For now, links to eight reports: from the Cradle, the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio, and to an article of commentary from Informed Comment via Tom Dispatch; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 10-15-25 is HERE, or scroll down. 9/11 TRUTH entry for this date is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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U.S. officials say Hamas ‘honoring agreement,’ urge Israel to drop demand for return of all bodies. From the Cradle. Mediators are asking the U.S. to pressure Israel to drop the issue of the return of all bodies of deceased Israeli captives and to move on to the next stage of negotiations to end the war in Gaza, Qatari news channel Al-Arabi reported today. READ MORE . . .
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Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage, by Sam Metz, Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa | AP JERUSALEM — Israel received the remains of two more hostages Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said that one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage. The confusion added to . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish.
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Israel, Hamas trade blame over truce violations, Rafah border reopening eyed but no date set, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell | Reuters CAIRO /TEL AVIV — Israel said today it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel delivers Palestinian bodies shackled, showing signs of execution. From the Cradle. The bodies of dozens of Palestinians were handed over to health authorities in Gaza on Wednesday, arriving in shackles and bearing signs of execution. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 15 The fighting has stopped, but dire need remains in Gaza. Reported by Mary Louise Kelly, Erika Ryan and Courtney Dorning | NPR Kelly talks with David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the needs of Palestinians in Gaza moving forward. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM OCT. 15 What’s next for Gaza. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR Gaza’s future is filled with hard questions. Consider these three: Who will govern the territory? Who will provide security? And who will be in charge of the money and reconstruction? Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM OCT. 15 The stakes of genocide: What it means and why it matters in Gaza. Reported by Leah Donnella | NPR What are the stakes of calling an armed conflict a genocide? Even as a ceasefire agreement takes hold – the term continues to come up in relation to the war in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM OCT. 14 Terror from the skies in the Middle East, by Juan Cole | Informed Comment / Tom Dispatch Donald Trump’s and Benjamin Netanyahu’s nomination of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, his hands already crimson with the blood of innocent Iraqis, to run post-war Gaza, brings to mind a distant era when London sent its politicians out to be viceroys in its global colonial domains. READ MORE . . .
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TO BE CONTINUED