For today, links to reports from Reuters and the Associated Press and to commentary via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM   

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Israeli jets hit Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for a second day: Lebanese sources. From Reuters. BEIRUT — Israeli warplanes struck Lebanon’s Bekaa Valley for a second consecutive day today, hitting a facility belonging to Hezbollah and killing at least one member of the Iran-backed group, sources in Lebanon said. Hezbollah announced earlier today it had . . . READ MORE . . .

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Aid ship sets sail to Gaza, where hundreds of thousands face starvation 5 months into war, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Menelaos Hadjicostis  | AP  RAFAH, Gaza Strip — An aid ship loaded with some 200 tons of food set sail for Gaza today in a pilot program for the opening of a sea corridor to the territory, where the five-month-old Israel-Hamas war has driven hundreds of thousands of Palestinians to the brink of starvation. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 30 and MARCH 7  Hamas’ official account, Parts 1 & 2, by As`ad AbuKhalil | Special to Consortium News  In January, the information office of Hamas issued a special document titled “This is our account: Why the Aqsa Deluge.” In it, the movement explains in detail its motives and goals for the operation. The document is not likely . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Part 2.