Links to five reports: from Middle East Eye, the Cradle, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Scroll down for GAZA 1-21-26, and up or down for LEBANON, UKRAINE, WEST BANK, SYRIA and YEMEN.) — MCM

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UK confirms phone call between Cameron and ICC’s Karim Khan, by Sondos Asem and Namir Shabibi | Middle East Eye  LONDON — The UK government has confirmed for the first time a phone call between David Cameron and Karim Khan in which the then British foreign secretary is alleged to have threatened the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court over his investigation into Israeli war crimes in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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Jared Kushner unveils ‘free market Gaza’ with coastal towers and data centres. From Middle East Eye. Jared Kushner,  U.S. President Donald Trump’s son in law and special envoy, has unveiled a plan to turn Gaza into a region modelled on “free market principles.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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People dig through garbage for things to burn to keep warm — a far cry from Trump’s vision, by Toqa Ezzidin and Julia Frankel | AP  CAIRO — At the World Economic Forum in Davos, U.S. President Donald Trump claimed that “record levels” of humanitarian aid had entered Gaza since the October start of a U.S.-brokered ceasefire deal. Son-in law Jared Kushner and envoy Steve Witkoff touted the devastated territory’s development potential. READ MORE . . .

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Netanyahu skips ‘Board of Peace’ signing in Davos over fears of arrest. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to attend the signing ceremony for U.S. President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace” in Switzerland today, over fears he would be arrested for war crimes commited in Gaza if he set foot in the country. READ MORE . . .

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