Israeli forces kill at least 12 Palestinians in strikes on Gaza

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Israeli forces withdraw from their military positions in Syria's Jabata al-Khashab after reportedly capturing one resident, according to Syrian media.

US President Donald Trump's top envoy Steve Witkoff and son-in-law Jared Kushner will head to Geneva this week for talks with Iranian negotiators over Tehran's nuclear program, the White House confirmed on Sunday.

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Israeli forces are firing artillery shells towards the area of Gaza's Bureij refugee camp, according to Shehab.

Iranian delegation led by Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi arrives in Geneva for nuclear negotiations with the US, state media reported.

Israeli forces open fire in the direction of Rafah city in the southern Gaza Strip, according to Shehab news outlet.

Doctors organization in Sudan says at least three people have been killed and seven others injured in a drone strike on al-Mazmum Hospital in Sennar.

In a statement on their social media page, the doctors union blame the Rapid Support Forces militia for the attack.

Some residents of Tehran on Sunday chanted slogans against the clerical leadership from balconies and windows, reports said, a day after Iranians abroad staged giant opposition rallies in Europe and North America.

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Israeli forces are using artillery shells to target eastern areas of Deir al-Balah in central Gaza, according to the Palestine Dialogue Network.

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday announced he was postponing a visit to Abu Dhabi because Emirati leader Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan had a "health problem" - then deleted the message.

The message, posted by Erdogan's team on X, said he had talked with Al Nahyan by phone.

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Lebanese official media said an Israeli strike on Sunday in the country's east near the Syrian border killed four people, as Israel said it had targeted operatives from Palestinian militant group Islamic Jihad.

An Israeli drone "targeted a car on the Lebanese-Syrian border", the state-run National News Agency said, adding that "four bodies" were inside the vehicle, while the Israeli military in a statement said it "struck Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists in the Majdal Anjar area".

The general command of Sudan's armed forces says a recent military operation destroyed RSF air defense systems in the Abu Zabed area of western Kordofan.

According to the statement, multiple of the paramilitary group's fighters have been killed.

Ambulance and emergency units are responding to an Israeli strike in the Majdal Anjar area near the Syrian border, according to Lebanon Debate, without immediate information about possible injuries.

The Israeli military, in a statement on its social media accounts, have claimed to be targeting alleged members of Palestinian Islamic Jihad.

US President Donald Trump said Sunday that members of his newly created Board of Peace have pledged $5 billion toward rebuilding war-ravaged Gaza and will commit thousands of personnel to international stabilization and police forces for the territory.

The pledges will be formally announced when board members gather in Washington on Thursday for their first meeting, he said.

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A woman has died from injuries sustained by earlier Palestinian Authority gunfire in Tubas in the occupied West Bank.

According to Palestinian media outlet Al-Qastal News, her brother has also died while her father was injured.

War monitor SOHR says large number of people residing in Syria's al-Hol camp, known for housing relatives of suspected Islamic State group militants, have fled as UNHCR suspends activities at camp due to security incident.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday he told US President Donald Trump last week that any US deal with Iran must include the dismantling of Iran's nuclear infrastructure, not just stopping the enrichment process.

Speaking at the annual Conference of Presidents of Major American Jewish Organizations, Netanyahu also said Israel still needs to "complete the job" of destroying all tunnels in Gaza.

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Israeli forces are firing artillery shells in the Beit Lahia area of northern Gaza, Palestinian outlet Shehab reports.

One person was injured in a reported assault by Israeli settlers in Bayt Lid in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian Red Crescent said.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Hamas to move forward with disarmament under his plan for postwar Gaza, and said members of his so-called "Board of Peace" had pledged $5 billion to the Palestinian territory's reconstruction.

"Very importantly, Hamas must uphold its commitment to Full and Immediate Demilitarization", Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform, ahead of a 19 February meeting of the board in Washington.

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Tunisian police detained opposition figure Olfa Hamdi as she arrived at the country’s main airport on Sunday, local media reported, in the latest move against a critic of President Kais Saied.

Hamdi, leader of the Third Republic party, was detained shortly after disembarking from a flight, the reports said. She resides abroad and previously served as CEO of Tunisia's national carrier Tunisair.

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Israeli forces have fired live ammunition and flares during settler attack on Palestinian homes in the Beita areavsouth of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to Palestinian media.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday that any deal between the United States and Iran must involve the removal of all enriched uranium from Iran as well as Tehran's ability to enrich more.

