For today, links to four reports: from Reuters, Middle East Monitor, and the Associated Press, and to commentary from Middle East Eye and ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Rainstorms flood tents of Gaza’s displaced as Israel steps up strikes, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mohammed Salem | Reuters Heavy rain flooded tent encampments of displaced Palestinians across the Gaza Strip today, adding seasonal winter misery to communities already devastated by 13 months of war, as Israeli forces stepped up strikes in the enclave. READ MORE . . .
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Israeli cabinet to meet Tuesday to approve Lebanon ceasefire deal, by Maayan Lubell and Laila Bassam | Reuters JERUSALEM — The Israeli cabinet will convene on Tuesday to approve a Lebanon ceasefire deal, a senior Israeli official told Reuters today. Another Israeli official . . . READ MORE . . .
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Netanyahu threatens Palestinians in Gaza with life, or death and destruction. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has renewed his offer to the residents of the Gaza Strip of a financial reward to anyone who reveals information about the whereabouts of the hostages in Gaza and helps to free them. He also . . . READ MORE . . .
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Here’s where ceasefire talks in the war between Israel and Hezbollah have been stuck, by Abby Sewell and Tia Goldenberg | AP BEIRUT — Diplomats and other officials say there have been several sticking points in ceasefire talks to end the war between Israel and the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, even as conditions for an agreement appear to be ripe. READ MORE . . .
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Israel turned Jabalia into a barren desert and made our home a grave, by Hamza Salha | Middle East Eye It was in Jabalia that my father dedicated years of hard work to build a 200 sqm apartment for me — a symbol of hope and stability for my future family. Every tile and ornament was chosen with love, a testament to . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 18 Moral suicide, by Michael Brenner | ScheerPost Europe has an obsession about Jews. For nearly 2 millennia, it shunned them, despised them and persecuted them. Now, after a respite of a few decades, it condemns and abuses Muslims in a similar way — all in the name . . . READ MORE . . .