Links to a report from Middle East Monitor, and to a commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names. (Scroll up or down for this date’s WEST BANK, UKRAINE and IRAN, and down for Gaza 10-23-26.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 28  World Food Program chief calls Gaza hunger ‘unacceptable’; vows to protect aid workers. From Middle East Monitor. The UN World Food Program chief Luke Lindberg said Wednesday that the hunger situation in the Gaza Strip is “unacceptable” as he pledged to defend his staff against attacks, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 27  Why Hamas must not repeat Fatah’s historic mistakes, by Sami Al-Arian | Middle East Eye  Palestinians have no vote of their own in sight. Their legislative elections, due on Nov. 28, would have been the first since January 2006, when Hamas won a parliamentary majority. READ MORE . . .