https://www.ynetnews.com/article/h1cpxascyl
Israeli officials confirmed that agreements reached marking completion of Phase I of cease-fire deal: Hamas will transfer coffins containing 4 hostages to Egypt without a ceremony, and at the same time the prisoners will be released
https://www.thedailybeast.com/elon-musk-throws-x-tantrum-after-judges-defy-president-trumps-orders/
Elon Musk has had it with judges blocking the Trump administration’s moves.
The billionaire face of DOGE called for the impeachment of judges in a meltdown on X Tuesday night, following a flurry of court orders blocking the government’s bids to freeze funding for foreign aid and federal grants, as well as stem refugee admissions.
“The only way to restore rule of the people in America is to impeach judges,” Musk wrote in one post. “No one is above the law, including judges.”
“If ANY judge ANYWHERE can block EVERY Presidential order EVERYWHERE, we do NOT have democracy, we have TYRANNY of the JUDICIARY,” he added in another.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404512
Israeli official confirms: Bodies of hostages will be released by Hamas without a "ceremony", the terrorists will be released gradually.
https://www.jpost.com/breaking-news/article-843764
The Trump administration plans to create a registry for immigrants who are in the United States illegally, The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday, citing documents including a draft regulation.
The registry will be for immigrants to submit their personal information or face fines and prison time, the newspaper added.
US media reported that immigration officials under the Trump administration are planning a nationwide operation to find children who came into the United States without a parent or legal guardian, with the potential to deport them pending a judge’s call for whether or not they have a legal basis to remain in the country.
https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/404515
Sarah Abu Lebdeh, a nurse from New South Wales, charged by police following social media video in which she stated she would refuse to treat Israeli patients.
https://www.newsweek.com/donald-trump-strikes-rare-earth-minerals-deal-ukraine-2036146
According to both outlets, Ukrainian officials say they are now prepared to sign the agreement on jointly developing the country's mineral resources, including oil and gas, after the U.S. dropped demands for a $500 billion share in potential revenue from resource exploitation. The deal is viewed as a form of compensation for America's wartime assistance to Kyiv amid Russia's invasion.
https://www.newsweek.com/elon-musk-federal-workers-doge-donald-trump-live-updates-2035810
On Tuesday, 21 members of Musk's U.S. DOGE Service (formerly the U.S. Digital Service) resigned, citing concerns over DOGE's role in reshaping the federal government. The departing staffers say they refuse to use their expertise to compromise public services or sensitive data.
https://www.axios.com/2022/12/31/netanyahu-zelensky-ukraine-israel-occupation-un-icj
During the call with Netanyahu, Zelensky said that in exchange for voting against the resolution or abstaining, he wanted to hear how the new Israeli government would change its policy and provide Ukraine with defense systems against Russian attacks using ballistic missiles and Iranian-made drones, a Ukrainian official told Axios.
https://jewishinsider.com/2025/02/trump-administration-insisted-israel-vote-against-ukraine-at-u-n/
The Trump administration pressured Israel to vote against a U.N. resolution on Monday affirming Ukraine’s territorial integrity and condemning Russia’s invasion of the country on its three-year anniversary, according to a source familiar with the discussions.
The resolution “is not our position,” the official added, and the vote, the first time Israel voted against Ukraine and with Russia since the beginning of the war, “wasn’t easy for us … We preferred to avoid this situation. We had no choice but to take a side.”
The official said that Israel “could have abstained, but I think because we asked for a lot from [the Trump administration] in recent weeks and days, the decision was to go all the way with them.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/02/22/europe/rare-earth-minerals-us-ukraine-intl/index.html
A draft deal between the United States and Ukraine over rare earth minerals and other natural resources is “not the one President Zelensky would accept,” according to a source familiar with the negotiations.
“It is a strange offer to try and take from a country that is a victim of war, more than it cost to pay for its defence,” the source told CNN.
The US is trying to gain access to Ukraine’s critical minerals and other resources as part of wider negotiations aimed at ending the war in Ukraine. In return, Ukraine has been pushing for security guarantees, with Kyiv not only keen to see the return of lost territory but protection against a possible future Russian invasion.
The United States is resisting the inclusion of security guarantees in the agreement with Ukraine on rare earth metals, but the issue remains under discussion, CNN reports.
A Ukrainian source told the publication that the most problematic points have been removed from the draft agreement on rare earths, but the "American side is very much resisting the inclusion of security guarantees." Kyiv hopes this issue can be discussed during the upcoming meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US President Donald Trump.
"Everything is ready from our side,” the Ukrainian source said. “We have finalized the draft. We have done as much as we can to make the conditions reasonable. As a result, this is a framework agreement on how to create Ukraine reconstruction fund. There is a separate agreement foreseen on how this one will work," the CNN source added.
