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

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Hamas says it presses on with Gaza truce talks without Israelis, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Bassam Masoud | Reuters  CAIRO / RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Hamas said today it was pressing on with talks on securing a ceasefire in Gaza despite Israel’s decision not to attend, while Washington appeared to take a tougher line in demanding its ally Israel ease the plight of suffering civilians. The ceasefire talks . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kamala Harris’ blunt Gaza words reflect intense government frustration over war, by Jeff Mason | Reuters  U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris bluntly called out Israel on Sunday for not doing enough to ease a “humanitarian catastrophe” in Gaza as the Biden administration faces increasing pressure to rein in its close ally while it wages war with Hamas militants. Speaking in front of the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama . . . READ MORE . . .

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As cease-fire talks continue, U.S. airdrops food into Gaza as famine fears grow. Steve Inskeep of NPR speaks with Jan Egeland, head of the Norwegian Refugee Council, about conditions in Gaza after his recent visit. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Palestinians who settled in Iraq have remained stateless for generations. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR  There are an estimated six million Palestinian refugees in the diaspora — most of them descendants of families who left 76 years ago during the war when Israel was established. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.