{"id":94056,"date":"2026-02-16T06:50:05","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:50:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94056"},"modified":"2026-02-16T06:50:05","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:50:05","slug":"news-and-analysis-2-16-26","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.minaret.org\/?p=94056","title":{"rendered":"News and Analysis 2\/16\/26"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/topic\/one\">One<\/a> of Gaza\u2019s last functioning large hospitals &#8230; said &#8230; that the increase in armed men was due to a civilian police presence aimed at protecting patients and staff and said MSF&#8217;s &#8216;allegations are factually incorrect, irresponsible, and pose a serious risk to a protected civilian medical facility'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.independent.co.uk\/news\/gaza-israeli-msf-palestinians-one-b2920687.html\">Gaza&#8217;s Nasser Hospital Condemns Move by MSF to Suspend Most Services<\/a> (Independent)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The medical group said in a statement that an RSF drone targeted the hospital Sunday evening, killing three people and wounding seven, including a medical staffer&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.trtworld.com\/article\/bf5176e019c3\">RSF Strike Hits Sudan Hospital, Kills Multiple People<\/a> (TRT World)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Qatar&#8217;s foreign ministry condemned the &#8216;decision to convert West Bank lands into so-called &#8220;state property&#8221;,&#8217; saying it would &#8216;deprive the Palestinian people of their rights'&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.france24.com\/en\/middle-east\/20260216-israel-approves-west-bank-land-registration-palestinians-slam-de-facto-annexation\">Israel Approves West Bank Land Registration, Palestinians Slam \u2018De-facto Annexation\u2019<\/a> (France 24)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Zionist war on free speech &#8212; and the resistance &#8212; continues:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/uk-news\/2026\/feb\/16\/arrested-retirees-vindicated-by-ruling-against-palestine-action-proscription\">Arrested Retirees \u2018Vindicated\u2019 by Ruling Against Palestine Action Proscription<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/feb\/16\/monday-briefing-how-did-the-government-get-it-so-wrong-on-palestine-action\">Monday Briefing: How Did the Government Get It So Wrong on Palestine Action?<\/a> (The Guardian)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;Across Europe, there is labour-led pressure to cease trade with Israel&#8221;:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2026\/2\/16\/europes-growing-fight-over-israeli-goods-boycott-movements-mushroom\">Europe\u2019s Growing Fight over Israeli Goods: Boycott Movements Mushroom<\/a> (Aljazeera)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Netanyahu is still telling Trump what to do:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsweek.com\/trump-iran-israel-deal-netanyahu-nuclear-missiles-11527923\">Trump Given Four Iran Demands by Israel\u2019s Netanyahu<\/a> (Newsweek)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;One of Gaza\u2019s last functioning large hospitals &#8230; 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