For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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At least 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli strikes, hospital hit, says Gaza ministry, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO (Reuters) – At least 30 Palestinians were killed in Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip today, mostly in the north where one attack hit a hospital, torching medical supplies and disrupting operations, the enclave’s health officials said. READ MORE . . .
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5 killed in Israel by projectile from Lebanon; Israeli strikes kill 8 in Lebanon. From AP. Five people were killed in northern Israel on Thursday by projectiles fired from Lebanon, including four foreign workers, authorities said. Meanwhile, the Israeli military warned people to evacuate from more areas of southern Lebanon as airstrikes across the country killed at least eight people. Also Thursday . . . READ MORE . . .
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Saudi foreign minister denounces Israel’s north Gaza assault as genocide, by Pesha Magid | Reuters RIYADH — Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, today denounced Israeli attacks in northern Gaza as genocide, telling foreign investors that some bilateral agreements it has been negotiating with Washington . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli forces in Lebanon and Gaza suffer deadliest month of 2024, by Lubna Masarwa and Simon Hooper | Middle East Eye JERUSALEM / LONDON Israel has recorded its worst month for military deaths this year amid continuing fierce fighting in southern Lebanon and northern Gaza. At least 62 soldiers . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel to establish new army division on border with Jordan. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli occupation army decided on Wednesday to establish a new division on the border with Jordan, according to local sources. It will be tasked . . . READ MORE . . .
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Some Israelis want land in Gaza seized as payback for the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and A Martínez | NPR The humanitarian crisis in northern Gaza is getting worse by the day, and there are increasing questions over what Israel’s end-game there might be. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM OCT. 30 Lebanon-Israel truce possible ‘in coming hours.’ From Middle East Eye. The Al-Jadeed news channel in Lebanon has reported that an Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire could be announced within hours, citing the Lebanese caretaker prime minister Najib Mikati. Mikati said he had already spoken to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel forced the world to create UNRWA; now it wants UNRWA dead, by Mustafa Fetouri | Middle East Monitor At last, Israel took the decision to declare UNRWA an illegal entity, denying it the right to work from any territories under its control, including occupied lands in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. Simply said, Israeli Knesset just banned . . . READ MORE . . .