For today, links to 10 reports: from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, the Anadolu Agency, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from nader.org, the Washington Post and, via Consortium News, the Tricontinental Institute for Social Research; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initals or website addresses below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israel intensifies offensive in Gaza, Lebanon after Hamas leader’s death, by Amina Ismail and Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters BEIRUT / CAIRO — Israel said it had struck Hezbollah’s intelligence headquarters in the Lebanese capital Beirut today, while officials in Gaza said they were still trying to recover bodies from the rubble after an Israeli strike that killed dozens. READ MORE . . .
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Hezbollah says it attacked Israeli troops in two Lebanon border villages. From AFP. Hezbollah said it launched rocket salvos today at Israeli troops in two villages inside Lebanese territory, near the southern border, nearly three weeks after Israel announced ground incursions into Lebanon. READ MORE . . .
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Israeli strikes on northern Gaza leave at least 87 dead or missing, Palestinian officials say, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on homes in the northern Gaza Strip overnight and into Sunday left at least 87 people dead or missing, the territory’s Health Ministry said. It said another 40 people were wounded in the strikes on the town of . . . READ MORE . . .
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The U.S .is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents on Israel’s attack plans, by Zeke Miller, Mike Balsamo, Eric Tucker and Tara Copp | AP WASHINGTON — The United States is investigating an unauthorized release of classified documents that assess Israel’s plans to attack Iran, three U.S. officials told The Associated Press. A fourth U.S. official said the documents appear to be legitimate. They are attributed to . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 19 Israel air strike kills 73 Palestinians in northern Gaza, Hamas media office says, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — At least 73 Palestinians, including many women and children, were killed and dozens wounded in Israeli strikes on Saturday that hit several houses in Beit Lahiya town in northern Gaza Strip, medics and Hamas media said. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Anadolu Agency.
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Nearly 1,400 illegal Israeli settlers storm Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque to celebrate Sukkot, by Aysar Alais and Zein Khalil | Anadolu Agency JERUSALEM — Some 1,390 illegal Israeli settlers forced their way into the Al-Aqsa Mosque complex in occupied East Jerusalem today to celebrate the Jewish holiday of Sukkot, according to a Palestinian agency. READ MORE . . .
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Egyptian president urges immediate end to wars in Gaza, Lebanon, by Ibrahim Khazen | Anadolu Agency CAIRO — Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday called for an immediate end to the fighting in Gaza and Lebanon, urging stronger efforts towards cease-fire and the exchange of hostages in Gaza. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 19 After Yahya Sinwar’s killing, journalist reflects on interviewing him. Rob Schmitz of NPR talks with Italian journalist Francesca Borri, who recounts interviewing the late Yahya Sinwar in 2018, when he said Hamas was trying to “reach a compromise” with Israel. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Australia reviews military export permits to Israel: Report. From Anadolu Agency. ANKARA — Australia is carrying out a review of all the 66 military export permits for Israel that were approved before the invasion of Gaza last year, the Guardian reported on Saturday, citing Defense Ministry sources. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 18 ‘Goodbye Lebanon’ – high Israeli official. Biden says OK, so far, by Ralph Nader | nader.org Biden’s bombs and missiles, dropped daily on Lebanon, a U.S. ally, by his puppet master Netanyahu, are wreaking havoc in this small defenseless country. The . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 17 What Hamas hoped would happen after Oct. 7, by David Ignatius | The Washington Post As Israel moves ever closer to all-out war with Iran, newly released documents suggest that this broad regional conflict is precisely what the group’s leader, Yahya Sinwar, had dreamed about when . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 18 How to do a conjunctural analysis, by Vijay Prashad | Tricontinental Institute for Social Research / Consortium News Reading legacy Western media – which dominates the world information order – is painful. For instance, these media outlets (such as CNN, the New York Times, the Guardian, Le Monde and Bild) have been unable . . . READ MORE . . .