For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE, SYRIA and COVID ETC. entries for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Israel blocks thousands of Palestinians from returning to northern Gaza over ceasefire dispute, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Joseph Krauss | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel kept thousands of Palestinians from returning to their homes in the northern Gaza Strip today as it accused Hamas of violating a fragile ceasefire by . . . READ MORE . . .

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Trump wants Egypt and Jordan to take in Palestinians from Gaza. Here’s why they are likely to refuse, by Joseph Krauss and Samy Magdy | AP   DUBAI / CAIRO  President Trump’s suggestion that Egypt and Jordan take in Palestinians from the war-ravaged Gaza Strip is likely to be met with a hard “no” from the two U.S. allies and the Palestinians themselves who fear . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters, Anadolu Agency and Middle East Eye.

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Israeli ministers hail Trump’s call to ‘clean out’ Gaza, resettle Palestinians, by Zein Khalil | Anadolu Agency  Israeli ministers expressed support today for U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal to “clean out” the Gaza Strip and resettle Palestinians in Jordan and Egypt. READ MORE . . .

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Ceasefire agreement holds for a second week after Hamas and Israel swap. Reported by Ayesha Rascoe and Kat Lonsdorf | NPR  Hamas releases four female Israeli soldiers and Israel releases 200 Palestinian prisoners, as the ceasefire agreement brokered by the U.S., Egypt and Qatar holds into its second week. Click HERE to listen and read.