For today, links to a reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Consortium News, and via ScheerPost to a Real News Network interview; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Israel signals probe of lethal strike on Gaza aid convoy to take weeks. From Reuters. JERUSALEM — Israel signalled today that its military’s investigation of an air strike that killed seven aid workers in the Gaza Strip, and which it has already described in preliminary statements as an operational accident, could take weeks. “We will be transparent and . . . READ MORE . . .
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Food aid charity demands independent investigation of Israeli strike. From AP. World Central Kitchen on Wednesday demanded an independent investigation into the Israeli strikes that killed seven of its staff in Gaza. Wednesday night, U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin told his Israeli counterpart . . . READ MORE . . .
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A member of Benjamin Netanyahu’s war Cabinet calls for elections in Israel. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Jennifer Ludden | NPR Benny Gantz, who leads an opposition party and also regularly faces the prime minister as part of the war Cabinet, is calling to set a date for elections. Polling shows Netanyahu would lose to him. Click HERE to listen and read.
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In the U.K., calls to stop the export of weapons to Israel are growing. Reported by Fatima Al-Kassab | NPR Protests continue at factories where parts for F-35 jets are made — while some in the ruling party want to halt arms sales. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM APRIL 2 UK ignores its lawyers’ warnings on arms to Israel, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News Pressure is growing on the British government to stop arming Israel after a leaked audio recording revealed that it is ignoring the advice of its own lawyers that Israel is breaking international humanitarian law and that Britain is in danger of also violating international law by continuing to ship Israel arms. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 1 How Israel created its own nemesis. Chris Hedges of The Real News Network talks with historian and journalist Paola Caridi, author of Hamas: From Resistance to Regime, about the origins and development of Hamas, and Israel’s roles over decades. Click HERE or HERE to watch and read a transcript.