For today, links to five reports: from the Anadolu Agency, Reuters and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, and a DICKINSON entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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4 children among 19 Palestinians killed in Israeli attacks on northern, southern Gaza Strip. From Anadolu Agency. ANKARA — At least 19 Palestinians, including several women and children, were killed today in Israeli attacks targeting areas in both the northern and southern Gaza Strip, according to Gaza’s Civil Defense. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for report from AP and Middle East Eye.

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FROM SEPT. 13  European, Muslim countries meet in Spain eyeing schedule for Palestinian statehood, by Belén Carreño | Reuters  MADRID — Spain, hosting a high-level meeting on Friday of several Muslim and European countries on ways to end the Gaza war, called for a clear schedule for the international community to implement a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. READ MORE . . .  

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FROM SEPT. 13  How a strip of land in Gaza that borders Egypt has become an obstacle to a cease-fire, by Joseph Krauss | AP  A narrow strip of scrubland and sand dunes on the Gaza side of the border with Egypt has emerged as a major obstacle in talks aimed at halting the Israel-Hamas war and freeing scores of hostages. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu . . . READ MORE . . .