For today, links to eight reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM
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Gaza medics say Israeli strike kills five journalists, Israel says it hit militants, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Ramadan Abed | Reuters CAIRO / GAZA — Gaza authorities said an Israeli airstrike killed five Palestinian journalists in a vehicle outside a hospital on Thursday but the Israeli army said the victims were Islamic Jihad militants posing as media workers. Medics said the five were among at least 26 . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from AP.
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Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 38 killed in 24 hours. From AFP. The health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said on Thursday that 38 people had been killed in the Palestinian territory in the past 24 hours, taking the overall war death toll to 45,399. READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC 25 A baby froze to death overnight in Gaza as Israel and Hamas trade accusations of ceasefire delays, by Sam Mednick, Tia Goldenberg and Fatma Khaled | AP JERUSALEM — A baby girl froze to death overnight in Gaza, while Israel and Hamas accused each other of complicating ceasefire efforts that could wind down the 14-month war. Doctors said . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from Reuters.
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FROM DEC. 25 At least 10 killed in Israeli strikes on Gaza, medics say. From Reuters. At least 10 people were killed and more than a dozen wounded in Israeli strikes on Gaza early on Thursday, medics with the Gaza health authorities said. In a separate incident, five journalists were killed when . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM DEC. 25 In Christmas address, Pope urges silencing of weapons from the Holy Land to Ukraine. From AP. Pope Francis on Wednesday urged “all people of all nations” to find the courage “to silence the sounds of arms” and overcome divisions plaguing the world, from the Middle East to Ukraine, Africa to Asia. Click HERE for video report.
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FROM DEC 24 Global monitor says famine is weeks away in north Gaza. A U.S. diplomat calls warning ‘irresponsible,’ by Ellen Knickmeyer | AP WASHINGTON — Deaths from starvation will likely pass famine levels in northern Gaza as soon as next month owing to Israel’s “near-total blockade” of food and other aid, the U.S.-created global food-crisis monitor said on Tuesday. The finding . . . READ MORE . . .