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For today, links to eight reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from ScheerPost and Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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Hamas says it has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks after latest Israeli attacks. From Reuters. CAIRO — Islamist group Hamas has not withdrawn from ceasefire talks after this weekend’s deadly Israeli attacks in Gaza, one of the group’s senior officials said today. The statement from Izzat El-Reshiq, a member of the political office of Hamas, also accused . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. is removing aid pier from Gaza coast again due to weather, officials say. From AP. The U.S.-built aid pier will be detached from Gaza’s coast for a second time due to rough seas, two U.S. officials said Friday, raising further questions about the viability of the sea route. Palestinians are facing . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for earlier report from AP.
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FROM JULY. 13 Israeli strike targets Hamas military commander and kills at least 90 in southern Gaza, by Mohamed Jahjouh | AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israel said it targeted Hamas’ shadowy military commander in a massive strike Saturday in the crowded southern Gaza Strip that killed at least 90 people including children, according to local health officials. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters, Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Eye.
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FROM JULY 13 Gaza talks halted until Israel shows it’s serious about negotiations, say Egyptian sources. From Reuters. CAIRO — Gaza ceasefire talks have been halted after three days of intense negotiations failed to produce a viable outcome, two Egyptian security sources said on Saturday, blaming Israel for lacking a genuine intent to reach agreement. READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 12 The old evil, by Chris Hedges | Original to ScheerPost RAMALLAH, Occupied Palestine It comes back in a rush, the stench of raw sewage, the groan of the diesel, sloth-like Israeli armored personnel carriers, the vans filled with broods of children, driven by . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 13 The corporate news media at work, by Jonathan Cook | Jonathan-Cook.net / Consortium News When all we have to rely on in understanding our relationship to the news media is the media’s self-proclaimed assessment of its own role, maybe it is no surprise that most of us assume the West’s “free press” . . . READ MORE . . .