February 5, 2026 - The News And Times Review - NewsAndTimes.org


                                        
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                                                                                    Feb 05, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  How millions of shekels’ worth of goods were smuggled into Gaza amid Israel-Hamas war                                                                               
                                        According to the Southern District Attorney’s Office, this was an “organized, systematic, and sophisticated smuggling operation of various goods into the Gaza Strip in exchange for financial gain.”…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Al Jazeera  Feb 05, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Gaza patients head to Rafah crossing as people return amid Israeli attacks                                                                              
                                        Twenty-five more Palestinians arrive in Gaza as 13 patients in need of treatment to begin evacuations through Rafah….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  SAM METZ, Associated Press  Feb 05, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here’s why the fighting persists                                                                              
                                        JERUSALEM (AP) — As the bodies of two dozen Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes arrived at hospitals in Gaza on Wednesday, the director of one asked a question that has echoed across the war-rav……                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  i24NEWS  Feb 05, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  IDF eliminates Hamas terrorist responsible for murder of captive soldier Noa Marciano                                                                               
                                        Marciano, 19, was abducted on October 7, 2023, during Hamas’s assault on the Nahal Oz military base. She was later taken to Gaza City’s Shifa Hospital, where she was killed…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
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                                                                                  Inside Gaza hospital struggling to provide care to newborn babies                                                                              
                                        More aid has been allowed into Gaza since the ceasefire began three months ago, but the UN says it is nowhere near enough….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Yoav Zitun  Feb 05, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israel prepares for possible renewed Gaza fighting as Hamas rebuilds and reserve call                                                                              
                                        IDF planners warn uncertainty is affecting regular units as investigations continue into recent attacks, new evacuation plans are prepared and officials assess that Hamas terrorists will keep testing …                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Sam Metz | AP  Feb 05, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  A look at the violence flaring in Gaza months into an Israel-Hamas ceasefire                                                                              
                                        As Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  SAM METZ Associated Press  Feb 05, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  The Gaza ceasefire began months ago. Here’s why the fighting persists                                                                              
                                        As Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Sam Metz,Associated Press  Feb 05, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  A look at the violence flaring in Gaza months into an Israel-Hamas ceasefire                                                                              
                                        As Israeli strikes killed two dozen Palestinians on Wednesday, many in Gaza wondered what had become of the ceasefire reached between Israel and Hamas in October….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Feb 05, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Hamas terrorist who murdered IDF soldier Noa Marciano eliminated in Gaza                                                                              
                                        IDF soldier Corporal Noa Marciano, 19, was abducted during Oct. 7 massacre and murdered by Hamas terrorist Muhammad Issam Hassan al-Habil, who was killed in Israeli strike….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Feb 05, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  ‘What is happening in Gaza is a complete failure by IDF,’ military expert says                                                                              
                                        “We do not need to be dragged after Hamas. We need to act all the time. Our military approach is not right,” Maariv correspondent Avi Ashkenazi said in an interview….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  NBCNews  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Grief-stricken father cries for daughters killed by Israeli missile in Gaza                                                                              
                                        Video from Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis captured the anguish of a bereaved father whose two young daughters had been killed by an Israeli strike on a tent camp for displaced civilians….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
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                                                                                  IDF confirms killing of top Islamic Jihad Gaza commander                                                                              
                                        The IDF said the Islamic Jihad commander killed led the Northern Gaza Brigade and coordinated attacks with Hamas, calling him its most senior target since the ceasefire….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Sam Mednick,Natalie Melzer  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  A dozen people including Israeli soldiers charged with smuggling goods into Gaza                                                                              
                                        Israel’s ministry of justice charged a dozen people, including Israeli soldiers, with systematically smuggling hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of goods into Gaza….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Anna Macdonald  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  US report mulls not delivering Aukus subs, Australian war graves bulldozed in Gaza, ICE agents withdraw                                                                              
                                        US Congress’s policy arm has openly contemplated not selling any nuclear submarines to Australia….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Yoav Zitun  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Terrorist who murdered soldier Noa Marchiano during Gaza captivity eliminated                                                                              
                                        Muhammad Habil, a Hamas cell leader, is the terrorist who murdered the female IDF observer at Shifa Hospital; He was killed in an airstrike in response to the gunfire that wounded a company commander …                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and JULIA FRANKEL — Associated Press  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israel strikes Gaza, killing 24, and says an attack by militants wounded 1 soldier                                                                              
