For today, links to reports from Consortium News, Reuters and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. NOTE: The second item links to a 2002 documentary film by John Pilger (1939-2023). (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

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NEWER  The world has lost John Pilger. From Consortium News.  John Pilger, whose books, films and articles informed generations of people eager to cut through official narratives and propaganda on the Palestinian question, among other topics, has died, his family announced on Sunday. Click HERE and HERE to read more.

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2002 DOCUMENTARY FILM: ‘Palestine Is Still the Issue,’ written and presented by John Pilger and directed by Tony Stark and inspired by the 1999 book Drinking the Sea at Gaza by Israeli journalist Amira Hass. Pilger (1939-2023) returns to the Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories of the West Bank and Gaza where he filmed a documentary with the same title in 1977. Click HERE to view film.

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Fighting rages in Gaza as Israel looks at new phase of war, by Dan Williams, Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Arafat Barbakh | Reuters  JERUSALEM / CAIRO / GAZA — Israel pulled tanks out of some Gaza City districts today, residents said, as it announced plans to shift tactics and cut back on troop numbers, but fighting raged elsewhere in the Palestinian enclave along with intense bombardment. Israel says . . . READ MORE . . .

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Are U.S. interests served by the country supporting Israel’s war on Hamas? Michel Martin of NPR speaks with analysts Yousef Munayyer and Jonathan Schanzer about American interests in continuing to support Israel in its war against Hamas. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.