For now, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM
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NEWER International outcry grows over ‘unbearably desperate’ situation in Gaza hospitals, by Lauren Frayer, Aya Batrawy, Peter Kenyon and Greg Myre | NPR Doctors Without Borders, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society are among the organizations communicating the desperation at several Al-Shifa Hospital and others. Two neonatal patients have died at Al-Shifa Hospital already, a doctor there said, and . . . READ MORE . . .
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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital as Netanyahu dismisses calls for a cease-fire, by Najib Jobain and Samy Magy | AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight and into today as ground forces battled Hamas militants near the territory’s largest hospital, where health officials say thousands of medics, patients and displaced people are trapped with no electricity and dwindling supplies. On Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected growing international calls for a cease-fire unless it includes . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel offers Gaza hospital evacuation for babies, fighting rages on, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Emily Rose and Maayan Lubell | Reuters GAZA / JERUSALEM — Israel’s army said it was ready to evacuate babies from Gaza’s largest hospital today, but Palestinian officials said people inside were still trapped, with two newborns dead and dozens at risk from a power outage amid intense fighting nearby. Al-Shifa and other hospitals in northern Gazawere barely able to . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER UN says ‘significant’ deaths in strike on one of its Gaza compounds. From AFP. The United Nations said several people have been killed and wounded in strikes on a UN facility in Gaza City, where hundreds of Palestinians have taken refuge to escape the war. “The shelling has reportedly . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Both sides of the Israeli-Hamas war are being accused of war crimes. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR Climbing civilian death tolls are leading to accusations of war crimes, but determining whether there are violations depends on evidence and the judgements made by commanders. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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NEWER Protesters in London and Paris march against the war in Gaza and antisemitism. Reported by Philip Reeves | NPR Protests against the war in Gaza brought more than 300,000 to the streets of London on Saturday. And in Paris today, there’s a march against antisemitism. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.
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Israelis rush to help after Hamas attacks. Reported by Peter Kenyon | NPR Still reeling from the shock of the Oct. 7 attacks by the militant group Hamas, ordinary Israelis are looking for ways to help the war effort. Click HERE to listen and read.
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