For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Anadolu Agency, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli military detains 9 soldiers over alleged abuse of a detainee at shadowy military facility. From AP. TEL AVIV — The Israeli military said today it was holding nine soldiers for questioning following allegations of “substantial abuse” of a detainee at a shadowy facility where Israel has held Palestinian prisoners throughout the war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .
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As fighting rages, displaced Gazans struggle with disease and lack of shelter, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed | Reuters CAIRO / DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinians fled a community in the central Gaza Strip today in the face of new Israeli evacuation orders, worsening the humanitarian plight in an area already inundated with displaced people fleeing an assault in the south. READ MORE . . .
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Turkish official accuses Israel of targeting Erdogan after he seemed to threaten to invade over Gaza. From AP. ISTANBUL — A senior Turkish official today accused the Israeli government of trying to “hide your war crimes” by targeting President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after he seemingly threatened to invade Israel. Fahrettin Altun, Erdogan’s head of communications . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 28 Erdogan says Turkey might enter Israel to help Palestinians. From Reuters. ANKARA — President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday that Turkey might enter Israel as it had done in the past in Libya and Nagorno-Karabakh, though he did not spell out what sort of intervention he was suggesting. A fierce critic of . . . READ MORE . . .
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End of genocidal Netanyahu will be like Hitler’s’: Turkish Foreign Ministry, by Alperen Aktaş | Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL — Türkiye said early today that “just as the end of the genocidal Hitler came, so too will be the end of the genocidal [Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin] Netanyahu.” “Just as . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S., Israel and UAE working to create new body to govern post-war Gaza, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye The United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates are working towards the creation of a national committee of Palestinian leaders and business figures that will administer Gaza once the war ends, several sources say. In reality, all of its members . . .READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 28 Egypt warns against opening new war front in Lebanon, calls for Gaza cease-fire. From Middle East Monitor. Egypt warned Sunday of the risks of opening a new war front in Lebanon and called for an immediate cease-fire in the Gaza Strip, Anadolu Agency reports. The warning . . . READ MORE . . .
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The war against Hamas is taking a toll on Israel’s economy and military. Leila Fadel of NPR talks with Daniel Byman, senior fellow at the Center for Strategic and International Studies, about the military case for Israel supporting a ceasefire. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Some Jewish Israelis are making the choice to leave Israel over the war in Gaza. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi | NPR Many Jewish Israelis are looking for ways to leave the country after Oct. 7, saying they don’t feel safe in Israel anymore and that their government has failed them. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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