For tody, links to eight reports: from Reuters, the Anadolu Agency, the Associated Press, National Public Radio and the Associated Press, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor and Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli army orders Gaza City suburb evacuated, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO —The Israeli military issued new evacuation orders to residents in areas of an eastern Gaza City suburb, Shijaia, setting off a new wave of displacement today, and a Gaza hospital director was injured in an Israeli drone attack, Palestinian medics said. READ MORE . . .
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Heavy rains add to plight of displaced civilians in Gaza amid Israeli war, by Mohamed Majed | Anadolu Agency GAZA CITY, Palestine — Heavy rains have worsened the plight of displaced Palestinians in the Gaza Strip amid a deadly Israeli war on the enclave, the Civil Defense Service said today. READ MORE . . .
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Israel cracks down on Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza, by Sam McNeil | AP UMM AL-FAHM, Israel — Israel’s yearlong crackdown against Palestinian citizens who speak out against the war in Gaza is prompting many to self-censor out of fear of being jailed and further marginalized in society, while some still find ways to dissent — carefully. READ MORE . . .
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As Israel cuts ties with UNRWA, Palestinian refugees could lose vital services. Reported by Scott Neuman | NPR Israel has voted to end cooperation with UNRWA, the United Nations agency providing aid to Palestinian refugees. The move threatens key services for hundreds of thousands of refugees in the West Bank.. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Hezbollah fires more than 180 rockets and other projectiles into Israel, wounding at least 7, by Kareem Chehayeb and Tia Goldenberg | AP BEIRUT — Hezbollah fired at least 185 rockets and other projectiles into Israel today, wounding seven people in the militant group’s heaviest barrage in several days, in response to deadly Israeli strikes in Beirut. And an Israeli strike on a Lebanese army center killed one soldier and wounded 18 others . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli drones kill 2 paramedics, injure 4 in southern Lebanon’s Tyre district, by Wassim Seifeddine | Anadolu Agency BEIRUT — Israeli drones chased paramedics Saturday in the Tyre district of southern Lebanon, killing two and injuring four others. READ MORE . . .
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Israeli strike targets the heart of Beirut, killing 20 people, by Lauren Frayer | NPR There was a rare airstrike in the heart of Lebanon’s capital Saturday. Israeli media say it was targeting a Hezbollah leader. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Netanyahu brushed off concerns over Hamas ahead of Gaza war, report says. From Middle East Eye. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu repeatedly rejected proposals to assassinate Hamas leaders, including during a meeting six days before the Oct. 7, 2023, attack, according to a report by Israel’s Channel 12. READ MORE . . .
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Israel’s criminal responsibility is shielded by political complicity, by Ramona Wadi | Middle East Monitor It remains to be seen how world leaders of the 124 states that are party to the Rome Statute will comply with the international arrest warrants issued by the International Criminal Court against . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM NOV. 21 Israel: Beginning of the end, by Stefan Moore | Special to Consortium News Contrary to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s bellicose July 24 speech before a joint session of the United States Congress pledging to achieve “total victory” over Hamas, Israel is being decisively defeated – militarily, economically and as a society. READ MORE . . .