For today, links to four reports: from Reuters and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA, LEBANON, SYRIA and IRAN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, and HERE.) — MCM

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Israeli military operation turns Jenin refugee camp into ‘ghost town.’ From Reuters. JENIN — Two weeks after the Israeli military operation began, Jenin is largely deserted, with thousands of Palestinians having left their homes, taking only what they could carry. After destroying roadways and other infrastructure, Israeli forces . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM FEB. 3  West Bank witnesses ‘replication of Gaza’ as Israel displaces thousands. From the Cradle. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society said on Tuesday it is facilitating mass evacuations of civilians from the Jenin and Tulkarem refugee camps in the occupied West Bank, as . . . READ MORE . . .

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Trump approves $1 billion in new bombs, armored bulldozers for Israel. From the Cradle. U.S. President Donald Trump has asked Congress to approve transferring $1 billion worth of additional bombs and other military equipment to Israel, The Wall Street Journal reported today. READ MORE . . .

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Palestinian statehood ‘key to resolve all issues’ in West Asia: Lavrov. From the Cradle. “The two-state solution has the support of all external powers,”  including the Biden administration, Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said during a conference in Moscow. “The Trump administration has not yet . . . READ MORE . . .