For today, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (UKRAINE 11-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down. IRAN, LEBANON, WEST BANK, CHENEY and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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A Russian drone strike on a tower block in eastern Ukraine kills 3 and injures 12. From AP.  KYIV — A Russian drone slammed into a tower block in eastern Ukraine early today while many were sleeping, killing three and injuring 12 people, Ukrainian authorities reported. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, the Associated Press, and Tass; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 11-5-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA, LEBANON, WEST BANK, GAZA and SYRIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Ukraine says more than 1,400 Africans from dozens of countries fighting for Russia. From Reuters. KYIV — More than 1,400 citizens from three dozen African countries are fighting alongside Russian forces in Ukraine, Kyiv’s foreign minister said today. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s special ops hit oil depots and fuel trains in occupied Crimea: military, by Alisa Orlova | Kyiv Post  The Special Operations Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine carried out overnight drone strikes on several oil depots and fuel storage sites in Russian-occupied Crimea, hitting key logistics hubs and setting off large fires, the military said Wednesday. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Kyiv Independent.

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FROM NOV. 6  U.S. urges Europe to move faster to phase out Russian gas, expand pipeline networks to Ukraine, by Derek Gatopoulos and Theodora Tongas | AP  ATHENS — Senior U.S. officials urged European allies Thursday to speed up the phasing out of Russian gas by expanding regional pipeline networks and boosting American liquefied natural gas imports across Europe. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AP report in Spanish.

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Efforts toward resolving Ukraine conflict stalled amid Kiev’s reluctance — Kremlin. From Tass. MOSCOW — Efforts to resolve the Ukraine conflict have been on a pause amid Kiev’s reluctance to follow the political and diplomatic path and provocative European moves, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said. “The main thing . . .  READ MORE . . .

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Russia stripped captured Ukrainian warship Kostyantyn Olshansky to the bone, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  In Sevastopol, Russian forces have looted the large Ukrainian Navy landing ship Kostyantyn Olshansky, captured during the 2014 occupation of Crimea. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from Reuters; headlines of others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (MEDIA 11-6-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, LEBANON, WEST BANK, GAZA and SYRIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli Oscars entry evokes empathy to Palestinians but irks government. From Reuters. TEL AVIV —  Director and writer Shai Carmeli-Pollak has taken heart from the reception to his film “The Sea,” which won Israel’s top film prize so was automatically submitted for the foreign-language Oscar prize to be decided in March. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (LEBANON 11-6-25 entry is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, MEDIA, WEST BANK, GAZA and SYRIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 6  Hezbollah reaffirms right to resist Israel, warns against U.S.-imposed ‘negotiation traps.’ From the Cradle. Hezbollah released an open letter to the Lebanese government on Thursday, reaffirming its right to armed resistance against occupation and calling on Lebanon to reach a “unified and dignified national stance” to Israel’s daily attacks and ceasefire violations. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by  clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 11-6-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, MEDIA, LEBANON, GAZA and SYRIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 6  Israeli West Bank raids leave Palestinian boy and grandmother dead. From Middle East Eye. Israeli raids in the occupied West Bank resulted in the deaths of a Palestinian boy and an elderly woman in two separate assaults on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Cradle and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 11-6-26 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, MEDIA, LEBANON, WEST BANK and SYRIA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 6  Gaza officials warn thousands remain trapped under rubble, say aid flow ‘critically insufficient.’ From the Cradle. The bodies of over 10,000 Palestinians remain trapped under the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israel, Gaza’s National Committee for Missing Persons warned in a statement on Thursday. READ MORE . . .

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Piles of garbage and seeping sewage pollute devastated Gaza, by Ramadan Abed and Mahmoud Issa | Reuters  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip / DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip  Stinking mounds of fly-covered garbage lie strewn throughout Gaza amid the rubble from Israel’s devastating military campaign, spilling out along roadsides and between the tents where most of the shattered enclave’s people live. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to two reports: from Reuters and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (SYRIA 10-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, MEDIA, LEBANON, WEST BANK and GAZA entries are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM NOV. 6  U.S. to establish military presence in Damascus to monitor potential Israel-Syria security pact. From Reuters. The United States is preparing to establish a military presence at an airbase in Damascus to help enable a security pact that Washington is brokering between Syria and Israel, six sources familiar with the matter tell Reuters. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 9  Syrian Alawites protest child abduction, sectarian murders. From the Cradle. Alawites in Syria’s coastal city of Latakia held a protest march on Oct. 9, while parents refused to send their children to school in communities across western and central Syria, to protest the shocking kidnapping of a young Alawite boy in front of his school earlier this week — this as . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to three reports: from Middle East Eye, Anadolu Ajansi, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (LEBANON 11-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, LEBANON, GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli military attacks southern Lebanon’s Aita Al-Jabal, issues more warnings: report. From Middle East Eye. Israeli forces have launched a fresh attack on southern Lebanon, targeting the town of Aita al-Jabal, the country’s National News Agency is reporting. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Anadolu Ajansi and the Cradle.

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For today, a link to a report from Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 11-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israeli forces conduct raids across West Bank, settlers forcibly displaced six families. From Middle East Eye. Israeli forces have conducted multiple raids and detained Palestinians across the West Bank, Wafa news agency is reporting. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to five reports: from Agence France-Presse, Anadolu Ajansi, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 11-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, WEST BANK and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israel declares Egypt border area closed military zone due to weapon-smuggling drones. From AFP. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz today said he instructed the army to turn the area at the border with Egypt into a closed military zone claiming that it was to combat weapons smuggling via drones, “part of the war in Gaza.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AFP report in French, and a map, and HERE for report from Anadolu Ajansi.

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Israel rejects over 100 aid requests for Gaza during ceasefire: UN, by Merve Aydogan | Anadolu Ajansi  HAMILTON, Canada — The UN said today that Israel rejected 107 requests for the entry of relief materials into the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 10 ceasefire, blocking essential humanitarian supplies. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Anadolu report in French. 

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A return to Gaza for sobering post-war tour. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Leila Fadel | NPR  Estrin visits Gaza for the first time since the war began, touring the destruction in northern Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM NOV. 5  A journalist’s journey to Gaza’s front line. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  A rare glimpse inside the Israeli-occupied zone of devastated Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.

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