For today, links to reports from the Cradle and Middle East Monitor, and to an interview from National Public Radio; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 10-27-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, LEBANON, UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 27  ‘Hostile’ Turkiye will not take part in Gaza stabilization force: Israeli FM. From the Cradle. Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Saar said on Monday that Tel Aviv will not “let” Turkiye contribute troops to an international force that is supposed to be deployed to Gaza as part of Washington’s ceasefire plan. READ MORE . . .

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EU foreign chief calls for stronger international law, support for ICC. From Middle East Eye. EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas has called for renewed global commitment to international law and stronger backing for the International Criminal Court —  this as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio calls the court a “tool of lawfare” against the United States and Israel. READ MORE . . .

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Netanyahu says remains returned by Hamas are of a hostage previously retrieved in Gaza, by Melanie Lidman | AP  TEL AVIV — Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said today that body parts returned by Hamas overnight were the partial remains of a hostage previously recovered in Gaza by Israeli troops almost two years ago, an announcement that . . .  READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish.

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New York Times reporter Kenneth Vogel talks about his new book ‘Devil’s Advocates.’ Steve Inskeep of NPR speaks with Vogel about Devils’ Advocates: How Washington Lobbyists Get Rich Enabling Dictators, Oligarchs, and Arms Dealers. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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