For today, links to six reports: from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON, SYRIA, WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  GAZA 3-2-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM

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Israel stops aid delivery to Gaza until Hamas accepts U.S. ceasefire extension. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf and Leila Fadel | NPR  Israel and Hamas are at loggerheads over the next phase of the six-week-old ceasefire. Israel stopped the delivery of aid to Gaza until Hamas accepts a U.S. ceasefire extension proposal. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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With the Gaza ceasefire in limbo, Israel tries to impose an alternative plan on Hamas, by Joseph Krauss | AP  Israel this week introduced what it said was a new U.S. ceasefire plan — different from the one it agreed to in January — and is trying to force Hamas to accept it by imposing a siege on the Gaza Strip. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu referred to it as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Egypt: Gaza ceasefire agreement includes full access to aid. From Middle East Monitor. Egyptian Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty said in a statement that the Gaza ceasefire agreement guarantees full access to humanitarian aid and cannot be halted or used as a weapon against innocent civilians, especially . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 2  Egypt plays a key role amid ceasefire negotiations between Israel and Hamas. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Scott Detrow | NPR  Egypt leads Arab plans to push back at Trump’s idea to clear Gaza of Palestinians. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Israel violated ceasefire more than 900 times since 19 January, says Gaza govt. media office. From Middle East Monitor. The government media office in Gaza said on Sunday the Israeli army has committed more than 900 violations of the ceasefire agreement since it came into effect on Jan. 19, Anadolu has reported, killing and wounding hundreds . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 2  Gaza marks Ramadan with traditional qatayef, by Mohammed Asad | Middle East Monitor  Just as Palestinians were starting to get into the spirit of Ramadan, offering traditional qatayef desserts in the evening, Israel blocked the delivery of food aid into the enclave. Click HERE for photos.

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