First, links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, Consortium News, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, links to three pieces of commentary from Australia, the United States, and Britain. (Today’s UKRAINE entry is HERE,) — MCM
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Israel wages ground campaign in Gaza, communications blackout slowly ending, by Emily Rose | Reuters JERUSALEM — Israeli forces waged ground operations against Hamas in Gaza today in what Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the second phase of a three-week-old war aimed at crushing the Palestinian militant group. However, telephone and internet communications in Gaza, largely severed late on Friday as Israel’s warplanes dropped bombs and its troops pushed into the Hamas-ruled enclave, were returning slowly . . . READ MORE . . .
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UN chief warns Gaza growing more desperate ‘by the hour.’ From AFF. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres today warned the situation in Hamas-ruled Gaza is declining rapidly as he repeated desperate appeals for a ceasefire to end the “nightmare” of bloodshed. “I regret that instead of . . . READ MORE . . .
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Thousands loot UN aid warehouses in Gaza as desperation grows and Israel widens ground offensive, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Thousands of people broke into aid warehouses in Gaza to take flour and basic hygiene products, a U.N. agency said Sunday, in a mark of growing desperation and the breakdown of public order three weeks into the war between Israel and Gaza’s militant Hamas rulers. Tanks and infantry pushed into . . . READ MORE . . .
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United Nations General Assembly votes for Gaza ceasefire. From Consortium News. The U.N. General Assembly on Friday voted 120 votes In favor, 14 against and 45 abstentions in a non-binding Resolution for an immediate ceasefire In Gaza. Reporting from the U.N. News website: The [Jordanian] resolution calls for an ‘immediate, durable and sustained humanitarian truce”, and demands all parties comply . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel PM Netanyahu announces second phase of war against Hamas. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR Israeli troops who fought against Hamas on Oct. 7 prepare for the next battle. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas’ role in the Hamas-Israel conflict. Scott Detrow of NPR talks with Grant Rumley about Mahmoud Abbas and the role of the Palestinian Authority in the conflict between Israel and the Palestinians. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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NEWER Workers from Gaza in the West Bank are desperately awaiting news from home. Reported by Ayesha Rascoe and Elissa Nadworny | NPR As Israel’s military operation intensifies into what Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says will be a “long and difficult war,” the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is getting worse. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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It’s okay to admit you were wrong about Gaza, by Caitlin Johnstone | caitlinjohnstone.com.au It’s okay to admit you were wrong about this. It’s okay to change your mind. It’s okay to admit you reacted inappropriately to the news of what happened on October 7 and advocated . . . READ MORE . . .
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Thou shalt NOT kill, by Dennis Kucinich | The Dennis Kucinich Report The U.S., with its political divisions on full display, functions now only for purposes of funding wars. Otherwise, the government will shut down over its inability to balance the books from the expenses of previous wars which were put on the national credit card. The polarization . . . READ MORE . . .
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Something has snapped, by Craig Murray | CraigMurray.org.uk The Zionist grip on the political and media class is stark. Ordinary citizens are left with feelings ranging from rage to deep sorrow, but with a feeling of helplessness at having no power and no genuine voice in the country where they live. The bought-and-paid-for politicians intone . . . READ MORE . . .