For now, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Reuters, and to commentary from Le Monde, the New York Times, and Substack; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. NOTE: The Agence France-Presse website that furnishes news advisories has been “under maintenance” beginning sometime on Feb. 28 or 29. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM
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The war in Gaza has changed everything for the people in the West Bank. Reported by Eyder Peralta| NPR Much of the death and destruction in the Israel-Hamas war has happened in the Gaza Strip. But the fallout of the attacks on Oct. 7, is also affecting the lives of Palestinians in the West Bank. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Condemnation of Israel’s actions in Gaza grows after dozens killed while seeking aid. From AP. Turkey has joined Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Jordan in condemning Israeli forces firing on Palestinians waiting for the delivery of food aid, with its foreign ministry calling the event “yet another crime against humanity.” Israel said many of the dead were trampled in a chaotic crush. The Health Ministry in Gaza says more than 100 people were killed and at least 700 wounded. READ MORE . . .
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Aid groups appeal to the European Union to release urgent funds for Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA, by Lorne Cook | AP BRUSSELS — Humanitarian aid groups appealed on Thursday to the European Union to release tens of millions of euros in funding due to the main U.N. agency that delivers most aid to people in the Gaza Strip as the organization teeters on the brink of financial collapse. READ MORE . . .
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UN chief says Gaza killing could require independent investigation. From Reuters. United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday said the killing of over 100 people seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza was a situation that would require an effective independent investigation. READ MORE . . .
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France’s Macron demands justice after shooting of Palestinians in Gaza. From Reuters. PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron said today he was angered by the shooting of more than 100 Palestinians seeking humanitarian aid in Gaza and demanded “truth and justice” regarding the role of Israeli soldiers in the incident. Gaza health authorities said . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 29 As conditions in Gaza worsen, more are asking what Biden will do for a ceasefire. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR The war in Gaza has become a growing issue in the U.S. elections: what is President Biden doing to push for an end to the fighting? Click HERE to listen and read.
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Israel’s strategy of chaos in Gaza is inadmissible. Editorial in Le Monde. Each passing day in Gaza reveals as much about the ordeal endured by Palestinian civilians as it does about what Israel has become. On Feb. 29, the . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for editorial in French.
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FROM FEB. 27 Israel is losing its greatest asset: acceptance, by Thomas L. Friedman | The New York Times Rage is bubbling up around the world over the deaths of so many thousands of Palestinian civilians, particularly children, with U.S.-supplied weapons in Israel’s war in Gaza. Hamas triggered this human tragedy, but Israel and the U.S. are seen . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM FEB. 21 It’s Bibi’s war. But not only his war, by Seymour M. Hersh | seymourhersh.Substack.com For the past four months Israeli pilots have been involved in what is known in military argot as a “turkey shoot”: the flying of thousands of sorties over Gaza with no anti-aircraft opposition and no capability of distinguishing military targets from civilian ones. READ MORE . . .
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