For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.)— MCM

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Netanyaku rules out releasing ‘thoursands of terrorists’ in a Gaza truce, by Abbie Cheeseman | AFP  Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has denied Israel would withdraw its forces from Gaza and free thousands of Palestinian prisoners from its jails in order to secure a ceasefire. Despite widespread media reports . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. suspends aid to Palestinian refugee agency. Norway is still sending money. Steve Inskeep of NPR talks with Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide about why Norway hasn’t suspended aid to a U.N. agency, when some staff is accused of participating in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM JAN. 29  UNRWA loses funding after charges that some employees took part in Hamas attack. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR  Some countries have paused funding to a UN agency that looks after Palestinian refugees after Israel provided evidence that it said showed Palestinian employees took part in the Oct. 7 Hamas attack. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM JAN. 29  Israeli and Palestinian radio stations broadcast messages for locked up loved ones. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  An Israeli radio station is airing messages and songs to hostages in Gaza, while a Palestinian station broadcasts families’ voice messages to relatives held in Israeli prisons. Click HERE to listen and read.

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A Palestinian is killed while with a group waving a white flag. Israel says it will look into it, by Julia Frankel | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel’s military announced it would review the shooting of a Palestinian man who was killed in the Gaza Strip while walking in a group of people waving a white flag, saying footage of the episode raised concerns of possible . . . READ MORE . . .