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

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Israel strikes across Gaza as the offensive leaves both it and the U.S. increasingly isolated, by Jajib Jobain, Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces carried out strikes across Gaza overnight and into today as they pressed ahead with an offensive that officials say could go on for weeks or months, even as global calls for a cease-fire left both Israel and its main ally, the United States, increasingly isolated. The war has already . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel pounds Gaza as hunger spreads, disease risk grows, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Michelle Nichols | Reuters  CAIRO / NEW YORK — Israeli tanks and warplanes pummelled southern Gaza on today, and the United Nations said aid distribution to Gazans facing growing hunger had largely halted because of the intensity of fighting in the Israel-Hamas war, now in its third month. In Khan Younis, southern Gaza’s main . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Palestinian writer and psychologist discusses dangers of dehumanizing Palestinians. Leila Fadel of NPR  speaks with Palestinian American writer and clinical psychologist Hala Alyan about the dangers of dehumanizing the Palestinian people. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Amid fighting on Israel’s northern border, Hezbollah and Iran seek to avoid war. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR  Since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel and Israel’s offensive in Gaza, there has been fighting on Israel’s northern border too, where Hezbollah and Iran are eager to avoid all-out war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.