For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Agence France-Presse, National Public Radio, and the Berkshire Edge; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via Popular Resistance, commentary from ScheerPost. (Today’s entry for Ukraine is HERE.) — MCM
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Israel bombs Gaza region where civilians were told to seek refuge, as mediators try to unlock aid, by Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab and Ravi Nessman | AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel bombed areas of southern Gaza where it had told Palestinians to flee to ahead of an expected ground invasion, killing dozens of people today in attacks it says are targeted at Hamas militants that rule the besieged territory. With no water, fuel or food being . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli airstrike in central Gaza kills one of Hamas’ top militant commanders, by Najib Jobain, Samya Kullab and Ravi Nessman | AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades, says that an Israeli airstrike in the central Gaza Strip has killed one of its top militant commanders. Ayman Nofal, known by his nom de guerre Abu Mohammed, was killed today in Israeli strikes that targeted the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip, the militant group said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Biden to visit Israel as Gaza humanitarian crisis worsens, by Humeyra Pamuk and Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters TEL AVIV / GAZA — U.S. President Joe Biden will make a high stakes visit to Israel on Wednesday to show support for its war on Hamas, after Washington said Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to let humanitarian aid reach besieged Gaza’s. Israel has vowed to annihilate the Hamas movement that controls Gaza after Hamas gunmen killed 1,300 people, mainly civilians, during a rampage through southern Israeli towns on Oct. 7, the . . . READ MORE . . .
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Around 3,000 Gazans killed in Israeli strikes — Hamas ministry. From AFP. Around 3,000 people have been killed in Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip, the health ministry in the Hamas-run Palestinian territory said today. More than 12,500 others have been wounded since Israel started bombarding Gaza on Oct. 7, in retaliation for Hamas attacks in Israel which killed more than 1,400 people.
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Gaza families ordered south return home, say nowhere is safe from Israeli bombs, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters GAZA — After Israel ordered all civilians in Gaza to go south or face bombardment, bombing in the south killed scores of people overnight, local authorities said. Reuters spoke with several Gazan families there who have concluded they may as well . . . READ MORE . . .
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Hamas spokesman says the group has no plans to release hostages. Reported by Jaclyn Diaz and Steve Inskeep | NPR Hamas spokesman Ghazi Hamad claimed Hamas was providing the nearly 200 people taken hostage with shelter and protection. Israeli military spokesperson Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus said today they include some military personnel, children and one Holocaust survivor. Hamad said Hamas would not release hostages. He said he was more concerned with Palestinian civilians . . . READ MORE . . .
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In Gaza, power, drinking water and medical supplies are running out. Reported by Aya Batrawy | NPR Israel vows it’s preparing a land attack after 10 days of air strikes after Hamas militants killed more than 1,300 people in Israel. Power, potable water and medical supplies are running out in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.
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People in Gaza are said to be in need of shelter, food, water and medicine. Reported by A Martínez and Peter Kenyon | NPR Aid groups in the Gaza Strip are warning that the enclave is near complete collapse. Gaza is under an Israeli siege that is blocking basic humanitarian needs from getting in. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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What Biden and Republicans are saying about Israel. Reported by Mara Liasson | NPR President Biden has taken a very pro-Israel stance since the Hamas attacks. But starting on Friday, the president has begun to talk more about the situation on the ground in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.
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From the ground in Jordan, talking with Palestinians who have family in Gaza. Reported by Ari Shapiro | NPR For Jordanian Palestinians with family in the Gaza Strip, that distance can feel painfully close and impossibly far. Across Jordan on Friday, thousands of people marched in support of Palestinians. Click HERE to listen and read.
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What’s the endgame of an Israeli ground assault in Gaza? A Martínez of NPR talks with senior historian at the RAND Corporation Gian Gentile about what Israel can achieve with its attacks on Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Berkshire Communists group leads pro-Palestine/Hamas protest in Great Barrington, by Shaw Israel Izikson | The Berkshire Edge GREAT BARRINGTON, Massachusetts — On Tuesday, Oct. 10, the Berkshire Communists group led a pro-Palestine/Hamas protest in the downtown area. The group protested against Israel in front of Town Hall before marching down Main Street. A video of the group showed members chanting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free,” as they marched down Main Street with their signs. Protesters held signs that read, “End all U.S. aid to Israel,” “Free . . . READ MORE . . .
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This way for the genocide, ladies and gentlemen, by Chris Hedges | Scheer Post / Popular Resistance Gaza is such a small area — 25 miles in length and about 5 miles wide — and so densely populated that the only outcome of an Israeli ground and air assault is the mass death of those . . . READ MORE . . .