For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Anadolu Agency, Wafa, the Cradle, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Trump’s Middle East envoy meets Netanyahu today amid ceasefire push. From Reuters. JERUSALEM — U.S. President-elect Donald Trump’s Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff met Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday amid a push to secure a ceasefire in Gaza, Netanyahu’s office said. After the meeting, Netanyahu . . . READ MORE . . .
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17 more Palestinians killed in strikes across Gaza as Israeli genocide continues, by Hosni Nadim | Anadolu Agency GAZA CITY, Palestine At least 17 more Palestinians were killed Friday in Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip as its genocidal war continues for more than 15 months. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Wafa.
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FROM JAN. 10 Anadolu freelance cameraman Saed Abu Nabhan killed by Israeli army, by Esat Firat | Anadolu Agency GAZA / ISTANBUL — Saed Abu Nabhan, a freelance Anadolu cameraman in Gaza, was killed on Friday by a long-range rifle attack by the Israeli army. Abu Nabhan, 25, had a wife and one child. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JAN. 10 Israeli war chief orders plan for ‘complete defeat’ of Hamas in Gaza before Trump’s inauguration. From the Cradle. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has ordered the military to prepare and submit a plan for a “decisive victory” in Gaza and the “complete defeat” of Hamas, Hebrew media outlets reported on Friday. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JAN. 10 U.S. ambassador to Israel makes his final push for release of U.S. hostages from Gaza. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR U.S. Ambassador to Israel Jacob J. Lew, who is leaving his post after 15 months, describes some of the complexity and challenges of his job, which has included seeking the release of all seven American hostages held in Gaza in negotiations for a ceasefire and a hostage deal between Israel and Hamas. Click HERE to listen and read.
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A bereaved mother cannot forget the nightmare of Israeli soldiers storming Kamal Adwan Hospital, by Motasem A Dalloul | Middle East Monitor Ruba is a 29-year-old mother who has been suffering from severe injuries and unbearable trauma since Dec. 27, when the Israeli occupation forces stormed Kamal Adwan Hospital in the northern Gaza city of Jabalia. READ MORE . . .