For today, links to four reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Monitor, and Middle East Eye, and to two articles of commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (IRAN, WEST BANK, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. GAZA 2-24-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Desperation grows in northern Gaza as Palestinians struggle to rebuild their homes, by Fatma Khaled and Abdel Kareem Hana | AP BEIT LAHIYA, Gaza Strip — Nearly 600,000 Palestinians flooded back into northern Gaza under the now month-old ceasefire in Gaza, according to the United Nations. They now face . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel looks to extend phase one of Gaza truce as long-term deal proves elusive, by James Mackenzie and Andrew Mills | Reuters JERUSALEM / DOHA — Israel is considering an extension of the 42-day truce in Gaza as it seeks to bring home the remaining 63 hostages, while putting off agreement on the future of the enclave for now, Israeli officials said. READ MORE . . .
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Hamas accuses New York Times of distorting Marzouk interview. From Middle East Monitor. The Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement, Hamas, has said that the recent remarks attributed to the head of its international relations office, Mousa Abu Marzouk, were inaccurate and taken out of context, the Palestinian Information Centre has reported. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.
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Palestinians are being displaced by rhetoric and action, by Ramona Wadi | Middle East Monitor Rejecting Israel’s forced displacement of Palestinians by rhetoric does not work. However, the Palestinian Authority and world leaders seem to convolute statements into purported displays of action, when the only action being taken is by Israel in its quest for ever more colonial expansion. For example . . . READ MORE . . .
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Who will govern Gaza the day after the war? by Mahmoud Hassan | Middle East Monitor The governance of the Gaza Strip on the day after the war remains a major concern for Tel Aviv, Washington and several Arab capitals, amid . . . READ MORE . . .
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