For today, links to two reports from National Public Radio, and to commentary from Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 10  People under Israeli siege plea for help in Gaza, U.S. says conditions ‘must change.’ Reported by Aya Batrawy | NPR  Suggested web headline: People under Israeli siege plea for help in Gaza, US says conditions “must change” Critical aid lifelines have been cut to north Gaza as Israeli forces besiege the area and order hospitals shut, prompting U.S. concerns about Israel’s endless military operations there. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM OCT. 10  DOJ silent as families of Americans killed in West Bank and Gaza demand it investigate. Reported by Ryan Lucas and Daniel Estrin | NPR  The Justice Department vowed to investigate the deaths of Americans killed in the Hamas Oct. 7 attack on Israel. But four families of U.S. citizens who say they were killed in the West Bank and Gaza by Israelis argue DOJ isn’t investigating their loved ones’ deaths.. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM OCT. 10  IDF in ‘outrageous threat’ to Irish UN troops in Lebanon, by Mick Hall |  Special to Consortium News   An Irish-Israeli diplomatic crisis has been defused after Israel withdrew its invasion force from firing positions metres from a U.N. post in south Lebanon staffed by Irish peacekeepers. Irish President Michael D. Higgins . . . READ MORE . . .