Gaza, 10-16-25

For now, links to eight reports: from the Cradle, the Associated Press, Reuters, and National Public Radio, and to an article of commentary from Informed Comment via Tom Dispatch; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA 10-15-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  9/11 TRUTH entry for this date is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

   

U.S. officials say Hamas ‘honoring agreement,’ urge Israel to drop demand for return of all bodies. From the Cradle. Mediators are asking the U.S. to pressure Israel to drop the issue of the return of all bodies of deceased Israeli captives and to move on to the next stage of negotiations to end the war in Gaza, Qatari news channel Al-Arabi reported today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel receives remains of 2 more hostages as military says another body was not that of a hostage, by Sam Metz, Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel received the remains of two more hostages Wednesday, hours after the Israeli military said that one of the bodies previously turned over was not that of a hostage. The confusion added to . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish.

   

Israel, Hamas trade blame over truce violations, Rafah border reopening eyed but no date set, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Alexander Cornwell | Reuters  CAIRO /TEL AVIV — Israel said today it was preparing for the reopening of Gaza’s Rafah crossing with Egypt to let Palestinians in and out, but set no date as it . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Israel delivers Palestinian bodies shackled, showing signs of execution. From the Cradle. The bodies of dozens of Palestinians were handed over to health authorities in Gaza on Wednesday, arriving in shackles and bearing signs of execution. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 15  The fighting has stopped, but dire need remains in Gaza. Reported by Mary Louise Kelly, Erika Ryan and Courtney Dorning | NPR  Kelly talks with David Miliband, president and CEO of the International Rescue Committee, about the needs of Palestinians in Gaza moving forward. Click HERE to listen and read.

   

FROM OCT. 15  What’s next for Gaza. Reported by Greg Myre | NPR  Gaza’s future is filled with hard questions. Consider these three: Who will govern the territory? Who will provide security? And who will be in charge of the money and reconstruction? Click HERE to listen and read.

   

FROM OCT. 15  The stakes of genocide: What it means and why it matters in Gaza. Reported by Leah Donnella | NPR  What are the stakes of calling an armed conflict a genocide? Even as a ceasefire agreement takes hold – the term continues to come up in relation to the war in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM OCT. 14  Terror from the skies in the Middle East, by Juan Cole | Informed Comment / Tom Dispatch Donald Trump’s and Benjamin Netanyahu’s nomination of former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, his hands already crimson with the blood of innocent Iraqis, to run post-war Gaza, brings to mind a distant era when London sent its politicians out to be viceroys in its global colonial domains. READ MORE . . .

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9/11 truth, 10-16-25

A link to audio of a previously overlooked 2021 interview from Project Censored and to a related September 2021 article in ConvertAction Magazine. (9/11 TRUTH 10-14-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA entry for this date is HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 6, 2021  U.S. complicity in the terror spectacle and the urgent need to end it, by Aaron Good, Ben Howard and Peter Dale Scott | Project Censored / CovertAction Magazine  Mickey Huff of Project Censored hosts Good, Howard and Scott. From CovertAction Magazine introduction: “This is Part 1 of a three-part re-evaluation of 9/11 in light of startling new evidence. We offer some big picture analysis building on years of scholarship.” Click HERE to read article by the authors and listen to 2021 interview.

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Gaza, 10-15-25

For now, links to 16 reports: from Middle East Eye, the Cradle, Reuters, National Public Radio, Anadolu Ajansi, Agence France-Presse, the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor and, via Consortium News, Common Dreams; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 10-14-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

   

Gaza faces severe clean water shortage after Israel’s destruction of wells, says official. From Middle East Eye. The spokesperson for Gaza Municipality Asim Alnabeh today said that Israeli forces have “deliberately destroyed 56 central water wells across Gaza City,” with available supplies covering less than 20 percent of residents’ daily needs. READ MORE . . .

   

‘Disarm or be disarmed by force’: Trump issues new threat to Hamas. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump issued a new threat against Hamas on Tuesday, affirming that they will either surrender their weapons or be disarmed by force. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and NPR.

   

Aid trucks roll into Gaza as dispute over hostage bodies is paused, by Steven Scheer and Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters  JERUSALEM / CAIRO — Aid trucks rolled into Gaza today and Israel resumed preparations to open the main Rafah crossing after a dispute over the return of the bodies of dead hostages that had threatened to derail the fragile ceasefire deal with Hamas. READ MORE . . .

