For today, links to six reports from the Associated Press, Anadolu Agency, Reuters, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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FROM JULY 14 Hamas says cease-fire talks haven’t paused, and claims military chief survived Israeli strike, by Wafaa Shurafa and Melanie Lidman | AP MUWASI, Gaza Strip — Hamas said Sunday that Gaza cease-fire talks were ongoing and the group’s military commander was in good health, a day after the Israeli military targeted Mohammed Deif with a massive airstrike that local health officials said killed at least 90 people, including children. READ MORE . . .
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Death toll from Israeli strike on UN-run school in central Gaza rises to 22, by Mohamed Maji | Anadolu Agency GAZA CITY, Palestine The death toll from Israeli bombardment of a UN-run school sheltering displaced Palestinians in the central Gaza Strip rose to 22, the Health Ministry said today. Witnesses said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel launches new Gaza strikes after weekend attack kills scores in safe zone, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed | Reuters CAIRO / GAZA — Israel struck the southern and central Gaza Strip today to put more pressure on Hamas, following a weekend strike targeting the militant group’s leadership, which . . . READ MORE . . .
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Gaza needs 15 years to remove rubble caused by Israeli war, by Ahmed Asmar | Anadolu Agency Clearing the Gaza Strip of the rubble caused by a deadly Israeli offensive will take about 15 years, the UN Agency for Palestinian Refugees (UNRWA) said today.A UN Environment Program assessment said . . . READ MORE . . .
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EU ramps up sanctions of Israeli settlers and organisations. From Middle East Eye. The Council of the European Union has announced further sanctions on Israeli settlers and affiliated organisations for their actions in the occupied West Bank and for blocking aid to Gaza. In a statement today . . . READ MORE . . .
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EU’s top diplomat rejects attempts to label UNRWA as ‘terrorist organization,’ by Laith Al-Jnaidi | Anadolu Agency AMMAN, Jordan — EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said today the EU and other international donors will continue to support and fund the UN agency for Palestinian refugees. READ MORE . . .