For today, links to 10 reports: from the Cradle, Reuters, Middle East Monitor, the Associated Prsss, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Consortium News; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK, IRAN, SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. GAZA 3-17-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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NEWER Palestinians in Gaza ‘dying every minute’ as Israel intensifies bloodshed. From the Cradle. At least 420 Palestinians have been killed since early this morning, the Gaza Government Media Office said. Over 170 of those killed since the morning are children, while over 100 others are women and elderly, the Gaza Health Ministry said. READ MORE . . .
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NEWER Gaza hospitals overwhelmed by hundreds of injured from Israeli barrage, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Olivia Le Poidevin | Reuters CAIRO / GENEVA — Israel’s sudden onslaught of air strikes overnight overwhelmed Gaza hospitals already reeling from weeks of an aid blockade, medics and health authorities said today, as ambulances ferried in hundreds of badly injured survivors. READ MORE . . .
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Israeli army issues evacuation orders for Palestinians in Gaza as it bombs the enclave. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli occupation army ordered Palestinian civilians to evacuate several areas in the Gaza Strip today, as the military launched . . . READ MORE . . .
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More than 400 Palestinians killed in surprise Israeli airstrikes across Gaza. From AP. Israel launched a wave of airstrikes across the Gaza Strip early Tuesday, saying it was striking dozens of Hamas targets in its heaviest assault on the territory since a ceasefire took effect in January. Hospitals reported more than 400 people killed, including women and children. READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Eye, NPR, the Cradle and Reuters.
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FROM MARCH 16 Hamas has rebuilt forces to over 25,000 fighters: Israeli lawmakers. From the Cradle. A group of Israeli Knesset members said on Sunday that Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad have “restored their military strength” in Gaza and that the Israeli military has failed to achieve its war goals amid stalled ceasefire negotiations, Israeli newspaper Walla reported. READ MORE . . .
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Israel’s multiple wars in the Middle East, by Jana Choukeir and Tala Ramadan | Reuters DUBAI — Israel has been fighting wars on several fronts in the Middle East since the Palestinian militant group Hamas attacked communities in the country in October 2023 and triggered a conflict in Gaza. It has engaged in heavy bombings and assassinated some of its most implacable foes, all backed by Iran. READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 17 The Zionists within, by Patrick Lawrence | Special to Consortium News With the Israelis Trump is not floundering. He is picking up just where his genocidal predecessor left off and so getting done exactly . . . READ MORE . . .
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