   

Gaza aid trickles in as Israel limits deliveries over alleged ceasefire violation. Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with Jonathan Fowler of the U.N. Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

Gaza’s Health Ministry receives remains of 45 Palestinians from Israel via Red Cross, by Mohmed Majed, Mohammad Sio | Anadolu Ajansi  GAZA CITY, Palestine / ISTANBUL  — Gaza’s Health Ministry said today it received the remains of 45 Palestinians from Israel through the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), bringing the total number of bodies returned since Tuesday to 90. READ MORE . . .

   

Britain pushes Northern Ireland as model for disarming Gaza. From Reuters. LONDON — Britain could take a leading role in helping to disarm Hamas in Gaza, based on its experience of encouraging militant groups in Northern Ireland to lay down their arms, Prime Minister Keir Starmer said on Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

   

Top U.S. military commander in Mideast calls on Hamas to stop shooting civilians. From AFP. U.S. Central Command chief Admiral Brad Cooper today demanded that Hamas stop shooting Palestinian civilians after the militant group held public executions of alleged collaborators. READ MORE . . .

   

Israeli military says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas is not that of a hostage, by Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy | AP  TEL AVIV — The Israeli military said today that one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of a hostage who was held in Gaza, adding to tensions over the fragile truce in . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for the same AP report in Spanish.

   

Body of captive disputed by Israel belongs to soldier killed in May 2024, says Hamas. From Middle East Eye. A senior Hamas source today rejected Israel’s statement that the body of a slain person returned as part of the ceasefire deal did not belong to an Israeli captive. READ MORE . . .

   

UN: Israel informed us it will cut Gaza aid trucks by half. From Middle East Monitor. The United Nations has confirmed that it has received a message from Israel stating that the number of aid trucks allowed into Gaza will be reduced by half. This reduction . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 14  Israel violates ceasefire with deadly attacks on Palestinians in Gaza: reports. From the Cradle. The Israeli army killed several Palestinians in Gaza on Tuesday despite the new ceasefire agreement which has taken effect across the strip. Palestinian media sources said . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Common Dreams via Consortium News.

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FROM OCT. 14  Over 9,000 Palestinians remain in Israeli captivity following exchange deal: sources. From the Cradle. Palestinian prisoners’ organizations say more than 9,000 remain in captivity under what one official described as “unimaginable conditions” in an interview with Al Jazeera on Tuesday, despite the recent release . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 13  Israel’s new EU envoy ‘optimistic’ bloc will roll back sanctions following Gaza ceasefire. From the Cradle. On Monday, Israel’s new ambassador to the EU, Avi Nir-Feldklein, called for the bloc to lift the penalties it imposed on his country over its genocide of Palestinians in Gaza, now that a ceasefire backed by US President Donald Trump has taken effect. READ MORE . . .

   

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Gaza, 10-14-25

For today, links to eight reports: from Reuters, the Cradle, the Associated Press, and National Public Radio; other articles are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA 10-13-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for today are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

   

Hamas fighters tighten grip in Gaza, clouding future of ceasefire, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell | Reuters  CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Hamas fighters tightened their grip in Gaza today after carrying out public executions, defying Israel’s assertion that war cannot end under U.S. President Donald Trump‘s plan until the militants are disarmed. Fighters executed men they accused of collaborating with Israeli forces. READ MORE . . .

   

Turkiye, Iraq ‘pressured’ Egypt to block Netanyahu from Trump summit: report. From the Cradle. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu canceled plans to attend the Gaza peace summit in Egypt’s city of Sharm el-Sheikh after the the leaders of Iraq and Turkiye contacted Cairo to voice opposition to his participation, AFP reported today. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM OCT. 13  After hostages and prisoners are freed, complex issues remain for Israel-Hamas ceasefire, by Melanie Lidman, Samy Magdy and Wafaa Shurafa | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel and Hamas moved ahead on a key first step of the tenuous Gaza ceasefire agreement on Monday by freeing hostages and prisoners, raising hopes that the U.S.-brokered deal might lead to a permanent end to the two-year war that ravaged the Palestinian territory. But thornier issues . . . READ MORE . . ..  Click HERE for same AP report in Spanish, and HERE for live AP updates in English.

