For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass, and the Boston Herald; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Today’s UKRAINE entry is HERE.) — MCM
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Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts, by Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss | AP RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into today, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as the two-week-old war with Hamas threatened to spiral into a broader conflict. Israel has traded fire . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. dispatches Mideast military assets, Israel pounds Gaza, targets in Syria, Lebanon, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose | Reuters GAZA / JERUSALEM — Concerns about the risk of the Israel-Hamas war mushrooming into a wider Middle East conflict rose today with the U.S. sending more military assets to the region as Israel pummelled Gaza overnight and hit Hamas supporters in Lebanon and Syria. Gaza’s Health Ministry said 266 Palestinians, including 117 children, had been killed by . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli strikes knock out Damascus, Aleppo airports: Syrian state media. From AFP. Israeli strikes today put out of service war-torn Syria’s two main airports, state media reported citing a military source, with the transport ministry saying flights were re-routed to Latakia. It is the second time simultaneous strikes have hit the facilities since this month’s conflict between Israel and Hamas began. READ MORE . . .
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Israel army strikes tunnel beneath mosque in West Bank’s Jenin. From Tass. TEL AVIV — The Israel Defense Forces delievered a preventive strike on a tunnel stretching beneath a mosque in the West Bank’s Jenin, the IDF’s press office said today. The IDF said the tunnel was used by militants of Palestinian radical movements Hamas and Islamic Jihad, who plotted an . . . READ MORE . . .
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Ex-Elizabeth Warren 2020 staffers call on her to ‘demand an immediate cease-fire’ in Israel, Gaza, by Rick Sobey | Boston Herald U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren is facing pressure from hundreds of her former staffers who are pushing her to “demand an immediate cease-fire” and de-escalation in the Israel-Hamas war, while an estimated 200 Israeli hostages are still captive in Gaza. A letter signed by . . . READ MORE . . .