Gaza, 4-14-24

NOTE: Late Saturday, Iran launched drones and missiles at Israel in response to Israel’s April 1 strike at Iran’s embassy compound in Damascus, which killed 16 people. AP, Reuters, and NPR coverage is HERE, HERE and HERE.

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For today, links to Gaza-related reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.)  — MCM

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Hamas demands written commitment that Israel will withdraw from Gaza, by Samy Magdy | AP  Hamas has demanded a “clear written commitment” that Israel will withdraw from the Gaza Strip during the second of a three-phase cease-fire deal, a senior Egyptian official and a Hamas official said today. The Palestinian militant group said . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 13  How Israel could be reinforcing a cycle of radicalization. Scott Detrow of NPR talks with H.A. Hellyer of the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace about how Israel’s bombardment in Gaza may be reinforcing a cycle of radicalization.  Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM APRIL 13  Israel says it opened new aid crossing into hard-hit northern Gaza. From AP. Israel said Friday it had opened a new crossing for aid trucks into hard-hit northern Gaza as it ramps up humanitarian deliveries to the besieged enclave. However, the United Nations says the surge of aid is not being felt in Gaza because of. . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 12  UN refugee chief says outflow of Gazans into Egypt would make conflict resolution impossible, by Gabrielle Tétrault-Farber | Reuters  The prospect of Gazans crossing into Egypt from the border town of Rafah to escape a military assault would make the resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict impossible and cause an “atrocious dilemma” for the people fleeing, the UN refugee chief said on Friday. Filippo Grandi, United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees . . . READ MORE . . .