For today, links to four: reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, the Anadolu Agency, Middle East Eye and, via ScheerPost, Jewish Voices for Labour; 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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Israeli attacks kill at least 31 people in Gaza, medics say, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — At least 31 people were killed during Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip today, Palestinian medics said, with nearly half of the deaths in northern areas where the army has waged a month-long campaign it says aims to prevent Hamas regrouping. READ MORE . . .

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Palestinians say Israel struck a Gaza clinic during a polio campaign. The army denies it, by Samy Magdy | AP  CAIRO — Palestinian officials say an Israeli drone strike on a clinic in northern Gaza where children were being vaccinated for polio wounded six people, including four children. The Israeli military denied responsibility. The alleged . . . READ MORE . . .

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Lebanon says 3 killed in Israeli strike near Sidon City. From AFP. BEIRUT — Lebanon’s health ministry said three people were killed and nine others wounded in an Israeli strike today on Haret Saida, a densely populated area near the southern city of Sidon. READ MORE . . .

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More than 100 BBC staffers accuse broadcaster of bias in coverage of Israel’s war in Gaza, by Burak Bir | Anadolu Agency  LONDON — The BBC has been accused by more than 100 staffers of providing Israel favorable coverage in its reporting on the war against the Gaza Strip, calling on the broadcaster to “recommit to fairness, accuracy, and impartiality.” The letter sent to . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye, and HERE for report from Jewish Voices for Labour, via ScheerPost.