For today, links to five reports: from Middle East Monitor, National Public Radio, and the Cradle, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names below. (SYRIA, LEBANON and UKRAINE entries are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  GAZA 3-21-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM MARCH 21  Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 591, injure over 1,000 in 72 hours. From Middle East Monitor. Some 591 Palestinians were killed and 1,042 others were injured over the past 72 hours after Israel relaunched its intense bombing campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip, according to the Government Media Office. Since early Tuesday, the Israeli occupation army . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for March 22 report from NPR. 

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FROM MARCH 21  Hamas denies withdrawing from Gaza ceasefire talks. From the Cradle. Hamas said on Friday that it continues to communicate with mediators in an effort to implement the ceasefire in Gaza, denying reports in Hebrew media that the resistance movement has withdrawn from the talks. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 21  White House: Trump ‘fully supports’ Israel’s actions in Gaza. From Middle East Monitor. The White House said on Thursday that U.S. President Donald Trump “fully supports” Israel’s resumption of military operations, including air strikes and ground offensives, in the besieged Gaza Strip, adding that he held Hamas responsible . . . READ MORE . . .

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Collective punishment is a war crime. Israel is doing it anyway, by Rayhan Uddin | Middle East Eye  Israel Katz made remarks this week that solidified something legal experts have long stated: Israel is collectively punishing the people of Gaza. The defence minister published a video directly addressed to “the residents of Gaza” . . . READ MORE . . .

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