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For today, links to seven reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and the Cradle, and to an article of commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA 10-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down. LEBANON entry for today is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Palestinians return to ruins and U.S. troops land in Israel as ceasefire holds, by Abdel Kareem Hana, Sam Metz, Sarah el Deeb and Sam Mednick | AP GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of displaced Palestinians made their way back to their Gaza neighborhoods today, weaving through dust-shrouded streets as bulldozers clawed through the wreckage of two years of war and . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report in Spanish, and HERE for report from NPR.
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Hamas will only disarm if fighters integrated into Palestinian National Army: official. From the Cradle. During an interview with Sky News on Friday, senior Hamas official Dr. Basem Naim confirmed that Hamas would not completely disarm and that the movement would only hand over its weapons to a Palestinian state and integrate its fighters into . . . READ MORE . . .
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A foreign policy expert talks about prospects for peace marked by the Gaza ceasefire. Scott Simon of NPR talks with Shibley Telhami, Anwar Sadat professor for peace and development at the University of Maryland, about the U.S.-brokered peace deal between Hamas and Israel. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM OCT. 10 Thousands of Palestinians return to what’s left of their homes as Gaza ceasefire takes effect, by Abdel Kareem Hanna, Wafaa Shurafa and Melanie Lidman | AP WADI GAZA, Gaza Strip — Tens of thousands of Palestinians headed back to the heavily destroyed northern Gaza Strip on Friday as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire came into effect in a deal that raised hopes for ending the Israel-Hamas war. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report in Spanish.
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FROM OCT. 10 Israeli forces pull back as Gaza ceasefire takes effect. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR Israeli forces have pulled back a line agreed in the Trump truce deal, allowing Hamas to start gathering hostages for release. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM OCT. 10 Former Biden official on President Trump’s peace plan for Gaza. Reported by Scott Detrow, Kathryn Fink, Christopher Intagliata and Linah Mohammad | NPR Detrow talks with Jake Sullivan, national security adviser to former President Biden, about President Trump’s plan for peace in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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The delusional ceasefire and the inevitable resumption of fighting, by Jasim Al-Azzawi | Middle East Monitor The world has greeted the new ceasefire agreement between Israel and the Palestinians with cautious optimism. However, beneath the diplomatic courtesy and carefully selected words . . . READ MORE . . .
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