For today, links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Consortium News, and Common Dreams; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Hamas arrives in Cairo for ceasefire talks with deal ‘on the table’, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Bassam Masoud | Reuters CAIRO / RAFAH, Gaza Strip — A delegation from Hamas arrived in Cairo today for crunch talks on a Gaza ceasefire, billed as a potential final hurdle towards an agreement that would halt the fighting for six weeks. Washington said a ceasefire deal was already “on the table”, approved by Israel and . . . READ MORE . . .
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Hamas says Gaza truce possible ‘within 24 to 48 hours’ if Israel accepts terms. From AFP. A senior Hamas official said today that a ceasefire in Gaza may be secured “within 24 to 48 hours” if Israel accepts the Palestinian group’s demands in ongoing talks. “If . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel’s wartime Cabinet is rattled by a dispute between Netanyahu and his top political rival, by Tia Goldenberg, Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP TEL AVIV — A top Israeli Cabinet minister headed to Washington today for talks with U.S. officials, sparking a rebuke from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to an Israeli official, in a sign of widening cracks in Israel’s wartime government nearly five months into its war with Hamas. The trip by Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival who joined . . . READ MORE . . .
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In North Gaza, a local soup kitchen tries to compensate for hunger amid dwindling aid. Reported by Ayesha Rascoe | NPR Ayesha Rascoe OF NPR speaks with Hani Almadhoun, director of philanthropy at UNRWA USA, about a soup kitchen his brother recently opened in northern Gaza, where hunger is widespread. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 2 Some Minnesota democrats turn primary into a referendum on Gaza. Reported by Clay Masters | NPR Some Minnesota voters seek to leverage uncommitted votes in the Democratic primary to protest the war in Gaza, similar to Michigan, hoping it will sway President Biden to change course on Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 1 Galloway back in Parliament, declaring duopoly defeated, by Joe Lauria | Consortium News George Galloway began his victory speech in Rochdale, England, on Friday morning with these words: “Keir Starmer: This is for Gaza.” It was a clear message that he sent the British Labour leader: “You will . . . Click HERE for article and video, and HERE for related CN videos.
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FROM MARCH 1 U.S. complicity in Gaza case gets June appeal date, by Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams As over 100,000 Michiganders signaled to President Joe Biden that they oppose U.S. support for Israel’s genocidal war on Gaza, a federal court this week granted a motion to expedite the appeal of a recently dismissed lawsuit against senior U.S. officials including the president. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 1 Nicaragua hits Germany with ICJ case for aiding Israel in Gaza genocide, by Jessica Corbett | Common Dreams Nicaragua on Friday launched a case against Germany at the International Court of Justice, accusing the nation responsible for the deaths of 6 million Jews during the Holocaust of helping Israel commit genocide in the Gaza Strip over the past . . . READ MORE . . .