For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli forces seize Rafah border crossing in Gaza, putting cease-fire talks on knife’s edge, by Samy Magdy, Melanie Lidman and Lee Keath | AP CAIRO — Israeli tanks seized control of Gaza’s vital Rafah border crossing today as Israel brushed off urgent warnings from close allies and moved into the southern city even as cease-fire negotiations. . . READ MORE . . .
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Why it’s been a whirlwind 24 hours for people in Rafah. Reported by Michel Martin and Aya Batrawy | NPR An Israeli tank brigade has seized control of the Gaza Strip side of the Rafah border crossing with Egypt. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Hamas accepts Gaza cease-fire; Israel says it will continue talks but presses on with Rafah attacks, by Sam Mednick, Josef Federman and Bassem Mroue | AP JERUSALEM — Hamas announced its acceptance Monday of an Egyptian-Qatari cease-fire proposal, but Israel said the deal did not meet its “core demands” and that it was pushing ahead with an assault on the southern Gaza city of Rafah. Still, Israel said it would continue negotiations. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 6 The latest on the Israel-Hamas ceasefire proposal and attacks on Rafah. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR It has been a whiplash day in Gaza. Hamas accepted a ceasefire proposal with Israel, but the Israeli cabinet has vowed to continue operation in Rafah. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MAY 6 Israel-Hamas ceasefire faces an uncertain future as Rafah offensive looms. Reported by Michael Levitt, Tinbete Ermyas and Mary Louise Kelly | NPR Hamas put out a statement saying it agrees to a proposal put forward by international negotiators to halt the seven-month war with Israel. But we are still waiting on details about the agreement. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Israel wants to destroy Gaza and annex the West Bank, but what do the Palestinians want? by Ramzy Baroud | Middle East Monitor What is taking place in occupied Palestine is a straightforward case of illegal military occupation, apartheid, ethnic cleansing and outright genocide by one, heavily-armed side — Israel — against the largely unarmed other, the Palestinians. Those who . . . READ MORE . . .
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