For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Middle East Monitor; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA, LEBANON, COVID ETC., UKRAINE, and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE.) — MCM

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FROM JAN. 30  What Israel’s ban on UN’s Palestinian aid agency looks like, by Isabel Debre | AP  JERUSALEM — Israel on Thursday formally banned UNRWA, the main United Nations aid agency for Palestinian refugees, from operating on its territory despite heavy diplomatic backlash, a move that humanitarian officials warn . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Jan. 30 report from Middle East Monitor.