For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, the Anadolu Agency, and Middle East Eye, and to commentary from 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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Israeli forces appear to withdraw from a West Bank camp after a major military operation, by Jalal Bweitel and David Rising | AP JENIN REFUGEE CAMP, West Bank — Israeli forces appeared to have withdrawn from three refugee camps in the occupied West Bank by this morning, after a more-than weeklong military operation that left dozens dead and a trail of destruction. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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Health workers in Gaza administer polio vaccines during pauses in fighting. Reported by A Martínez | NPR Naina Bhalla, the medical team leader for Doctors without Borders in Khan Younis, talks about the polio vaccination campaign in Gaza.. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE and HERE for report from Reuters and the Anadolu Agency.
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FROM SEPT. 5 In the Occupied West Bank, Palestinians say water is harder to come by since Oct. 7. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf | NPR Since the war in Gaza began last October, life has gotten harder for Palestinians living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. One of the crucial ways: access to water has gotten significantly worse. Click HERE to listen and read.
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FROM SEPT 5 Lawsuit seeks release of State Department documents reviewing U.S. arms sales to Israel. From Middle East Eye. Democracy for the Arab World Now (Dawn) has filed a complaint against the U.S. Department of State in a bid for it to release documents related to allegations of human rights abuses by the Israeli military. The Leahy Law prohibits the U.S. from providing . . . READ MORE . . .
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ICC chief prosecutor defends arrest warrants for Netanyahu, by Burak Bir | Anadolu Agency LONDON — The chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court has defended arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying that justice must be seen to be done. In an interview . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM SEPT. 5 Will Israel’s mass protests motivate Netanyahu to make a deal with Hamas? Reported by Jonaki Mehta, Tinbete Ermyas and Mary Louise Kelly | NPR Journalist Anshel Pfeffer talks about the Israeli public and international community’s response to Netanyahu’s refusal to commit to a ceasefire amid hostage deaths. Click HERE to listen and read.
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The ‘exposure’ of prison horrors aims to shift focus from Israel’s broader crimes, by Ammiel Alcalay | Middle East Eye While it’s almost impossible to place the atrocities in any kind of hierarchy, the public “shock” over Israeli practices of . . . READ MORE . . .