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21.02.2025

21.02.2025Day Buses Burned While Bodies Mixed

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This page is an archive of main headlines from Palestine for 21.02.2025.

It displays 129 headlines from many sources chronologically, as they appeared throughout the day, accompanied by AI overviews that were written in real time.

21.02.2025Day Buses Burned While Bodies Mixed
Multiple bus explosions in Bat Yam dominated morning coverage, with three Israeli suspects arrested amid speculation about West Bank perpetrators. Hamas announced flexibility in Gaza administration proposals while discussing the mixing of Shiri Bibas's remains with others in bombing debris.

The scheduled prisoner exchange preparations continued, with Hamas announcing six Israeli captives for release and sources indicating 602 Palestinian prisoners would be freed. Israeli authorities prevented some prisoners' families from traveling to Egypt for the reception.

By afternoon, reports emerged of two Palestinian children killed in Jenin and Hebron during Israeli operations. The International Organization for Migration reported 90% of Gaza homes destroyed. Evening brought confirmation of Hamas transferring Bibas's remains to the Red Cross, while Trump retreated from his Gaza plan, citing surprise at regional rejection.
21.02.2025

05:30Bat Yam Buses Explode as Hamas Shows Flexibility

The newspapers report extensively on multiple bus explosions in Bat Yam, south of Tel Aviv (Al-Quds, Al-Resalah, Palestinian Information Center, Palsawa, Ultra Palestine). Hamas discusses flexibility in Gaza administration proposals (Arabi21, Felesteen News), while negotiations continue regarding the humanitarian protocol implementation. Israeli broadcasting indicates the planned prisoner exchange will proceed as scheduled on Saturday (Maan News).
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07:15Truce Enters Fifth Week While Battalions Deploy

The newspapers report that after 34 days of truce, Hamas possesses negotiating leverage for ceasefire talks (Felesteen News, Arabi21), while Israel plans to deploy three new battalions in the West Bank (Raya). Israeli sources maintain Saturday's prisoner exchange will proceed despite claimed Hamas violations (Sama News). Reports continue on bus explosions near Tel Aviv from previous coverage, while Tulkarem faces ongoing military operations (Maan News, Ultra Palestine).
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09:08Caravans Enter Gaza as Bodies Dispute Erupts

The newspapers report on disagreement over aid caravans entering Gaza, with Hamas government denying they're for shelter purposes (Felesteen News, Maan News). Netanyahu accuses Hamas of breaching agreements by delivering a Gazan woman's body instead of Israeli casualties (Sama News). The Riyadh summit discusses Arab reconstruction plans (Al-Quds), while Israeli operations in Tulkarem enter their 26th day (Al-Resalah, Raya Media).

10:43Seventy Percent Want Phase II

The newspapers report on a poll showing 70% of Israelis support implementing Phase II of military operations in one go (Maan News, Raya, Palestine Chronicle). Government media denies mobile homes entering Gaza are for shelter purposes (Al-Resalah, Quds News, Ultra Palestine). Meanwhile, Hamas announces upcoming prisoner releases (Palsawa), while Palestinian sources report 350 ceasefire violations and a fatality in Rafah (Palestinian Information Center).

14:22Six Hundred Plus Two Exchange Deal Set

The newspapers report extensively on tomorrow's prisoner exchange, with Hamas announcing the release of 6 Israeli hostages (Raya Media) while Israeli sources indicate 602 Palestinian prisoners will be freed (Maan News, Felesteen News). A dispute emerged over the remains of prisoner Bibas, with Hamas claiming her remains were mixed with others in bombing debris (Sama News, Palsawa), though Israel maintains the exchange will proceed regardless (Palsawa). Meanwhile, one fatality and 20 injuries reported in Gaza, with 22 bodies recovered (Al-Ayyam).
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18:04Child Dies as Families Blocked from Exchange

The newspapers report on three main developments: a Palestinian child killed by Israeli forces in Jenin (Al-Quds, Palestinian Information Center, Raya Media, Maan News), Trump's retreat from his Gaza plan citing surprise at Egypt and Jordan's rejection (Arabi21, Sama News), and updates on tomorrow's prisoner exchange, with Israeli authorities preventing some Palestinian prisoners' families from traveling to Egypt for the reception (Al-Resalah, Quds News Network).
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20:20Bibas Body Handed to Red Cross

The newspapers extensively report on Hamas handing over the body of Israeli prisoner Shiri Bibas to the Red Cross (Al-Resalah, Felesteen News, Maan News, Palsawa, Alwatan Voice). Two Palestinian children were killed in Jenin and Hebron during Israeli operations (Al-Quds, Palestinian Information Center), while the International Organization for Migration reports 90% of Gaza homes are destroyed (Raya Media Network). A seventh batch of prisoners is expected to be released within hours (Arabi21).
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