For now, links to six reports: from the Christian Science Monitor, National Public Radio, Le Monde, Agence France-Presse, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initals below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 17  Hamas leader, Israel’s ‘most wanted,’ is dead. What happens to war in Gaza? by Taylor Luck, Fatima AbdulKarim and Dina Kraft | Christian Science Monitor  LONDON / RAMALLAH / GAZA STRIP / TEL AVIV  Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar, mastermind of the Oct. 7, 2023, attack on southern Israel that ignited a devastating war in the Gaza Strip, was killed by Israeli forces in southern Gaza, Israel said Thursday. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE to hear NPR report, and HERE for report from Le Monde and AFP.

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FROM OCT. 17  Sinwar’s killing opens up opportunity and much uncertainty for the war in Gaza, by Tia Goldrenberg and Jack Jeffrey | AP  TEL AVIV — Israel’s killing of Yahya Sinwar, Hamas’ top leader and the mastermind of the group’s Oct. 7 attack, is a dramatic turning point in the brutal yearlong war that it touched off. His killing on Thursday . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE to hear NPR report.

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FROM OCT. 17  A visit to Beirut’s Dahieh neighborhood, a Hezbollah stronghold and target of Israel. Reported by Eyder Peralta | NPR  Dahieh, where Hassan Nasrallah was killed on Sept. 17, is both a Hezbollah stronghold and one of the most vibrant parts of Beirut. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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First, links to two reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 17  One of Ukraine’s most celebrated poets is currently touring the U.S. Reported by Neda Ulaby | NPR  Marianna Kiyanovska lives in Ukraine, but this month she’s visiting more than a dozen U.S. universities, reading her poetry and speaking about writing in wartime,. Her latest collection, titled The Voices of Babyn Yar, is about victims of the Holocaust. Click HERE to listen to and read the first of two brief reports, and HERE to listen to the second.

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For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, National Public Radio, and Middle East Eye, and to an article of commentary from Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their initals below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Israeli fire kills 11 in Gaza City as its forces tighten siege in the north, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Israeli airstrikes killed 11 Palestinians in Gaza City today, medics said, while Israeli forces sent tanks into Jabalia in the north, where Palestinians and United Nations officials expressed alarm over shortages of food and medicine. READ MORE . . .

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EU’s Borrell questions U.S. giving Israel one month to improve Gaza situation, by John Irish | Reuters  BRUSSELS — The EU’s foreign policy chief on Thursday appeared to criticise the United States giving Israel one month to improve the humanitarian situation in Gaza, saying that during that time, too many people would die. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 16  Israel pressured by UN and U.S.to step up action to tackle Gaza’s escalating humanitarian crisis, by Edith M. Lederer | AP UNITED NATIONS  — The top U.N. humanitarian official accused Israel on Wednesday of blocking the delivery of desperately needed aid to Gaza, and the U.S. ambassador demanded that its government step up efforts to tackle the Palestinian territory’s ”intolerable and catastrophic . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for NPR report.

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Hamas slams German minister’s claim about Israel’s right to bomb civilians in Gaza. From Middle East Monitor. The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement has condemned in the “strongest terms” German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock for her “abhorrent” defence of . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 16  A surge of people are leaving Lebanon for Syria amid Israel-Hezbollah conflict. Reported by Eyder Peralta | NPR  Some one million people in Lebanon have been displaced from their homes. Many of them have crossed the border into Syria — fleeing one war-torn country for another. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM OCT. 15  What is Israel’s ‘Generals’ Plan’ and what does it mean for the war on Gaza? by Nadav Rapaport | Middle East Eye  Many in the Israeli military and elsewhere are now looking to the “Generals’ Plan“, also known as the Eiland Plan, to secure the defeat of Hamas. At its simplest . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 14  Between Russia and Iran all’s well that ends well, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  Russia and Iran have had a difficult relationship through centuries. It remains complicated, as the protracted negotiations over their strategic partnership treaty have shown. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to 10 reports: from the Kyiv Independent, the Anadolu Agency, Agence France-Prese, Tass, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Anadolu Agency, and to an article of commentary from Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Victory plan includes Western-supplied missile package to force Russia to talks, Zelensky says in Brussels, by Martin Fornusek | The Kyiv Independent  President Volodymyr Zelensky said today that the victory plan includes placing conventional missile capabilities in Ukraine that would either force Russia to accept negotiations or decimate Moscow’s military targets. READ MORE . . .

