For today, links to reports from Cable News Network, National Public Radio, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. Then, links to commentary from the Philadelphia Inquirer and from the Springfield Republican / Masslive. Next, the beginning of an essay in the Republican that is apparently not available for linking even for subscribers. (The UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Why Gaza’s largest hospital has become the ‘epicenter’ of Israel’s war on Hamas. Reported by Nadeen Ebrahim, Jessie Yeung and Christian Edwards | CNN  Israeli forces launched a raid Wednesday on Gaza’s largest hospital, Al-Shifa, after accusing Hamas of operating from tunnels beneath the vast complex – a claim denied by the militant group and hospital officials. Thousands of Palestinians are believed to be sheltering in and around the hospital, which the UN said had become . . . Click HERE to read and to view video.

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Israeli soldiers remain inside Gaza’s largest hospital in their fight against Hamas. Reported by Michel Martin and Lauren Frayer | NPR  Hundreds of patients, doctors and evacuees are inside the hospital, which was surrounded by gun battles for days. The Israeli military drops leaflets in southern Gaza calling for further evacuations. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Israel orders residents from southern Gaza towns, raising fear of war’s spread, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Emily Rose | Reuters  GAZA / JERUSALEM — Israel ordered civilians to leave four towns in the southern part of the Gaza Strip on Thursday, raising fears its war against Hamas could spread to areas it had told people were safe. In the north of the Hamas-ruled Palestinian enclave, Israel said its forces were still present at Gaza’s biggest hospital, Al Shifa, but . . . READ MORE . . .

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Their families wiped out, grieving Palestinians in Gaza ask why, by Samya Kullab and Najib Jobain | AP  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Entire generations of Palestinian families in the besieged Gaza Strip — from great-grandparents to infants only weeks old — have been killed in airstrikes in the Israel-Hamas war, in which the Israeli army says it aims to root out the militant group from the densely populated coastal territory. Attacks are occurring at a scale . . . READ MORE . . .

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Supplies alone won’t save Gaza hospital patients and evacuation remains perilous, experts say, by Maria Cheng | AP  LONDON — As concerns grow for patients stranded inside Gaza’s biggest hospital, experts warned that transporting vulnerable people, including babies, is a perilous proposition under even the best circumstances. On Tuesday, Palestinian authorities proposed a supervised evacuation of Shifa Hospital. Hours later, Israeli forces raided the sprawling complex — further complicating . . . READ MORE . . .

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History is missing element in confusion over Israel-Hamas war, by Michael Engel | The Springfield Republican  Let’s see if I can do 3,000 years of history in as few words as possible. Yes, it is necessary to go that far back. Jews began migrating into the Palestine area among the native population before 1000 B.C. The Roman Empire took over in 65 B.C. and threw most Jews out after . . . READ MORE . . .

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‘From the river to the sea’ could drown out any chance for peace, by Trudy Rubin | The Philadelphia Inquirer / The Springfield Republican  It is important to understand the meaning of the controversial phrase that thousands of pro-Palestinian demonstrators have been chanting, and whose use earned a censure resolution from the U.S. House of Representatives against Democratic Rep. Rashida Tlaib, the lone Palestinian American in Congress. Tlaib claims . . . READ MORE . . .

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Hamas ideology at heart of horror, by Bruce Hertzberg | The Springfield Republican  The laws of war demand every effort to avoid civilian casualties, even as “collateral” damage, and deliberate attacks on civilians are clearly war crimes. The loss of civilian lives in the Israel-Hamas war understandably fuels calls for a pause or cease-fire. But the definition of “civilian” to which . . .

