For today, links to two reports: from Anadolu and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (WEST BANK 7-13-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Illegal Israeli settlers destroy Palestinian water wells in occupied West Bank, by Qais Abu Samra and Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu RAMALLAH, Palestine / ISTANBUL  Armed Israeli settlers destroyed water wells in a Palestinian town in the West Bank, in the assaults in the occupied territory, a local nongovernment organization said on Monday. The illegal settlers . . . READ MORE . . .

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Anger turns towards Washington in West Bank town mourning two men killed by settlers, by Charlotte Greenfield and Ali Sawafta | Reuters  AL-MAZRA’A ASH-SHARQIYA, West Bank — Frustration among Palestinians grew towards the United States on Sunday as mourners packed the roads to a cemetery in the Israeli-occupied West Bank town of Al-Mazr’a Ash-Sharqiya for the burial of two men, one of them a Palestinian American, killed by settlers. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to seven reports: from Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, Anadolu, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-13-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Gaza talks at risk after Israel refuses to withdraw from Rafah, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  Hamas negotiators are increasingly sceptical that a Gaza ceasefire agreement with Israel can be reached in the current round of talks in Doha. Sources close to Palestinian negotiators said talks remain deadlocked over at least two of four key issues. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for earlier report from NPR.

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Israel kills more than 130 Palestinians in 24 hours, by Mera Aladam | Middle East Eye  Israeli forces killed more than 130 Palestinians in Gaza in a single day, including several children who were attempting to collect water for their hungry families in the besieged enclave. Medical officials said . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Anadolu.

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Gaza services face shutdown as fuel runs out under Israeli siege, by Ahmed Dremly | Middle East Eye  GAZA CITY, occupied Palestine  The United Nations has warned that fuel shortages in Gaza under Israel‘s ongoing blockade are pushing the humanitarian response to the brink of collapse. READ MORE . . .

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Over 5,800 children diagnosed with malnutrition in Gaza in June: UNICEF. From Middle East Monitor. Over 5,800 Gazan children were diagnosed with malnutrition in June, the UN children’s agency said on Sunday, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli army evacuates agents from Rafah after injuries in bombing: Israeli channel. From Middle East Monitor. An Israeli Hebrew-language TV channel revealed that the Israeli army has recently evacuated a group of collaborators from Rafah after they were injured in a house explosion. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to eleven reports: from the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, National Public Radio, the Moscow Times,  Ukrainska Pravda, Anadolu, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-13-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Trump says U.S. will send more Patriots to Ukraine, by Olena Goncharova | The Kyiv Independent  President Donald Trump announced on Sunday that the United States will send additional Patriots to Ukraine and would be reimbursed for their cost. READ MORE . . .

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Trump envoy meets with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy as U.S. pledges more Patriot missiles for Kyiv, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — U.S. President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine and Russia met with Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv today, as anticipation grew over a possible shift in the Trump administration’s policy on the three-year war. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for later report from Kyiv Post.

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President Trump to meet with NATO’s secretary general over Russia’s war in Ukraine. Reported by Charles Maynes and Steve Inskeep | NPR  NATO’s secretary general headed to Washington today for meetings with President Trump. The visit comes as Trump has expressed growing frustration with Russia over its war in Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and, perhaps later, read.

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EU moves toward floating price cap for Russian oil. From the Moscow Times. The European Union is set to include a floating price cap on Russian oil exports in its 18th sanctions package against Russia, according to several EU sources cited by Reuters. The device is intended to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskyy proposes Deputy Prime Minister Svyrydenko to head Ukrainian government, by Valantyna Romanenko | Ukrainska Pravda  During a meeting between the two the deputy PM reported on the implementation of agreements with European and American partners concerning support for Ukraine . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Anadolu.

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Zelenskyy submits draft bills to parliament on extending Ukraine’s martial law, mobilization, by Burc Eruygur | Anadolu  ISTANBUL — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy today submitted draft bills to the country’s parliament to extend martial law and general mobilization for another 90 days. READ MORE . . .

