In the West Bank, Israeli settlers attack al-Maniya for the second day in a row, setting fire to 4 tents and throwing stones at vehicles; Israeli forces shut an iron gate, blocking the only road connecting the village with nearby Bethlehem. Israeli settlers also fire live ammunition at Palestinian homes in Umm Safa and Jalud and set fire to 2 homes in Jalud. Elsewhere, Israeli settlers throw stones at Palestinians in Surif, injuring a man with a stone to his head. Israeli settlers also vandalize 155 olive and fruit trees in Yasuf. Israeli forces raid Jenin and Jenin refugee camp for the 26th day in a row, causing damage. Israeli forces also raid Tulkarm, Tulkarm refugee camp, and Nur Shams refugee camp for the 20th day in a row, bombing commercial structures. Elsewhere, Israeli forces shoot and injure a Palestinian child in Tell. In East Jerusalem, Israeli authorities force a Palestinian family to demolish their own home in Silwan. In Gaza, Israeli forces bomb a bulldozer, injuring 2 people. In Lebanon, Israeli forces bomb a vehicle in Jarjouh, killing 3 people and injuring 5 others. (AJ, HA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 2/15; HA, WAFA 2/16; UNOCHA 2/15)
More than 48,264 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces in Gaza, including at least 17,881 children and 12,287 women, and around 111,688 have been injured since 10/7/2023. In addition, 14,222 Palestinians who have been missing are presumed dead. 910 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli forces and settlers in the West Bank and East Jerusalem since 10/7/2023, including 182 children. More than 6,500 people have been injured. Israel reports that 1,139 Israelis and foreign nationals have been killed and 5,400 have been injured in Israel since 10/7/2023, including Israeli soldiers. In addition, 408 Israeli soldiers have been killed and 2,579 injured in Gaza since the ground invasion began on 10/27/2023. Over 1.93 million Palestinians, nearly 85% of the population of Gaza, have been displaced since 10/7/2023. There has been a complete electricity blackout in Gaza since 10/12/2023 due to the Israeli blockade. 92% of all housing units in Gaza have been destroyed or severely damaged since 10/7/2023. (AJ, HA, WAFA 2/15)
Israel releases 369 Palestinian prisoners, including 4 who are taken to hospitals in critical condition, while 3 Israeli captives are released from Gaza, including a Russian Israeli and an American Israeli, during the sixth prisoner exchange. The Palestinian prisoners are forced to wear shirts with a Star of David and the Arabic text, “We will not forgive or forget.” 333 of the Palestinians are released to Gaza, 24 are deported to Egypt, 8 are released to East Jerusalem, and 4 to the West Bank. A Palestinian man released to Gaza says he endured torture in Israeli captivity and had his leg forcibly amputated without justification. (AJ, AJ, AJ, AJ, AP, AP, HA, HA, NYT, NYT, NYT, REU, WAFA 2/15; AJ, AP, HA 2/16)
PA president Mahmoud Abbas addresses the African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, calling plans to displace Palestinians from Gaza “deluded” and a “diversion from the war crimes, genocide, and destruction in Gaza, as well as the crimes of settlement expansion and attempts to annex the West Bank.” Abbas also meets with Comoros president Azali Assoumani, Egyptian prime minister Mostafa Madbouly, and foreign minister Badr Abdelatty on the sidelines of the summit. PA prime minister Mohammad Mustafa meets with German vice chancellor Robert Habeck, Canadian foreign minister Melanie Joly, Slovenian foreign minister Tanja Fajon, Icelandic foreign minister Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir, and Yemeni Presidential Leadership Council chairperson Rashad al-Alimi on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference. (AJ, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA, WAFA 2/15)
The Arab League says the pace of aid entering Gaza is unacceptable. (AJ 2/15)
Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu thanks U.S. president Donald Trump for his “full support for Israel’s decisions regarding the Gaza Strip in future developments.” (AJ 2/15)
Spanish prime minister Pedro Sanchez says in a speech that he will not allow President Trump’s plan to displace Palestinians from Gaza to happen. (AJ, WAFA 2/15)