose to attack when the number of troops was low.

Militants were informed of the execution order at 6 PM the day before the attack.

One militant told a detained soldier, “I don’t understand how you didn’t notice our preparations a day earlier.”

The investigation concluded that nighttime indicators were not translated into preparedness.

If soldiers had been in defensive positions, the battle’s outcome would have been entirely different.

During the attack, only one guard was stationed around the base.

In some areas, militants reached the base walls before Israeli soldiers.

Despite numerical superiority, soldiers were weaker in firepower and weaponry compared to the attackers.

Withdrawal to shelters allowed Hamas militants to kill many soldiers.

CHANNEL 12:

Four released captives demanded in a message that Netanyahu and ministers work to return the remaining hostages.

The four captives stated they cannot begin to recover from captivity while others remain detained in Gaza.

Israeli prisoner Elijah Cohen, recently released in a prisoner exchange, says he and others narrowly escaped after an Israeli airstrike caused a tunnel collapse in Gaza.https://t.co/92O8IOWuF5 pic.twitter.com/ZJsxDLVJAz

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 24, 2025

PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT: Two people, including a child, were injured by occupation forces during ongoing clashes in Nablus.

HAMAS:

Hamas strongly condemns the occupation police’s plans to restrict worshippers’ access to Al-Aqsa Mosque during Ramadan.

The occupation’s recommendations are a new escalation against our people, land, and holy sites, and a dangerous precedent targeting freedom of worship.

Al-Aqsa Mosque was and will remain an Islamic endowment, with no place for the occupation, and our people will defend it with their lives until its liberation.

AL-JAZEERA: A correspondent reported that a Palestinian was injured by Israeli drone fire targeting a prayer site in the town of Abasan al-Kabira, east of Khan Yunis.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The young man Tariq Qasem Qassas was killed after being shot by occupation forces near the western cemetery in Nablus.

Breaking: An Israeli military vehicle rammed into a store in the Jalazone refugee camp this morning, causing significant damage to its contents.

Source: Palestine Chronicle correspondent in the West Bank. pic.twitter.com/cEzkSh2krD

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 25, 2025

PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT: A Palestinian was wounded by live Israeli fire during clashes in the western cemetery area of Nablus.

PALESTINIAN RED CRESCENT: A Palestinian with disabilities was stabbed by an Israeli settler in Tubas.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces stormed the area around the Old City of Nablus in the northern West Bank.

HAMAS

Six newborns died in Gaza due to the cold, a result of Israel’s blockade and refusal to allow aid.

Hamas urges mediators to intervene and enforce the ceasefire agreement and humanitarian protocol.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces, accompanied by a bulldozer, stormed Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Israeli forces, accompanied by a bulldozer, stormed Silwan in occupied East Jerusalem. pic.twitter.com/SkEtfCEeOz

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 25, 2025

HAMAS

“Political arrests and mistreatment of resistance fighters by PA security forces align with Israeli crimes.”

“The arrest and abuse of Jenin Brigade fighter Mahmoud Jabarin crosses all red lines.”

“We call for an end to PA violations and the unification of ranks against Israeli aggression.”

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: The head of the Popular Committee in Nur Shams refugee camp, Tulkarm, said Israeli forces had displaced most Palestinian families and were demolishing homes and infrastructure.

TURKISH FM:

“Netanyahu’s recent remarks prove Israel does not believe in a two-state solution but seeks expansion.”

“There are concerns Netanyahu will resume war on Gaza after hostages are released.”

“Trump’s proposal to displace Palestinians from Gaza is unacceptable.”

“Hamas is a resistance movement that emerged due to Israel’s occupation.”

ISRAELI FM: Israeli Deputy Foreign Minister confirmed that US Special Envoy Steven Witkoff will arrive in Israel on Wednesday.

ISRAELI MEDIA:

Freed Israeli hostage Agam Berger told Israeli radio:

“We received a newspaper that answered our questions about October 7.”

“It was painful to hear debates over the price of our release, as if our lives weren’t valuable enough.”

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH:

Israeli officials and military sources:

Hamas has reorganized into new combat units, including thousands of fighters who never left northern Gaza.

These new formations are weaker than Hamas’s pre-war military capabilities.

Hamas learned key lessons from Israel’s previous ground offensives.

The group did not deploy its full 30,000-strong force during previous battles.

Hamas has reinstated tax collection to fund salaries and used civilian governance to rebuild its military and economic strength.

The ceasefire allowed Hamas to regain control over civilian institutions.

Relocating hundreds of thousands of Gazans will not eliminate Hamas.

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: Israeli security sources told Yedioth Ahronoth that former U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to deport Palestinians from Gaza is unlikely to move forward.

HAMAS: We reaffirm our call for the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court to prosecute Israeli occupation leaders for their heinous crimes against our people.

ISRAEL HAYOM (citing informed sources): Mediators are discussing the release of the bodies of two captives in Gaza in exchange for 600 Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails.

AL-JAZEERA: Five newborns died at the Patients’ Friends Hospital in Gaza City due to the extreme cold.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army said it launched interceptor missiles at aerial targets over southern Golan due to a misidentification.

ISRAELI ARMY: The Israeli army announced it had launched interceptor missiles at “suspicious aerial targets” over southern Golan.

KAN: Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz imposed sanctions on freed Palestinian prisoners and their families who receive stipends from the Palestinian Authority.

SHEHAB NEWS AGENCY: Shehab quoted Dr. Saeed Salah, medical director of the Patients’ Friends Hospital in Gaza, as saying that three infants died at the hospital due to severe cold.

Dr. Salah stated the deceased infants were no more than two days old and warned that three other… pic.twitter.com/dX0PsUdIKQ

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 25, 2025

SHEHAB NEWS AGENCY: Shehab quoted Dr. Saeed Salah, medical director of the Patients’ Friends Hospital in Gaza, as saying that three infants died at the hospital due to severe cold.

Dr. Salah stated the deceased infants were no more than two days old and warned that three other cases are in critical condition.

PALESTINIAN MEDIA: Palestinian media reported that Israeli forces, accompanied by demolition equipment, stormed Kafr ad-Dik, west of Salfit, to carry out demolitions.

MAARIV: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has refused to submit his medical records to the court in a lawsuit he filed against journalists who claimed he is in poor health.