For now, links to six reports from Reuters, Middle East Monitor, National Public Radio, the Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (UKRAINE and JUNE 19 entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli tanks push deeper into Rafah, forcing people to flee again, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — Israeli tanks backed by warplanes and drones advanced deeper into the western part of the Gaza Strip city of Rafah today, killing eight people, according to residents and Palestinian medics. Residents said the tanks moved into five neighborhoods after midnight, and that heavy . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.
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Doctor urges U.S. to use its influence with Israel and Egypt to reopen Rafah crossing. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR A Palestinian American doctor says it’s now much harder to enter Gaza with medical supplies. He places blame on Israel, Egypt and the U.S. for failing to improve the humanitarian situation. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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U.S. Senator Warren declines to attend Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu’s speech to Congress. From Anadolu Agency WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Tuesday said she will not attend Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech to Congress on July 24 as he has “created a humanitarian catastrophe.” “He has also . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. troop numbers in Jordan surge to record high amid Gaza war. From Middle East Eye. The number of U.S. troops stationed in Jordan has soared to 3,813, a two-decade high amid Israel’s war on Gaza, according to a new congressional report. The U.S. troop levels there are higher than at any time since the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, according to . . . READ MORE . . .
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Hezbollah strikes military positions in northern Israel, by Yakoota Al Ahmad and Omer Erdem | Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL — The Lebanese Hezbollah group announced late Tuesday that it struck two military positions in northern Israel in response to Israeli attacks in southern Lebanon. The group said its fighters targeted the Balasan factory for military industries in Israel’s Sasa kibbutz with Falaq missiles. It also . . . READ MORE . . .
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