For today, links to four reports from the Associated Press and Reuters, followed by links to eight reports from National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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War rages on multiple fronts as Israel marks a year since Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, by Tia Goldenberg and Melanie Lidman | AP RE’IM, Israel — Israelis held somber ceremonies today to mark a year since the deadliest attack in the country’s history, a Hamas-led raid that shattered its sense of security and ignited wars on two fronts with no end in sight. Hamas and Hezbollah . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel steps up Gaza bombing on war’s first anniversary, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Hussam Al-Masri | Reuters CAIRO / GAZA — Israel stepped up air and ground attacks on Hamas in Gaza, killing at least 52 people according to Palestinian medics, on the first anniversary of a war that has left most of the territory in ruins and shattered the lives of its people. Hamas said it struck Israel’s commercial capital Tel Aviv with . . . READ MORE . . .
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Gaza is in ruins after Israel’s yearlong offensive, by Joseph Krauss and Sarah el Deeb | AP In the Gaza Strip there are hills of rubble where apartment blocks stood, and pools of sewage-tainted water spreading disease. City streets have been churned into dirt canyons and, in many places, the air is filled with the stench of unrecovered corpses. Israel’s yearlong offensive against Hamas . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel marks Oct. 7 anniversary under shadow of escalating war, by Manuel Ausloos | Reuters RE’IM, Israel – Israel held solemn memorials against the backdrop of continued fighting on the first anniversary of the deadliest day in the country’s history – the Hamas-led attacks on Oct 7, 2023. Israel’s enemies – the Iran-backed militant groups Hamas and Hezbollah – marked the day by raining rockets across Israel . . . READ MORE . . .
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A year later, an Israeli village grieves the biggest loss from Oct. 7. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR The Israeli kibbutz grieving the biggest loss from the Hamas attacks reburies its dead and contends with questions of memory, guilt and revenge. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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A year into Israel’s war in Gaza, a woman’s grief exposes a possible war crime. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Steve Inskeep | NPR A woman survives a year of Israeli bombardment on Gaza after an airstrike destroys her life. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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A rabbi in Detroit talks about her feelings on the war and the U.S. election. Reported by Leila Fadel | NPR For Jewish American voters in Michigan it’s been a difficult year. Today marks a year since Hamas attacked Israel. In Detroit, Rabbi Ariana Silverman guides her community through this dark time. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM OCT. 6 Remembering life in Gaza before Oct. 7. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Scott Detrow | NPR The Middle East has changed dramatically in the year since the Hamas-led attacks on Israel. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM OCT. 6 Where the conflict stands, a year after the Hamas attacks in Israel. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR It’s been almost a year since Hamas attacked Israel on Oct. 7th. We look at how that conflict has grown. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM OCT. 6 In north Lebanon, those fleeing Israeli strikes say they have no safe place to go. Reported by Jane Arraf | NPR We look at the uptick in fighting between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon after and overnight Israeli strike in Beirut. Click HERE to listen an read.
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FROM OCT. 6 Is the U.S. at risk of getting drawn into war in the Middle East? Reported by Ayesha Rascoe and Mara Liasson | NPR We look at how the possibility of the U.S. getting drawn into a wider conflict in the Middle East could affect the presidential race, as well as how the candidates are doing in swing states. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM OCT. 6 Where Gaza protest voters stand ahead of early voting. Reported by Clay Masters and Scott Detrow | NPR Donald Trump or Kamala Harris or a third-partly candidate, or no one — options for U.S. protest voters. Click HERE to listen and read.