For now, links to three reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE and  HERE.) — MCM

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Residents of Syria’s Quneitra are frustrated by lack of action to halt Israeli advance, by Abby Sewell | AP  QUNEITRA, Syria — Israeli forces entered the Quneitra governate in southwestern Syria soon after the fall of President Bashar Assad last month. The Israeli military has also . . . READ MORE . . .

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Locals in Syria’s Golan Heights fear Israeli operations in area could be a land grab. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi | NPR  Locals in Syria’s Golan Heights told NPR that they fear a recent Israeli military operation in the area could be a land grab. Israel says the move is necessary to secure its borders. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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U.S. to ease Syria aid restrictions while keeping sanctions in place, sources say. From Reuters. The U.S. is set to imminently announce an easing of restrictions on providing humanitarian aid and other basic services such as electricity to Syria while still keeping its strict sanctions regime in place, according to people briefed on the matter. READ MORE . . .

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