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For today, links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, Anadolu Ajansi, the Cradle, and NBC News, and to an article of commentary from ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA 10-11-25 is HERE, or scroll down. WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM
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Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2-year war, by Samy Magdy, Sarah el Deeb and Melanie Lidman | AP CAIRO — Preparations were underway today to ramp up aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are hoping will signal an end to . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE to read in AP report in Spanish, and HERE for report from Reuters.
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Trump to arrive in Israel and speak with families of released hostages. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR President Trump is due to fly to Israel and Egypt to mark the end of the Gaza war, as Hamas and Israel prepare to release hostages and prisoners. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.
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U.S. troops set to start operations at Israeli military base to monitor Gaza ceasefire deal: report, by Zein Khalil and Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu ISTANBUL — U.S. troops were to begin operations at an Israeli military base today to monitor the implementation of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media said. Israeli Channel 12 reported that . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 10 GHF dismantles Gaza sites where thousands of Palestinian aid seekers killed. From the Cradle. The U.S.-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has begun to dismantle its sites after killing thousands of Palestinians in the past months during a failed mission worth tens of millions. Quds News Network reported that eyewitnesses . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. will not deploy troops to Gaza or Israel, says Vice President Vance, by Yasin Gungor and Esra Tekin| Anadolu ISTANBUL — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said despite the role it played in reaching the new Gaza ceasefire deal, the U.S. has no plans to deploy American troops to Gaza or Israel. He said in an interview that aired today on NBC that . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for report and interview from NBC News.
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A veteran peace negotiator discusses next steps in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Ayesha Rascoe of NPR asks veteran American peace negotiator Aaron David Miller for his thoughts on the new peace process unfolding between Israel and Hamas. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.
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FROM OCT. 11 As Israel and Hamas prepare for a major exchange, President Trump heads to Israel. Reported by Greg Myre and Andrew Limbong | NPR President Trump is expected to arrive in Israel on Sunday night as both sides prepare for the release of Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM OCT. 11 Trump’s sham peace plan, by Chris Hedges | Original to ScheerPost It is a sadistic game. A merry-go-round of death. This ceasefire, like those of the past, is a commercial break. A moment when . . . READ MORE . . .
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