 

For today, links to reports from Reuters, Agence France-Presse, Tass,  the Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and the Associated Press, followed by commentary from Indian Punchline; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (The GAZA entry for this date is HERE.) — MCM

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Death toll in Russian strike in east Ukraine town up to 3. From Reuters. Rescuers cleared rubble today from a Russian strike Wednesday on a residential building in the eastern Ukrainian town of Selydove, and one more body was recovered, taking the death toll to three, an emergency service said. One person is believed to be trapped under the rubble, the spokesperson for a rescue service was quoted as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia steps up attacks on east Ukraine’s Avdiivka – mayor. From AFP. Russia has stepped up attacks on Ukraine’s shattered eastern frontline town of Avdiivka, its mayor said today. The industrial town near the Russian-held regional stronghold of Donetsk has been . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian combat aircraft down Ukrainian MiG-29 warplane in DPR over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian combat aircraft shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 fighter jet in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. Also . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian army in Ukraine is double its size on the eve of invasion and likely will state that way — report, by Stefan Korshak | Kyiv Post  A leading Ukrainian military observer said today the Russian army in Ukraine right now is more than double the size of the force that invaded almost two years ago, and the Kremlin . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russia admits Ukrainian troops operate on Dnipro River’s occupied east bank. From the Kyiv Independent.  The Russia-installed head of the occupied parts of Kherson Oblast admitted on Wednesday that Ukrainian soldiers established positions on Dnipro River’s east bank. READ MORE . . .

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A record Russian budget will boost defense spending, shoring up Putin’s support ahead of election, by Emma Burrows | AP  LONDON — Russia’s State Duma took a step forward Wednesday towards approving its biggest-ever federal budget which will increase spending by around 25% in 2024, with record amounts going on defense. Defense spending is expected to . . . READ MORE . . .

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Don’t plan yet for Ukraine reconstruction, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  At the recent meeting of the foreign and defence ministers of the U.S. and India in New Delhi in the 2+2 format, the two countries “concurred on the need for post-conflict reconstruction” in Ukraine. It is an assertion that is out of sync with ground realities. The Indians and Americans are whistling in the dark. Going forward, in fact, a whole new phase of Russia’s special military operations is to be expected and . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from Reuters, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Tass, followed by links to commentary from the Scott Ritter Extra and ScheerPost, via Global Research and Consortium News respectively, and, finally, to another commentary from ScheerPost. Other articles are accessible by clicking on their sources’ names or initials below. (Today’s UKRAINE entry is HERE.) — MCM

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Israeli troops enter Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital in culmination of siege, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters  GAZA  — Israeli troops entered Gaza’s biggest hospital today and were searching its rooms and basement, witnesses said, culminating a days-long siege that caused global alarm over the fate of thousands of civilians trapped inside. Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City has . . . READ MORE . . .

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The UN Security Council is trying for a fifth time to adopt a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, by Edith M. Lederer | AP  UNITED NATIONS — After four failed attempts, the U.N. Security Council is trying for a fifth time to come up with a resolution on the Israel-Hamas war, but it remains to be seen whether serious divisions can be overcome to produce a consensus on wording. The current draft . . . READ MORE . . .

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U.S. Diplomats and aid staff are objecting to U.S. policy in the Middle East. Reported by Michele Kelemen | NPR  Dozens of U.S. diplomats and aid experts have been expressing dissent over US policy in the Middle East. Click HERE to listen and read.

