First, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a PILGER entry are HERE and HERE.)  — MCM

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UN agency chiefs say Gaza needs more aid to arrive faster, warning of famine and disease, by Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Gaza urgently needs more aid or its desperate population will suffer widespread famine and disease, the heads of three major U.N. agencies warned Monday, as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Hamas appears to show dead bodies of two hostages after warning Israel, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Fadi Shana and Ari Rabinovitch | Reuters  DOHA / GAZA / JERUSALEM — Hamas appeared to show the dead bodies of two Israeli hostages on Monday after warning Israel they might be killed if it did not stop its bombardment of Gaza. A new video released by the Palestinian militant group purportedly showed the bodies of Yossi Sharabi, 53, and Itai Svirsky, 38, who . . . READ MORE . . .

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Hamas fights with a patchwork of weapons built by Iran, China, Russia and North Korea, by Michael Biesecker | AP  An Associated Press analysis of more than 150 videos and photos taken in the three months of combat since . . . READ MORE . . .