For today, links to six reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israel pounds central Gaza, sends tanks into north of Rafah, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — Israeli forces hit areas in the central Gaza Strip today, killing at least nine Palestinians, according to healtH officials, while Israeli tanks carried out a limited advance further into Rafah in the south. Over the past 24 hours . . . READ MORE . . .
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As Gaza’s doctors struggle to save lives, many lose their own in Israeli airstrikes, by Sarah el Deeb | AP BEIRUT — Earlier this month, an Israeli airstrike killed Dr. Hassan Hamdan, one of the few trained plastic surgeons in Gaza long with his wife, son, two daughters, a daughter-in-law, a son-in-law, six grandchildren and one other person, as his family . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli delegation arrives in Cairo for Gaza cease-fire talks. From AP. An Israeli delegation has arrived in Egypt to continue cease-fire talks as Israel and Hamas consider the latest proposal. That’s according to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Pain, loss, fear, panic, anger: Gaza’s Palestinians are suffering psychological torment, by Victoria Brittain | Middle East Eye The first detailed report of the mental health impact of the war has just been released by the Gaza Community Health Programmer. “Nine Months of Israel’s War on Gaza: the Mental Health Impacts and the GCMHP’s Response” represents another . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli ministry funding multi-million-dollar disinformation campaign spreading Islamophobia. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli Ministry of Diaspora Affairs is funding a multi-million-pound disinformation campaign spreading hatred of Muslims, Al Jazeera has revealed. The campaign, which targeted U.S. lawmakers and spread . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 16 Food aid is piling up inside Gaza. Here’s why it’s not reaching those in need. Reported by Greg Myre and Aya Batrawy | NPR KEREM SHALOM CROSSING, ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER — Much of the food and medicine in humanitarian aid headed for the more than 2 million Palestinians trapped inside Gaza is piling up on the Gaza side of the border instead of traveling the last few miles to . . . Click HERE to read and listen.