For today, links to three reports: from the Associated Press and Reuters, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (UKRAINE and entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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Israeli military says it has rescued a hostage abducted in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack. From AP. JERUSALEM — The Israeli military said today it has rescued one of the scores of people abducted in Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, which ignited the ongoing war in Gaza. The rescue . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Israel-Hamas war latest: Israeli strikes across Gaza kill 18, including 8 children, Palestinians say. From AP. At least 18 Palestinians, including eight children, were killed on Monday by Israeli airstrikes across the Gaza Strip, according to the Palestinian Civil Defense. READ MORE . . .

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Israel is rudderless, and Washington is going down with the ship, by Taha Ozhan | Middle East Eye  Israel is caught in the liminal space of being a project and a state, juxtaposed between an apartheid regime and a democratic nation, straddling the line between a start-up country and a mature nation. It oscillates between historical prophecy and modern reality, balancing . . . READ MORE . . .