For today, links to reports from Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and the Anadolu Agency; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA, SYRIA, LEBANON, and UKRAINE entries are HERE,, HERE, LEBANON and HERE.)— MCM

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Hamas expects another war with Israel – this time in the West Bank, by Mohamed Hassan | Middle East Eye  With the assassination of two of Hamas’s most senior leaders and the devastating human toll in Gaza, its future appears uncertain after 15 months of war. But senior Hamas leaders . . . Click HERE for hourlong interview with Hamas leader Basem Naim.

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U.S. officially lifts sanctions on illegal Israeli settlers in Occupied West Bank.  From Middle East Monitor. The U.S. Treasury Department on Friday officially removed sanctions on illegal Israeli settlers and groups, including the Amana Settlement Movement, accused of committing violence against Palestinians in the Occupied West Bank amid a surge in settler attacks, Anadolu Agency reports. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Nov. 18, 2024, report from Anadolu Agency.