                                        DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 24 Palestinians, including two babies, and straining an already fragile ceasefire deal, hospital officials …                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Etan Nechin  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Pro-Trump billionaire on Gaza Board of Peace linked to Jeffrey Epstein in new DOJ files                                                                              
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                                                                                  https://www.nytimes.com/by/rawan-sheikh-ahmad  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Video: Israeli Strikes Kill At Least 21 Palestinians Across Gaza                                                                              
                                        Israel struck Gaza on Wednesday killing at least 21 Palestinians, according to local officials. The Israeli military said it was responding to an attack on its forces in Gaza that left one soldier sev…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Stephen Quillen  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Gaza on the agenda as Turkiye’s Erdogan meets Egypt’s el-Sisi in Cairo                                                                              
                                        The Turkish president said humanitarian tragedy continues in the enclave amid a fresh wave of deadly Israeli attacks….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  https://www.facebook.com/middleeasteye/  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israeli army bulldozes Gaza cemetery containing Allied soldiers’ graves                                                                              
                                        Satellite imagery shows headstones have been removed and earth has been dug up…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  David M. Halbfinger,Natan Odenheimer  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israel Launches Deadly Strikes on Gaza, Saying Militants Attacked Its Soldiers                                                                              
                                        Gaza officials said the Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 Palestinians. Israel said one of its soldiers was critically wounded in the attack by Palestinian gunmen….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  ABC News  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Video At least 20 Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Gaza during ceasefire                                                                              
                                        ABC News’ Tom Soufi Burridge reports on the deadly strike which killed at least 20 Palestinians, according to hospital officials in Gaza….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Drop Site News  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israel kills over 20 in Gaza; U.S. shoots down alleged Iranian drone; At least 162 people killed in west Nigeria attack…                                                                              
                                        Drop Site Daily: February 4, 2026…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  i24NEWS  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israeli civilians and soldiers charged in massive Gaza smuggling ring                                                                               
                                        Among the goods trafficked were large quantities of cigarettes and tobacco, smartphones, batteries, communications equipment, and some classified as dual-use items with potential military applications…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Seham Tantesh,Julian Borger,Ben Doherty  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Revealed: Israel bulldozed part of Gaza war cemetery containing allied graves                                                                              
                                        Satellite images and witness testimony show destruction as IDF claims it was forced to take defensive measures…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  REUTERS  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  US struggles to secure Gaza reconstruction funds amid Hamas disarmament standoff                                                                              
                                        Sources close to Hamas say the group has yet to start talks on disarming, meant to precede the start of rebuilding Gaza’s destroyed cities. The US has yet to secure funding commitments for its Gaza re…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  CBS Philadelphia  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  19 Palestinians killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza                                                                              
                                        Nearly 20 Palestinians, mostly women and children, were killed in Israeli strikes that hit Gaza on Wednesday. Israel said the strikes came after Hamas violated a ceasefire deal. Josh Sanders has the l…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  WAFAA SHURAFA, SAMY MAGDY and JULIA FRANKEL — Associated Press  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israel strikes Gaza, killing 21 including women and children, after saying Hamas violated deal                                                                              
                                        DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza on Wednesday, killing at least 21 Palestinians, including two infants, and further rocking a fragile ceasefire deal, hospital officials sa…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                    Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israeli strikes in Gaza kill almost 20, including 2 infants, hospitals say, asking, “Where is the ceasefire?”                                                                              
                                        Gaza medical officials say Israeli strikes killed at least 19 people, including two infants, with one hospital director asking, “Where is the ceasefire?”…                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  https://www.facebook.com/bbcnews  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Verifying Gaza footage after 17 reported killed in Israeli strikes                                                                              
                                        Latest updates from the BBC’s specialists in fact-checking, verifying video and tackling disinformation….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Yaniv Kubovich  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israeli officials looking for ways to benefit economically from Gaza reconstruction                                                                              
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                                                                                  Associated Press  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israeli fire in Gaza kills 17, while militant gunfire wounds Israeli soldier                                                                              
                                        Israeli fire in Gaza killed at least 17 Palestinians, most of them women and children, hospital officials said Wednesday, while Israel said militant gunfire had injured an Israeli soldier….                                      

                                                                                                                                                        
                                                                                  Al Jazeera  Feb 04, 2026                                                                              
                                                                                  Israel suspends evacuation of Palestinians via Rafah crossing: Red Crescent                                                                              
                                        The Rafah restrictions come as Israel kills at least 10 Palestinians, including two children, in attacks across Gaza….