For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio, and to an article of commentary via Popular Resistance from Scheer Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Hamas says it’s studying Gaza cease-fire proposal, but appears to rule out key provisions, by Bassam Mroue and Samy Magdy | AP BEIRUT — Hamas officials said today that the group is studying a proposed cease-fire dealthat would include prolonged pauses in fighting in Gaza and swaps of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, but at the same time appeared to rule out some of its key components. A senior Hamas . . . READ MORE . . .
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Backs to the wall, Gazans fear Israeli assault on last refuge, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mohammed Salem | Reuters GAZA — Israeli forces today shelled the outskirts of the last refuge on the southern edge of the Gaza Strip, where the displaced, penned against the border fence in their . . . READ MORE . . .
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What does Hamas have left? Reported by Greg Myre | NPR Hamas has lost thousands of fighters and apparently its ability to carry out large-scale rocket attacks. But Israel remains a long way from its stated goal of destroying the militant group. Click HERE to listen and read.
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Palestinians desperately need food aid. How did the war in Gaza make food political? Reported by Eyder Peralta | NPR Human Rights Watch accuses Israel of using food deprivation as a weapon of war while other humanitarian organizations warn the risk of famine in Gaza is growing. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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White House will sanction Israeli settlers in the West Bank who attack Palestinians. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR President Biden has issued an executive order targeting Israeli settlers who have attacked Palestinians in the West Bank. The measure could lead to the freezing of their bank accounts and assets. Click HERE to listen and read.
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The silence of the damned, by Chris Hedges | Scheer Post / Popular Resistance There is no effective health care system left in Gaza. Infants are dying. Children are having their limbs amputated without anesthesia. Thousands of cancer patients and those in need of dialysis . . . READ MORE . . .