For today, links to five reports: from Reuters, Middle East Monitor, the Associated Press, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio, and to commentary from the Los Angeles Times, the New York Times, and Common Dreams; other reports and articles or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-5–25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Terrible thirst hits Gaza with polluted aquifers and broken pipelines, by Nidal Al-Mughrabi | Reuters GAZA / CAIRO — Weakened by hunger, many Gazans trek across a ruined landscape each day to haul all their drinking and washing water — a painful load that is still far below the levels needed to keep people healthy. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for April 22 report from Middle East Monitor.
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FROM AUG. 5 Israel says Hamas is starving hostages; Security Council members say Israel is starving Palestinians, by Edith M. Lederer | AP Israel called an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council on Tuesday to demand the release of its emaciated hostages, including one seen digging his own grave. Their plight . . . READ MORE . . .
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Jordan says Israeli settlers attacked Gaza-bound aid convoy. From Middle East Eye. Jordan said Israeli settlers attacked a Gaza-bound aid convoy today in the second such incident in days, accusing Israel of failing to act firmly to prevent repeated assaults. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 5 The story behind one grim image of a mother and child in Gaza. Reported by Emily Feng and Anas Baba | NPR A photo of a starving child in Gaza has gone viral, with many in Israel claiming it depicts false information. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.
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FROM JULY 31 Even Marjorie Taylor Greene is calling it a ‘genocide,’ by Lorraine Ali | Los Angeles Times Skeletal babies. Starving families shot down while waiting in line for food. Images and video of . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM JULY 24 No, Israel No, Israel is not committing genocide in Gaza, by Bret Stephens | The New York Times It may seem harsh to say, but there is glaring dissonance to the charge . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 5 The U.S. must understand: The story of the Gaza genocide did not begin on Oct. 7, by James Zogby | Common Dreams Our understanding of an historical event’s meaning is a function of two factors — what we choose to identify as the starting point leading up to the event, and the lens through which we view it. READ MORE . . .
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