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Xinhua Middle East news summary at 2200 GMT, Feb. 16

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GAZA -- The Hamas-run media office in Gaza accused on Sunday Israeli authorities of violating the ceasefire agreement by blocking the departure of the 15th group of patients and wounded individuals through the Rafah border crossing.

"The occupation continues to breach the ceasefire agreement, as it blocked the departure of the 15th group of patients and wounded today by delaying the release of their travel lists, preventing them from completing exit procedures," said the media office head Salama Marouf in a statement. (Gaza-Ceasefire Agreement-Israeli Violation)

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JERUSALEM -- Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Sunday that a negotiation team will travel to Cairo on Monday to discuss the implementation of the Gaza ceasefire agreement.

According to a statement released by his office, Netanyahu said he spoke by phone with U.S. Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff, after which he instructed an Israeli negotiation team to depart for Cairo on Monday. (Israel-Negotiation Team-Gaza Ceasefire Talks)

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BEIRUT -- Israeli forces opened fire toward residents returning to the village of Houla in southern Lebanon on Sunday, resulting in the death of a woman and the injury of several others.

The Israeli army also abducted three citizens during the incident, according to Lebanon's official National News Agency. (Israel-Lebanon-Gunfire)

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ANKARA -- A technical team of 25 people from Türkiye has started working in Syria to renovate Damascus International Airport, Turkish Transport and Infrastructure Minister Abdulkadir Uraloglu said on Sunday.

"Our team, consisting of personnel from the General Directorate of State Airports Authority, has been deployed to restore Damascus (International) Airport, which was severely damaged and became inoperable during the 13-year-long Syrian civil war," Uraloglu said in a written statement. (Türkiye-Damascus Airport-Renovation) Enditem

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