Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 05:36pm on 17 Feb 2025,Monday International
Israel announced it is preparing to receive the bodies of four hostages held by Hamas in Gaza, while efforts continue to bring back six living captives. Relatives marked 500 days since Hamas' October 7 attack by displaying the number 500 on Tel Aviv’s beach. Meanwhile, Israel confirmed the killing of Hamas' Lebanon operations chief Mohammad Shaheen in Sidon. Hamas described him as a military commander. Despite Lebanon’s deadline for full Israeli withdrawal by February 18, Israel said forces would stay in five strategic locations for security reasons. Lebanese President Joseph Aoun insisted the ceasefire agreement "must be respected."