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NEWER  In a show of support with Israel, thousands rally on the National Mall. Reported by Joel Rose | NPR  Tens of thousands of people showed up in Washington, D.C., Tuesday for a “March for Israel.” Organizers say they want to “show solidarity and support for Israel” during the war against Hamas. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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NEWER  Poll: Growing number of Americans say Israel is going too far in response to Hamas. Reported by A Martínez and Domenico Montanaro | NPR  Americans are split over whether Israel’s response to the Hamas attack has been too much or about right — with a majority of Democrats saying it’s been too much. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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NEWER  Israel-Hamas war divides U.S. politics into support for Israel or Palestinians. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Don Gonyea | NPR  Michigan is a key state in the 2024 elections. How is the war between Israel and Hamas registering with voters there, particularly Arab Americans? Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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NEWER  Turkish president once again describes Israel as terrorist state. From Tass. ANKARA — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has said that Israel is a terrorist state, while the Hamas movement is a legitimate political force in the Gaza Strip. “Israel is engaged in state terrorism. I am . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  The Oct. 7 Hamas assault on Israel, by Scott Ritter | The Scott Ritter Extra / Global Research  There is a truism that I often cite when discussing the various analytical approaches to assessing the wide variety of geopolitical problems facing the world today — you can’t solve a problem unless you first properly define it. The gist is simple: any solution which has nothing to do with the problem involved is no solution at all. Israel has characterized . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Pinnacle of horror, by Chris Hedges | ScheerPost / Consortium News  Israel and the United States are sending a chilling message to the rest of the world. International and humanitarian law, including the Geneva Convention, are meaningless pieces of paper. They did not apply in Iraq. They do not apply in Gaza. We will . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  ‘The Hinge of History,’ by Patrick Lawrence | ScheerPost  Bombing hospitals was, just a few days ago, an undeclared red line the Israel Defense Forces dared not cross without provoking international disgust and condemnation. At writing, the IDF is bombing hospitals and, I read, its soldiers are shooting patients, invalids among them, as they attempt . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from Reuters and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (Today’s GAZA entry is HERE.) — MCM

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Rescuers search for survivors after lethal Russian missile strike in east Ukraine, by Max Hunder | Reuters  SELYDOVE, Ukraine — A Russian missile smashed into an apartment block in the sleepy eastern Ukrainian town of Selydove today, killing one person and wounding at least three others, the national police said. Police said four S-300 missiles strike the town shortly after midnight, damaging six apartment buildings and . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces wipe out three Ukrainian command posts in Donetsk area over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces destroyed three Ukrainian command posts in the Donetsk People’s Republic over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a briefing that . . . READ MORE . . .

 

For today, a link to a report from a former Dispatch News Service, United Press International, Associated Press and New York Times reporter and author, followed by links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, AP, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on the sources’ names or initials below. (Today’s UKRAINE entry is HERE.) — MCM

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NEWER  Hamas’s Alamo, by Seymour Hersh | Substack  Hamas, with its leadership in flight and its fighters surrounded and outgunned in sniper fire near the still standing hospitals in Gaza City, has begun talking about an exchange of Hamas  prisoners in Israel for the hostages it captured in its surprise terrorist attack on October 7. The initial proposal went nowhere but Israeli officials were more than willing to talk. The last minute Hamas offer . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Red Cross has not met Israeli hostages, no proof of life: Isaeli FM. From AFP. The Red Cross has not met any of the hostages being held by in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen said today after meeting the ICRC president. “None of our hostages met the Red Cross… we don’t have any proof of life,” Cohen said at the United Nations in Geneva  following . . .  READ MORE . . .

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Mass grave inside Israeli-encircled Gaza hospital, no plan to rescue babies, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams | Reuters  GAZA / JERUSALEM — Palestinians trapped inside Gaza’s biggest hospital were digging a mass grave today to bury patients who died under Israeli encirclement, and said no plan was in place to evacuate babies despite Israel announcing an offer to send portable incubators. Israeli forces have surrounded Al Shifa hospital in Gaza City, which they say sits atop . . . READ MORE . . .

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Palestinians call for evacuation of hundreds of patients and newborns from Gaza’s largest hospital, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Palestinian authorities proposed a Red Cross-supervised evacuation of a hospital beset by fighting in Gaza today, as health officials warned that the only way to save three dozen newborns trapped there would be to call a cease-fire and transport them out of the besieged territory. After days . . . READ MORE . . .

