Links to a report from the Cradle and to commentary via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names as highlighted. (Scroll down for GAZA 4-17-26, and up or down for IRAN and LEBANON so far.) — MCM

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Israeli soldiers kill UNICEF truck drivers delivering water to Gaza families. From the Cradle. Israeli soldiers killed two Palestinian truck drivers hired by UNICEF and injured two others during routine water delivery operations at a filling point in northern Gaza on Friday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 14  Apologies to Gaza & Lebanon, by Vijay Prashad | Peoples Dispatch / Consortium News  As the United States farcically walks away from the negotiations with Iran in Pakistan, it was always a matter of concern whether Israel would abide by any such agreement. Israel has a history with these ceasefires. READ MORE . . .

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