For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, BBC News, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM
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Gaza food crisis is nothing like anything chef José Andrés had seen before. Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with chef José Andrés, founder of World Central Kitchen, a nonprofit, about the hunger crisis in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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WHO warns illness in Gaza may ultimately kill more people than Israel’s offensive. Reported by A Martínez and Ari Daniel | NPR The Israel-Hamas war has devastated Gaza’s health infrastructure, and overwhelmed the few remaining hospitals. Health professionals are increasingly concerned about infectious disease outbreaks. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Lose a limb or risk death? Growing numbers among Gaza’s thousands of war-wounded face hard decisions, by Wafaa Shurafa and Jack Jeffrey | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Health officials say amputations have become commonplace in Gaza during the Israel-Hamas war, now in its 12th week. At the hospital here, dozens of recent amputees are in various stages of treatment and recovery. Experts believe that in some cases, limbs could have been saved with proper treatment, but only nine out of Gaza’s 36 hospitals . . . READ MORE . . .
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The number of wounded Israeli soldiers is mounting, representing a hidden cost of war, by Tia Goldenberg | AP RAMAT GAN, Israel — A swelling number of wounded Israeli fighters are yet another sizable and deeply traumatized segment of Israeli society whose struggles are emerging as a hidden cost of the war. Given the large numbers of wounded — estimated to be more than 3,000 — advocates worry the country is not prepared to address . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 27 On foot and by donkey cart, thousands flee widening Israeli assault in central Gaza, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Lee Keath | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Thousands of Palestinian families fled Wednesday from the brunt of Israel’s expanding ground offensive into Gaza’s few remaining, overcrowded refuges, as the military launched heavy strikes across the center and south of the territory, killing dozens, Palestinian health officials said. On foot or . . . Click HERE to read and view photos.
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Do the U.S. and Israel see eye to eye when it comes to Gaza? Reported by Linah Mohammad, Kathryn Fox and Ari Shapiro | NPR Israel’s Strategic Affairs Minister Ron Dermer ended a visit with the White House and State Department. Ari Shapiro talks with Aaron David Miller of the Carnegie Endowment for International Relations about what this means for U.S.-Israel relations. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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NEWER Israel warns Hezbollah and Lebanon over border fighting, by James Gregory | BBC News Israel will act to remove Hezbollah from the border with Lebanon if the militia group’s attacks continue, an Israeli minister has warned. Benny Gantz said the Israeli military would intervene if militants do not stop firing on northern Israel. Time for . . . READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Israeli raids in West Bank target Hamas funding. From Reuters. RAMALLAH — Israeli forces raided foreign exchange and money transfer agencies in Ramallah and other cities in the occupied West Bank today, seizing millions of dollars suspected of being intended to fund the Islamist group Hamas, the military said. At least one person . . . READ MORE . . .