For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Reuters, and the Columbia Spectator; and to a news release from NPR; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Israel says Hamas list shows 8 of 33 hostages to be freed in first phase of Gaza ceasefire are dead, by Wafaa Shurafa, Osama Saleh and Joseph Krauss | AP GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel says a Hamas list shows that eight of the 33 hostages to be released in the first phase of the Gaza ceasefire are dead. READ MORE . . .
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Palestinians return to Gaza City for first time in over a year as ceasefire holds. Reported by Aya Batrawy and A Martínez | NPR Ceasefires in Israel’s conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah hit snags. A disagreement over a hostage prevented Palestinians’ return to northern Gaza. In Lebanon, Israeli troops clashed with protesters. Click HERE to listen and, later, read. Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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FROM JAN. 26 What a week of ceasefire looks like in Gaza. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Pien Huang | NPR President Trump says he wants Egypt and Jordan to resettle Palestinians from Gaza as a shaky ceasefire holds between Israel and Hamas. Click HERE to listen and read.
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President Trump calls for Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees. Reported by Leila Fadel of NPR talks with Khaled Elgindy, a visiting scholar at Georgetown University, about President Trump’s call for Jordan and Egypt to accept more Palestinian refugees. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JAN. 26 Trump’s Palestinian refugee idea falls flat with Arab allies and confounds a Republican senator, by Will Weissert | AP DORAL, Fla. — President Donald Trump’s push to have Egypt and Jordan take in large numbers of Palestinian refugees from besieged Gaza fell flat with those countries’ governments and left a key congressional ally in Washington . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JAN. 23 NPR wins Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award for “The War in Gaza” coverage. From NPR. WASHINGTON — NPR has won a 2025 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Award for its coverage of the war in Gaza. The prestigious duPont-Columbia Award honors outstanding public service in audio and video reporting. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Columbia Spectator.