For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israel finds the body of a hostage killed in Gaza, while talks will resume on a cease-fire, by Samy Magdy and Sam Metz | AP CAIRO — Israel’s military said today it had recovered the body of Elad Katzir, a 47-year-old farmer who was held hostage in Gaza, while negotiators prepared to begin another round of talks on brokering a cease-fire and securing the release of the remaining hostages, six months into the war. READ MORE . . .
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Hamas says delegation to go to Cairo on April 7 for Gaza ceasefire talks. From Reuters. CAIRO — A Hamas delegation headed by the group’s deputy chief in Gaza, Khalil Al-Hayya, will go to Cairo on April 7 for Gaza ceasefire talks, in response to an invitation extended by Egyptian mediators, the group said in a statement today. Participants are expected to include . . . READ MORE . . .
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How 6 months of Israel’s war in Gaza have upended the Middle East. Reported by Daniel Estrin, Jane Arraf and Greg Myre | NPR Three NPR correspondents look at the war since a surprise early morning rampage by Hamas in Southern Israel last Oct. 7 ignited the deadliest war ever between Israelis and Palestinians. Click HERE to read and listen.
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FROM APRIL 5 Biden urges Egypt, Qatar leaders to press Hamas to come to agreement for Israeli hostages in Gaza, by Aamer Madhani | AP WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Friday wrote to the leaders of Egypt and Qatar, calling on them to press Hamas for a hostage deal with Israel, according to a senior administration official, one day after Biden called . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 5 After six months of war, Israel’s isolation grows with no end in sight, by Josef Federman | AP JERUSALEM — When Israel declared war against Hamas last October, it stood unified at home and enjoyed broad backing from around the world following an unprecedented attack by the Islamic militant group. Six months later . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 5 The lives of other aid workers killed in Gaza. Reported by Linah Mohammad, Christopher Intagliata and Ari Shapiro | NPR Ari Shapiro talks with Juliette Touma, director of communications for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, about some of the hundreds of aid workers killed in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM APRIL 5 Half a year into the war in Gaza, here’s a look at the conflict by the numbers, by Julia Frankel | AP JERUSALEM — The Israel-Hamas war has stretched on for half a year and become one of the most destructive, deadly, and intractable conflicts of the 21st century. Since Hamas’ Oct. 7 cross-border attack . . . READ MORE . . .