For today, links to seven reports: from Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, the Cradle, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli attacks on hospital knock last intensive care unit in northern Gaza out of service, by Mera Aladam | Middle East Eye The Israeli army has launched a new set of attacks on the Kamal Adwan hospital, sparking a fire that rendered the last functioning intensive care unit (ICU) in northern Gaza out of service. Overnight on Tuesday . . . READ MORE . . .
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Hamas: Ceasefire is possible now if Israel ‘stops setting new conditions.’ From Middle East Monitor. Concluding a ceasefire and prisoner swap agreement with Israel is possible only if Tel Aviv “stops setting new conditions”, Hamas said in a statement on Tuesday. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.
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FROM DEC. 17 Palestinians will not return to north Gaza, Israeli ‘Generals’ Plan’ in full swing: report. From the Cradle. Israel’s military is inching closer towards the full implementation of the controversial Generals’ Plan in northern Gaza, and will work to prevent the return of displaced Palestinians to the area even after the extermination and siege campaign in the strip comes to an end, Hebrew media reported on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .
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Egypt demands complete Israeli withdrawal from Philadelphi Corridor and Rafah crossing. From Middle East Monitor. Egypt has demanded the complete withdrawal of Israeli forces from the Philadelphi Corridor on the Gaza-Egypt border as well as from the Rafah border crossing, Israel Hayom has reported. READ MORE . . .
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Israeli military orders another Gaza evacuation ahead of an offensive. From AP. The Israeli military today ordered another evacuation in central Gaza ahead of an offensive in the area, even as Israel and the militant group Hamas appeared to inch closer to a ceasefire in the 14-month war. READ MORE . . .
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Gaza mediators intensify ceasefire efforts, Israeli strikes kill 20 people. From Reuters. CAIRO – The U.S., joined by Arab mediators, sought today to conclude an agreement between Israel and Hamas to halt the 14-month-old war in the Gaza Strip, where medics said fresh Israeli strikes killed at least 16 Palestinians overnight. READ MORE . . .