For today, links to eight reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Eye, and to an advisory from 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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NEWER Top UN court says Israel’s settlement policy in occupied territories violates international law, by Mike Corder | AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The top United Nations court said Israel’s settlement policy in the West Bank and east Jerusalem violates international law, as it delivered a nonbinding advisory opinion on the legality of Israel’s 57-year occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state, a ruling that could have more effect on international opinion than it will on Israeli policies. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and the Anadolu Agency, and HERE for a related advisory from Middle East Monitor.
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Israel bombards central Gaza, fighting rages in Rafah, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Hatem Khaled | Reuters CAIRO / GAZA — Israeli forces bombed parts of central Gaza today, killing at least eight Palestinians in the Al-Nuseirat camp area, while fighting with Hamas militants raged in Rafah city in the south, where health officials said another five residents were killed. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Anadolu Agency.
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UK announces it will resume funding UNRWA. From Middle East Eye. The UK government will restore funding to the UN agency for Palestinian refugees, the foreign secretary announced today. David Lammy said to parliament that the UK would provide £21 million ($27.1 million) in new funding to the agency, five months after . . . READ MORE . . .
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UN rights office says ‘anarchy’ spreading in Gaza. From Reuters. GENEVA — The United Nations human rights office warned today that “anarchy” was spreading in the Gaza Strip, with rampant looting, unlawful killings and shootings as the population faces an acute humanitarian crisis. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 18 Bedwetting, nightmares and shaking. War in Gaza takes a mental health toll, especially on children, by Fatima Khalid and Wafaa Shurafa | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Anxiety, fear, depression, sleep deprivation, anger and aggression are prevalent among hundreds of thousands of Palestinians after nine months of war, experts and practitioners told The Associated Press. Children are most vulnerable, especially because . . . READ MORE . . .