The Israeli army announced on Thursday February 15 that it had killed a commander of the Lebanese Islamist movement Hezbollah, Ali al-Debs, and two other of his associates during a strike the day before in Lebanon. “Last night, a commander of Hezbollah’s Radwan forces, Ali Mohammed al-Debs, his deputy Ibrahim Issa, and another terrorist were killed”declared in a press release the army which says it has them “eliminated”. Follow our live stream.
The peace plan rejected by two Israeli ministers. Two influential far-right Israeli ministers have firmly rejected the possibility of a peace plan, which Washington and its allies are considering according to some media to free the hostages held in Gaza and move towards the creation of a Palestinian state. According to Washington Postthe Biden administration and a small group of its Arab allies are working on a comprehensive plan intended to establish lasting peace between Israel and the Palestinians.
Netanyahu persists. Despite international warnings, Israel persists in its plan to launch a military operation in Rafah, where more than a million Palestinians are hiding in appalling conditions. “We will fight until complete victory, which involves powerful action in Rafah and this, after allowing the civilian population to leave the combat zones”stormed Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on his Telegram account
Talks in progress. Negotiations for a truce including new releases of Hamas hostages and Palestinians detained by Israel continue in Cairo, under the mediation of Qatar and Egypt. After a meeting on Tuesday attended by the head of Mossad, the Israeli secret service, the director of the CIA, the Prime Minister of Qatar, and Egyptian officials, these negotiations were to continue until Friday.