Link to a report from Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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X suspends CN Live! and producer; Facebook blocks CN pieces. From Consortium News. X has suspended the account of the executive producer of Consortium News‘ webcast CN Live! without indicating which X rules were allegedly violated. And on Nov. 26, Facebook blocked the posting of a CN article, “A History of Humiliation,” because it allegedly . . . READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to four reports: from Middle East Monitor, Reuters, the Associated Press, and the Anadolu Agency, and to a clip of spoken commentary from Rumble via ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names below or otherwise highlighted. (UKRAINE and COVID ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE.)

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FROM DEC. 1  Israel committing war crimes in northern Gaza, says former defence minister. From Middle East Monitor. Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon accused the army on Sunday of committing war crimes in the northern Gaza Strip and attempting to hide these crimes from the public, Anadolu Agency reports. “I speak on behalf . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli army bombards homes in north Gaza, airstrike kills 15, medics say, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Israeli forces bombarded houses in overnight attacks in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least 15 people in one of the buildings in the town of Beit Lahiya, Palestinian medics said today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel says soldier thought to have been taken hostage is now presumed dead. From AP. The Israeli military said today an Israeli American soldier who was believed to have been captured alive by Hamas in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack was killed that day and his body taken into the Gaza Strip. Hamas still holds around 100 hostages inside Gaza, at least a third of whom . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli army opens fire toward homes in Naqoura town despite cease-fire. From Anadolu Agency. ISTANBUL — The Israeli army on Monday morning opened fire toward the town of Naqoura in southern Lebanon, the latest violation of the cease-fire that entered into force last week. The official Lebanese news agency NNA said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Why you shouldn’t shun family members over political disputes. Glenn Greenwald of System Update talks about the virtues of communicating cordially with family members and others who don’t share all of one’s political outlook. Click HERE to watch and listen.

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For now, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Kyiv Independent, the Anadolu Agency, the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, and Tass, and to commentary from Moon of Alabama via Popular Resistance; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA and COVID ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Ukraine must find diplomatic solutions to retake occupied territory, Zelenskiy tells Kyodo news. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukraine must find diplomatic solutions to retake some of its occupied territory, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in an interview with Kyodo News published today. He said such steps could be considered “only when . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Kyiv Independent and Anadolu Agency.

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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz is in Ukraine for his first visit in 2 1/2 years. From AP. KYIV — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Ukraine for the first time in more than 2 1/2 years today, just weeks after he was criticized by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for having a phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Kyiv Post.

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Situation in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — Over the day, Kiev lost more than 250 people in the Kursk direction, the Russian Defense Ministry said, adding that one Ukrainian serviceman surrendered. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 29  To the last Ukrainian, by Moon of Alabama | moonofalabama.org / Popular Resistance  Politicians in Ukraine, like elsewhere, are . . . READ MORE . . .

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A link to an article from Substack; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 10, 2023  From the belly of the beast, by Madhava Setty | An Insult to Intuition / Substack  Last week I attended the 23rd World Vaccine Congress in Washington, D.C. — which bills itself as “The Most Important Vaccine Event of the Year”: “Our event format allows for . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, and National Public Radio and to commentary from Middle East Eye and Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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UN halts aid shipments through Gaza’s main crossing after looting. It blames the crisis on Israel, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees said today it is halting aid deliveries through the main cargo crossing into the war-ravaged Gaza Strip because of the threat of armed gangs who have looted recent convoys. It blamed the breakdown of law and order in large part . . . READ MORE . . .

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World Central Kitchen pauses Gaza operations after airstrike hits its staff. From Middle East Monitor. World Central Kitchen (WCK) suspended Saturday its operations in Gaza following an Israeli airstrike that struck a vehicle carrying its staff members, Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 30  Examining the significance of the Israel-Hezbollah ceasefire agreement. Adrian Ma of NPR talks with Paul Salem of the Middle East Institute about the ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah and its implications, if any, to the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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By granting immunity to Netanyahu, France is fuelling the genocide, by Thierry Brésillon | Middle East Eye  In a statement published on Nov.. 27, the French foreign affairs ministry claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “and the other ministers concerned,” targeted by an international arrest warrant issued by the International Criminal Court, benefit . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 30  Trump II and the Middle East, by As`ad AbuKhalil | Special to Consortium News  It is too early to draw an outline of the Middle East policy of the incoming Trump administration, but drawing on a variety of factors helps to understand its general direction. READ MORE . . .