At a speech in Jerusalem, the premier said any agreement must include several elements. "The first is that all enriched material has to leave Iran," he said, adding, "the second is that there should be no enrichment capability... dismantle the equipment and the infrastructure that allows you to enrich in the first place".

The third, he said, was resolving the issue of ballistic missiles.

One person was killed and 13 were injured after a fire broke out at a shopping mall in the city of Marib, Yemen, on Sunday, state news agency Saba said.

The fire, which broke out after midnight on Saturday, destroyed the mall and damaged nearby shops, Saba added. The death and injuries were all caused by suffocation, it said.

US President Donald Trump on Sunday urged Hamas to move forward with disarmament under his plan for postwar Gaza, and said members of his so-called "Board of Peace" had pledged $5 billion to the Palestinian territory's reconstruction.

"Very importantly, Hamas must uphold its commitment to Full and Immediate Demilitarization," Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform, ahead of a 19 February meeting of the board in Washington.

Disarmament is a key part in the second phase of the US-brokered ceasefire plan sealed in October between Israel and the Palestinian militant group to end the war triggered by Hamas's attack on Israel in October 2023.

The United Nations endorsed the plan in November.

The second phase stipulates that Israeli forces gradually withdraw from Gaza and Hamas should disarm, with an international stabilization force deployed to ensure security.

Hamas has repeatedly said that disarmament is a red line, although it has indicated it could consider handing over its weapons to a future Palestinian governing authority.

Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi headed to Switzerland on Sunday for the second round of renewed nuclear talks with the United States later this week, his ministry said.

Araghchi "left Tehran for Geneva late Sunday heading a diplomatic and technical delegation to conduct the second round of nuclear talks and hold a number of diplomatic consultations," the ministry said in a statement.

"Indirect Iran-US nuclear talks will be held on Tuesday with the mediation and good offices of Oman."

US President Donald Trump said he will announce on Thursday that Board of Peace member states have pledged more than $5 billion for reconstruction and humanitarian efforts in Gaza.

In a Sunday post on Truth Social, Trump wrote that member states have also committed thousands of personnel toward a UN-authorised stabilisation force and local police in the Palestinian enclave. 

The British Museum has removed the word 'Palestine' from exhibits, maps, and other informational maps following pressure from pro-Israel lobbies., marking a shift from the museum’s previous position, in which it strongly defended the use of the term, stating that it is well established in Western and Middle Eastern scholarship as a geographical designation for a historical region.

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Sunday that the United States is pleased with the "trajectory" in Syria amid talks with Kurdish minority groups, despite troubles.

"There's been some days that have been very concerning, but we like the trajectory," Rubio said while in Bratislava. "We have to keep it on that trajectory. We've got good agreements in place."

Rubio added, however, that a deal between Syrian authorities and the Kurdish minority must now be implemented, which he acknowledged is "not going to be easy"

Indonesia's military said Sunday that up to 8,000 troops are expected to be ready by the end of June for a potential deployment to Gaza as part of a humanitarian and peace mission, the first firm commitment to a critical element of US President Donald Trump’s postwar reconstruction plan.

The Indonesian National Armed Forces, known as TNI, has finalized its proposed troop structure and a timeline for their movement to Gaza, even as the government has yet to decide when the deployment will take place, army spokesperson Brig. Gen. Donny Pramono said.

“In principle, we are ready to be assigned anywhere,” Pramono told The Associated Press, "Our troops are fully prepared and can be dispatched at short notice once the government gives formal approval".

Pramono said the military prepared a composite brigade of 8,000 personnel, based on decisions made during a 12 February meeting for the mission.

Romanian President Nicusor Dan announced on Sunday that he would attend the first meeting of US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace" as an observer.

"Next week I will take part in the first meeting of the Board of Peace in Washington, responding to the invitation addressed by the President of the United States of America, Donald Trump," Dan wrote on X, after having recently said that his country was still considering whether to join the board, of which Trump is the chairman.

Israeli authorities on Sunday issued notices to demolish more than 20 residential, agricultural, and commercial structures in the town of Anata, northeast of Jerusalem, threatening to displace dozens of Palestinians.

The Jerusalem Governorate reported that Israeli forces delivered the notices to property owners in the Wa'ar al-Beik area of the town, claiming they were constructed without permits.

This comes amid a wider policy to restrict Palestinian presence in the occupied territories. 

The start of this year's Berlin Film Festival was marked by a row over how far film should venture into politics but for prominent French-Palestinian actor Hiam Abbass, "everything we do is a political act".