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EU Council chief renews bloc’s pledge to back Ukraine ‘as long as it takes,‘ by Nur Asena Erturk and Burc Eruygur | Anadolu Agency  ANKARA / ISTANBUL  The president of the EU Council, Charles Michel, today renewed the bloc’s commitment to supporting Ukraine. “We are on your side for as long as it takes and whatever . . . READ MORE . . .

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UK issues largest sanctions yet on Russian ‘shadow fleet.’ From AFP.  Britain today announced its largest sanctions to date against Russia’s “shadow fleet” of tankers used to sidestep a Western embargo on oil exports after its invasion of Ukraine. The government’s latest crackdown bars . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces liberate Maksimilyanovka community in Donbass region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces liberated the community of Maksimilyanovka in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s president will speak to EU leaders about his plan to end the war. Reported by Joanna Kakissis and A Martínez | NPR  Ukraine’s president is in Brussels today to speak to European Union leaders about his plan to end the war in a year — without ceding any territory to Russia. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for an AP report.

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‘We must do everything to explore’ ways Ukraine war might end: Scholz. From AFP. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Wednesday that Berlin wanted to explore ways towards ending the conflict in Ukraine sparked by Russia’s invasion, while stressing this had to happen in concert with Kyiv. READ MORE . . .

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Biden to make farewell trip to Germany as Ukraine war rages. From AFP. BERLlN — U.S. President Joe Biden will be in Germany on Friday on a whirlwind trip, with Western backing for Ukraine set to be high on the agenda at talks with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and other NATO leaders. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for AP and Reuters reports.

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FROM OCT. 16  NATO pledges nearly $43.5B in military aid for Ukraine: Mark Rutte, by Merve Berker | Anadolu Agency  ANKARA — NATO’s new chief on Wednesday announced a military aid package for Ukraine of over $40 billion, reaffirming the alliance’s long-term commitment to bolstering Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s war. Secretary-General Mark Rutte stressed . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for a report from Reuters.

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FROM OCT. 14  Between Russia and Iran all’s well that ends well, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  Russia and Iran have had a difficult relationship through centuries. It remains complicated, as the protracted negotiations over their strategic partnership treaty have shown. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to eleven reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, the Anadolu Agency, and National Public Radio; then, via Consortium News, a link to a lecture from Substack; other writing and reporting is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 15  Gaza hospitals are overwhelmed with patients and desperately low on supplies as invasion looms, by Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab and Ravi Nessman | AP  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Medics in Gaza warned Sunday that thousands could die as hospitals packed with wounded people ran desperately low on fuel and basic supplies. Palestinians in the besieged coastal enclave . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Oct. 16 Reuters report.

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Israeli soldiers say generals’ ethnic cleansing ‘plan’ underway in northern Gaza. From Middle East Eye. Israeli media has reported evidence that a plan to ethnically cleanse northern Gaza and kill any Palestinians who remain is underway. Three Israeli reserve soldiers serving in Gaza told Haaretz . . . READ MORE . . .

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UN debate on Israel’s targeting of civilians in Gaza is ‘urgent’ need, says international alliance. From Middle East Monitor. An international alliance of humanitarian organisations, associations, groups of engaged individuals calling for peace and security, and citizens of the world supporting peace and justice have urged . . . READ MORE . . .

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Britain calls UN meeting on Gaza, may sanction ministers. From Reuters. LONDON — Britain and France have called an urgent meeting at the United Nations Security Council to discuss the humanitarian situation in Gaza and Britain is considering sanctioning two Israeli ministers, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today. READ MORE . . .

