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For this date, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, the Cradle, Reuters, and Middle East Monitor, and to commentary from Middle East Eye and via Facebook; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 5-15-25 is HERE, or scroll down. Also scroll down for previous dates’ entries for UKRAINE, IRAN, GAZA, 9/11 TRUTH, MEDIA, WEST BANK, YEMEN, LEBANON, and SYRIA.) — MCM
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Israeli strikes kill at least 93 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit, by Wafaa Shurafa and Bassem Mroue | AP DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — At least 93 people were killed by Israeli strikes in Gaza today. Strikes overnight hit across Gaza, including the outskirts of Deir al-Balah and the city of Khan Younis. Gaza’s health ministry said hundreds more were injured . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from NPR.
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Israeli tanks push deep into north Gaza as bombs drop ‘every four minutes.’ From the Cradle. Israeli tanks advanced near Gaza’s northern city of Beit Lahia today, as relentless bombardment has displaced dozens of families and killed scores more — raising fears that Tel Aviv’s plan to widen its assault against the strip will begin soon. READ MORE . . .
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Deadly Israeli strikes pound Gaza, Trump says ‘people are starving,‘ by Nidal al-Mughrabi and James Mackenzie | Reuters CAIRO / JERUSALEM — Israeli strikes on Gaza have killed more than 250 people since Thursday morning, local health authorities said today, one of the deadliest phases of bombardment since a truce collapsed in March, with a new ground offensive expected soon. U.S. President Donald Trump acknowledged Gaza’s growing hunger crisis and . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM MAY 15 The U.S. is working on a new plan to deliver aid in Gaza. Reported by Fatma Tanis | NPR Israel has blocked the entry of aid for weeks, accusing Hamas of theft. The U.S. says its plan will address Israel’s concerns. Experts say it may change humanitarian responses in conflict zones. Click HERE to read and listen. Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.
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FROM MAY 15 Trump revives his Gaza proposal on his Middle East trip. Reported by Franco Ordoñez | NPR President Trump hasn’t talked about the war in Gaza much since landing in the Middle East. But on Thursday, he doubled down on his plan to develop it as a “freedom zone.” Click HERE to listen and read.
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Arab Gulf States Institute scholar discusses Trump’s Middle East trip. Michel Martin of NPR talks with Hussein Ibish of the Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington, D.C., about President Trump’s Gulf trip. Click HERE to listen and, later, read, and HERE for May 8 commentary from the Arab Gulf States Institute.
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President of Arab Gulf States Institute on Trump’s Middle East trip. A Martínez of NPR talks with Doug Silliman, president of the Arab Gulf States Institute and former U.S. ambassador to Iraq, about President Trump’s Gulf trip and Iran’s offer to revive a nuclear deal. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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Israel has already lost the Gaza war. It just doesn’t know it yet, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye In a span of eight years, the U.S. dropped more than five million tons of bombs on Vietnam, making it the most bombed place on earth. By January of this year, Israel had dropped at least 100,000 tons of bombs on Gaza. Put another way, the U.S. dropped around 15 tonnes of explosives per square kilometre of Vietnam, while Israel has dropped 275 tons per square kilometre of Gaza. Click HERE for article and for related video described below.
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Arab trillions for Trump as Israel massacres children in Gaza. Soumaya Ghannoushi, an observer of politics in the Middle East, comments on U.S. President Donald Trump’s visits there in light of Israel’s genocide in Gaza — questioning the Gulf monarchs’ apparent failure to pressure him to halt the slaughter. Click HERE for article and video, both published by Middle East Eye, and HERE for video on Facebook.
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