Gaza, 9-12-24

For today, in an entry briefer than usual, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

   

FROM SEPT. 11  Israeli airstrikes hit UN school and homes in Gaza and kill at least 34 people, hospitals say, by Wafaa Shurafa | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes across Gaza Tuesday night and Wednesday hit a U.N. school sheltering displaced Palestinian families as well as two homes, killing at least 34 people, including 19 women and children, hospital officials said. A U.N. official said six staffers were among the dead. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM SEPT. 11  Hamas says ready to implement ceasefire without new conditions. From Reuters. CAIRO — The Palestinian Hamas group said on Wednesday that its negotiators reiterated its readiness to implement an “immediate” ceasefire with Israel in Gaza based on a previous U.S. proposal without new conditions from any party. READ MORE . . .