For today, links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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NEWER Hamas says Israeli proposal fails to meet demands, but is under review, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters Israel’s proposal that Hamas received from Qatari and Egyptian mediators did not meet any of the demands of Palestinian factions, the militant group has said. However, Hamas said today it would study the proposal, which . . .READ MORE . . .
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Israel’s security ‘at core’ of Berlin foreign policy, Germany tells UN court, by Jan Hennop | AFP Israel’s security is at the “core” of German foreign policy, the UN’s highest court heard today. Berlin has denied a claim that it is aiding in a “genocide” in Gaza. Nicaragua brought Germany before the International Court of Justice to demand . . . READ MORE . . .
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Turkey imposes trade restrictions on Israel: ministry. From AFP. Turkey will impose trade restrictions on Israel starting today on a range of products including cement and steel and iron construction materials in response to Israel’s war on Gaza, the trade ministry said in a statement. “This . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 8 Palestinians returning to Khan Younis after Israeli withdrawal find an unrecognizable city, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Stunned Palestinians found their home city unrecognizable Monday as they filtered in to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left by Israeli troops who withdrew from southern Gaza’s Khan Younis a day earlier after months of fighting and bombardment. READ MORE . . .
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FROM APRIL 8 Gaza truce talks still deadlocked, Netanyahu sets date for offensive, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Ahmed Mohamed Hassan | Reuters CAIRO — Hamas rejected an Israeli ceasefire proposal made at talks in Cairo, a senior Hamas official said on Monday, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said a date was set for an invasion of Rafah, Gaza’s last refuge for displaced Palestinians. READ MORE . . .