   

FROM OCT. 13  Trump declares end of Gaza war as last Israeli hostages swapped for Palestinian detainees, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell | Reuters  CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Hamas freed the last living Israeli hostages from Gaza on Monday under a ceasefire deal and Israel sent home busloads of Palestinian detainees. Hours later, Trump convened Muslim and European leaders in Egypt. Hamas and Israel were both absent. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM OCT. 13  Trump wants to push for Middle East peace. Netanyahu is still talking up Israel’s military might, by Will Weissert | AP  WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is declaring Israel’s war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip over and has already barreled ahead toward far larger goals — arguing that the fragile ceasefire his administration helped broker is a chance to bring a lasting peace to the greater Middle East. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM OCT. 14  What the freed Israeli hostages’ first few days of freedom will look like. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  All 20 surviving Israeli hostages have been freed by Hamas after spending more than two years in captivity in Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

FROM OCT. 13  Crowds cheer in Gaza, Ramallah as Israel releases Palestinian prisoners. Reported by Carrie Kahn and Andrew Limbong | NPR  As part of the ceasefire deal, Israel released nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners on Monday. The majority were detainees and prisoners arrested in Gaza and returned there to a huge celebratory crowd. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

FROM OCT. 13  Trump in Israel, Egypt to mark end of Gaza war as hostages freed. Reported by Aya Batrawy and Andrew Limbong | NPR  Twenty hostages are released by Hamas and more than 1,900 Palestinian detainees and prisoners are released by Israel as President Trump visits Israel and Egypt to mark an end to the Gaza war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

TO BE CONTINUED

West Bank, 10-14-25

For today, a link to a report from Anadolu Ajansi; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 10-12-24 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for today are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

   

Illegal Israeli settlers cut down olive trees, burn vehicle in occupied West Bank, by Qais Abu Samra and Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu Ajansi  RAMALLAH, Palestine / ISTANBUL — Illegal Israeli settlers uprooted more than 150 olive trees and burned a Palestinian car today in the occupied West Bank, according to the Bedouin rights group Al-Baidar. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine, 10-14-25

For today, links to six reports: from the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Independent, Tass, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 10-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, WEST BANK and 9/11 TRUTH entries for today are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

   

Woman killed in Ukrainian drone strike on Kursk border region. From the Moscow Times. A woman was killed in a Ukrainian drone strike on a car in the southwestern Kursk region, local authorities said today. READ MORE . . .

   

Russia’s largest oil terminal in occupied Crimea is still on fire, by Chris York | The Kyiv Independent  Russia’s largest oil depot in occupied Crimea is still burning a day after being struck by Ukrainian drones, with a huge column of smoke visible from more than 25 kilometers away, local media reported today. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for Oct. 13 report from the Moscow Times.

   

Russian troops liberate Balagan community in Donetsk region over past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian troops liberated the community of Balagan in the Donetsk region over the past 24 hours in the special military operation in Ukraine, Russia’s Defense Ministry said today in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 13  Russian attack on Ukraine’s Kharkiv cuts power to 30,000, officials say. From Reuters. Russian forces attacked Kharkiv, Ukraine’s second-largest city, with guided bombs on Monday, knocking out power to 30,000 customers in three districts, local officials said. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM OCT. 13  Zelenskyy to visit Washington this week seeking long-range weapons and a Trump meeting, by Hanna Arhirova and Derek Gatopoulos | AP  KYIV — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday he will travel to the United States this week for talks on the potential U.S. provision of long-range weapons, a day after U.S. President Donald Trump warned Russia he may send Kyiv long-range Tomahawk missiles. READ MORE . . . Click HERE to read same AP report in Spanish.

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9/11 truth, 10-14-25

NOTE:  There is virtually nothing new in the first linked item, but it is a good recapitulation of factual information familiar to people who have followed developments in the case of the murderous Sept. 11, 2001, events.  This is the second time a link to the NPR report has appeared in this blog since early September.

Gaza, 10-13-25

For today, links to 15 reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, Middle East Eye, Reuters, Antiwar.com via ScheerPost, National Public Radio, and Middle East Monitor; to a discussion via Consortium News; and to two articles of commentary: from the Flautist via CN, and from Indian Punchline; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 10-12-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

   

The war is over: Trump declares ‘new dawn’ for West Asia from Israel’s Knesset. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump made a speech addressing Israel’s Knesset today, hailing the “dawn of a new Middle East” and the defeat of “enemies” following the release of Israeli captives from Gaza as part of his 20-point ceasefire plan. READ MORE . . .

