For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Le Monde, the Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Baby paralysed in Gaza’s first case of type 2 polio for 25 years, WHO says, by Tala Ramadan | Reuters  DUBAI — A 10-month-old baby in war-shattered Gaza has been paralysed by the type 2 polio virus, the first such case in the territory in 25 years, the World Health Organization said on Friday, with U.N. agencies appealing for urgent vaccinations of every baby. READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for earlier reports from AP and Le Monde.

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Displacement by Israel in Gaza hampers aid operations, warns senior UN official, by Ahmet Gencturk | Andolu Agency  ATHENS — The displacement of Palestinians by Israel in Gaza hampers aid operations, a senior UN official warned on Thursday. “Successive mass evacuation orders issued by Israeli forces amid hostilities have displaced . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel could ‘collapse within a year’ if war of attrition continues, warns retired general. From Anadolu Agency. Retired Israeli Maj. Gen. Yitzhak Brik warned Thursday that Israel could face “collapse within a year” if its current war against Palestinian group Hamas and Lebanese movement Hezbollah continues. In an opinion piece published by the Israeli daily Haaretz . . . READ MORE . . .

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What are the Philadelphi and Netzarim corridors and why do they matter? by Rayhan Uddin | Middle East Eye  Negotiations for an end to the ten-month-long war in Gaza have recently centred around two buffer zones controlled by Israel’s military. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has declared . . . READ MORE . . .