First, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, and a KUCINICH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says death toll at 27,365. From AFP. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said today at least 27,365 people have been killed in the territory during the war between Palestinian militants and Israel, including 127 deaths over the past 24 hours, while a total of 66,630 people have been wounded in Gaza since the war broke out on Oct. 7.

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Gaza doctor describes ordeal of detention, by Bassam Masoud and Ibraheemabu Mustafa | Reuters RAFAH, Gaza Strip — A Palestinian doctor says Israeli forces in Gaza detained him when they overran a hospital and subjected him to abuse during 45 days of captivity including sleep deprivation and constant shackling and blindfolding before releasing him last week. Dr. Said Abdulrahman Maarouf was working at al-Ahli al-Arab hospital in Gaza City when. . . READ MORE . . .

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A requiem for Gaza’s iconic sites, destroyed in the war. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Abu Bakr Bashir | NPR  So many of Gaza City’s gems are no more. They withstood decades of upheaval, preserving the memory of Gaza’s ancient glory as a crossroads of civilizations. Now . . . Click HERE to read and, later, listen.

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TO BE CONTINUED