For today, links to reports from Reuters, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press, and to commentary from the Middle East Eye and the Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Tanks reach Rafah’s centre as Israel presses assault, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — Israeli tanks reached the centre of Rafah for the first time today, witnesses said, three weeks into a ground operation in the southern Gaza city that has sparked global condemnation. . . . READ MORE . . .
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Airstrike on Rafah leads to international outcry and condemnation of Israel. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Michel Martin | NPR Fallout continues from an Israeli airstrike on Rafah that killed at least 45 Palestinians in a makeshift encampment for displaced people. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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As Israel attacks Rafah, Palestinians are living in tents and searching for food, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Lee Keath | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Over the past three weeks, Israel’s offensive in Rafah has sent nearly a million Palestinians fleeing the southern Gaza city and scattering across a wide area. Most have already been displaced multiple times during . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 27 Israeli strike kills dozens 45 in an area of Rafah that didn’t get evacuation orders. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf | NPR An airstrike in Rafah on Sunday killed at least 45 people and injured dozens. This comes just days after the International Court of Justice ordered an immediate halt to the Israeli operation in Rafah. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Israel’s increasing savagery against Palestinians is a sign of its defeat, by Fareed Taamallah | Middle East Eye Four recent developments on the international scene will likely lead to the cornering of Israel and the removal of the false mask it has always displayed to the world. The first . . . READ MORE . . .
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Why is a global superpower under the influence of the tiny Zionist state? by Yvonne Ridley | Middle East Monitor On the world stage, the United States of America is the only country that fulfils the criteria to be considered a superpower, although . . . READ MORE . . .