Israel Brief: Tuesday, February 17
Gaza gets a 60-day ultimatum, Iran turns Geneva into a clock fight, and Beirut offers Hezbollah four months.
Shalom, friends.
Yesterday’s “governance talk” has been replaced by something closer to a timer with consequences. Gaza’s black-market arteries keep pulsing while foreign planners audition peacekeepers who aren’t hired to confiscate rifles. Up north, Israel keeps cutting Hezbollah’s rehab personnel while Beirut runs to Washington (as if Trump were a hall monitor). And in Geneva, Tehran tries to trade paperwork for sanctions relief while reminding everyone they know how to shut the world’s oil spigot.
⚡️Flash Brief: The Day in 90 Seconds or Less
Gaza Clock: Israel gives Hamas 60 days to surrender all weapons; war returns if not. See The War Today.
Yellow Line Contact: IDF identifies infiltrator approaching troops; IAF eliminates to remove immediate threat. See The War Today.
Rafah Cache: Troops locate firearms, RPG, and explosive device during tunnel activity near the Yellow Line. See The War Today.
Aid Abuse: Tobacco smuggling attempt hidden in food shipment triggers permit suspension and cargo seizure. See The War Today.
Northern Enforcement: IDF eliminates Hezbollah operative in Tallouseh tied to terror rehabilitation and civilian interface. See The War Today.
Iran Talks: Geneva negotiations resume as IRGC runs Hormuz drills and Tehran rejects missile limits. See Israel And The World.
Home Front Discipline: Bnei Brak detainees released after riots; Chief of Staff demands full enforcement. See Inside Israel.
Below: operational enforcement in Gaza and Lebanon, domestic order and manpower friction, and Iran decision pressure.
