For today, links to five reports: from the Anadolu Agency, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, YEMEN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE.  GAZA 4-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli army kills 26 more Gazans as death toll nears 50,700, by Ikrame Kouachi | Anadolu Agency  ANKARA — Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 26 more Palestinians in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 50,695, the Health Ministry said today. “Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and . . . READ MORE . . .   Click HERE and HERE reports from the Cradle and AP.

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Israeli military changes initial account of Gaza aid worker killings after video shows deadly attack. From Reuters. Fifteen paramedics and emergency responders were shot dead in Gaza on March 23, their bodies buried and, a week later, found in a shallow grave by United Nations and Palestinian Red Crescent officials. Now new details provided by the Israeli military . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 5  Egypt presents new ceasefire, prisoner swap proposal: Israeli media, by Said Amouri and Ahmed Asmar | Anadolu Agency  JERUSALEM / ANKARA  Egypt has reportedly submitted a new proposal that includes a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip and a prisoner exchange. READ MORE . . .

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