Brief: Palestinians in Gaza skeptical of Board of Peace, Israeli escalation in Lebanon
The Take
Al Jazeera
4.7 • 748 Ratings
🗓️ 22 February 2026
⏱️ 6 minutes
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Summary
This week: 144 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 612 Palestinians in Gaza. Donald Trump's Board of Peace met in Washington DC. Israel escalated strikes in Lebanon. Israel has killed more than 72,070 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7th, 2023.
In this episode:
- Hind Khoudary, (@hindkhoudary), Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Kimberly Halkett, (@KimberlyHalkett), Al Jazeera Senior White House Correspondent
- Hani Mahmoud, Al Jazeera Correspondent
- Zeina Khodr, (@ZeinakhodrAljaz) Al Jazeera Correspondent
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by David Enders. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our lead of audience development and engagement is Andrew Greiner and Munera AlDosari is our engagement producer. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
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| 0:00.0 | I'm David Enders, and this is the take. |
| 0:05.2 | As Israel's war on Gaza continues, we're coming to you on Sundays with a weekly roundup. |
| 0:11.5 | This week, 144 days into a ceasefire, Israel has killed at least 612 Palestinians in Gaza. |
| 0:20.6 | Donald Trump's Board of Peace met in Washington, D.C. |
| 0:24.6 | Israel escalated strikes in Lebanon. |
| 0:27.6 | Today is Sunday, February 22. |
| 0:30.6 | Israel has killed more than 72,070 Palestinians in Gaza since October 7, 2023. |
| 0:40.6 | As Palestinians in Gaza marked the first week of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, |
| 0:46.5 | Israel continued to prevent sufficient food aid from reaching the area. |
| 0:51.2 | Here's Al Jazeera's Hind Hodri. |
| 0:53.9 | This part contains the only meal that Mahmoud and his family will eat today. |
| 0:59.0 | Every morning, the 12-year-old wakes up early and walks to the charity kitchen, |
| 1:04.0 | carrying an empty pot and the weight of responsibility to feed a family of seven. |
| 1:11.6 | Hicues for hours alongside dozens of other children waiting their turn. |
| 1:17.6 | For forcibly displaced Palestinians in this area, the kitchen is their only source of food. |
| 1:23.6 | Despite the ceasefire hunger remains widespread in Gaza. |
| 1:26.6 | Prices are still out of reach of most, and humanitarian assistance is not reaching everyone. |
| 1:33.3 | The United Nations said agencies were producing and distributing 1.7 million meals every day by the end of January |
| 1:42.3 | through more than 180 kitchens across Gaza. |
| 1:47.0 | It says more than half a million meals were served in the north and more than 1.2 million meals in the south. |
| 1:55.0 | For Mahmoud, those numbers come down to one thing, whether or not he returns home with a pot full of food. |
| 2:06.2 | On Thursday in Washington, U.S. President Donald Trump convened his Board of Peace, a body he |
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