• Knesset committee approved Haim Katz’s immunity request; The plenum will decide
• Katz brought the legislative house down to the lowest level // Mordechai Kremnitzer
• Release of realtime results postponed, the vote in Iowa became a farce // Netanel Shlomovitz
• European Union in message to Israel: Advancement toward annexation will not pass quietly
• Sources in Israel and US: Netanyahu initiated the transfer of the ‘Mishulash’ (Arab-Israeli area)
• Flooding of fighter jets: Commander of base resigned, IDF admitted that it concealed the mistake // Amos Harel
• Tel-Aviv University rented a hall for Chabad for an event that was held with gender separation
• Israel Prize laureate: Rabbi who claimed that gays are perverts
• High Court: Non-biological parent in surrogacy will be recognized from the moment of receiving court order - not from moment of birth
• In opposition to the assumption, the Byzantine community in the Negev survived the Ice Age
• Mutual need // Zvi Bar’el on Israel’s need for the long-term arrangement with Gaza
• Winds of change // Yechiam Weitz on the moral deterioration of religious Zionism
• Bank payment applications on alert: Apple Pay in advanced talks to enter Israel

• Expose - This is how cancer patients at Rambam Hospital received expired chemotherapy medicines (Hebrew)
• The fighter jets that were flooded - The resignation after the oversight
• The immunity for Haim Katz - 16 in favor, 10 against, 4 abstained
• Eden! (Ethiopian-Israeli) Eden Alene, a soldier from Kiryat Gat, will be our representative at Eurovision

• “I met with Netanyahu for the benefit of Sudan’s interests” - Leader of Sudan, Abdul Fattah Al-Burhan forced to deal with accusations of treason
• The floods at Hatzor Air Force base: Commander of the base ends his job
• Coronavirus panic rises: An isolated ward established at Sheba
• Talking and getting stronger // Tal Lev-Ram on the thwarting of the smuggling to Gaza
• Modern plague // Dr. Claudey Tal on the hooliganism on the Internet
• Salary and punishment // Yehuda Sharoni on the salary report
• Smiling all the way // Haim Isrovitch on US elections
• On the way to Eurovision: (Ethiopian-Israeli) Eden Alene will represent Israel at the competition in Holland

Israel Hayom

• Embarrassment for Attorney General: Haim Katz’s immunity was approved (by Knesset)
• Proof of the low level of the law enforcement establishment // Haim Shine
• He tried to condemn and was stopped: Dispute between Israel and Iran’s foreign minister at the European Union
• From celebration to embarrassment: The farce of the Democrats // Boaz Bismuth
• Coronavirus panic is also in Thailand: “It’s scary to leave the hotel”
• Senior Intelligence official: “Iran is not recuperating from the assassination of Soleimani”
• Late, but justified // Yoav Limor on the departure of the commander of the Hatzor Air Force base following the oversight on the flooding of F-16s
• Our star: Eden Alene will represent us at Eurovision

