For today, links to seven reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, the Anadolu Agency, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio, and to commentary 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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Israel kills dozens as it steps up Gaza bombardment, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — Israeli forces pounded several areas across the Gaza Strip today, killing at least 30 Palestinians, according to health officials, as tanks advanced deeper into western and northern Rafah. Among those killed . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from AP and the Anadolu Agency.
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Palestinian journalist and his family killed in attack on Jabalia camp. From Middle East Eye. Palestinian journalist Mohammed Abu Jasser, his wife and their two children were killed in an attack on their home in the Jabalia refugee camp in northern Gaza. This raises the death toll of journalists in Gaza since 7 October to 161, according . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 19 Top UN court says Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories is illegal, by Stephanie van den Berg and Emily Rose | Reuters THE HAGUE — The United Nations’ highest court said on Friday that Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories and settlements there are illegal and should be withdrawn as soon as possible, in its strongest findings to date on the Israel-Palestinian . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AP.
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FROM JULY 19 Secretary of State Blinken on Hamas-Israel ceasefire deal and Russia’s war in Ukraine. Reported by Erika Ryan, Sarah Handel and Mary Louise Kelly | NPR. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken speaks at the Aspen Security Forum about a wide range of the most pressing diplomatic questions. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM JULY 18 Gaza war forces countries around the world to freeze their arms deals with Israel, by Aziz Mustafa | Middle East Monitor The world is getting alarmed over the continued war on Gaza and the ongoing crimes committed by the Occupation, despite all international appeals. This . . . READ MORE . . .