For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Middle East Eye, the Anadolu Agency, and the Associated Press, and to excerpts from two articles in the August-September issue of the Capitol Hill Citizen; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below or by purchasing or borrowing a copy of that issue of the Citizen. (UKRAINE entry for this date and a 9/11 TRUTH entry are HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Israeli strikes in Gaza kill 61 as UN pursues vaccinations, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters CAIRO — Israeli military strikes across the Palestinian Gaza Strip killed at least 61 people in the space of 24 hours, local medics said today, as Israeli forces battled Hamas-led militants in the territory. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from | AP.
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Satellite images show Israel paving new road along Philadelphi Corridor: report. From Middle East Eye. Israeli forces are paving a new road running the length of Gaza’s border with Egypt, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, satellite images have shown, according to a BBC report. The imagery, photographs and video . . . READ MORE . . .
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President Erdogan denounces killing of Turkish-U.S. activist by Israel, by Seda Sevencan and Muhammed Enes Calli | Anadolu Agency ISTANBUL — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today condemned Israel for ‘heinously’ murdering Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, a Turkish-American activist who was killed Friday by Israeli forces during a protest in the occupied West Bank He said . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.
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The heads of the CIA and MI6 issue a joint call for a cease-fire in Gaza, by Jill Lawless | AP LONDON — The heads of the American and British foreign intelligence agencies said today they are “working ceaselessly” for a cease-fire in Gaza, using a rare joint public statement to press for peace. CIA Director William Burns and MI6 Chief Richard Moore said . . . READ MORE . . .
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Gaza enters its 2nd school year without schooling. The cost could be heavy for kids’ futures, by Wafaa Shurafa and Lee Keath | AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — This week, when they would normally be going back to school . . . READ MORE . . .
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Exposing the Gaza death undercount, by Ralph Nader | Capitol Hill Citizen Probative evidence and professional assessments point to a death toll of over 300,000 Palestinians in Gaza with that number at least doubling by end of the year. Why then is the reviled Hamas’ death count now at about 41,000, accepted by the mass media and most governments? Click HERE to read beginning of article.
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In Congress, 52 standing ovations for Netanyahu, by Linda Pentz Gunter | Capitol Hill Citizen On July 24, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlalib, the lone Palestinian member of Congress, was also the only elected official who chose to make a visible protest against the disgraceful spectacle she was witnessing that day: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaking inside the U.S Capitol to a roaring, applauding . . .Click HERE to read beginning of article.