For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and the New York Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.)— MCM
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Gaza’s child amputees face further risks without expert care, by Arafat Barbakh, Maggie Fick and Emma Farge | Reuters KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza — In bombed-out Gaza, a generation of child amputees is emerging as Israel’s retaliatory blitz after Hamas’ deadly Oct. 7 attacks has led to blast and crush injuries as explosive weapons tear through densely-packed high-rise housing blocks. Israeli authorities . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel’s Mossad chief vows to hunt down Hamas members a day after senior figure killed in strike, by Fadi Tawil, Tia Goldenberger and Sami Magdy | AP JERUSALEM — The chief of Israel’s Mossad intelligence service vowed Wednesday that the agency would hunt down every Hamas member involved in the Oct. 7 attack on Israel, no matter where they are. His . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JAN. 3 Protesters took over the streets in West Bank after the killing of Hamas official. Reported by Carrie Kahn | NPR Palestinians condemned the killing of Hamas’s second in command in Lebanon Tuesday night. Hundreds took to the streets and shut down stores in the West Bank in protest. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JAN. 1 The U.S. and Israel: An embrace shows signs of strain after Oct. 7, by Peter Baker, Edward Wong, Julian E. Barnes and Isabel Kershner | The New York Times WASHINGTON — U.S. President Joe Biden was getting ready to leave the White House for an audacious flight to Israel to demonstrate solidarity after Hamas’ Oct. 7 terrorist attack when suddenly the trip seemed to be falling apart before it even began. An explosion at a Gaza Strip hospital had . . . READ MORE . . .
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What will it take for Israel to affirm mission accomplished in Gaza, and end the war? Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR What will it take politically and militarily, for Israel to declare victory and end the war in Gaza? There is growing debate in Israel about what kind of victory is even achievable. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.