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More than 180,000 people across France march against soaring antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war, by Sylvie Corbet and Barbara Surk | AP  PARIS — More than 180,000 people across France, including 100,000 in Paris, marched peacefully on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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Is Hamas hiding in Gaza’s main hospital? Israel’s claim is now a focal point in a dayslong stalemate, by Josef Federman | AP  JERUSALEM — Gaza’s Shifa Hospital has become the focus of a dayslong stalemate in Israel’s war against the Hamas militant group. Shifa is Gaza’s largest and best-equipped hospital. Israel, without providing visual evidence, claims the facility also is used by Hamas for military purposes. It says Hamas has . . . READ MORE . . .

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Medics and patients, including babies, stranded as battles rage around Gaza hospitals, by Najib Jobain and Jack Jeffrey | AP  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Battles between Israel and Hamas around hospitals forced thousands of Palestinians to flee from some of the last perceived safe places in northern Gaza, stranding critically wounded patients, newborns and their caregivers with dwindling supplies and no electricity, health officials said Monday. Also on Monday, the military released footage of a children’s hospital that . . . READ MORE . . .

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A look into how Gaza’s hospitals are struggling to get by. Reported by Linah Mohammad, Ailsa Chang and Kathryn Fox | NPR  Dr. Amber Alayyan, Doctors Without Borders’ deputy operations manager for Palestine, talks about the situation in Gaza’s hospitals. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Proposed congressional spending plan leaves out military aid for Ukraine and Israel. Reported by Gus Contreras, Tinbete Ermyas and Ari Shapiro | NPR  New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser speaks about Congress’s upcoming spending plan and how that relates to funding for Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Israeli military veteran sounds the alarm about Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territory. Leila Fadel of NPR asks Ori Givati, a former Israeli tank commander, about the increase in violence by Israeli settlers against Palestinians in the West Bank since the outbreak of the war in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Reuters, Tass, the Associated Press, the Kyiv Independent, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Today’s GAZA entry is HERE.)  — MCM

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Zelensky says Russian attacks increasing. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said today Russia was increasing its attacks across the front line, as Kyiv called for the West to boost its weapons supplies ahead of winter. Neither side has made any significant territorial gain for months, but both . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says Russians intensify bombing of Avdiivka. From Reuters. Fighting gripped the area around the shattered eastern Ukrainian town of Avdiivka, Ukraine’s military said on Monday, with Moscow’s forces intensifying air bombardments and trying to move forward with ground forces. Officials said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian forces wipe out Ukrainian command post in DPR over past day — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces over the last day in destroyed a Ukrainian command post in the Donetsk People’s Republic and eliminated roughly 155 Ukrainian troops and two enemy pickup trucks in the Kupyansk area, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. Also . . . READ MORE . . .

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Germany’s support for Ukraine is to be ‘massively expanded’ next year. From AP. BERLIN — Germany’s aid for Ukraine will be “massively expanded” next year, the foreign minister said Monday as Kyiv heads into its second winter since Russia launched its full-scale invasion. Germany has become . . . READ MORE . . .

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Media reports Defense Ministry to dismiss 3 commanders, ministry rebuffs claim, by Alexander Khrebet and news desk | The Kyiv Independent  The Defense Ministry is considering the potential dismissal of three commanders within Ukraine’s Armed Forces, Ukrainian media, according to the outlet Ukrainska Pravda citing unnamed sources in the country’s military and political . . . READ MORE . . .

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Proposed congressional spending plan leaves out military aid for Ukraine and Israel. Reported by Gus Contreras, Tinbete Ermyas and Ari Shapiro | NPR  New Yorker staff writer Susan Glasser speaks about Congress’s upcoming spending plan and how that relates to funding for Ukraine. Click HERE to listen and read.

