For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Cradle, Middle East Eye, and Anadolu Agency, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK entry for this date is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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40 Palestinians killed in Gaza as Netanyahu and Trump meet over a ceasefire, by Wahaa Shurafa and Kareem Chehayeb | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 40 Palestinians were killed in Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip, hospital officials said today, as international mediators raced to complete a ceasefire deal and in Washington . . . READ MORE . . .
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Netanyahu vows to ‘achieve all war goals’ in Gaza after Trump meeting. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today his talks with US President Donald Trump focused on securing the release of captives from Gaza, while vowing to continue the genocidal war against the besieged enclave until all of Tel Aviv’s goals are achieved. READ MORE . . .
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Eight aid seekers killed near Rafah. From Middle East Eye. The death toll of aid seekers shot and killed by Israeli forces near an aid centre north of Rafah earlier today has risen from six to eight, Al Jazeera Arabic is reporting, citing medical sources. READ MORE . . .
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Israel eyes ‘voluntary migration’ of Palestinians as ceasefire talks continue, by Enes Canli and Faruk Hanedar | Anadolu Agency JERUSALEM — As negotiations continue in Qatar over a U.S.-proposed 60-day ceasefire in Gaza and a prisoner exchange agreement, Israel is reportedly advancing plans to deport Palestinians to third countries through what it calls “voluntary migration” and the construction of a controversial so-called “humanitarian city” in southern Gaza. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 8 Israel outlines plans to pack Gaza’s population into a closed border zone. Here’s a closer look, by Julia Frankel | AP JERUSALEM — Israel’s defense minister has outlined plans to pack hundreds of thousands of Palestinians into a closed zone of the Gaza Strip along the border with Egypt, according to local media reports. It appears to be . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 8 Timeline: Trump’s remarks on the forcible transfer of Palestinians in Gaza, by Syma Mohammed | Middle East Eye U.S. President Donald Trump’s most outlandish policy proposal concerning the fate of Palestinians in Gaza is aimed at forcibly displacing Palestinians from the enclave. It is illegal under international law, a war crime and a crime against humanity. READ MORE . . .
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