NOTE: Please see access note on any Dec. 12 entry below.

For today, links to four reports and one article of commentary: from Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, the Cradle, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for GAZA 12-12-25, and scroll up for today’s LEBANON and UKRAINE.) — MCM

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Hamas says Israel’s killing of senior commander threatens ceasefire. From Middle East Eye. Israel’s assassination of a senior Hamas commander threatens the viability of the Gaza ceasefire, the chief negotiator of the group said on Sunday, calling on U.S. President Donald Trump to demand Israel comply with the terms of the truce. READ MORE . . .

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FROM DEC. 12  Israel says it has killed a top Hamas commander in Gaza. From AP. JERUSALEM — This after an explosive device detonated and wounded two soldiers in the territory’s south, Israel said on Saturday. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish.  Click HERE for Dec. 13 report from the Cradle.

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FROM DEC. 11  U.S. blocks European diplomats from Gaza coordination center under Israeli pressure: report. From the Cradle. The U.S. has blocked senior European envoys accredited to the Palestinian Authority from entering the Civil-Military Coordination Center in Kiryat Gat outside the Gaza border under Israeli pressure, Haaretz reported on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

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Why WSJ amplifies collaborators instead of Palestinian voices, by Ahmed Asmar | Middle East Monitor   Once again, the Wall Street Journal has chosen to offer its pages not to genuine Palestinian voices, but to figures who align explicitly with Israeli agendas in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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