For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE. A MEDIA entry is HERE.) — MCM
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FROM MARCH 27 Israel asks U.S. to reschedule scrapped meeting on Rafah military plans, by Nandita Bose and Matt Spetalnick | Reuters WASHINGTON — Israel has asked the White House to reschedule a high-level meeting on military plans for Gaza’s southern city of Rafah that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had abruptly canceled, officials said on Wednesday, in an apparent bid to ease . . . READ MORE . . .
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Struggle, struggle, struggle.’ What new and expecting mothers are facing in Gaza. Reported by Elissa Nadworny | NPR Some 20,000 children have been born in Gaza since Israel began its bombardment of the enclave in response to the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas. Amid a spiraling humanitarian crisis, women who are pregnant or have recently given birth are . . . Click HERE to listen and read.
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Israeli soldiers play with Gaza women’s underwear in online posts, by Estelle Shirbon and Pola Grzanka | Reuters Israeli soldiers have been posting photos and videos of themselves toying with lingerie found in Palestinian homes, creating a dissonant visual record of the war in Gaza as a looming famine intensifies world scrutiny of Israel’s offensive. In one . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MARCH 27 Questions surround international humanitarian law as Gaza’s hospitals are attacked. Reported by Linah Mohammad, Patrick Jarenwattananon and Mary Louise Kelly | NPR Since Oct. 7, there have been at least 410 attacks on health care in Gaza, according to the World Health Organization. What does international humanitarian law say about targeting hospitals? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 27 A former State Department employee speaks out against Biden’s support for Israel. Reported by James Hider, Vincent Acovino and Michele Kelemen | NPR A few days after resigning from the State Department, Annelle Sheline speaks out against the Biden administration’s support for Israel and says many of her former colleagues share her concerns. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.