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Shelling was reported in Gaza following Israel's announcement of a total block on aid entry to the enclave

“With the end of phase one of the hostage deal, and in light of Hamas’ refusal to accept the [US envoy Steve] Witkoff outline for continuing the talks – to which Israel agreed, Prime Minister Netanyahu has decided that starting this morning all entry of goods and supplies into the Gaza Strip will cease," the statement said.

“Israel will not allow a ceasefire without the release of our hostages. If Hamas continues its refusal, there will be further consequences."

At the end of the first phase of the ceasefire - mediated by Qatar with the help of Egypt and the United States - Hamas refused to extend it, saying it would only accept moving to the second stage, which was supposed to guarantee the definitive end of the war, an Israeli withdrawal from Gaza and the release of remaining captives.

On Sunday, Gaza's civil defence agency reported Israeli artillery shelling and tank fire near the southern city of Khan Younis.

Friedrich Merz revealed he had invited Benjamin Netanyahu to visit and would find a way for Netanyahu to visit Germany without being arrested.

There has been no shortage of news since our last column, giving data teams a wide variety of topics to explore. Aviation accidents and the opening salvos of President Donald Trump’s planned trade warfare made headlines globally. Meanwhile, in Gaza, the next phases of the ceasefire in the conflict between Israel and Hamas, as well as the return of Palestinians to the devastated areas, have been widely covered. This edition of our Top 10 in Data Journalism, which considered stories between January 27 and February 14, also highlights an analysis of the ideological positions of German political parties; a cross-border investigation into the shadow fleet transporting sanctioned Russian oil; an analysis of the homes that survived the Los Angeles fires; and a special on the security of four-digit passwords.

Eliminate the pressure to spend money on things you don’t actually value by considering whether purchases you’re making are adding real worth to your life.

If you want to have a no-spend or low-spend 2025, remember you don’t have to embark on this journey alone.

Establish why you want to do a no-spend or low-spend goal.

“Customize the challenge to fit you and what you want to accomplish. You don’t have to go all-or-nothing,”

“Identify and eliminate spending triggers,” Woroch advised. “This could look like deleting shopping apps on your phone, unsubscribing from retail newsletters, and avoiding walking into stores where there are sure to be plenty of spending temptations.”

Elon Musk waded into controversy on Monday when he gave back-to-back fascist-style salutes during celebrations of the presidential inauguration of Donald Trump.

In a statement posted to social media later on Monday, the ADL said: (...) “It seems that Elon Musk made an awkward gesture in a moment of enthusiasm, not a Nazi salute, (...)

Twice?

Pappe talks to Al Jazeera on ‘neo-Zionism’, ceasefire talks, the second coming of Trump and ‘indoctrination’ in Israel.

Switzerland will become a member of the EU's initiative to facilitate the mobilization of military forces and equipment, already including third countries such as the United Kingdom, the United States, Norway and Canada.

Luigi Mangione has drawn lots of defenders on social media. That's a challenge for platforms when it comes to moderation — and for users.

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A fundamental part of “what to know” about these crimes is egregiously missing from the Times report – the role of the United States:

• $18 billion in military aid to Israel in the first year of the genocidal war on the people of Gaza, surely the most generous provision of military support ever from one state to another for the purposes of ethnic cleansing.

• The sending of 100 US military personnel to Israel to operate an advanced missile defense system there.

• The sending of massive US naval and air forces to the region to protect Israel from regional retaliation for its genocidal war.

• The Biden administration/US Empire blowing though “red lines” beyond which its spokespersons said it would not continue support for the war: Israel’s assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah in May of 2024 (US support continued) and Israel’s blocking of humanitarian assistance to the people of northern Gaza (Biden dropped that “red line” in December of 2024).

• The US Empire blowing off the “Leahy law” – US legislation that says the US can provide “no aid to foreign forces facing ‘credible’ accusations of human rights violations.” (Israel’s US-backed human rights crimes have been so credible that at least a dozen US government officials and personnel have resigned their positions in protest and Israel’s president and top military commander have received indictments and arrest warrants from the International Criminal Court!)

• The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) preventing its staff from reporting on maternal and child mortality in Gaza since the war began

Pelicot edged out Trump and Macron after she waived her anonymity in a highly publicised rape trial of her ex-husband and dozens of other men, insisting that "shame should change sides".

In-depth: After the Gaza war, Israeli soldiers in Hebron were recruited from the settlers living in the city, causing a severe spike in abuses of Palestinians.

In the H2 area of Hebron, 20 percent of the city where around 700 Israelis live in illegal settlements protected by the Israeli military, the 35,000 Palestinians who live there have long suffered from severe restrictions of movement and settler attacks.