For today, links to six reports from the Anadolu Agency, Reuters, Common Dreams, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a LUKE entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Decimated Gaza ‘living hell’ for over 2M people, says UNRWA chief, by Beyza Binnur Donmez | Anadolu Agency GENEVA — Gaza has been decimated and become a “living hell” for more than 2 million people, the head of the UN agency for Palestinian refugees said today. “In the last nine months,” said Philippe Lazzarini,” we have witnessed unprecedented failures of humanity in . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel kills senior Gaza health official, tanks push deeper into Rafah, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — An Israeli air strike at a medical clinic in Gaza City killed the director of Gaza’s Ambulance and Emergency Department, the enclave’s health ministry said, while Israel’s military said the strike had killed a senior Hamas armed commander. The ministry said the . . . READ MORE . . .
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Over 20,000 children missing in Gaza, mith ‘unknown number’ in mass graves: report, by Jake Johnson | Common Dreams The humanitarian group Save the Children estimated today that around 21,000 kids are missing in the Gaza Strip as Israel’s military continues its assault on the enclave, reducing much of the Palestinian territory to rubble. Roughly 4,000 kids are likely buried under that debris, according to Save the Children, while at least 17,000 are . . . READ MORE . . .
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Netanyahu says he won’t agree to a deal that ends the war in Gaza, testing the latest truce proposal, by Tia Goldenberg and Samy Magdy | AP TEL AVIV — The viability of a U.S.-backed proposal to wind down the 8-month-long war in Gaza was cast into doubt today after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he would only be willing to agree to a “partial” cease-fire deal that would not end the war, comments that sparked an uproar from families of hostages held by Hamas. . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel talks of winding down its most intense fighting in Gaza. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Steve Inskeep | NPR Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant is in Washington this week, and will continue conversations while Israel fights on two fronts — in Gaza and on the border with Lebanon. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Israel braces for potential ICC arrest warrants against Netanyahu, Gallant, by Abdelraouf Arnaout | Anadolu Agency JERUSALEM — Israel is preparing for potential arrest warrants by the International Criminal Court against Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant. On Sunday, the Hague-based court reposted a notice in Hebrew, Arabic, and English explaining its procedures. READ MORE . . .
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Why Ilan Pappe’s new book on the Israel lobby is a must-read, by Peter Oborne | Middle East Eye No review has yet been published of Professor Ilan Pappe’s magnificent and passionate new book on the Zionist lobby. This silence is no surprise. Even a passing reference to the lobby is liable to lead to charges of antisemitism and potential career destruction. READ MORE . . .