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

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Far-right groups that block aid to Gaza receive tax-deductible donations from U.S. and Israel, by Uri Blau, Milan Czerny of Shomrim and Josef Federman | AP  JERUSALEM — Under American pressure, Israel has pledged to deliver large quantities of humanitarian aid into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip. But at the same time, the U.S. and Israel have allowed tax-deductible donations to far-right groups that have blocked that aid from being delivered. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli strikes across Gaza kill at least 17, Palestinian health officials say, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed | Reuters  CAIRO / GAZA — Israeli forces battled Hamas-led fighters in several parts of the Gaza Strip today, and Palestinian health officials said at least 17 people were killed in Israeli bombardments of southern and central areas. . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 15  Israel allows UN to bring in more equipment amid Gaza lawlessness, by Michelle Nichols | Reuters  UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations said on Monday that it will start bringing in more armored vehicles and personal protection equipment for its humanitarian aid operations in the Gaza Strip after receiving approval from Israeli authorities. The approval . . . READ MORE . . .

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Waste crisis deepens misery in Gaza as war rages, by Hatem Khaled | Reuters  GAZA — Garbage is piling up in the impoverished enclave — one of the world’s most densely populated places — which has been reduced mostly to rubble. READ MORE . . .

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