For today, links to six reports: from Middle East Eye, Reuters, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli strikes central Beirut in predawn attack, killing 11. From Middle East Eye. A powerful Israeli air strike on central Beirut killed 11 people and wounded 63 before dawn on Saturday, bringing down a residential building and jolting residents awake across the Lebanese capital. READ MORE . . .
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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza over 48 hours, damage hospital in north, Palestinian medics say, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — Israeli military strikes across the Gaza Strip have killed at least 120 Palestinians over the last 48 hours and hit a hospital on the northern edge of the enclave, wounding medical staff and damaging equipment, Palestinian medics said today. Among the dead . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 22 Palestinian olive farmers face violence from settlers and security forces. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi | NPR Olive harvesting in the West Bank has become increasingly dangerous as Palestinian farmers face a rise in violence by Israeli settlers and security forces. Click HERE to listen and read.
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More aid workers have been killed in 2024 than in any other year, UN says. From AP. GENEVA — More aid workers, health care staffers, delivery personnel and other humanitarians have been killed in 2024 than in any other single year, the United Nations said Friday. READ MORE . . .
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Lapid: ‘Government prolonging war due to Netanyahu’s problems, illusions of annexing West Bank.’ From Middle East Monitor. Israeli opposition leader Yair Lapid on Friday accused the government of unnecessarily prolonging the war due to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s political problems and the “illusions” of annexing the West Bank and re-settling the Gaza Strip. READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 22 The ICC’s arrest warrant for Israel’s Netanyahu highlights international divisions. Reported by Willem Marx | NPR The International Criminal Court’s decision to issue arrest warrants for Israel’s prime minister, its former defense minister and a senior military leader of Hamas has exposed deep global divisions. Click HERE to listen and read.