For today, links to four reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Israel military strikes kill 32 Palestinians in Gaza, medics say, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Adam Makary and Menna AlaaElDin | Reuters  CAIRO — The Israeli military said it killed a Palestinian it accused of involvement in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack on Israel in a vehicle strike in Gaza, while medics said at least 32 Palestinians were killed in Israeli strikes across the enclave overnight and into today. The escalation comes as leaders of Hamas . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 29  2 children and a woman crushed to death outside Gaza bakery amid food shortage. From AP. Two girls aged 13 and 17 and a 50-year-old woman were crushed to death Friday as a crowd of Palestinians pushed to get bread at a bakery in the Gaza Strip, medical officials said, amid a worsening food crisis in the war-ravaged territory. READ MORE . . .

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Post-ceasefire with Israel, Lebanon reckons with large-scale damage and displacement. Reported by Lauren Frayer and Scott Simon | NPR  Parts of southern Lebanon now look like Gaza. The World Bank estimates $8.5 billion in damage to Lebanon from the Israel-Hezbollah war. Click HERE to read and, later, read.

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FROM NOV. 29  The dynamic between Lebanon and Hezbollah is crucial for next steps in ceasefire deal. Reported by Erika Ryan, Patrick Jarenwattananon and Ari Shapiro | NPR  The ceasefire deal between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon requires Hezbollah fighters to move North, away from the border with Israel. Lebanon’s government is responsible for ensuring it happens. Click HERE to listen and read.

For today, links to eight reports: from Eurotopics, the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, the Moscow Times, and Tass, and to commentary from Consortium News and Indian Punchline; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Trump nominates Kellogg as U.S. envoy. From Eurotopics. Retired Gen. Keith Kellogg is to become U.S.special envoy for Ukraine and Russia under Donald Trump. Kellogg was security advisor for the White House during Trump’s first term in office — and presented a plan last spring for ending the war in Ukraine. Observers in Ukraine, Russia, Spain and Germany react. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 29  Trump’s pick for Ukraine envoy backs ‘peace through strength,’ security guarantees, by Oleg Sukhov | The Kyiv Independent  U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s decision to choose Keith Kellogg as his special envoy for Ukraine and Russia is not ideal for Kyiv but is an acceptable and reasonable choice for Ukraine, analysts say. Kellogg has co-authored a peace plan that would . . . READ MORE . . .

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Zelenskyy says NATO offer for Ukraine-controlled territory could end ‘hot stage’ of war, by Susie Blann | AP  KYIV — An offer of NATO membership to territory under Kyiv’s control would end “the hot stage of the war” in Ukraine, but any proposal to join the military alliance should be extended to all parts of the country that fall under internationally recognized borders, according to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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’Do you want them to die without weapons?’ — Zelensky on calls to lower draft age. From Kyiv Post. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky says the shortage of weapons and equipment—not personnel—is the main challenge facing the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Speaking to Sky News, he addressed calls from allies to lower the country’s draft age to . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 29  Russia will respond to ‘each’ use of U.S.-supplied missiles, Kremlin say. From the Moscow Times. Moscow will continue attacks on Ukrainian targets “each time” Russia is hit with U.S.-supplied missiles, the Kremlin said Friday in response to U.S. President Joe Biden’s condemnation of the strike on Ukraine’s energy grid as “horrific” and “outrageous.” READ MORE . . .

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Situation in Russia’s Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian army lost over 250 troops in the Kursk area in the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry said. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine destroys 3 more Russian radar systems in Crimea, military intelligence claims, by Natalia Yermak | The Kyiv Independent  Ukraine destroyed three Russian high-value radar stations in Russian-occupied Crimea on Friday, Ukraine’s military intelligence agency said today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 25  Biden’s Samson Option, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News  After the Sept. 11, 2001, events, a continued commitment to American primacy was ineluctably going to prove a commitment to one or another degree of disorder.  READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 28  Atlanticists mobilise to salvage NATO as Russia toughens its stance, by M.K. Bhadakumar | Indian Punchline  The American film maker and philanthropist who created the Star Wars and Indiana Jones franchises, George Lucas, once said, “Fear is the path to the Dark Side. Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to suffering.” Within a week of Russia “testing” . . . READ MORE . . .

