For today, links to eight reports: from Reuters, Middle East Eye, the Anadolu Agency, Middle East Monitor, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli strikes kill 20 Palestinians in Gaza, some in attacks on tents, medics say, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi andHussam Al-Masri | Reuters CAIRO / GAZA — Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip killed 20 Palestinians today, including six people in attacks on tents housing displaced families, medics said. READ MORE . . .
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Large Gaza food convoy violently looted; 98 trucks lost. From Reuters. CAIRO – A convoy of 109 trucks was violently looted on Saturday after entering Gaza, resulting in the loss of 98 trucks in what aid workers say is one of the worst such incidents in the more than 13-month-old war, according to an aid official. READ MORE . . .
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Palestinians detail field executions by Israeli forces in north Gaza, by Mera Aladam | Middle East Eye Israeli forces have carried out field executions of Palestinians in northern Gaza, according to eyewitnesses who spoke to the Euro-Med Human Rights Monitor in a new report. READ MORE . . .
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Germany warns Israel against questioning Palestinian right to exist in Gaza, by Oliver Towfigh Nia | Anadolu Agency BERLIN — Germany today warned Israel against questioning the right of Palestinians to exist in Gaza. “We have said clearly that there must be no [Israeli] settlement of Gaza and no expulsion from Gaza, and that still applies,” Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said. READ MORE . . .
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Families stuck in Nabatieh watch as Israel destroys historic neighbourhoods, by Hanna Davis | Middle East Eye NABATIEH, Lebanon — Since Israel escalated attacks on the country on Sept. 23, it has pounded the southern Lebanesecity of Nabatieh with nearly-daily air strikes. READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 11 Israel blows up historic shrine in southern Lebanon. From Middle East Monitor. Israeli occupation forces destroyed a historic religious shrine in the village of Chamaa in southern Lebanon on Nov. 8, Lebanese media reported. Lebanese sources revealed that the occupation forces deliberately rigged explosive charges on . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 17 Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, by Giada Zampano | AP ROME — Pope Francis has called for an investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute genocide, according to . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 17 Israel sends draft orders to more ultra-Orthodox, by Emily Rose | Reuters JERUSALEM — The Israeli military issued call-up notices to more members of the ultra-Orthodox community on Sunday to bolster its forces as it fights on its southern and northern borders, a move that may further inflame tensions between religious and secular Israelis. READ MORE . . .