For today, in a short entry, links to reports from Reuters and the Cradle; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (Short SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM DEC. 20  Israeli airstrikes kill at least 25 in Gaza, medics say. From Reuters. CAIRO — Israeli airstrikes killed at least 25 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Friday, medics said, including at least eight in an apartment in the Nuseirat refugee camp and at least 10, including seven children, in the town of Jabalia. READ MORE . . .

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FROM DEC. 20  Gaza resistance hits Israeli troops in Netzarim corridor with heavy mortar attacks. From The Cradle. Netzarim, an Israeli military corridor that splits the Gaza Strip into two, came under fire from the Palestinian resistance on Friday, coming as Hamas’ military wing has . . . READ MORE . . .