[UPDATE-Day 143-Feb 26-22:30Z] Israel-Hamas War, The Iran Threat: Real Time Reaction and Analysis

Israeli cabinet to approve ‘operational plans’ on Rafah next week Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that the regime’s war cabinet is set to approve “operational plans” for the ground invasion of the southern city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, despite widespread global condemnation. Talks for a prisoner swap deal between Israel and the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas began in the French capital, Paris, on Friday. Hamas has already said the only way for the group to release Israeli captives alive is for the Israelis and their supporters to accept its conditions, including the release of Palestinian prisoners…