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

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Overnight strike kills 9 in Khan Younis, hours after Israel ordered a mass evacuation. From AP. An Israeli strike has killed at least nine people in the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis, Palestinian health officials said today, less than a day after Israel ordering parts of the city to evacuate ahead of a likely ground operation. The overnight strike hit a home near . . . READ MORE . . .

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Thousands flee their homes as Israeli forces bomb southern Gaza, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mohammad Salem | Reuters  CAIRO / GAZA — Israeli forces bombarded several areas of the southern Gaza Strip today and thousands of Palestinians fled their homes in what could be part of a final push of Israel’s intensive military operations in nine months of war. Health officials said eight Palestinians were killed and . . . READ MORE . . .

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Released doctor says Palestinians in Israeli jails died under torture, medical negligence, by Nour Abu Eisha and Mustafa Habboush | Anadolu Agency  GAZA CITY, Palestine — The director of the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City has said several Palestinians in Israeli jails died during interrogation, torture, medical negligence, and deprivation of medicine. Speaking at a press conference following his release on Monday, Mohammad Abu Salmiya said . . . READ MORE . . .