For today, links to three reports: from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and Middle East Eye; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA 7-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Gaza civil defense says Israeli strikes kill over 40 as truce talks deadlocked. From AFP. Gaza’s civil defense agency said Israeli air strikes today killed more than 40 Palestinians, including at a market and a water distribution point, as talks for a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas stalled. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli missile hits Gaza children collecting water, IDF blames malfunction, by Crispian Balmer | Reuters  JERUSALEM — At least eight Palestinians, most of them children, were killed and more than a dozen others were wounded in central Gaza today, local officials said, in an Israeli missile strike which the military said missed its intended target. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 12  Israeli arms giant Rafael features Gaza strike in promotional video for kamikaze drone. From Middle East Eye. Israeli weapons company Rafael has released a promotional video showing its drone system, Firefly, killing a person in Gaza. The video shows . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to only three reports: from Agence France-Press, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and GAZA entry for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russia claims new village in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. From AFP.  Russia said on Sunday it had taken another town in the west of Ukraine’s Donetsk region, as its troops advance towards the neighboring Dnipropetrovsk region. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says suspected Russian FSB assassins killed in Kyiv region, by Max Hunder | Reuters  KYIV — Ukrainian intelligence agents today killed members of a Russian secret service cell wanted on suspicion of having shot dead a colonel in Ukraine’s SBU security service last week, the SBU said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from AP.

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For today, a link to a report from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 7-11-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Family of American killed by Israeli settlers urge U.S. investigation. From Middle East Eye. The family of a Palestinian American killed by Israeli settlers in Sinjil in the occupied West Bank has urged the U.S. State Department to begin an “immediate investigation” into the incident. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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28 Palestinians including children killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza, by Wafaa Shurafa | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 28 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including four children, hospital officials said Saturday. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JULY 11  A father mourns 2 sons killed in an Israeli strike as hunger worsens in Gaza, by Wafaa Shurafa | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Three brothers in the Gaza Strip woke up early to run to a local clinic to get “sweets,” their word for the emergency food supplements distributed by aid groups. By the time their father woke up . . . READ MORE . . .

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Gaza truce talks faltering over withdrawal, Palestinian and Israeli sources say, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell | Reuters  CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Talks aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza are stalling over the extent of Israeli forces’ withdrawal from the Palestinian enclave, Palestinian and Israeli sources familiar with the negotiations in Doha said today. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (SYRIA 7-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM JULY 11  A look at Syria’s growing pains half a year after opposition fighters took power. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR. In Syria, it’s been more than six months since Bashar al-Assad’s regime was toppled by opposition fighters after decades in power and years of civil war. Click HERE to listen and read.

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For today, links to just four reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and Tass; others or at least headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-11-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russian drone and cruise missile attacks kill at least 4 in Ukraine. From AP. At least four people were killed overnight and this morning as Russia continued to pound Ukraine with hundreds of drones and cruise missiles as part of a stepped-up bombing campaign that has further dampened hopes for a breakthrough in efforts to end the more than three-year-old war. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and AFP.

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West believes Trump sees Zelensky as main obstacle on path to peace — FT. From Tass. LONDON — Ukraine’s Western allies believe that U.S. President Donald Trump is predisposed to consider Russian President Vladimir Putin as his negotiating partner, and Vladimir Zelensky as the main obstacle to peace, the Financial Times reported citing sources. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to four reports: from Reuters, the Cradle and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (YEMEN 7-10-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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‘All crew Muslim’: Ships look to dodge Red Sea attacks with messages. From Reuters. LONDON — Commercial ships still sailing through the Red Sea are broadcasting messages about their nationality and even religion on their public tracking systems to avoid being targeted by Yemen’s Houthis after deadly attacks this week by the militia. READ MORE . . .

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Israel lobbies Washington to restart war on Yemen: reports. From the Cradle. Israel is pressuring the United States to restart its campaign against the Yemeni Armed Forces and Ansarallah movement in Yemen, according to reports in Israeli media. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Times of Israel.

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FROM JULY 8  Houthi rebels resume attacks on shipping vessels. Reported by Ruth Sherlock | NPR. The Houthi rebel group in Yemen has resumed attacking shipping vessels in the Red Sea. Click HERE to listen and read.

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For today, a link to a report from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 7-10-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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OCHA warns Israeli strikes in West Bank escalate damage, hinder return of displaced Palestinians. From Middle East Monitor. Ongoing Israeli attacks on towns in the occupied West Bank are causing widespread destruction and severely worsening the humanitarian situation, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Cradle, +972, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio, and video of an interview from Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 7-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and UKRAINE entry for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Struck down by malnutrition, pregnant Gazan woman can only pray for a healthy baby. From Reuters. GAZA — In June, the United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs warned that an estimated 55,000 pregnant women in Gaza face growing health risks such as miscarriage, stillbirth and undernourished newborns. READ MORE . . .

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‘Like a video game’: Israeli troops kill Gaza civilians with grenade-equipped drones. From the Cradle. The Israeli military has weaponized a fleet of Chinese-manufactured commercial drones to bomb Palestinian civilians — including children — in an effort to force them to leave their homes and prevent them from returning to areas from which they have been expelled, according to an investigation published today. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from +972.

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‘I’ve hit a nerve’: Albanese, by Sondos Asem and Mohamed Hassan | Middle East Eye  Francesca Albanese, the United Nations special rapporteur on Palestine, says she is undeterred by sanctions imposed on her by the United States on Wednesday. “My concern,” she said in an interview . . . Click HERE for report and video.

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FROM JULY 10  As ceasefire talks drag on, more die every day in Gaza. Reported by Ruth Sherlock. President Trump said he expected talks this week with Israel’s prime minister to result in a ceasefire in the 21-month war in Gaza. But Netanyahu is returning home with no deal. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM JULY 10  Israeli strike kills children near Gaza clinic, with no immediate truce in sight, by Crispian Balmer, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ali Sawafta | Reuters  JERUSALEM / CAIRO — An Israeli airstrike hit Palestinians near a medical center in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, killing 10 children and six adults, local health authorities said, as ceasefire talks dragged on with no immediate deal expected. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, and Tass; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 7-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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Russian drones strike Ukraine’s 2nd-largest city, damaging a maternity hospital, by Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — A Russian drone barrage targeted the center of Kharkiv today, injuring nine people and damaging a maternity hospital in Ukraine’s second-largest city, officials said. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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By day, the Ukrainian capital is alive and humming. By night, it’s a battleground, by Hanna Arhirova, Vasilisa Stepanenko and Illia Novikov | AP  KYIV — By day, the Ukrainian capital hums with life — crowded metros, dog walkers and children on playgrounds. By night . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian attacks on western Russia kill at least 3. From the Moscow Times. Russian air defense systems destroyed 155 Ukrainian drones in an overnight barrage, the Defense Ministry said Friday, as regional officials reported at least three people killed in attacks. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent and Kyiv Post.

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Trump’s envoy Kellogg to visit Ukraine on July 14, by Martin Fornusek and news desk | The Kyiv Independent  U.S. Special Envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg will arrive in Kyiv on July 14 for a week-long visit, he told a Novyny Live journalist at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Rome. His previous visit to the Ukrainian capital . . . READ MORE . . .

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Lavrov reflects on Rubio meeting, European militarization, provocations targeting DPRK. From Tass. KUALA LUMPUR — Tass has compiled key highlights from statements by Russian Foreign Minster Sergei Lavrov at a press conference following a meeting of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations in Kuala Lumpur — including his talks with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio. READ MORE . . .

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