For today, links to four reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, the Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a MEDIA entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Fighting rages in Gaza as Palestinians hope for a pause for polio vaccinations, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Mohammad Salem | Reuters CAIRO / GAZA — Palestinians in Gaza were waiting today to see if there would be a pause in fighting to allow a polio vaccination campaign to begin, as the conflict raged across the besieged enclave, killing at least 34 people. The United Nations is . . . READ MORE . . .
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Israel kills prominent militant as it wages its deadliest West Bank raids since the Gaza war began, by Majdi Mohammed and Melanie Lidman | AP TULKAREM, West Bank — The Israeli military said it killed five more militants, including a local commander, early today in the West Bank as it pressed ahead with what appeared to be the deadliest military operation in the occupied territory since the start of the war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .
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Israeli military operation in northern West Bank ‘may continue for several days,’ army says, by Abdelraouf Arnaout | Anadolu Agency JERUSALEM — A military spokesman said today Israel’s ongoing military operation in the northern West Bank “will continue as long as necessary to achieve its security goals, meaning . . . READ MORE . . .
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How has Israeli aggression escalated in the occupied West Bank since 7 October? by Katherine Hearst | Middle East Eye Israeli forces have conducted near daily raids on towns and cities across the West Bank since declaring war on Gaza last October. MEE details the surge in Israeli aggression in the occupied West Bank under cover . . . READ MORE . . .
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Arab rulers ‘discuss’ the chaos, even as Gaza burns, by Yvonne Ridley | Middle East Monitor When I first began to study Islam, I was overwhelmed by stories of honourable men and women from the Arabian Peninsula who surrounded and followed Prophet Muhammad (peace be upon him). Like many aspiring converts . . . READ MORE . . .