One killed, 11 injured in Yemen after security forces disperse STC storming
Protest erupts after the internationally recognised gov’t holds its first session in the southern city of Aden.

Protest erupts after the internationally recognised gov’t holds its first session in the southern city of Aden.







![A police officer talks to demonstrators wearing masks depicting U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, and US President Donald Trump, during a protest near the U.S. Institute of Peace building, on the day of the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace, in Washington, DC, US on Feb. 19, 2026. [Jonathan Ernst/Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/image-1771529902.jpg?resize=770%2C513&quality=80)

![Palestinian man Omar al-Masri in Khan Younis, Gaza on February 19, 2026. [Screenshot via Reuters]](https://www.aljazeera.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/02/2026-02-19T172032Z_1_LWD693819022026RP1_RTRWNEV_C_6938-ISRAEL-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-TRUMP-BOARD-REAX_cropped-1771527343.jpg?resize=730%2C410&quality=80)
Many Palestinians in Gaza reacted to the first meeting of the so-called “Board of Peace” with deep scepticism.
Israel is seeking to achieve through paperwork what warfare alone could not.
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US Major General Jasper Jeffers said the Gaza “International Stabilization Force” will first deploy to Rafah.
Iran says US president’s comments suggest ‘real risk of military aggression’ as Trump says he wants a ‘meaningful deal’.

Israel’s plan to restart land registration in the occupied West Bank is straining its relationship with Jordan.
Intensified attacks, methodical destruction of entire neighbourhoods appear aimed at permanent displacement, UN says.
Investigation reveals the Israeli government installed surveillance equipment at a Jeffrey Epstein-managed residence.

Israeli forces carried out violent raids across the occupied West Bank, detaining Palestinians and demolishing homes.

At the height of its power, ISIL held around a third of Syria and 40% of Iraq.