For now, links to six reports: from the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, the Cradle, and Mondoweiss, and to commentary via Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA 10-22-25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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EU leaders seek role in Gaza at summit focused on Ukraine and Russia, by Sam McNeil | AP BRUSSELS — European Union leaders are seeking a more active role in Gaza and the occupied West Bank after being sidelined from the U.S.-brokered ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for Oct. 22 report in English from AP.
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FROM OCT. 22 Israel’s genocide in Gaza impossible without global complicity, UN report says, by Syma Mohammed | Middle East Eye A new United Nations report reveals that more than 60 countries are complicit in the “collective crime” of enabling Israel’s genocide against the Palestinians in Gaza. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 22 Jared Kushner says business ties help him broker peace. Reported by Franco Ordoñez | NPR He played a decisive role in securing the ceasefire, but it comes with questions about the appropriateness of him working with countries giving him billions. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM OCT. 22 No aid looting reported in Gaza since start of ceasefire: WFP. From the Cradle. The World Food Programme confirmed on Wednesday that no aid convoys have been looted in Gaza since the ceasefire took effect, marking a sharp change from the chaos of previous months. READ MORE . . .
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FROM OCT. 21 New Hamas crackdown on Gaza militias will be ‘largest yet,’ security source says, by | Mondoweiss Hamas’s security campaign against gangs and militias armed and funded by the Israeli army is expanding. READ MORE . . .
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The unvanquished will, by Ramzy Baroud | RamzyBaroud / Middle East Monitor Grief has characterised life in Gaza for many years, a consequence of successive Israeli wars, the unrelenting siege, and habitual bombardment. The last two years, however, have redefined . . . READ MORE . . .
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TO BE CONTINUED