For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Cradle and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor via Informed Comment; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 4-20-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  THE POPE, SYRIA, YEMEN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE,HERE, and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 20  Israel releases findings of its investigation into killing of 15 Palestinian medics. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Miles Parks | NPR  Israel’s military has released a long-awaited investigation into the killing of 15 Palestinian medics in Gaza by its troops. The Israeli military says “failures” occurred. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM APRIL 20  Hamas turns ‘military disadvantage into opportunity’ in Gaza: report. From the Cradle. Hamas’s armed wing the Qassam Brigades has turned its “military disadvantage into an advantage” and is working to “throw the  [Israeli] army off balance,” Maariv newspaper’s Avi Ashkenazi reported on Sunday, a . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 18  All captives will be released from Gaza if Israel agrees to end war, Hamas says. From Middle East Eye. The head of the Hamas political bureau, Khalil al-Hayya, said on Thursday that all remaining captives will be released from Gaza if Israel ends its war on the enclave. Hamas, he said, is . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 17  Israeli genocide in Gaza: Dwarf babies, 300% spike in miscarriages, 4K malnourished expectant mothers, by Mustafa Aziz | Middle East Monitor / Informed Comment  — The ongoing Israeli genocidal war against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip since Oct. 7, 2023, has killed over 50,000 people, including more than 16,000 children. This includes nearly 200 infants who were born and martyred during the war. A UN investigation concluded . . . READ MORE . . .

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