Gaza, 3-26-24

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

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Israel and Hamas dig in as international pressure builds for a cease-fire in Gaza, by Wafaa Shurafa, Tia Goldenberg and Jack Jeffrey | AP  JERUSALEM — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu today vowed to press ahead with Israel’s offensive and blasted a U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a pause in the fighting, saying it had emboldened Hamas to reject a separate proposal for a cease-fire and hostage release. As the war in Gaza . . . READ MORE . . .

   

UN demand for Gaza cease-fire provokes strongest clash between U.S. and Israel since war began, by Edith M. Lederer | AP  UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations Security Council on Monday issued its first demand for a cease-fire in Gaza, with the U.S. angering Israel by abstaining from the vote. Israel responded by canceling a visit to Washington by a high-level . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Israel cancels Washington talks after cease-fire vote clears the U.N. Reported by Debbie Elliott and Jennifer Ludden | NPR  A U.N. Security Council resolution calls for an immediate cease-fire in Gaza. It passed after the U.S. abstained from blocking the measure. The move angered Israel, but how deep is the rift? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

U.S. allows adoption of Gaza ceasefire resolution, without asserting a change in course, by Carrie Nooten and Piotr Smolar | Le Monde  After five and a half months of deadlock, the United Nations Security Council on Monday finally adopted a resolution calling for an “immediate ceasefire” in Gaza. This text only applies to the month of Ramadan, which began on March 11. Its. . . Click HERE to read article in English and HERE for French version.

   

FROM MARCH 25  U.S. allows UN Security Council to pass resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR  A UN resolution demanding a ceasefire in Gaza passed thanks to a rare U.S. abstention. That angered Israel, which canceled a delegation to Washington to talk about its plans for an assault on Rafah. Click HERE to listen and read.