For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, and Agence France-Presse, and, via Global Research, to a link to commentary initially published last Oct. 27 and again on Feb. 24; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Hamas raises stakes in Gaza truce talks with Ramadan call, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Jana Choukeir | Reuters Hamas today urged Palestinians to march to Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque at the start of Ramadan next month, raising the stakes in negotiations for a truce in Gaza, which U.S. President Joe Biden hopes will be in place by then. The call by Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh . . . READ MORE . . .
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VIDEO Families of hostages held in Gaza, supporters, launch 4-day march from southern Israel. Video by Alon Bernstein for AP. Families of hostages held in Gaza and their supporters launched a four day march today from southern Israel to Jerusalem to demand their loved ones be set free. Click HERE for video.
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Israel presses on with settlement plans despite U.S. criticism. From Reuters. JERUSALEM — Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich pledged to continue expanding settlements in the occupied West Bank, defying international pressure on Israel to stop building on land Palestinians see as the core of a future independent state. Late on Tuesday . . . READ MORE . . .
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Palestinian FM believes Hamas supports formation of a ‘technocratic’ government. From AFP. Palestinian foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki said today he believes Hamas understands the need to form a new technocratic government in the Palestinian territories rather than a coalition including the Islamist movement. READ MORE . . .
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British lawmakers fear for their safety after threats and abuse over Gaza, by Elizabeth Piper and Andrew Macaskill | Reuters After the Oct. 7 Hamas attack that sparked the war in Gaza, more than 10 British politicians spoken to by Reuters said the abuse directed at them had become more intense. The conflict in the Palestinian enclave has . . . READ MORE . . .
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What the mass media needs to cover on Israel/Gaza conflict, by Ralph Nader | nader.org / Global Research Last Oct. 27, I suggested subjects the mainstream media needed to cover relating to the saturation bombing of Gaza and its defenseless civilian families and infrastructure. Four months later, despite massive reporting, the attention to these subjects is still thin and more deserving of reporting than ever. 1. How did Hamas, with tiny Gaza surrounded . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for article as it first appeared.