For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press,, National Public Radio, Middle East Eye, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE, LEBANON and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Doha, deal seen close after ‘breakthrough,‘ by Andrew Mills, Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell | Reuters DOHA / CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Negotiators were meeting in Qatar today hoping to finalise details of a plan to end the war in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden indicated a ceasefire and hostage release deal was imminent. READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from AP, NPR, Middle East Eye and the Cradle.
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Israeli minister Ben-Gvir threatens to quit Netanyahu cabinet over Gaza deal. From Reuters. JERUSALEM — Israeli far-right police minister Itamar Ben-Gvir threatened today to quit Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government if he agrees to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal being negotiated . . . READ MORE . . .