For today, links to three reports: from the Cradle, Middle East Monitor, and Middle East Eye; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA, SYRIA, LEBANON, UKRAINE and COVID ETC. entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. WEST BANK 1-25-25 entry is HERE. (GAZA 1-27-25 entry is HERE.) — MCM

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FROM JAN. 27  Israel to demolish entire village east of Bethlehem in latest West Bank land grab. From the Cradle. On Sunday, Israeli authorities notified the residents of Khirbet al-Numan village, located east of Bethlehem in the occupied West Bank, of plans to demolish all homes and displace dozens of Palestinian families in order to annex their land to the boundaries of occupied Jerusalem. READ MORE . . .

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Israel Occupation Forces demolish three Palestinian homes.  From Middle East Monitor. The Israeli authorities are continuing their demolition and bulldozing operations in the occupied West Bank, while forcing a citizen in 1948-occupied Palestine to demolish his home, according to the Palestinian Information Centre. READ MORE . . .

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FROM JAN. 27  UN experts dismayed by Israeli escalation in occupied West Bank. From Middle East Eye.  Israli attacks on the occupied West Bank are going to deepen suffering and violence on Palestinians, a group of UN special rapporteurs and independent experts warned on Monday. READ MORE . . .