For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and Middle East Monitor, and to a brief from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 10-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Hamas and Israel enter a third day of Gaza peace talks with top Trump envoy expected to join, by Samy Magdy | AP  CAIRO — Israel and Hamas entered a third day of peace talks at an Egyptian resort today, with more senior officials from the United States, Israel and mediating countries expected to join — a sign negotiators aim to tackle the toughest issues of an American plan to end the war in Gaza. Hamas says it is seeking . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for AP report in Spanish, and HERE for report from Reuters.

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Hamas official warns of Netanyahu’s attempts to undermine Gaza ceasefire deal. From Middle East Monitor. Hamas official Fawzi Barhoum warned Tuesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is attempting to obstruct the latest round of ceasefire negotiations, just as . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 7  U.S. military aid and arms transfers to Israel, from October 2023 to September 2025, by William D. Hartung | Quincy Institute  The United States has provided at least $21.7 billion in military aid to Israel since the start of the war in Gaza on Oct. 7, 2023. However, under both the Biden and Trump administrations, an additional tens of billions of dollars in arms sales agreements have been committed for weapons and services that will be paid for in the years to come. READ MORE . . .

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