For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters. Agence France-Presse, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE and ASSANGE entries for this date are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli troops withdraw from Shifa Hospital, Gaza’s largest, after 2-week raid, by Wafaa Shurafa, Samy Magdy and Tia Goldenberg | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s military withdrew from Gaza’s largest hospital early today after a two-week raid, in which it said it killed some 200 militants and detained hundreds more. Palestinian residents said the troops left behind several bodies and a vast swath of destruction. The . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli troops exit Gaza’s Shifa Hospital, leaving rubble and bodies, by Dan Williams and Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters JERUSALEM / CAIRO —Israeli forces left Al Shifa Hospital in Gaza City today after a two-week operation, leaving a wasteland of destroyed buildings and Palestinian bodies scattered in the dirt. Hundreds . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israeli army says 600 soldiers killed since Oct. 7. From AFP. The Israeli military today announced the death of a soldier in fighting in the Gaza Strip, bringing the total number of troops killed since the Oct. 7 Hamas attacks on Israel to 600. READ MORE . . .
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International Court of Justice orders Israel to allow more aid into Gaza. Reported by Jane Arraf and A Matínez | NPR The International Court of Justice has ordered Israel to make sure than more aid is allowed into Gaza. The court says famine isn’t just imminent, but has already set in, which Israel denies. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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What role, if any, should Arab states play in the future administration of Gaza? Reported by Michel Martin | NPR As ceasefire negotiations resume in Cairo, we ask Middle East expert Aaron David Miller whether Arab states could play a larger role in future administration of Gaza? More importantly, should they? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM MARCH 29 How much of your tax dollars is going to Israel and Ukraine. Reported by Sarah Gonzalez, Alexi Horowitz-Ghazi, Jess Jiang and Sam Yellowhorse Kesler | NPR There’s been a lot of disagreement in Congress and in the country about whether the U.S. should continue to financially support the war in Ukraine and Gaza. In this episode of Planet Money . . . Click HERE to read brief intro and to listen.