For today, links to five reports: from the Cradle, the Associated Press, Reuters, and Middle East Monitor; others or just headlines of others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA 5-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE, GAZA and MEDIA entries for today’s date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israel bombs vicinity of Syrian presidential palace in ‘clear warning’ to Sharaa. From the Cradle. Israel bombed the vicinity of Syrian interim President Ahmad al-Sharaa’s residential compound near the Presidential Palace in Damascus early today, in what it described as “a clear message to the Syrian regime.” READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from AP and Reuters.

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Islamic, Druze senior elders call for civil peace in Syria. From Middle East Monitor. The head of the Islamic Movement in Israel, Sheikh Raed Salah, and senior Druze elders have called for spreading and maintaining civil peace in Syria, stressing that the Druze “do not need external protection from anyone.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM MAY 1  Syria signs 30-year deal with French shipping giant to operate Latakia Port. From the Cradle. Syria’s de facto authorities signed a 30-year contract with French shipping giant CMA CGM on Thursday to develop and run the port of Latakia, Syria’s main maritime gateway. READ MORE . . .

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