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Macron condemns ‘indiscriminate Israeli strikes’ that only aggravate ‘unbearable’ human toll in Gaza, Lebanon, by Nur Asena Erturk | Anadolu Agency  ANKARA — French President Emmanuel Macron today condemned “indiscriminate Israeli strikes” that only aggravate the human toll which is “already unbearable” in Gaza and in Lebanon, according to an official statement. READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s incursion into southern Lebanon creates a growing humanitarian disaster. Leila Fadel of NPR talks with Tanya Evans of the International Rescue Committee about Israel’s attacks on Hezbollah and the problems they have created for Lebanese people and the many Syrian refugees who live there. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Biden informs Congress of U.S. ballistic missile defense deployment to Israel amid rising tensions with Iran, by Rabia Iclal Turan | Anadolu Agency  WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden informed Congress on Tuesday of his decision to deploy a ballistic missile defense system to Israel, saying the action is in line with . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli strikes hit Lebanon and kill at least 15 in a town with a dark history of civilian deaths, by Kareem Chehayeb, Samy Magdy and Mohammad Zaatari | AP  QANA, Lebanon — Israeli airstrikes pounded areas across Lebanon, killing at least 21 people, officials said today, including 15 in a southern town where Israeli bombardments in previous conflicts are seared into local memory. The other six . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli strike hits municipal building in south Lebanon, mayor and five others killed, by Laila Bassam and Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters  BEIRUT / WASHINGTON — Israel launched an airstrike today on the municipal headquarters in Nabatieh, a major town in south Lebanon, killing the mayor and at least five others. The attack . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 15  As Israel strikes Hezbollah targets, Lebanese civilians are being displaced. Reported by Rob Schmitz and Michael Levitt | NPR  Sarah Al-Charif, Lebanon director of the Ruwwad Al-Tanmeya organization, talks about the displacement that people there are experiencing as a result of Israeli strikes. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM OCT. 14  De-Westernizing ourselves, by Patrick Lawrence | The Flautist / Consortium News  What must each of us do, in the privacy, so to say, of our consciences, our thoughts, our surmises and judgments, to take up the work of defending humanity’s humanity? It is at bottom a psychological question. It is a matter, very simply, of . . . READ MORE . . . 

 

For today, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse, and to commentary from the Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Independent; then, via Consortium News, a link to a lecture from a Substack author; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Zelenskyy’s ‘victory plan’ includes a big hurdle for the West: An invitation to Ukraine to join NATO, by Samya Kullab and Hanna Arhirova | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy publicly acknowledged for the first time today that Western partners are ramping up pressure to negotiate with Russia, hinting that such talks . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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Russia says Zelenskiy ‘victory plan’ is pushing NATO towards direct conflict with Moscow. From Reuters. MOSCOW — Russia today denounced a “victory plan” presented by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy, saying he was trying to push NATO into a direct conflict with Mosco w. In his speech, Zelenskiy . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says two more villages in eastern Ukraine taken. From AFP. Russia has captured two more villages in different parts of eastern Ukraine, the defence ministry said today, as Russian forces continue . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Reuters report.

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Unveiling of Zelensky victory plan raises more questions than answers, by Sergii Kostezh | The Kyiv Post  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky today presented his plan for Ukraine’s victory to the country’s parliament, the Verkhovna Rada. As announced in the meeting, it consisted of five points with three classified appendices . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE to commentary from the Kyiv Independent.

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FROM OCT. 14  De-Westernizing ourselves, by Patrick Lawrence | The Flautist / Consortium News  What must each of us do, in the privacy, so to say, of our consciences, our thoughts, our surmises and judgments, to take up the work of defending humanity’s humanity? It is at bottom a psychological question. It is a matter, very simply, of . . . READ MORE . . . 

 

For today, links to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initals below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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UN refugee agency says 25% of Lebanon under Israeli evacuation orders, by Emma Farge and Clauda Tanios | Reuters  GENEVA / DUBAI — Israel, which began incursions into south Lebanon two weeks ago to battle Iran-backed militant group Hezbollah, has issued military evacuation orders affecting more than a quarter of the country, the U.N. refugee agency said today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 14  UN Security Council voices ‘strong concern’ for UN peacekeepers after Israeli attacks, by Edith M. Lederer | AP   UNITED NATIONS — The UN Security Council expressed “strong concern” Monday as Israel has fired on and wounded U.N. peacekeepers in southern Lebanon during intensified fighting, reiterating its support for their role in supporting security in the region. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Reuters report.