Abbass is starring in two films being presented at this year's Berlinale festival and in an AFP interview she emphasised the importance of a politically engaged approach to cinema.

At Thursday's opening press conference jury president Wim Wenders sparked controversy by saying "we cannot really enter the field of politics", in response to a question about Germany's support for Gaza.

"I don't agree," Abbass told AFP.

"There's a lack of courage among people in the film world -- among some, not all," said Abbass, who gained global attention for her role as Marcia Roy in the hit HBO series Succession.

She recognised that Wenders's remarks were "taken out of context", as he did talk about cinema's capacity to "change the world", albeit in a different way from party politics.

Nevertheless, Abbass said she was glad to see filmmakers at this year's festival "commit to amplifying stories and voices of minorities, oppressed people, people experiencing bombardment, genocides".

"Today more than ever, if we don't tackle these subjects, we're making art for art's sake, and that's something that doesn't interest me."

Albania's Prime Minister Edi Rama will travel to Washington next week to join the first meeting of US President Donald Trump's "Board of Peace", he told a podcast on Sunday.

"I will be in Washington for the official creation of the peace council and the launch of the activities of this council," Rama said in an interview with Albanian podcast Flasim.

The board, of which Trump is the chairman, was originally intended to oversee the rebuilding of the Gaza Strip after two years of the Israel-Hamas war, but its charter appears to extend beyond the Palestinian territory.

Senior Iranian officials confirm to Reuters that the second round of indirect talks with the US will be held in Geneva, Switzerland on Tuesday.

Finland's Minister for Foreign Affairs, Elina Valtonen, will visit the occupied Palestinian territories and Israel between 15-16 February, the ministry confirmed on Sunday.

During her visit, Valtonen will meet wit Palestinian Authority Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa in Ramallah, and will meet Israeli President Isaac Herzog, as well as her counterpart Gideon Sa'ar in Jerusalem.

"Finland’s long-term policy is to support a two-state solution to achieve a lasting and peaceful solution between Israel and the Palestinians. The discussions in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian territory will support this goal and strengthen our bilateral dialogue with both Israel and the Palestinian Authority," Valtonen said.

During her visit, Minister Valtonen will also meet, among others, Palestinian civil society actors and visit the World Holocaust Remembrance Center Yad Vashem.

The Syrian army said on Sunday it has taken control over the Shaddadi military base in the Hasakah countryside, in Syria's northeast, after coordination with the US, according to the Syrian official news agency, SANA.

The death toll from the Israeli occupation's aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 72,061, with 171,715 people injured since the start of Israeli's military campaign in October 2023, medical sources said on Sunday.

According to the sources, 10 bodies and nine injured individuals were brought to hospitals across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours.

The same sources indicated that since the ceasefire agreement came into effect on 10 October 2025, at least 601 Palestinians have been killed since, with 1,607 injuries reported. A total of 726 bodies have also been recovered during this period.

Israeli forces detained at least 12 Palestinians at dawn on Sunday from the towns of Asira al-Shamaliya and Beit Furik, in the northern West Bank province of Nablus, the Palestinian news agency Wafa said.

The arrests came after the Israeli military raided multiple homes and carried out searches.

Elsewhere, Israeli forces also arrested a Palestinian man and two of his sons after raiding their home in the town of Kafr ad-Dik in the Salfit governorate, in the West Bank's north.

In the southern West Bank, the Israeli army arrested two young men during a raid on the town of Tuqu', southeast of Bethlehem, according to the Prisoners' Media Office.

In the central West Bank, Israeli soldiers also arrested a 14-year-old boy after raiding his family's home in the village of Aboud, northwest of Ramallah, and also arrested a man from the town of Ni'lin, west of Ramallah.

Iran is ready to consider compromises to reach a nuclear deal with the United States if Washington is willing to discuss lifting sanctions, Iran's Deputy Foreign Minister Majid Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC in an interview published on Sunday.

Iran has said it is prepared to discuss curbs on its nuclear programme in return for the lifting of sanctions, but has repeatedly ruled out linking the issue to other questions including missiles.

Takht-Ravanchi confirmed that a second round of nuclear talks would take place on Tuesday in Geneva, after Tehran and Washington resumed discussions in Oman earlier this month.

"(Initial talks went) more or less in a positive direction, but it is too early to judge," Takht-Ravanchi told the BBC.

A US delegation, including envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, will meet with the Iranians on Tuesday morning, a source had told Reuters on Friday, with Omani representatives mediating the US-Iran contacts.