News Roundup for February 13, 2026
Trump Plans to Announce Gaza Funding Plan, Troops at First Board of Peace Meeting, U.S. Officials Say, Reuters
“President Donald Trump will announce a multi-billion dollar reconstruction plan for Gaza and detail plans for a U.N.-authorized stabilization force for the Palestinian enclave at the first formal meeting of his Board of Peace next week, two senior U.S. officials said on Thursday.”
Netanyahu Seeks to Strip Palestinian Citizens Convicted of Violent Crimes of Israeli Nationality, Associated Press
“If the court moves ahead, it would make Israel one of the few nations — including Bahrain — to revoke citizenship of people born with the status in their country. Countries such as the United Kingdom and France have stripped dual or naturalized citizens of their citizenships over terrorism convictions, but international conventions generally bar states from taking away someone’s nationality if it would leave them stateless.”
Second U.S. Aircraft Carrier – Largest in the World – Sent to Mideast Amid Tensions With Iran, Source Says, Haaretz
“The USS Gerald R. Ford’s planned deployment to the Mideast comes after Trump on Thursday suggested another round of talks with the Iranians was at hand, with negotiations potentially being finalized over the next month. Those talks didn’t materialize as one of Tehran’s top security officials visited Oman and Qatar this week and exchanged messages with the U.S. intermediaries.”
Trump Says Israeli President ‘Should Be Ashamed’ for Not Pardoning Netanyahu, Axios
“‘You have a president who refuses to give him a pardon. He should be ashamed of himself. The president’s got the power to give pardons. He doesn’t want to do it, because I guess he loses his power. I think the people of Israel should really shame him. He is disgraceful for not giving it,’ Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.”
47 Homicides in 43 Days: 40-year-old Woman Killed in Northern Israeli Arab Town, Haaretz
“Residents said the victim, Wafa Awad, was shot on the street as she left her home, adding that she was not the intended target of the shooting. Awad is the sixth person killed in 24 hours in Arab society.”
Despite Netanyahu, Trump Signals U.S. Will Exhaust Iran Diplomacy Before Military Action, Haaretz
Amos Harel writes, “With Trump, although deception is always an option, his comments are consistent. Trump is saying clearly: in his view, the path of negotiations is preferable to the path of war. He would rather forge an agreement that will put a stop to Iran’s nuclear project than get involved in a prolonged military campaign.”
