For today, links to five reports: from Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (IRAN, WEST BANK, UKRAINE and COVID ETC. entries for this date and a POETRY entry are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. GAZA 2-13-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM

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The Hind Rajab Foundation: Pursuing Israeli soldiers worldwide for Gaza war crimes, by Sondos Asem | Middle East Eye  For over 15 months, Israeli soldiers have taken to TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other social media platforms to show off their handiwork in Gaza. Now . . . READ MORE . . .

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3 Israeli men named as latest to be freed in hostage release. From AP. The families of Israeli hostages still held by the Hamas militant group today welcomed the “joyous news” that three men, all taken from the same kibbutz on Oct. 7, 2023, are expected to be freed on Saturday. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Saudi Arabia spearheads Arab scramble for alternative to Trump’s Gaza plan. From Reuters. Draft ideas will be discussed at a meeting in Riyadh this month of countries including Saudi Arabia, Egypt, Jordan and the United Arab Emirates. Proposals may involve . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 10 and 13  Palestinian refugees in Syria have a message for Gazans: Don’t leave your land. Reported by Greg Myre and Jawad Rizkallah | NPR  DAMASCUS — Khadija al-Ali was just 3 years old when her family fled their home in the 1948 Arab-Israeli war and came to this Palestinian refugee camp in Syria.  Click HERE to listen and read.