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Hezbollah’s drones are a fierce and evasive threat to Israel, by Tia Goldenberg | AP  TEL AVIV — One of the worst mass casualty strikes on Israel in a year of war came not from dozens of Iranian ballistic missiles nor the repeated barrages of rocket fire launched by Hamas and Hezbollah. Instead, it was a single drone. The unmanned . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from Reuters and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 14  Ukraine holds new online conference on peace, calls for revised security system. From Reuters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s chief of staff, Andriy Yermak, called on Monday for a new international security system to preclude future instances of armed aggression, as he addressed an online . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian strike kills 1, wounds 16 in southern Ukraine. From AFP. A Russian missile strike overnight killed one woman and wounded 16 others in southern Ukraine’s Mykolaiv, where Moscow has recently ramped up air attacks, authorities said today. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to 22 reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Anadolu Agency, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, Middle East Monitor, Common Dreams, and Agence France-Presse, and to commentary from Indian Punchline and ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Israel steps up pressure in north Gaza amid fears of siege and displacement, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO – At least 10 people were killed and 40 injured in northern Gaza today after Israeli tank shells hit people queueing for food, Palestinian medics said, as fears mounted in the enclave that Israel plans to displace all residents from the north. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 13  Netanyahu mulls plan to empty northern Gaza of civilians and cut off aid to those left inside, by Julia Frankel | AP  JERUSALEM — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is examining a plan to seal off humanitarian aid to northern Gaza in an attempt to starve out Hamas militants, a plan that, if implemented, could trap without food or water hundreds of thousands of Palestinians unwilling or unable to leave their homes. READ MORE . . .

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At least 21 killed as Israel intensifies deadly onslaught in northern Gaza, by Hosni Nadim | Anadolu Agency  GAZA CITY, Palestine  At least 21 Palestinians, including three children, were killed today as Israel intensified its deadly offensive in the northern Gaza Strip, medical sources said. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for AP and Reuters reports.

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EU foreign policy chief slams Israeli strikes on hospital, school housing displaced Palestinians in Gaza, by Nur Asena Erturk | Anadolu Agency  ANKARA — The EU’s foreign policy chief today condemned Israeli strikes on a hospital and a school that sheltered Palestinian displaced people in Gaza. “Dozens of civilians seeking safety,” Josep Borrell said . . . READ MORE . . .

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At least 18 killed in Israeli strike in northern Lebanon, tension high with UN forces, by Artorn Pookasook and Maya Gebeily | Reuters  DUBAI — Israel expanded its targets in its war with the Iran-backed Hezbollah in Lebanon today, killing at least 18 people in its first strike on the Christian-majority town of Aitou in the north, the Lebanese Red Cross said. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report.

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Israeli attack on Al-Aqsa Hospital in Gaza burns Palestinians alive, by Mohammed al-Hajjar and Rayhan Uddin | Middle East Eye  The Israeli military has attacked tents housing displaced people at Al-Aqsa Hospital in central Gaza, creating a fire which killed four people and wounded scores of others.  Medical sources cited by Wafa news agency . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Anadolu Agency.

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Hezbollah strikes back against Israel with one of its deadliest attacks of the year. Reported by Michel Martin and Jackie Northam | NPR  A Hezbollah drone attack on an Israeli army training base killed four Israeli soldiers. The attack came shortly after the Pentagon announced it is sending Israel an advanced antimissile system. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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FROM OCT. 13  Alarm as Pentagon confirms deployment of U.S. troops to Israel, by Jake Johnson | Common Dreams  The Pentagon confirmed Sunday that it has authorized the deployment of an advanced antimissile system and around 100 U.S. troops to Israel as the Netanyahu government prepares to attack Iran—a move that’s expected to provoke an Iranian response. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from AP and Reuters.

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With genocide in northern Gaza, Israel aims to expel Palestinians: Arab League, by Abdulsalam Fayez | Anadolu Agency  ISTANBUL — The Arab League on Sunday condemned Israel’s ongoing genocide in northern Gaza, accusing Tel Aviv of putting plans to depopulate the region in motion. In a statement . . . READ MORE . . .