   

Hamas frees living hostages and Israel releases prisoners as Trump visits the region. From AP. Hamas released all 20 of the last living hostages today, the Israeli military said. It is part of a breakthrough ceasefire after two years of war between Israel and Hamas in the devastated Gaza Strip. Buses carrying dozens . . . READ MORE  . . .  Click HERE for report from the Cradle.

    

Hamas and Israel swap prisoners as Trump declares war’s end, by Lubna Masarwa, Mohammed Nazzal and Huthifa Fayyad | Middle East Eye  JERSUSALEM / RAMALLAH, occupied Palestine — Hamas and Israel exchanged prisoners today. The Palestinian movement released 20 living captives from Gaza to the International Red Cross starting starting at 8 a.m. local time. They were later transferred to Israel. Shortly after, Israeli authorities began . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Israel’s Netanyahu won’t attend Egypt summit on ending Gaza war. From Reuters. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will not attend today’s summit on ending the Gaza war in Egypt, his office said, after Cairo had earlier announced he would take part. READ MORE . . .

   

Israeli defense minister says IDF will destroy Gaza tunnels once Hamas releases Israeli captives, by Dave DeCamp | Antiwar.com / ScheerPost  Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said on Sunday that the Israeli military would destroy tunnels in Gaza after the remaining Israeli captives are released by Hamas. “Israel’s great challenge after the phase of returning the hostages,” he said on X . . . READ MORE . . .

   

Israel celebrates as Hamas releases final Israeli hostages. Reported by Daniel Estrin and A Martínezof NPR  Hamas released all 20 of the living Israeli hostages on Monday. In turn, Israel will be releasing nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners and detainees as part of the ceasefire agreement. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

Full text of the agreement signed by Israel and Hamas to ‘end the war’ on Gaza. From Middle East Eye. Implementation Steps for President Trump’s Proposal for a “Comprehensive End of Gaza War.” Click HERE for introduction and full text of agreement.

   

Former Israeli PM talks about the hostage release and Israel’s standing in the world. Michel Martin of NPR speaks with Ehud Olmert, the former prime minister of Israel, as he reflects on the release of Israeli hostages in Gaza and how the war has affected Israel’s standing in the world. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

Yedioth Ahronoth: Netanyahu surrendered to Hamas, hid the truth. From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli newspaper Yedioth Ahronoth has revealed alarming details about the Gaza peace agreement, saying that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu set key conditions but made major concessions and hid the truth from the public. According to the paper, the basic conditions . . . READ MORE . . .

   

President Trump to address Israel’s parliament amid hostage exchange. Reported by Greg Myre and A Martínez | NPR  Widely credited with sealing the deal on the ceasefire in Gaza, President Trump received the red carpet treatment when he arrived in Israel Monday. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

FROM OCT. 12  Aid trucks begin entering Gaza under ceasefire agreement. From Middle East Monitor. Trucks carrying humanitarian aid began to enter the Gaza Strip on Sunday under a ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, local sources said. They told Anadolu that a number of aid trucks moved through the Israeli-controlled Kerem Shalom border . . . READ MORE . . .

   

The war devastated Gaza, destroying entire communities. What will it take to rebuild. Michel Martin of NPR asks Jack Lew, who was U.S. ambassador to Israel under President Biden, what needs to happen next for Gaza to start rebuilding after the war. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

FROM OCT. 12  Freedom promised for Israeli hostages, uncertainty about what’s next. Reported by Jane Arraf, Andrew Limbong and Jim Kane | NPR  All living Israeli hostages are expected to be released Monday under the ceasefire brokered by President Trump. Palestinian families in Gaza return home to sift through what’s left. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

   

FROM OCT. 12  Waiting for the call: a hostage’s family prepares for his return. Reported by Erika Ryan, Ahmad Damen and Andrew Limbong | NPR Limbong talks to Moshe Lavi, brother-in-law of Omri Miran, who is an Israeli hostage held in Gaza. Miran is one of twenty living hostages expected to return to Israel. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM OCT. 12  Israel-U.S. relationship under the microscope. Danny Haifong hosts ex-C.I.A. officer John Kiriakou, Consortium News editor Joe Lauria, and former U.S. Green Party vice-presidential candidate Ajamu Baraka to talk about “the C.I.A and the Mossad, the “ceasefire” in Gaza, the information war Israel is losing in the U.S. and the role technology is playing in it, the British Terrorism Act, the war in Ukraine and the general age of peril the world is living through.” Click HERE to watch and listen.

