For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, the Anadolu Agency, Middle East Monitor, Agence France-Presse, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM
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FROM SEPT. 12 Could the Palestinians get UNGA membership? by Michelle Nichols | Reuters UNITED NATIONS — When Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas travels to New York for the annual gathering of world leaders at the United Nations this month, he will for the first time be seated on the floor of the General Assembly among other U.N. member states. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 14 An American activist killed by Israeli fire is buried in Turkey as Israel strikes Gaza, by Wafaa Shurafa and Andrew Wilks | AP ISTANBUL — Aysennur Ezgi, a Turkish-American activist who was killed by Israeli fire in the West Bank, was laid to rest on Saturday in her hometown in Turkey with thousands lining the streets and anti-Israeli feelings in the country rising from a conflict that . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Anadolu Agency.
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FROM SEPT. 14 Israeli army issues orders to evacuate areas in northern Gaza Strip. From Middle East Monitor. Anadolu Agency reports that the Israeli army on Saturday issued new evacuation orders for Palestinians in large areas of the northern Gaza Strip, in preparation for attacking the area under the pretext . . . READ MORE . . .
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Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says death toll at 41,206. From AFP. GAZA STRIP: The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said today that at least 41,206 people have been killed in the war between Israel and Palestinian group Hamas, now in its 12th month. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 12 At least quarter of Gaza wounded have ‘life-changing injuries’: WHO. From AFP. GENEVA: The World Health Organization said Thursday that at least a quarter of those hurt in the war raging in Gaza have suffered “life-changing injuries”, many requiring amputations and other “huge” rehabilitation needs. READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 13 Aysenur Ezgi Eygi was killed by direct Israeli hit, autopsy report indicates, by Ragip Soylu | Middle East Eye ANKARA — An autopsy report prepared by the Palestinian Authority suggests that Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a 26-year-old Turkish–American activist, was directly shot in the head by Israeli soldiers in the occupied West Bank, according to three forensic experts who reviewed the dossier. The report . . . READ MORE . . .