First, links to reports from the Associated Press, the Cradle, and Reuters; others or just headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 4-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down. There were no entries on April 26. IRAN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and  HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM ARPIL 26  Hamas open to long Gaza truce but not to disarming, official says. From Reuters. Hamas is open to a years-long truce with Israel in Gaza but is not willing to lay down its arms, an official said on Saturday, as leaders of the Palestinian militant group met mediators in Cairo for ceasefire talks. READ MORE . . .    Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

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FROM ARPIL 26  Israeli airstrike kills 10 people, half of them children, as Arab mediators try to restart a ceasefire, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — It flattened a three-story home in Gaza City on Saturday, killing 10 people — half of them children. Health officials say Israeli strikes killed at least 49 people in the past 24 hours. READ MORE . . .

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