For today, links to reports from Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Cradle; others or headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA 4-18-25 is HERE, or scroll down. LEBANON, WEST BANK, IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or up or scroll up or down.) — MCM
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Israel kills 44 Palestinians across Gaza in last 24 hours: health ministry. From Middle East Eye. The Palestinian health ministry said today that over the last 24 hours, Israel has killed 44 people and injured 145 Palestinians. READ MORE . . .
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Netanyahu says Israel has ‘no choice’ but to continue fighting in Gaza, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Josef Federman | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said again Saturday that Israel has “no choice” but to continue fighting in Gaza and will not end the war before destroying Hamas, freeing the hostages and ensuring that the territory won’t present a threat to Israel. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 19 Israel’s Netanyahu says military to increase pressure on Hamas. From Reuters. “I have ordered the IDF to respond firmly and further increase the pressure on Hamas,” Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday night. “We are in the War of Rebirth, the War on Seven Fronts. This war . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 18 Palestinian women, children ‘charred beyond recognition’ as Israeli genocide campaign intensifies across Gaza. From the Cradle. Dozens of Palestinians have been killed across Gaza since early on April 18, including women and children, as Israel continues to ramp up its genocidal assault on the strip, according to medical sources speaking to Al Jazeera. READ MORE . . .
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