For now, links to four reports: from Middle East Monitor, Reuters, the Associated Press, and the Anadolu Agency, and to a clip of spoken commentary from Rumble via ScheerPost; other published material is accessible by clicking on their names below or otherwise highlighted. (UKRAINE and COVID ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE.)

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FROM DEC. 1  Israel committing war crimes in northern Gaza, says former defence minister. From Middle East Monitor. Former Israeli Defense Minister Moshe Ya’alon accused the army on Sunday of committing war crimes in the northern Gaza Strip and attempting to hide these crimes from the public, Anadolu Agency reports. “I speak on behalf . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli army bombards homes in north Gaza, airstrike kills 15, medics say, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — Israeli forces bombarded houses in overnight attacks in the northern Gaza Strip, killing at least 15 people in one of the buildings in the town of Beit Lahiya, Palestinian medics said today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel says soldier thought to have been taken hostage is now presumed dead. From AP. The Israeli military said today an Israeli American soldier who was believed to have been captured alive by Hamas in its Oct. 7, 2023, attack was killed that day and his body taken into the Gaza Strip. Hamas still holds around 100 hostages inside Gaza, at least a third of whom . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli army opens fire toward homes in Naqoura town despite cease-fire. From Anadolu Agency. ISTANBUL — The Israeli army on Monday morning opened fire toward the town of Naqoura in southern Lebanon, the latest violation of the cease-fire that entered into force last week. The official Lebanese news agency NNA said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Why you shouldn’t shun family members over political disputes. Glenn Greenwald of System Update talks about the virtues of communicating cordially with family members and others who don’t share all of one’s political outlook. Click HERE to watch and listen.

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