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FROM OCT. 9  Keep the champagne corked, by Patrick Lawrence | The Floutist / Consortium News  I hope, for all of our sakes but especially for the sake of those children and their parents, siblings, aunts, uncles, and all others who have suffered with them these past two years — well, these past 77 — that the accord going into effect as I write this holds. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM OCT. 11  Neocons celebrate Donald Trump’s humiliation. Why it matters, by M.K. Bhadrakumar | Indian Punchline  The Nobel panel has once again placed politics over peace, true to its tradition. READ MORE . . .

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Gaza, 10-12-25

A NOTE about access follows the items below.

For today, links to 10 reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, National Public Radio, Anadolu Ajansi, the Cradle, and NBC News, and to an article of commentary from ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (GAZA 10-11-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

   

Preparations begin to ramp up aid in Gaza as ceasefire brings hope for end to 2-year war, by Samy Magdy, Sarah el Deeb and Melanie Lidman | AP  CAIRO — Preparations were underway today to ramp up aid entering the war-battered Gaza Strip under a new ceasefire deal that many are hoping will signal an end to . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE to read in AP report in Spanish, and HERE for report from Reuters.

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Trump to arrive in Israel and speak with families of released hostages. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Ayesha Rascoe | NPR  President Trump is due to fly to Israel and Egypt to mark the end of the Gaza war, as Hamas and Israel prepare to release hostages and prisoners. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.

   

U.S. troops set to start operations at Israeli military base to monitor Gaza ceasefire deal: report, by Zein Khalil and Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu  ISTANBUL — U.S. troops were to begin operations at an Israeli military base today to monitor the implementation of a ceasefire agreement in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media said. Israeli Channel 12 reported that . . . READ MORE . . .

   

FROM OCT. 10  GHF dismantles Gaza sites where thousands of Palestinian aid seekers killed. From the Cradle. The U.S.-Israeli Gaza Humanitarian Foundation has begun to dismantle its sites after killing thousands of Palestinians in the past months during a failed mission worth tens of millions. Quds News Network reported that eyewitnesses . . . READ MORE . . .

   

U.S. will not deploy troops to Gaza or Israel, says Vice President Vance, by Yasin Gungor and Esra Tekin| Anadolu  ISTANBUL — U.S. Vice President JD Vance said despite the role it played in reaching the new Gaza ceasefire deal, the U.S. has no plans to deploy American troops to Gaza or Israel. He said in an interview that aired today on NBC that . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for report and interview from NBC News.

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A veteran peace negotiator discusses next steps in the Israel-Hamas ceasefire deal. Ayesha Rascoe of NPR asks veteran American peace negotiator Aaron David Miller for his thoughts on the new peace process unfolding between Israel and Hamas. Click HERE later to listen and, still later, read.

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FROM OCT. 11  As Israel and Hamas prepare for a major exchange, President Trump heads to Israel. Reported by Greg Myre and Andrew Limbong | NPR  President Trump is expected to arrive in Israel on Sunday night as both sides prepare for the release of Israeli hostages and nearly 2,000 Palestinian detainees and prisoners. Click HERE to listen and read.

   

FROM OCT. 11  Trump’s sham peace plan, by Chris Hedges | Original to ScheerPost  It is a sadistic game. A merry-go-round of death. This ceasefire, like those of the past, is a commercial break. A moment when . . .  READ MORE . . .

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West Bank, 10-12-25

For today, a link to a report from Anadolu, and to an article of commentary from ScheerPost; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 10-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

   

Israeli army detains 10 Palestinians in West Bank raids amid assaults by illegal settlers: media, by Aysar Alais and Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu  RAMALLAH, Palestine / ISTANBUL — The Israeli army arrested 10 Palestinians in military raids in the occupied West Bank on today, local media said. READ MORE . . .

   

FROM OCT. 11  Trump’s sham peace plan, by Chris Hedges | Original to ScheerPost  The scheduled Israeli military withdrawals under the 1993 Oslo Accords never took place. There were around 250,000 Jewish colonists in the West Bank when the Oslo agreement was signed. Their numbers today have increased to at least 700,000. READ MORE . . .

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