For today, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse, followed by commentary from Popular Resistance initially published on Dec. 1; other articles are accessible by clicking on their sources’ names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Israel intensifies its offensive on Gaza with no signs of another truce. Reported by Ayesha Rascoe and Eleanor Beardsley | NPR  With the temporary ceasefire now over in the war between Hamas and Israel, deadly strikes in Gaza have resumed, and there are reports of more violence in the West Bank. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Israel widens evacuation orders as it shifts its offensive to southern Gaza amid heavy bombardments, by Najib Jobain, Samy Magdy and Elena Becatoros | AP  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel’s military today ordered more areas in and around Gaza’s second-largest city of Khan Younis to evacuate, as it shifted its offensive to the southern half of the territory where it says many Hamas leaders are hiding. Heavy bombardments . . . READ MORE . . .

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Harris focuses on shaping a post-conflict Gaza during a diplomatic blitz in Dubai with Arab leaders, by Will Weisssert | AP  DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Vice President Kamala Harris engaged in a speed round of diplomatic talks with Arab leaders on Saturday where she focused on shaping the outlook for a post-conflict Gaza while calling on Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians from the “devastating” bombardment. She made . . . READ MORE . . .

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Gaza residents seek shelter as Israeli bombing intensifies, by Arafat Barbakh and Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  GAZA / CAIRO —Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip sought shelter in an ever-shrinking area of the south on Dec 3 as Israel stepped up its bombing from air, sea and land across the enclave. Bombardments were concentrated on Khan Younis and Rafah in the south, residents said. Hospitals were . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel faces growing U.S. calls for restraint amid renewed Gaza fighting, by Suhaib Salem and Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  GAZA / CAIRO — Israel faced growing U.S. calls to avoid further harm to Palestinian civilians in its fight against Hamas militants in Gaza, as the warring sides on Sunday showed no sign of moving toward reviving their collapsed truce. As Israeli forces pounded the enclave following the breakdown of a temporary ceasefire, U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris said . . . READ MORE . . .