09:36⇢Three For Hundred-Eighty
⌨The newspapers report on the fifth prisoner exchange between Hamas and Israel, with Hamas preparing to hand over 3 Israeli captives in exchange for 183 Palestinians (Annahar, Al-Manar, Naharnet). Lebanese Prime Minister Mikati meets US official Morgan Ortagus, demanding complete Israeli withdrawal from South Lebanon by February 18 (El Nashra, Lebanon24). New banking circulars from the acting Central Bank governor direct bank profits to depositors (Al Joumhouria, LBCI).