For today, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio, a link to commentary from Substack; and a link to a report from an institute at Brown University; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli offensive in hard-hit northern Gaza kills dozens and threatens hospitals, by Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — A large-scale Israeli operation in northern Gaza has killed dozens of people and threatens to shut down three hospitals over a year into the war with Hamas, Palestinian officials and residents said today. Heavy . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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Hezbollah reports clashes with Israeli troops along Lebanese border, by James Mackenzie and Maya Gebeily | Reuters JERUSALEM / BEIRUT —Hezbollah said today its fighters had pushed back advancing Israeli troops in clashes along the length of the border, a day after Israel said it had killed two successors to the Iran-backed Lebanese militant movement’s slain leader. READ MORE . . .
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U.N. to keep peacekeepers in southern Lebanon despite Israel’s ground operation. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR There are around 10,000 U.N. peacekeepers in Lebanon. The U.N. says they will remain at their posts in southern Lebanon — even as Israel conducts ground operations against Hezbollah. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM OCT. 8 A view from the ground: Monday’s intense strikes in Gaza. Reported by Anas Baba | NPR Monday marked one year since the war between Israel and Hamas began. It was also a day that saw some of the most intense strikes in Gaza in the last year. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM OCT. 8 A year in the life of a mom and baby from Gaza. Reported by Elissa Nadworny | NPR Raneem Hijazi was eight months pregnant when an Israeli airstrike hit the apartment where she lived, killing her son and seven family members. She delivered her daughter via C-section shortly after. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM OCT. 8 Gaza after a year of war, by Seymour M. Hersh | Substack Last week Al Jazeera released “Investigating War Crimes in Gaza.” The 81-minute documentary is a searing indictment of the treatment of those who always suffer most in war—women and children—during Israel’s retaliation for the horrid murders Hamas inflicted inside Israel a year ago this week. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 7 U.S. spending on Israel’s military operations and related U.S. operations in the region from Oct. 7, 2023, to Sept. 30, 2024, by Linda J. Bilmes, William D. Hartung, and Stephen Semler | Watson Institute for International and Public Affairs, Brown University In just one year, the U.S. has spent at least $22.76 billion on military aid to Israel and related U.S. operations in the region (through Sept. 30). This was true, even before . . . READ MORE . . .