For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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NEWER A deal between Israel and Hamas appears to be taking shape. What would it look like? by Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg | AP CAIRO — Israel and Hamas are inching toward a new deal that would free some of the roughly 130 hostages held in the Gaza Strip in exchange for a weekslong pause in the war, now in its fifth month. U.S. President Joe Biden says . . . READ MORE . . .
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Warring sides still cautious after Biden says Gaza truce is close, by Samia Nakhoul, Jeff Mason and Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters DUBAI / WASHINGTON / CAIRO — Israel, Hamas and Qatari mediators all expressed caution today about progress towards a truce in Gaza, after U.S. President Joe Biden said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Inside the Democratic rebellion against Biden over the Gaza war, byAndrea Shalal, Nandita Bose and Kat Stafford | Reuters DEARBORN, Michigan — The depth of Democratic Party anger over President Joe Biden’s handling of the Gaza war has caught his campaign off guard and could depress support in November’s election, according to Reuters interviews with more than a dozen senior party and campaign officials and five dozen voters and activists. READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Biden says Israel is willing to halt war during Ramadan if a hostage deal is reached. From AP. President Joe Biden says Israel would be willing to halt its war on Hamas in Gaza during the upcoming Muslim fasting month of Ramadan if a deal is reached to release some of the hostages held by the militants. Negotiators from the U.S., Egypt and Qatar . . . READ MORE . . .
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VIDEO Israeli airstrike in Rafah claims dozens of lives including women and children. From AP. Women and children were among the dead brought out from the wreckage of a building in Rafah, southern Gaza, on Tuesday after an Israeli airstrike on the city. (AP video by Mohammad Jahjouh was apparently withdrawn.)
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NEWER — VIDEO Hundreds gather in the beach southern Gaza Strip trying to get aid airdropped in the enclave. Hundreds gathered at the beach in the southern Gaza Strip, trying to get their hands on a box of the aid that was airdropped onto the enclave. Click HERE to try to view AP video by Abdel Kareem Hana.
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Without enough aid reaching Gaza, a young Palestinian baby dies of hunger. Reported by Aya Batrawy | NPR A baby in Gaza City died after going days without milk, a civil defense team says, as aid agencies warn of the risk of famine unless Israel permits much more aid to enter the besieged territory. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.