For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Palestinian diplomat accuses Israel of apartheid and asks UN court to declare its occupation illegal, by Mike Corder | AP THE HAGUE, Netherlands — The Palestinian foreign minister today accused Israel of apartheid and urged the United Nations’ top court to declare that Israel’s occupation of lands sought for a Palestinian state is illegal and must end immediately and unconditionally for any hope for a two-state future to survive. The remarks came at historic . . . READ MORE . . .
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Gaza Health Ministry says over 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in Israel-Hamas war, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP RAFAH, Gaza Strip — More than 29,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since the start of the Israel-Hamas war, the territory’s Health Ministry said today. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has . . . READ MORE . . .
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Rafah attack: How Israel plans to hit Hamas and scale back war, by Samia Nakhoul, Jonathan Saul and Humeyra Pamuk | Reuters DOHA — Israel expects to continue full-scale military operations in Gaza for another six to eight weeks as it prepares to mount a ground invasion of the enclave’s southernmost city of Rafah, four officials familiar with the strategy said. Military chiefs . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel still plans to mount an offensive against Hamas at the Rafah border. Reported by A Martínez and Greg Myre | NPR Despite international pressure against the move, Israel’s military is planning a ground invasion of Rafah. The southern Gaza city is currently sheltering over a million displaced Palestinians. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM FEB. 18 For one doctor, becoming a neurosurgeon in Gaza was an uphill battle. Reported by Farah Yousry | NPR Becoming a medical specialist in Gaza can involve a host of bureaucratic and expensive hurdles. One man became not only a doctor but a neurosurgeon. And then came Oct. 7. Click HERE to listen and read.