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For today, links to two reports: from the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (Scroll down for GAZA 12-27-25, and for today’s WEST BANK, SYRIA, UKRAINE and MEDIA.) — MCM

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Freezing rain floods Gaza camps and leaves displaced Palestinians in dire conditions, by Wafaa Shurafa and Sally Abou Aljoud | AP  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip  — Rain lashed the Gaza Strip over the weekend, flooding makeshift encampments with ankle-deep puddles as Palestinians displaced by the two-year war attempted to stay dry in tents frayed by months of use. READ MORE . . .

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Trump and Netanyahu meet as Gaza ceasefire hangs in the balance. Daniel Estrin of NPR speaks with Nimrod Novik, an advisor to former Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres, about what to expect from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s meeting with President Trump. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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