For today, links to seven reports, from Middle East Monitor, the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, Middle East Eye, and the Anadolu Agency; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Official: Hamas rejects new Israeli conditions in Gaza ceasefire talks. From Middle East Monitor. The Palestinian Resistance Movement, Hamas has officially rejected the new conditions set by Israel to conclude a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. On Sunday, the latest round of talks held in the Egyptian capital, Cairo faltered . . . READ MORE . . .
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Families flee after new Israeli evacuation orders in Gaza as ceasefire hopes dim, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed | Reuters CAIRO / GAZA — Israel issued new evacuation orders for Deir Al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip late on Sunday, forcing more families to flee, saying its forces intended to act against militant group Hamas and others operating in the area. READ MORE . . .
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One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals is emptying out as Israeli forces draw near, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — One of Gaza’s last functioning hospitals has been emptying out in recent days as Israel has ordered the evacuation of nearby areas and signaled a possible ground operation in a town that has been largely spared throughout the war, officials said today. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital . . . READ MORE . . .
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Latest round of Middle East cease-fire talks fail as fears for wider conflict grow. Reported by A Martínez and Hadeel Al-Shalchi | NPR Israel says that early on Sunday it launched a “preemptive” strike against Hezbollah targets . Military officials say they had intelligence that the Iran-backed militants were about to attack. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM AUG. 25 Israel and Hezbollah engage in intense cross-border fighting. Reported by Hadeel Al-Shalchi and Adrian Ma | NPR On Sunday, Israel and Hezbollah exchanged some of the heaviest cross border fighting in months. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Gaza family accuses Israel of killing Palestinian with Down syndrome during incursion, by Maha Hussaini | Middle East Eye Ahmed Saeed Masoud al-Abadla, 29, who had Down syndrome, had been displaced for around nine months, living in a tent in Mawasi al-Qarara in Gaza’s Khan Younis along with his mother and . . . READ MORE . . .
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U.S. defense chief orders 2 carrier strike groups to remain in region amid Israel-Hezbollah tensions, by Michael Gabriel Hernandez | Anadolu Agency WASHINGTON — U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Sunday ordered two American carrier strike groups to remain in the Middle East after Israel and Hezbollah exchanged intense cross-border fire overnight. READ MORE . . .