For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Substack, Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio, followed by links to commentary from NPR and the New York Times; others are accessible by clicking on the sources’ names or initials below. (The UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Hamas health ministry says 32 dead in one family, including 19 children, in new strike. From AFP. An official in the Hamas-run health ministry in the Gaza Strip said that more than 80 people were killed today in double Israeli strikes on the Jabalia refugee camp. “At least 50 people” were killed in an Israeli strike at dawn on the UN-run Al-Fakhura school in the camp, which had . . . READ MORE . . .
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After Al-Shifra, by Seymour Hersh | Substack Talks between the Hamas leadership and Israel, with support from the United States, are now going on in Qatar. The American team includes CIA Director William Burns, President Biden’s most experienced foreign policy aide. A tentative agreement was reached days ago: Hamas agreed to release . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli air strikes kill 32 in south Gaza amid calls for civilians to flee, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie | Reuters KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza / JERUSALEM — Israeli air strikes on residential blocks in south Gaza killed at least 32 Palestinians today, medics said, after Israel again warned civilians to relocate as it girds for an assault on Hamas in the enclave’s south after subduing the north. Such an offensive could compel hundreds of thousands of Palestinians who fled . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli troops kill 5 Palestinians, including 3 militants, as West Bank violence surges, by Julia Frankel | AP JERUSALEM — Israeli forces on Friday killed five Palestinians, including three militants, across the West Bank, deepening a surge of violence in the occupied territory that has accompanied Israel’s war in the Gaza Strip. The deaths raised to 205 the number of Palestinians killed in West Bank violence since the Gaza war erupted on Oct. 7, making . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Israel military evacuates Gaza’s largest hospital. Reported by Lauren Frayer | NPR Israel’s military is evacuating Gaza’s largest hospital, which has been the center of the war for weeks. Meanwhile, negotiations continue with Hamas over the release of hostages. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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In a tale of two protests, a stark divide among young voters on the Israel-Hamas war. Reported by Elena Moore | NPR As the war rages on in the Middle East, young Americans are weighing in on how the White House’s response may affect their own view of politics. Millennial and Gen Z voters have voted for Democratic candidates, but against the backdrop of the Israel-Hamas war, some . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Unpacking Netanyahu’s intentions for the future of Gaza. Reported by Tyler Bartlam, Kathryn Fox, Ari Shapiro and Greg Myre | NPR Shapiro and Myre discuss Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s intentions for Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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NEWER What gets lost in the ‘Big Picture,‘ by Scott Simon | NPR We watch from afar as hard decisions are made in the councils of power. But . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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In Israel, there Is grief and there Is fury. Beneath the fury, fear, by Bret Stephens | The New York Times / The Springfield Republican I landed in Israel and went straight to a funeral. It was at a . . . READ MORE . . .