 

For today, links to five reports: from Reuters, National Public Radio, Middle East Monitor, and the Associated Press, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor and Middle East Eye; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Israeli tanks retreat from central Gaza camp, medics say 30 killed, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Israeli military strikes killed at least 30 Palestinians overnight in the Gaza Strip, most of them in the Nuseirat camp at the centre of the enclave, medics said today after some tanks pulled back from an area they had raided. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 28  Another winter arrives in Gaza, but flimsy tents are all people have. Reported by Aya Batrawy | NPR  People in Gaza have had to contest with Israeli airstrikes, hunger, armed gangs of looters and — now — a rainy winter without shelter. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Ben-Gvir: There’s a historic opportunity to reclaim Gaza. From Middle East Monitor.  There is a historic opportunity “to reclaim the Gaza Strip and promote voluntary migration,” Israel’s National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir was quoted as saying by Maariv newspaper on Nov. 28. He claimed such a move . . . READ MORE . . .

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Saudi Arabia abandons pursuit of U.S. defence treaty over Israel stalemate, by Samia Nakhoul and Pesha Magid | Reuters  RIYADH — Saudi Arabia has abandoned its pursuit of an ambitious defence treaty with Washington in return for normalising relations with Israel and is now pushing for a more modest military cooperation agreement, according to two Saudi and four Western officials. READ MORE . . .

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Battered by war and divisions, Lebanon faces a long list of challenges after ceasefire deal, by Kareem. Chehayeb | AP  BEIRUT — Town after town in Lebanon’s south and east as well as parts of Beirut have been destroyed, entire border villages leveled to the ground, and thousands of buildings damaged. The World Bank estimates . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel and the West’s war on itself: The true meaning of ICC arrest warrants, by Ramzy Baroud | Middle East Monitor  It turns out that the international system has a pulse, after all, though faint, but is enough to rekindle hope that legal and moral accountability are still possible. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 28  Ceasefire in Lebanon: What now for the Axis of Resistance? by Alex MacDonald | Middle East Eye  Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire. With more than 3,800 dead in Lebanon in just over a year, the move comes . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to nine reports: from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Kyiv Post, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Russian drone attacks injure 8 people, damages buildings, Ukraine says. From Reuters. KYIV — Russian drone attacks on Ukraine injured at least eight people and damaged residential buildings in the capital Kyiv and in the southern Odesa region overnight, officials said today. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AFP.

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Ambitious Ukraine long-range strikes hit Russian air defenses, refinery, naval base, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  Dozens of long-range Ukrainian kamikaze drones hit Russian military and infrastructure targets hundreds of kilometers apart today, in one of the most . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine claims attack on oil depot in southern Russia’s Rostov region. From the Moscow Times. The Ukrainian military said today it struck an oil depot, which sparked a major fire in southern Russia’s Rostov region. Rostov region Governor Yury Slyusar said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s top commander vows to boost troops on eastern front after visiting units there. From Reuters. KYIV — Ukraine’s army chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said today he would strengthen troops deployed on the eastern front with reserves, ammunition and equipment after he visited two key Ukrainian-held sites in the Donetsk region. READ MORE . . .

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Russia reportedly loses a record 2,030 troops in one day in Ukraine, by Chris York | The Kyiv Independent  Russia’s daily losses in Ukraine surpassed 2,000 for the first time, according to figures released by Kyiv today. The figures do not specify killed or wounded, though  . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. mercenary in-absentia arrest, Ukrainian losses: situation in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Ukrainian armed forces have lost more than 340 troops in the Kursk area over the past day, the Russian Defense Ministry reported. In total . . . READ MORE . . .

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Desertion threatens to starve Ukraine’s forces at a crucial time in its war with Russia, by Samya Kullab and Volodymyr Yurchuk | AP  KYIV — Desertion is starving the Ukrainian army of desperately needed manpower and crippling its battle plans at a crucial time in its war with Russia, which could put Kyiv at a clear disadvantage in future ceasefire talks. READ MORE . . .

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FROM NOV. 28  Ukrainians try to restore a damaged power plant before harsh weather hits. Reported by Joanna Kakissis | NPR  Russian strikes continue to destroy Ukraine’s power grid, prompting nation-wide power cuts while temperatures drop. Workers at a damaged plant try to restore its operation before the winter freeze. Click HERE to listen and read.