For today, links to eight reports: from Middle East Monitor, the Times of Israel, the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and the Cradle, and to commentary via Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 8-12–25 is HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE entry for this date is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM
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Netanyahu says he is on historic mission for greater Israel. From Middle East Monitor. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he is on a historic and spiritual mission and strongly supports a “Greater Israel” vision — a mission, he claims, that includes the occupied Palestinian territories and parts of Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and Egypt. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for report from the Times of Israel.
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Israeli gunfire kills at least 25 seeking aid in Gaza as Netanyahu says he will allow Palestinians to leave, by Melanie Lidman and Samy Magdy | AP TEL AVIV — Israeli gunfire killed at least 25 people seeking aid in Gaza today, health officials and witnesses said, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said . . . READ MORE . . . Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye.
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FROM AUG. 12 Gaza suffering has reached ‘unimaginable’ levels, say 26 foreign ministers. From Reuters. The foreign ministers of 26 countries on Tuesday called on Israel to allow unrestricted aid into Gaza. They included the foreign ministers of Britain, Canada, Australia and several of their European allies — but not Germany or Hungary. READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 12 Israel is in talks to possibly resettle Palestinians from Gaza in South Sudan, by Sam Mednick | AP TEL AVIV — Israel is in discussions with South Sudan about the possibility of resettling Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to the war-torn East African country, part of a wider effort by Israel to facilitate mass emigration . . . READ MORE . . .
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FROM AUG. 12 Israel’s army formed special intel unit to ‘justify killing’ of hundreds of Gaza journalists. From the Cradle. Israeli investigative journalist Yuval Abraham said on Monday that Israel’s military intelligence created a special unit aimed specifically at justifying attacks in Gaza, including the killing of journalists. READ MORE . . .
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Israel’s plan for ‘full control’ of Gaza heralds a new Nakba — so the West is panicking, by Jonathan Cook | Middle East Eye If you thought western capitals were finally losing patience with Israel’s engineering of a famine in Gaza nearly two years into the genocide, you may be disappointed. Even if the extreme hunger and malnourishment . . . READ MORE . . .
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