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Life in a war zone: Israel ordered people in southern Lebanon to leave. Did they? Reported by Eyder Peralta and Steve Inskeep | NPR  Southern Lebanon is being pounded by the Israeli air force. By some estimates, about a million people have left their homes. We her from some who have remained. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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World waits to see how Israel will respond to deadly attacks. Steve Inskeep of NPR asks Daniel Byman of the Center for Strategic and International Studies about what Israeli retaliation to an Iranian missile attack could look like. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM OCT. 13  Lebanese ministry says Israel strikes killed 51 In Lebanon Saturday. From AFP. Lebanon’s health ministry on Sunday said Israeli strikes across Lebanon a day earlier killed 51 people. Saturday’s death toll included at least 22 people killed in three areas outside Hezbollah’s traditional strongholds. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 13  Drone strike in Israel wounds almost 40 as Hezbollah claims responsibility, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli rescue services said almost 40 people were wounded Sunday in a drone strike in the central city of Binyamina, three of them critically. The Lebanon-based Hezbollah militant group claimed responsibility for one of the most serious strikes to . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 13  UN says Israeli tanks burst into base, Israel gives different account, by James Mackenzie, Maayan Lubell and Michelle Nichols | Reuters  JERUSALEM / NEW YORK – The United Nations said on Sunday that Israeli tanks had burst through the gates of a base of its peacekeeping force in southern Lebanon, the latest accusation of Israeli violations and attacks that have been denounced by Israel’s own allies. The Unifil . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 10  Stop Israel from bombing Iran’s oil sites, Gulf states urge U.S., by Samia Nakhoul, Parisa Hafezi and Pesha Magid | Reuters  DUBAI — Gulf states including Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Qatar are lobbying Washington to stop Israel from attacking Iran’s oil sites because they are concerned their own oil facilities could come under fire from Tehran’s proxies if the conflict escalates, three Gulf sources told Reuters. As part . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 12  The Arabs are transparently displaying their crossover to multi-alignment in a U.S.-led Middle Eastern war, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  Suffice to say, the Arab world is already in the post-US and post-West era. Now, this also signals Riyadh’s unease about Israel continuing its war on Gaza and Saudi frustration with the U.S. for . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 13  Truths that come out like the sun, by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost   A war has been raging this past year — not as bloody as what Palestinians now endure, and what the Lebanese now seem to be in for, but it is arguably just as consequential. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to six reports: from the Kyiv Independent, the Kyiv Post, the Associated Press, Tass, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Russian drone attack on Kherson Oblast kills 2, by Nate Ostiller | The Kyiv Independent  A Russian attack on Kherson Oblast using a first-person-view drone today killed two women in their car, Ukraine’s Interior Ministry said. Ukraine liberated the southern city of Kherson from Russian occupation in November 2022. Since then . . . READ MORE . . .

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Odesa in Kremlin’s sights again: A week of attacks on port facilities, by Ugo Poletti | Kyiv Post  Three detonations shook the windows of the houses in Odesa’s historic center this morning – minutes after the Telegram channels had announced an incoming Russian ballistic missile alert across the city. Eight people . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia says it captured a southern Ukraine village in a push before winter comes, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — Russia said today it has captured the village of Levadne in southern Ukraine as it probes for weaknesses along the war ’s roughly 1,000-kilometer (600-mile) front line, including . . . READ MORE . . .

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Situation in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukraine’s total losses in the Kursk Region have exceeded 22,950 military personnel killed and wounded, the Russian Defense Ministry has said, adding that over the past 24 hours, Ukraine lost more than 300 servicemen. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 13  Zelenskiy says North Koreans fighting with Russians in Ukraine. From Reuters. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said on Sunday that defence relationships with his country’s partners would have to change in light of North Korean transfers of people as well as weapons to Russian forces in Ukraine. The Kremlin on Thursday . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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FROM OCT. 13  Ukraine’s human rights envoy urges response to alleged killings of Ukrainian POWs in Kursk. From AP. KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s human rights ombudsman urged international organizations Sunday to respond to a claim that several Ukrainian prisoners of war were executed in Russia’s Kursk region, where Kyiv had launched an incursion in August. READ MORE . . .