Israel-Hamas War: What happened on day 129?

An Israeli government spokesperson said on Monday that Hamas had been reduced to half its fighting force in the Gaza war, with more than 12,000 gunmen who have been killed and large numbers wounded or captured.

"We're talking about three-quarters of Hamas' battalions that have been shattered ... with over 12,000 terrorists who have been killed," Eylon Levy said in a briefing.

"When you take into account the number of terrorists who have been wounded or apprehended, that is more than half of Hamas' fighting force knocked out of action."

The Dutch government on Monday said it would appeal the order to halt the export of F-35 fighter jet parts to Israel at the Supreme Court of the Netherlands.

A Dutch appeals court earlier on Monday ordered the halt of the exports within 7 days over concerns the jet parts were being used in violations of international law during Israel's Gaza offensive.

The government said the F-35s were crucial for Israel to protect itself from "threats in the region, for example from Iran, Yemen, Syria and Lebanon."

UN Special Rapporteur on the Palestinian territories Francesca Albanese will be prohibited from entering Israel, Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz and Interior Minister Moshe Arbel said in a joint statement on Monday.

The announcement comes following Albanese's comment on Sunday that the October 7 massacre was a “response to Israel’s oppression.”

Britain imposed sanctions on four Israeli individuals on Monday, saying they "threatened and perpetrated acts of aggression and violence" against Palestinians in the West Bank.

The measures were taken under Britain's Global Human Rights sanctions regime, a government notice showed.

Israel should stop and think seriously before taking any further action in Rafah, British Foreign Secretary David Cameron said on Monday, after airstrikes in the southern Gaza city.

Asked about the situation in Rafah and whether Israel had gone beyond international law, Cameron told reporters: "We think it is impossible to see how you can fight a war amongst these people. There's nowhere for them to go."

"We are very concerned about the situation, and we want Israel to stop and think very seriously before it takes any further action. But above all, what we want is an immediate pause in the fighting, and we want that pause to lead to a ceasefire."

US President Joe Biden is angry at Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and has called him an "as***le" in private conversations due to military disagreements over the Gaza war, NBC reported on Monday.

IDF troops, along with the Shin Bet and the Border Police, arrested 17 suspects in an overnight anti-terror operation in the West Bank, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit said on Monday. 

During the operation, forces located and confiscated military equipment.

The one time we are happy to see posters of hostages being taken down.

Welcome home Louis ❤️

We wait for the day when all of these posters can be taken down.

📸 @Mdais pic.twitter.com/14sxIUTRnL

— Israel ישראל 🇮🇱 (@Israel) February 12, 2024

Watch the moment rescued hostages Fernando Marman and Louis Norbeto Har are reunited with their loved ones after their dramatic rescue from Hamas captivity by Israeli special forces.

An Israeli drone carried out a targeted attack in Bint Jbeil in Lebanon, according to Arab reports. 

The report stated that the attack was carried out by an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) and allegedly targeted specifically a vehicle.

The target of the attack was Mohammed Alaviya, a senior member of Hezbollah and responsible for the Maroun al-Ras region, according to the Saudi "Al Hadith" network and Sky News in Arabic.