For today, links to reports from Agence France-Presse, Alarabiya News, Reuters, National Public Radio, the Associated Press and, via Popular Resistance, Orinoco Tribune; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. Then, via Consortium News, commentary a Substack writer called The Flautist published on Nov. 2. (Today’s UKRAINE entry is HERE.) — MCM

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Israel power company says worker killed by strike from Lebanon. From Alarabiya News and AFP.  An Israeli power company worker was killed by an anti-tank missile strike across the Lebanese border, his employer said today as tensions flared between Israel and the Iran-backed militia Hezbollah. Shalom Abudi, 56, was killed on Sunday night “by Hezbollah fire during his work in . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israeli tanks at gates of main Gaza hospital where patients trapped in ‘circle of death’, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi and Dan Williams | Reuters  Israeli forces reached the gates of Gaza City’s main hospital today, the primary target in their battle to seize control of the northern half of the Gaza Strip, where medics said patients including newborn babies were dying for lack of fuel. From inside Al-Shifa hospital, Gaza health ministry spokesperson Ashraf Al-Qidra said 32 patients had died in the past three days, including three newborn . . . READ MORE . . .

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Patients and doctors at Gaza hospitals are caught in Israel’s campaign against Hamas. Reported by Steve Inskeep and Aya Batrawy | NPR  Israeli ground forces are battling Hamas on the streets of Gaza City, with heavy fighting around the main Al-Shifa hospital. Israel says Hamas is using the hospital as a command center for militants. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Hospitals have special protection under the rules of war. Why are they in the crosshairs in Gaza, by Isabel DeBre | AP  JERUSALEM — The battles around Shifa Hospital on Saturday raised an urgent question: When do medical facilities lose special protection under international humanitarian law? READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Arab and Muslim leaders meet to condemn Israeli aggression in Gaza. Steve Inskeep of NPR talks with Sanam Vakil of Chatham House, a British think tank, about a weekend summit of Arab and Muslim leaders in Saudi Arabia calling for a cease-fire in Gaza. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.

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Colombia joins Algeria in complaint against Netanyahu for war crimes. From Orinoco Tribune. Colombia on Thursday, Nov. 9, announced its decision to join Algeria in filing a complaint before the International Criminal Court against the prime minister of the Israeli settler entity, Benjamin Netanyahu, for war crimes. This case is being made in view of the . . . READ MORE . . .

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Writer says Palestinian lives are undervalued. Reported by Michael Levitt, William Troop and Scott Detrow | NPR  Guardian columnist Arwa Mahdawi, talks about her latest piece titled “Is it too much to ask people to view Palestinians as humans? Apparently so.” Click HERE to listen and read.

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NEWER  Israel lobby’s disastrous domination, by Cara MariAnna | The Floutist / Consortium News  Much has passed since President Biden’s visit to Israel last month. The atrocity of Israel’s indiscriminate military campaign in Gaza is now widely recognized as constituting a genocide. Principled non–Western nations — Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Honduras — began last week to sever relations with Tel Aviv or recall their ambassadors. Since then, an . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to reports from Tass, the Associated Press and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Today’s GAZA entry is HERE.) — MCM

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Russian forces hammer Ukrainian troops, equipment in 118 areas over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces struck Ukrainian troops and military hardware in 118 areas over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today. “Operational/tactical and army aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, missile troops and artillery of the Russian groupings of forces inflicted . .   READ MORE . . .

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Military training efforts for Ukraine hit major milestones, by John Leicester | AP  A FRENCH ARMY BASE, France — As the Russian invasion of Ukraine grinds into a second winter and casualties — already estimated in the hundreds of thousands — continue to mount on both sides, combat training programs provided by Ukraine’s allies are helping it hold out and its odds of eventual victory. By continuing to prepare Ukrainian troops . . . READ MORE . . .

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Kremlin says report on Zelenskiy’s alleged ignorance of Nord Stream attack is ‘alarming’. From Reuters. MOSCOW — The Kremlin said today that a Washington Post report that a Ukrainian military officer coordinated the attack on Russia’s Nord Stream pipelines was especially alarming given the newspaper also said Ukraine’s president had not known about it. No one has taken responsibility for the September 2022 blasts off the Danish island of . . . READ MORE . . .

