For now, links to 13 reports: from Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio, to commentary from the Cradle, Middle East Eye and Middle East Monitor, and to a virtual forum from Dialogue Works; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON entry for this date, so far, is HERE. GAZA 2-10-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM
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FROM FEB. 10 Egypt to host emergency Arab summit on Palestinian displacement, by Mera Aladam | Middle East Eye Egypt has announced an emergency Arab summit to be held on Feb. 27 in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s recent call to expel Palestinians from Gaza. READ MORE . . .
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Hamas brushes off Trump and insists all parties must be committed to ceasefire. From AP. Hamas has brushed off President Donald Trump’s threat that “all hell” will break out if it does not release the remaining Israeli hostages held in the Gaza Strip by Saturday. Hamas spokesman Sami Abu Zuhri said today . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and the Cradle.
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‘Hell worse than what we have already?’ Gazans reject Trump plans, by Nadal al-Mughrabi and Hussam al-Masri | Reuters Any suggestion that Palestinians leave Gaza, which they want to be part of an independent state, has been anathema to the Palestinian leadership for generations, and . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 10 Expel Hamas leaders, dismantle resistance’: Netanyahu sets terms for phase two of Gaza deal. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin is set to present his demands for the second phase of the Gaza ceasefire to Israel’s Security Cabinet, with Hamas expected to reject them, according to a report by Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper on Monday. His conditions . . . READ MORE . . .
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Trump and Jordan’s king set for intense meeting on Gaza’s future, by Trevor Hunnicutt | Reuters WASHINGTON — Donald Trump meets Jordan’s King Abdullah today for what is likely to be a tense encounter following the U.S. president’s Gaza redevelopment idea and threat to cut aid to the U.S.-allied Arab country if it refuses to resettle Palestinians. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.
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UN chief calls on Israel and Hamas to resume negotiations. From Middle East Eye. UN chief Antonio Guterres called on Hamas today to proceed with the planned release of Israeli captives after Hamas accused Israel of violating the ceasefire deal and postponed further captive-prisoner exchanges. READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 10 Erdogan rejects Trump’s call for ‘second Nakba.’ From the Cradle. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again rejected a U.S. proposal on Monday to relocate Palestinians from Gaza and said Israel should pay for the damage it caused there, and that reconstruction must begin. READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 10 Hamas suspends release of Israeli hostages. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf | NPR The Palestinian militant group says it will delay the next planned release of Israeli hostages, citing violations by Israel in the terms of the fragile ceasefire agreement. Israel, in turn, accused Hamas of violating the agreement. Click HERE to listen and read, and HERE for report from the Cradle.
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FROM FEB. 10 Jordan begins flying medical aid into Gaza by helicopter. Reported by Jane Arraf and A Martínez | NPR Gaza, devastated after more than a year of war, still has urgent shortages of food and medicine. Jordan has begun flying helicopters into Gaza with medical supplies. NPR joined one of the flights. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM FEB. 10 Trump acquits Israel, shifts Gaza problem to Arabs, by Khalil Harb | The Cradle U.S. President Donald Trump has once again ignited global controversy by proposing the displacement of Gaza’s two million residents. The proposal, which would amount to ethnically cleansing Gaza, not only showcases . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 10 The masks are off. Trump and Israel have turned the planet into real estate, by Hamid Dabashi | Middle East Eye If you cared to watch the second inauguration of President Donald Trump, you did not have to look hard to see . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 10 From Gaza to the West Bank: Israel’s unyielding war machine, by Ramzy Baroud | Middle East Monitor “A year of combat” — this is how Israel’s new Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, described 2025 at a conference organised by the Israeli Ministry of Defence. The exact sentence, translated from Hebrew, was: . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 9 Trump’s greater Israel plan exposed: Why it will fail. Nima Alkhorhid of Dialogue Works lets economist Richard D. Wolff, retired U.S. diplomat Chas W. Freeman Jr. and former U.S. Marine Corps intelligence officer and former UN weapons inspector Scott Ritter give their perspectives on U.S. and Israeli doings in the Middle East, including as they concern Gaza. Click HERE for video.
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