For today, links to reports from Reuters, Consortium News, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio, followed by a link to commentary from Indian Punchline; other articles are accessible by clicking on the sources’ names or initials below. (The UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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NEWER Yemen’s Houthis say they launched missiles, drones at Israel. From Reuters. DUBAI — Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi group said it launched a “large number” of drones and ballistic missiles towards Israel today, after Israel’s military said it downed an approaching “aerial target” off the Red Sea city of Eilat. The operation was the third targeting Israel and there would be more, Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Saree said . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Hundreds feared dead in bombing of refugee camp. From Consortium News. Israel has targeted the Jabaliyah refugee camp south of Gaza City today, killing at least 100 people and injuring 300, according to the Gaza interior minister. Many more people are trapped in the rubble. Al Jazeera reports that six Israeli bombs hit the camp where tens of thousands of refugees are crowded into a square kilometer. Mads Gilbert, a Norwegian doctor who has tended to . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 50 killed in Israeli strike. From AFP. GAZA STRIP, Palestinian Territories — The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza Strip said at least 50 people were killed today in Israeli bombardment of a refugee camp in the Palestinian territory. A ministry statement said, “More than 50 martyrs and around 150 wounded and dozens under the rubble, in a heinous Israeli massacre that targeted a . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER New document leak on plan to expel Gaza population, by Joe Lauria | Consortium News A leaked document from the Israeli Ministry of Intelligence to an Israeli news site on Monday lays out a plan to transfer more than 2 million Palestinians from Gaza to Egypt’s Sinai desert. The document is being downplayed by Israeli officials, who are saying it is not being actively considered while the ground operation is underway. The document was first published . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli forces battle Hamas around Gaza City, as military says 800,000 have fled south, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli troops battled Hamas militants and attacked underground compounds today with a focus on northern Gaza, from which an estimated 800,000 Palestinians have fled south despite continued Israeli bombardment across the besieged enclave. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls for a cease-fire and . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel attacks Hamas gunmen inside Gaza tunnels, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose | Reuters GAZA / JERUSALEM — Israel said its forces attacked Hamas gunmen inside the Islamists’ vast tunnel network beneath Gaza, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu dismissed calls for a halt to fighting to ease humanitarian crisis. The tunnels are a key . . . READ MORE . . .
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Mission impossible? Biden says Mideast leaders must consider a two-state solution after the war ends, by Aamer Madhani, Chris Megerian, Will Weissert and Seung Min Kim | AP WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden is calling on Israeli and Arab leaders to think hard about their eventual postwar reality. It’s one, he argues, where finally finding agreement on a long-sought two-state solution to the Israel-Palestinian conflict should be a priority. “There’s. . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER As Israel’s assault on Gaza intensifies, how will the ground operation unfold? Reported by A Martínez and Tom Bowman | NPR Israel’s attacks on Gaza are intensifying, but the strategy of the operation remains unclear. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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NEWER Biden’s plan to send military aid to Israel has bipartisan support in the Senate. Leila Fadel of NPR talks with Maya MacGuineas of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, about the Biden administration’s $14 billion proposal for emergency military aid to Israel. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Thousands of workers from Gaza are trapped in the West Bank and can’t go home. Reported by Elissa Nadworny | NPR Thousands of Palestinians from Gaza were working in Israel when Hamas attacked on Oct. 7. Now, they’re unable to go back and in limbo in the West Bank. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Where Britain, France and Germany stand on the Israel-Hamas war. Reported by Lauren Frayer, Eleanor Beardsley and Rob Schmitz | NPR Reactions to the Israel-Hamas war vary across Europe, determined by each country’s unique history and perspective. Here’s what governments are saying in Britain, France and Germany. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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U.S. seeks strategic dialogue with Russia, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline Almost four weeks into Hamas’ attack on Israel, Russia is in no hurry to exploit the Biden administration’s quandary over the collapse of Middle East security. The western media was unanimous that Russia was waiting in the wings to seize the opportunity once the U.S. took its eye off the ball in Ukraine. However, no such thing happened. READ MORE . . .