Faith-Based Security Headlines
These updates are shared to help raise the situational awareness of Faith-Based organizations to best defend against and mitigate the impacts from all-hazards threats including physical security, cybersecurity, and natural disasters.
Israel to join truce talks in Paris, media says, amid heavy Gaza bombardment
Israel will send negotiators on Friday to truce talks in Paris, Israeli media said, as Gazans hoped for a ceasefire that could hold off a full-blown Israeli assault on Rafah, after it endured one of its worst bombardments of the conflict. Israel’s Channel 12 television reported on Thursday that the war cabinet approved sending negotiators, led by the head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service, to Paris for talks on a potential deal to free more than 100 hostages whom Palestinian militant group Hamas is believed to be holding.
The head of Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, has been in Egypt this week in the strongest sign in weeks that negotiations remain alive. Earlier Israel’s Defence Minister Yoav Gallant said in a statement, “We will expand the authority given to our hostage negotiators” while preparing to continue intense ground operations.
Overnight on Thursday, Israeli bombing flattened a mosque and destroyed homes in Rafah in a fierce surge of violence in the city where over half of the Gaza’s 2.3 million people are huddled, mostly in tents.
Also see: Strikes Flatten Mosque in Rafah in Southern Gaza
SAVE THE DATE! CISA to Host Webinar on K-12 School Safety
On Thursday, February 29, CISA will mark the 4th year of SchoolSafety.gov on their next CISA Live!. Lindsay Burton, CISA’s Associate Director of School Safety, will discuss kindergarten to grade 12 (K-12) School Safety. Hosted on LinkedIn, this event offers participants an opportunity to learn about CISA’s work and resources to help the K-12 community reduce their physical security risk while increasing their resilience and capability. Learn about information, tools, technical assistance, and other services available through CISA.
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