For now, links to reports from Reuters, the Anadolu Agency, Middle East Eye, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE entry for this date, so far, is HERE.) — MCM
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UN to demand Israel end ‘unlawful’ presence in Palestinian territories within 12 months, by Michelle Nichols | Reuters UNITED NATIONS — The United Nations General Assembly will adopt a Palestinian-drafted resolution today that demands Israel end “its unlawful presence in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” within 12 months. READ MORE . . .
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Death toll from Lebanon pager blasts rises to 12, by Wassim Saifeddine | Anadolu Agency BEIRUT — The death toll from Tuesday’s pager explosions across Lebanon climbed to 12 people, including two children, Health Minister Firas Alabiad said today. “The number of injured people ranges between 2,750 and 2,800, with . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for report from Middle East Eye and NPR.
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FROM SEPT. 17 EU’s top diplomat warns ‘tomorrow is already too late’ for Israel-Hamas cease-fire, by Jon Gambrell | AP DUBAI — The European Union’s top diplomat warned Tuesday that every day that passes without a cease-fire in the Israel-Hamas war risks the lives of the hostages held by the militants and of those in the Gaza Strip as well as a regional war breaking out. READ MORE . . .
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Blinken holds talks in Egypt as Lebanon blasts renew escalation fears, by Simon Lewis | Reuters CAIRO — An escalation in tensions in the Middle East over the detonation of Hezbollah pagers threatened to overshadow U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s latest regional diplomacy push, as he met senior Egyptian officials today hoping to advance efforts to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and improve ties with Cairo. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.
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Hamas will play a decisive role in Gaza’s future, says Meshal. From Middle East Monitor. Khaled Meshal, a senior Hamas official, has told the New York Times that Hamas will play a decisive role in the future of Gaza. The group’s survival is in itself a victory, he explained, even if it is significantly weakened. He said Hamas has won the war against Israel and “now has . . . READ MORE . . .
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