For today, links to reports from 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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Hamas proposes 135-day Gaza truce with complete Israeli withdrawal, by Samia Nakhoul and Andrew Mills | Reuters  DOHA / TEL AVIV / GAZA — Hamas has proposed a ceasefire plan that would quiet the guns in Gaza for four-and-a-half months, during which all hostages would go free, Israel would withdraw its troops from the Gaza Strip and an agreement would be reached on an end to the war. The militant group’s proposal came  . . . READ MORE . . .

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As the Israel-Hamas war enters its 5th month, there’s renewed hope for a cease-fire. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Michele Kelemen | NPR  Secretary of State Antony Blinken is in Israel trying to push for a new hostage deal that he hopes could lead to an end to the war in Gaza. Hamas has responded to the latest proposal on the table. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.