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Russia claims it has taken control of 2 settlements in Ukraine’s Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia regions, by Burc Eruygur | Anadolu  ISTANBUL — Russia claimed today it have taken control of two settlements in Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk and southeastern Zaporizhzhia regions, and well as the village of Malynivka in Zaporizhzhia about 33 kilometers southwest of the strategic town of Velyka Novosilka. READ MORE . . .

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Russia ready to hold next round of talks, Kiev in no hurry to do so — Kremlin. From Tass. “Kiev is clearly taking its time,” said Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov. “We still await proposals concerning the timelines. The Russian side is willing to continue and hold a third round.” READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Anadolu.

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For today, a link to a report from Anadolu Agency; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 7-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Hundreds attend funeral of Palestinian-American killed by illegal Israeli settlers in occupied West Bank, by Aysar Alais and Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Agency  ISTANBUL — Hundreds of Palestinian mourners paid farewell today to young men killed by illegal Israeli settlers in the occupied West Bank town of Sinjil, northeast of Ramallah. One of the victims . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to three reports: from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Middle East Eye; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA 7-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Gaza civil defense says Israeli strikes kill over 40 as truce talks deadlocked. From AFP. Gaza’s civil defense agency said Israeli air strikes today killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water, IDF blames malfunction, by Crispian Balmer | Reuters  JERUSALEM — At least eight Palestinians, most of them children, were killed and more than a dozen others were wounded in central Gaza today, local officials said, in an Israeli missile strike which the military said missed its intended target. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 12  Israeli arms giant Rafael features Gaza strike in promotional video for kamikaze drone. From Middle East Eye. Israeli weapons company Rafael has released a promotional video showing its drone system, Firefly, killing a person in Gaza. The video shows . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to only three reports: from Agence France-Press, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and GAZA entry for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russia claims new village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. From AFP.  Russia said on Sunday it had taken another town in the west of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, as its troops advance towards the neighboring Dnipropetrovsk region. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says suspected Russian FSB assassins killed in Kyiv region, by Max Hunder | Reuters  KYIV — Ukrainian intelligence agents today killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel in Ukraine’s SBU security service last week, the SBU said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from AP.

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For today, a link to a report from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 7-11-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Family of American killed by Israeli settlers urge U.S. investigation. From Middle East Eye. The family of a Palestinian American killed by Israeli settlers in Sinjil in the occupied West Bank has urged the U.S. State Department to begin an “immediate investigation” into the incident. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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28 Palestinians including children killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, by Wafaa Shurafa | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including four children, hospital officials said Saturday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 11  A father mourns 2 sons killed in an Israeli strike as hunger worsens in Gaza, by Wafaa Shurafa | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Three brothers in the Gaza Strip woke up early to run to a local clinic to get “sweets,” their word for the emergency food supplements distributed by aid groups. By the time their father woke up . . . READ MORE . . .

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Gaza truce talks faltering over withdrawal, Palestinian and Israeli sources say, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell | Reuters  CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza are stalling over the extent of Israeli forces’ withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian and Israeli sources familiar with the negotiations in Doha said today. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (SYRIA 7-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 11  A look at Syria’s growing pains half a year after opposition fighters took power. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR. In Syria, it’s been more than six months since Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled by opposition fighters after decades in power and years of civil war. Click HERE to listen and read.

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For today, links to just four reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others or at least headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-11-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russian drone and cruise missile attacks kill at least 4 in Ukraine. From AP. At least four people were killed overnight and this morning as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones and cruise missiles as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than three-year-old war. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and AFP.

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West believes Trump sees Zelensky as main obstacle on path to peace — FT. From Tass. LONDON — Ukraine’s Western allies believe that U.S. President Donald Trump is predisposed to consider Russian President Vladimir Putin as his negotiating partner, and Vladimir Zelensky as the main obstacle to peace, the Financial Times reported citing sources. READ MORE . . .

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