For today, links to five 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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Israel orders evacuation of part of Gaza humanitarian zone, by Wafaa Shurafa and Melanie Lidman | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The Israeli military today ordered the evacuation of part of an area in the Gaza Strip it has designated a humanitarian zone. The military said it is planning to begin . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and the Anadolu Agency.

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FROM JULY 21  Israel’s latest airstrikes in Gaza kill at least 15 including children, by Wafaa Shurafa | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 15 people, including women and children overnight in Gaza, according to hospital officials and a body count by an Associated Press journalist on Sunday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 21  Fighting in southern Gaza, Israeli strikes hit central areas, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Israeli forces battled Palestinian fighters in the southern Gaza city of Rafah on Sunday, striking areas in the centre of the coastal enclave where thousands of Palestinians displaced from their homes have been seeking shelter. READ MORE . . .