For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.)  — MCM   

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Palestinians in Gaza begin Ramadan with hunger worsening and no end in sight to the Israel-Hamas war, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinians began fasting for Ramadan today as the Muslim holy month arrived with cease-fire talks at a standstill, hunger worsening across the Gaza Strip and no end in sight to the five-month-old war between Israel and Hamas. Prayers were held outside amid . . . READ MORE . . .

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The war in Gaza alters they way many Muslims around the world celebrate Ramadan. Reported by Steve Inskeep, Aya Batrawy and Daniel Estrin | NPR  The world has been pushing for a pause in the fighting in the Israel-Hamas war by the start of Ramadan. The Muslim holy month has begun and still no cease-fire agreement is in place. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Israel checking reports that Hamas’ military No 2 killed in Gaza strike, by Maayan Lubell and Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  JERUSALEM / CAIRO — Israel was checking today if Hamas’s second-highest military leader died in an air strike, media said, as talks stumbled to secure a ceasefire in the Gaza war to coincide with the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. If his death is confirmed, Marwan Issa would be . . . READ MORE . . .

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The Democratic protest vote movement over the Israel-Hamas war spreads from Michigan to other states, by Joey Cappelletti | AP  LANSING, Mich. — The protest-vote movement over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas war has spread to several states and raised more questions about whether a small but significant number of Democrats angry at Biden might abandon him in November. A week . . . READ MORE . . .