For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, and Agence France-Presse others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli strikes on southern Gaza city of Rafah kill 18, mostly children, as U.S. advances aid package, by Mohammad Jahjouh and Samy Magdy | AP RAFAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes on the southern Gaza city of Rafah overnight killed 18 people, including 14 children, health officials said today, as the United States was on track to approve billions of dollars of additional military aid to its close ally. READ MORE . . .
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More than 14 Palestinians killed as violence flares in West Bank, by Ali Sawafta and Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters NUR SHAMS, West Bank, April 20 (Reuters) – Israeli forces killed 14 Palestinians during a raid in the occupied West Bank on Saturday, while an ambulance driver was killed as he went to pick up wounded from a separate attack by violent Jewish settlers, Palestinian authorities said. Israeli . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 20 House approves foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Reported by Deirdre Walsh | NPR After months of GOP-led delays, the House of Representatives approved a foreign aid package for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM APRIL 20 The House passes billions in aid for Ukraine and Israel after months of struggle. Next is the Senate, by Stephen Groves and Lisa Mascaro | AP WASHINGTON — The House swiftly approved $95 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine, Israel and other U.S. allies in a rare Saturday session as Democrats and Republicans banded together after months of hard-right resistance over renewed American support for repelling Russia’s invasion. The $61 billion in aid for Ukraine passed overwhelmingly in a matter of minutes, and . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel to summon ambassadors of countries that voted for Palestinian UN membership. From AFP. JERUSALEM — Israel will summon ambassadors of countries that voted for full Palestinian UN membership “for a protest talk” today, a foreign ministry spokesman said. It came after the Palestinian Authority said it would “reconsider” its relationship with the U.S. after . . . READ MORE . . .