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NEW YORK TIMES: A US official reported that the State Department is moving forward with two significant arms deals for Israel.

PALESTINIAN SOURCES: Palestinian sources reported that Israeli occupation forces mistreated an elderly Palestinian man during a field investigation in Tammoun, south of Tubas in the West Bank.

GAZA MEDIA OFFICE: The Gaza government media office condemned the failure of UN agencies to supply fuel to hospitals, calling it a violation of humanitarian and moral duties amid an unprecedented crisis.

IRANIAN MEDIA: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi emphasized that Israel has not succeeded in freeing its captives or eliminating Hamas, adding that the occupation authorities were forced to negotiate with the group. He stated that the Palestinian resistance carried out the prisoner exchange as the victorious party.

AL JAZEERA: An Israeli drone strike targeted the vicinity of returnees to Gaza City on Al-Rashid Street, northwest of Nuseirat camp.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: The perpetrator of the Tayaseer operation possessed precise intelligence regarding the location and movements of soldiers. Investigations are ongoing to identify the attacker.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: The identity of the Tayaseer checkpoint attacker remains unknown. Investigations are ongoing.

YEDIOTH AHRONOTH: The attacker infiltrated the military site at night and surprised soldiers in the morning.

MAARIV

The injured in the Tayaseer checkpoint attack were reserve soldiers recently deployed to the area as part of military reinforcements.

The injured belong to the same battalion whose commander was seriously wounded and a soldier killed days ago in Tammoun. Military sources described the operation’s outcome as “severe and unacceptable.

ISLAMIC JIHAD: The operation confirms the Palestinian people’s resistance and determination to confront Israeli occupation crimes.

CHANNEL 13: The Tayaseer checkpoint attacker successfully controlled the upper floor of the military tower and managed the clash with soldiers.

ISRAELI BROADCASTING AUTHORITY: The attacker wore camouflage to reach the site and set an ambush outside the camp before firing at a soldier.

CHANNEL 12

A preliminary army investigation revealed:

The Taysir checkpoint attack was well-planned.

The attack occurred in two areas: the checkpoint and inside the military fort.

The attacker wore a bulletproof vest and managed to infiltrate the fort.

All injured were soldiers.

The operation took place amid significant military reinforcements in the West Bank.

CHANNEL 12

A preliminary army investigation revealed:

The Taysir checkpoint attack was well-planned.

The attack occurred in two areas: the checkpoint and inside the military watchtower.

The attacker wore a bulletproof vest and managed to infiltrate the fort.

All injured were… pic.twitter.com/IaGctKmKow

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 4, 2025

HAMAS: The operation confirms that Israeli crimes in the northern West Bank will not go unpunished. Hamas praised Palestinian youth resistance and called for escalating confrontations with the occupation.

PALESTINIAN HEALTH MINISTRY: The travel of the fourth batch of patients from Gaza to Egypt via Rafah Crossing has been delayed due to Israel’s late approval.

ISRAELI ARMY RADIO: A Palestinian fighter infiltrated the military complex near Tayaseer checkpoint, engaged in a firefight, and was killed by soldiers.

🚨 At least eight Israeli soldiers were wounded, two critically, after a Palestinian resistance fighter stormed a military complex near the Tayaseer checkpoint near Tubas, took control of the watchtower, and opened fire on them.

Footage documents the clashes that took place… pic.twitter.com/TerZGuI0JX

— The Palestine Chronicle (@PalestineChron) February 4, 2025

AL JAZEERA: 15 freed Palestinian prisoners, part of the Hamas-Israel exchange deal, have arrived in Istanbul.

ISRAELI PRIME MINISTER’S OFFICE: Benjamin Netanyahu will hold a ministerial meeting upon his return from Washington to discuss the second phase of the deal, expected to be addressed with President Donald Trump.