For today, links to six reports: from Wafa, the Associated Press, Reuters, the Anadolu Agency, Middle East Monitor, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from International Institute via ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM

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Occupaton’s air strikes claim the lives of five children in Gaza. From Wafa. GAZA — In a new Israeli massacre this evening, five children were killed and several others were injured by Israeli airstrikes targeting the western part of the Al-Shati (Beach) refugee camp, located north of Gaza City. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli strikes kill a family of 8 in Gaza and destroy a century-old market in Lebanon, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — An Israeli strike on the central Gaza Strip killed a family of eight, Palestinian medical officials said today, as Israeli forces battled Palestinian militants in the territory’s north and airstrikes destroyed a century-old market in southern Lebanon. READ MORE . . . 

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Israeli tanks deepen their push into the northern Gaza Strip, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Israeli forces widened their raid into northern Gaza, and tanks reached the north edge of Gaza City, pounding some districts of the Sheikh Radwan neighborhood and forcing many families to leave their homes, residents said. READ MORE . . .

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Israel intensifies genocidal war in northern Gaza to impose displacement plan: Gaza government, by Nour Abuaisha | Anadolu Agency  GAZA CITY, Palestine  The Gaza Media Office said today that the Israeli army is intensifying genocide in the northern Gaza Strip, including the Jabalia refugee camp, with “massacres and deliberate killings,” since its ground encroachment Oct. 6. READ MORE . . .

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Nicaragua cuts diplomatic ties with Israel in support of Palestine. From Middle East Monitor. Nicaragua said Friday it cut diplomatic ties with Israel in solidarity with the Palestinian people, Anadolu reports. The government said all diplomatic relations with Israel were severed after a unanimous decision by the National Assembly. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 12  As Israel strikes Hezbollah targets, Lebanese civilians are being displaced. Reported byMichael Levitt and Rob Schmitz | NPR  Sarah Al-Charif, founding director of the Ruwwad Al-Tanmeya NGO, talks about the displacement that people there are experiencing as a result of Israeli strikes. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.