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Live Blog Update| Israel's war on Gaza

Evening recap

Good evening Middle East Eye readers, 

Israel blew up 23 homes in Jenin in the occupied West Bank in its latest escalation of a weeks long assault on the city. 

Israel also launched raids across the occupied West Bank attacking Tamoun and the town of Shuqba, west of Ramallah. They also stormed neighbourhoods in Nablus. 

Here is what else you need to know: 

  • Hezbollah will hold a funeral for its late secretary general, Hassan Nasrallah, on 23 February
  • The Palestinian Authority has asked US President Donald Trump's administration to stop Israel's offensive on the occupied West Bank
  • Several Arabic media stations are reporting that Jordan will extradite Ahlam Tamimi to the US unless Hamas finds a third country to accept her
  • Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu arrived in Washington, DC on Sunday