Links to four reports and to an article of commentary: from the Associated Press, Bloomberg News, Anadolu Ajansi, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking their names or initials below. (Scroll down for GAZA 1-16-26. Scroll up or down for SYRIA and MEDIA.) — MCM

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Israeli troops kill Palestinians for crossing a vague ceasefire line that’s sometimes unmarked, by Toqa Ezzinin and Julia Frankel | AP  CAIRO — Of the 447 Palestinians killed between the ceasefire taking effect last October and last Tuesday, at least 77 were killed by Israeli gunfire near the at times invisible “yellow line,” including 62 who crossed it, according to the Gaza Health Ministry. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for others.

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Trump wants nations to pay $1 billion each to stay on his peace board. From Bloomberg. The Trump administration is asking countries that want a permanent spot on his new Board of Peace to contribute at least $1 billion. READ MORE . . .

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Ali Shaath begins duties as head of Gaza administration committee, signs mission statement, by Rania Abushamala | Anadolu  ISTANBUL — Ali Shaath officially began his duties as head of the National Committee for the Administration of Gaza, saying his first act was adopting and signing the committee’s mission statement. READ MORE . . .

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Israel says U.S. announces Gaza administration committee without coordination. From Anadolu. Israel said Saturday it was not consulted on the announcement of a committee to administer the Gaza Strip, arguing the move runs counter to Israel’s positions and policies regarding the future of the enclave. READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 1, 2024  What Frantz Fanon can tell us about the West’s colonial war in Gaza, by Joe Gill | Middle East Eye  From Gaza to the Red Sea, on all fronts the West is now unmasked as a lawless killing machine in terror of losing control. Genocide, starvation and war, defended with Olympic-level diplomatic double-speak, are its only answers to the fact that the Global South, and the nations of the Middle East (if not their leaders) no longer wish to live under U.S. hegemony. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for same article from Middle East Eye in French, and HERE for others.

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