• Gaza escalation: Three rockets hit Israel, army strikes Hamas - Late Tuesday night, airstrikes target Hamas positions in the southern Gaza Strip. No casualties reported. (Haaretz+)
• Israeli army now using ‘talking drone’ to disperse West Bank protests - A new IDF drone implores Palestinian protesters in the village of Qaddum to 'go home,' while urging Israeli activists 'not to side with the enemy.' (+972mag)
• IDF foils attempted weapons smuggling into Gaza from Sinai by sea - Military says naval officers, Shin Bet agents intercepted a boat carrying weapons meant for Hamas' naval commando unit in the Strip. (Israel Hayom and Ynet)
• IDF deployed sniper cells along the border - After return of incendiary balloons and firebomb terror in recent weeks from the Gaza Strip, IDF deployed intercepting forces yesterday. Each firing position has two fighters: One observes with binoculars, detects the balloons and directs, and his comrade intercepts the bundle with a special-purpose rifle. (Yedioth Hebrew)
• Palestinian Authority announces partial ban on Israeli imports - Move seeks to counter a Defense Ministry order halting agricultural imports from the West Bank to Israel. Palestinian ban includes produce, soft drinks, and water. (Israel Hayom)
• Six new factories in the Mishor Adumim industrial area (in the West Bank) - Signs of increase in the rate of marketing of plots in the industrial zone, especially in zone A, where, by law, those who build factories are entitled to receive benefits such as subsidized land and an exemption from a tender. (Israel Hayom Hebrew)
• Demonstrations against home demolitions in the Bedouin sector - Abdallah Azazmeh, a 20-month-old toddler, was the youngest protester at the demonstrations at 12 highway junctions yesterday against the (Government) policy of house demolitions, with the participation of hundreds of Jewish and Arab demonstrators. “His home was destroyed when he was born,” said his uncle, Hussein, the Chairman of the local council of the unrecognized village, A-Sir. MK Saeed Alharumi (Joint List): “The continuing protest of the Bedouin public in the Negev will reach its climax next Thursday in a demonstration opposite the Offices of the Authority of Bedouin Settlement in Beersheva.” (Maariv, p. 15)
• In First, Ethiopian Israeli Singer to Represent Israel in Eurovision -19-year-old TV contest winner Eden Alene says competition has 'turned me from a girl with a dream into a seasoned singer.’ (Haaretz+ and Ynet)
• The EU is funding a left-wing campaign for Russian speakers in the country - Grant given to the “Moresheteinu” (Our Legacy) organization: half a million euros. Objective: "Dismantling the negative attitude toward the Palestinian narrative.” (Israel Hayom)
• Netanyahu’s Embrace of Trump Is Driving U.S. Jews Away From Israel, Survey Shows - Less observant Jews were more likely to feel that their connection to Israel had weakened in recent years, poll commissioned by U.S.-based Ruderman Family Foundation says. (Haaretz+)
• Lieberman Denies Granting Military Exemptions to ultra-Orthodox as Defense Minister - Following Haaretz investigation that found that Lieberman's office arranged conscription exemptions, Labor-Gesher calls to convene Knesset committee to review claims. (Haaretz+)
• Israeli activist persecuted by far-right group marks one month in custody - Israel has been holding Jonathan Pollak in custody since the beginning of January, after an extreme-right group filed a suit against him for protesting in the West Bank. (+972mag)
• Netanyahu's new plane gets anti-missile protection system - The Boeing 767 conducted a third flight test, possibly entering service in two months. Installed on its belly is the DIRCM system (Sky Shield) that detects shoulder fired missiles and shoots lasers to neutralize them. (Ynet)
• Israel's flag flies on the International Space Station - As Israel marks 17 years since passing of its first spaceman Ilan Ramon, American astronaut Jessica Meir, whose father is Israeli, unveils anti-radiation spacesuit celebrating contributions of the small nation to international space efforts. (Ynet)
• Israeli energy company denies Egyptian attack on gas pipeline - Controlling shareholder Yitzhak Tshuva attributes report to disinformation campaign aimed at scuttling Israeli natural gas exports. (Haaretz+)
• Mysterious Egyptian artifact from the Bronze Age found off Israeli coast - A veterinarian taking a morning swim found what turned out to be an anchor engraved with hieroglyphs on the seafloor. But who defaced the Egyptian goddess? (Haaretz+)
• Iran says it may block UN access to nuclear sites if it faces 'new situation' - The Iran nuclear accord hangs on a single thread, one that permits international inspection of its atomic facilities. (Agencies, Haaretz)
• Iran to execute alleged spy who gave nuclear secrets to CIA - The state-run news agencies in the country report that Amir Rahimpour received money from the U.S. state agency to share the details; the Islamic Republic in the past has sentenced alleged American and Israeli spies to death. (Agencies, Ynet)
• Slain Iranian general was set to deliver reconciliatory message to Saudi Arabia, diplomat says - Invoking U.S. killing of Qassem Soleimani, ambassador in Iraq says Tehran wants to resolve differences with Gulf states 'as quickly as possible.’ (Agencies, Haaretz)
• Twitter Says Iran, Israel May Have Accessed Users' Phone Numbers - Social media giant says it identified a 'high volume of requests' to use contact upload feature coming from IP addresses in the two countries, adding some 'may have ties to state-sponsored actors.' (Agencies, Haaretz)
• TV report: Oman sought to broker Israel-Iran talks in 2013; Netanyahu said no - Muscat felt Israel would benefit from dialogue, as US was already in secret talks that led to 2015 nuke deal, Channel 13 reports; Mossad chief Pardo thought idea worth considering. (Times of Israel)
• After deadly clashes, Erdogan says Turkey won't allow Syrian advance on Idlib - Erdogan and Putin reportedly agreed to improve coordination of their countries' actions in Syria after a confrontation between Turkish and Syrian forces killed soldiers on both sides. (Agencies, Haaretz)
• Lebanese-American who worked for Israel charged with murder - The indictment says Amer Fakhoury killed and tortured prisoners inside Khiam prison that was run by an Israeli-backed militia and where the defendant worked as warden. Fakhoury confessed to working as a senior warden at Khiam Prison. Fakhoury was detained after returning from the US to his native Lebanon, where he's undergoing cancer treatment, and it remains unclear if he'll be able to stand trial. (Agencies, Ynet)