For now, links to 11 reports from Reuters, the Independent, the Huffington Post, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, and Middle East Monitor, and to commentary from the Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, for now, is HERE.) — MCM
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Israel seeks changes to Gaza truce plan, complicating talks, by Jonathan Landay, Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan | Reuters WASHINGTON / CAIRO — Israel is seeking changes to a plan for a Gaza truce and the release of hostages by Hamas, complicating a final deal to halt nine months of combat that have devastated the enclave, according to a Western official, a Palestinian and two Egyptian sources. READ MORE . . .
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Netanyahu arrest warrant: new UK government drops challenge to court. From Reuters. LONDON — Britain’s new government said today it was dropping its predecessor’s query of the International Criminal Court’s jurisdiction to issue an arrest warrant for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. The ICC’s chief prosecutor . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Independent and the Huffington Post.
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FROM JULY 25 Harris tells Netanyahu ‘it is time’ to get hostage deal done and end Gaza war, by Aaner Maghani | AP WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday said she urged Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to reach a cease-fire deal soon with Hamas so that dozens of hostageS held by the militants . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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FROM JULY 25 Netanyahu meets with Biden as cease-fire talks face delays. From AP. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with President Joe Biden in Washington on Thursday, a day after Netanyahu delivered a scathing speech to Congress in which . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 25 UK likely to restrict arms sales to Israel and drop ICC objection, by Imran Mulla | Middle East Eye The UK is likely to introduce restrictions on arms sales to Israel, Middle East Eye can reveal. It is also expected to drop its objection to the International Criminal Court’s arrest . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 25 Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu met with Biden today. Reported by Asma Khalid | NPR President Biden met with Prime Minister Netanyahu. While Biden is trying to secure a cease-fire in Gaza before leaving office, there’s a new focus on what Harris may do differently if elected president. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.
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FROM JULY 24 Palestinian leader says Netanyahu’s claim about civilization is ‘degradation seen in killing of 48,000 Palestinians in Gaza.’ From Middle East Monitor. Prominent Palestinian leader Mustafa Barghouti condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims Wednesday of representing a civilised nation during an address to the U.S. Congress. “Netanyahu’s speech . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 25 Gaza death toll: how many Palestinians has Israel’s campaign killed? From Reuters. Palestinian health authorities say Israel’s ground and air campaign in Gaza has killed more than 39,000 people, mostly civilians, and driven most of the enclave’s 2.3 million people from their homes. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 25 What could another four years of Trump mean for the Middle East? by Mustafa Fetouri | Middle East Monitor Right after the June U.S. presidential debate, many observers of American politics were doubtful if Joe Biden would be the Democratic nominee to . . . READ MORE . . .
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