For today, links to reports from Reuters, National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE. — MCM

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Israel stages airstrikes across Gaza, makes arrests at hospital, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell | Reuters  CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Israeli forces carried out arrests in Gaza’s largest functioning hospital, health officials and the military said today, as airstrikes hit across the enclave and rain battered Palestinians taking shelter in Rafah. Israeli forces raided the Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis on Thursday as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli troops take control, cut power in one of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals. Reported by Scott Simon and Greg Myre | NPR  Israeli troops have taken command of a hospital in southern Gaza while negotiations for a cease fire are ongoing but substantial disagreements remain. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM FEB. 16  Israeli troops have taken over a Gaza hospital as potential operation in Rafah looms. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  Israeli troops have taken over a main hospital in southern Gaza looking for Hamas fighters and remains of Israeli hostages — as a potential Israeli operation looms in the most crowded part of Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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U.S. envoy says Israel has not presented evidence that Hamas diverted U.N. aid deliveries in Gaza, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israel has not presented specific evidence that Hamas is diverting U.N. aid and its recent targeted killings of Gaza police commanders safeguarding truck convoys have made it “virtually impossible” to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Netanyahu’s foreign policy adviser comments on Israel’s possible invasion of Rafah. Scott Simon of NPR talks about the war in Gaza with Ophir Falk, a foreign policy adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.