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

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Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians, by Najib Jobain, Josef Federman and Samy Magdy | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli forces rescued two hostages early today, storming a heavily guarded apartment in the Gaza Strip and extracting the captives under fire in a dramatic raid. The operation killed at least 67 Palestinians, including women and children, according to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel frees two hostages in Rafah under cover of air strikes, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose | Reuters  DOHA / JERUSALEM — Israel freed two Israeli-Argentinian hostages in Rafah today under the cover of airstrikes which local health officials said killed 67 Palestinians and wounded dozens in the southern Gaza city that is the last refuge of about a million displaced civilians. A joint operation by . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel has been threatening a military ground offensive against the city Rafah. Reported by Leila Fadel and Eyder Peralta | NPR  Humanitarian agencies and the international community say if Israel takes its fight to that part of Gaza, the result could be a humanitarian catastrophe. Click HERE to listen and read.