For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, the Anadolu Agency, and the Cradle, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; other articles or just headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, LEBANON, YEMEN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. GAZA 4-12-25 is HERE and a map is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Israeli missiles strike Gaza hospital, forcing patients to evacuate as attacks intensify across the Strip. From Reuters. Two Israeli missiles hit a building inside a main Gaza hospital today, destroying the emergency and reception department and damaging other structures, medics said, in a strike which Israel said was against Hamasfighters exploiting the facility. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AP.
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FROM APRIL 12 Israel claims to intercept 3 rockets launched from Gaza. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli army claimed on Saturday that it had intercepted three rockets launched from Gaza toward illegal settlements near the enclave, with no reported casualties, Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 12 Israeli army orders evacuation of new areas in southern Gaza Strip, by Nour Abuaisha and Rania Abu Shamala | Anadolu Agency GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL — The Israeli army on Saturday ordered evacuations from at least 10 multiple neighborhoods in the southern city of Khan Younis, warning of imminent attacks in the area near the Morag Axis, which separates the city from Rafah. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 11 Egypt, Israel exchange proposals for ‘compromise’ on Gaza ceasefire. From the Cradle. Egypt and Israel have exchanged draft proposals for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, with the goal of reaching a compromise, according to Israel’s Broadcasting Corporation. They aim . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 11 UN reveals 36 Israeli airstrikes in Gaza killed ‘only women and children.’ From the Cradle. The UN condemned Israel’s ongoing military campaign in Gaza on Friday, warning that it is causing widespread civilian deaths and displacement, including the killing of women and children. Between March 18 and April 9, the UN Human Rights Office determined, 36 out of 224 Israeli strikes killed only . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 12 Rafah became my home after displacement. It is now being erased. By Ruwaida Amer | Middle East Eye I hear and feel every missile that strikes Rafah. We see the smoke rise to the sky. The destruction is relentless — without red lines. Now, we hear constant shelling. Heavy missiles fall as if they were throwing stones . . . READ MORE . . .
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