 

For now, links to reports from National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. — MCM

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NEWER  International outcry grows over ‘unbearably desperate’ situation in Gaza hospitals, by Lauren Frayer, Aya Batrawy, Peter Kenyon and Greg Myre | NPR  Doctors Without Borders, the International Committee of the Red Cross, and the Palestinian Red Crescent Society are among the organizations communicating the desperation at several  Al-Shifa Hospital and others. Two neonatal patients have died at Al-Shifa Hospital already, a doctor there said, and . . . READ MORE . . .

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Heavy fighting rages near main Gaza hospital as Netanyahu dismisses calls for a cease-fire, by Najib Jobain and Samy Magy | AP  KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes pounded Gaza City overnight and into today as ground forces battled Hamas militants near the territory’s largest hospital, where health officials say thousands of medics, patients and displaced people are trapped with no electricity and dwindling supplies. On Saturday, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rejected growing international calls for a cease-fire unless it includes . . . READ MORE . . .

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Israel offers Gaza hospital evacuation for babies, fighting rages on, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi, Emily Rose and Maayan Lubell | Reuters  GAZA / JERUSALEM — Israel’s army said it was ready to evacuate babies from Gaza’s largest hospital today, but Palestinian officials said people inside were still trapped, with two newborns dead and dozens at risk from a power outage amid intense fighting nearby. Al-Shifa and other hospitals in northern Gazawere barely able to . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  UN says ‘significant’ deaths in strike on one of its Gaza compounds. From AFP. The United Nations said several people have been killed and wounded in strikes on a UN facility in Gaza City, where hundreds of Palestinians have taken refuge to escape the war. “The shelling has reportedly . . . READ MORE . . .

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NEWER  Both sides of the Israeli-Hamas war are being accused of war crimes. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR  Climbing civilian death tolls are leading to accusations of war crimes, but determining whether there are violations depends on evidence and the judgements made by commanders. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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NEWER  Protesters in London and Paris march against the war in Gaza and antisemitism. Reported by Philip Reeves | NPR  Protests against the war in Gaza brought more than 300,000 to the streets of London on Saturday. And in Paris today, there’s a march against antisemitism. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.

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Israelis rush to help after Hamas attacks. Reported by Peter Kenyon | NPR  Still reeling from the shock of the Oct. 7 attacks by the militant group Hamas, ordinary Israelis are looking for ways to help the war effort. Click HERE to listen and read.

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For now, links to reports from the Associated Press, Tass, Agence France-Presse, and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (Today’s GAZA entry is HERE.) — MCM  

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Russia ramps up attacks on key cities in eastern Ukraine, by Felipe Dana | AP  KYIV — Russian forces have ramped up attacks in eastern Ukraine in an attempt to gain ground near two key front line cities, Ukrainian military officials said today. Moscow’s troops have begun a push to regain territory near Bakhmut, the eastern mining city that. . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukrainian troops use long-range missiles to shell city in LPR. From Tass. LUGANSK — Ukrainian troops have presumably used long-range missiles to hit the outskirts of the city of Pervomaisk in the Lugansk People’s Republic, the city’s mayor, Sergey Kolyagin, said today. “Today Pervomaisk’s suburbs came under shelling by Ukrainian troops. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says killed 3 Russian officers in blast in occupied Melitopol. From AFP. Ukraine said today that a blast triggered by “local resistance movements” in the Moscow-controlled Ukrainian city of Melitopol on Saturday killed at least three Russian officers. “At least three . . . READ MORE . . .

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Senior Ukrainian military officer organized Nord Stream attack – Washington Post | Frm the Moscow Times  A senior Ukrainian military officer with intelligence ties coordinated the sabotage attack on the Nord Stream 1 and 2 gas pipelines last year, The Washington Post and Der Spiegel reported Saturday, citing anonymous Ukrainian and European officials, as well as other people familiar with the operation. Col. Roman Chervinsky, 48, who . . . READ MORE . . .

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