For today, links to five reports: from Agence France-Presse, Anadolu Ajansi, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 11-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON, WEST BANK and MEDIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Israel declares Egypt border area closed military zone due to weapon-smuggling drones. From AFP. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz today said he instructed the army to turn the area at the border with Egypt into a closed military zone claiming that it was to combat weapons smuggling via drones, “part of the war in Gaza.” READ MORE . . . Click HERE for AFP report in French, and a map, and HERE for report from Anadolu Ajansi.

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Israel rejects over 100 aid requests for Gaza during ceasefire: UN, by Merve Aydogan | Anadolu Ajansi  HAMILTON, Canada — The UN said today that Israel rejected 107 requests for the entry of relief materials into the Gaza Strip since an Oct. 10 ceasefire, blocking essential humanitarian supplies. READ MORE . . . Click HERE for Anadolu report in French. 

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A return to Gaza for sobering post-war tour. Reported by Daniel Estrin and Leila Fadel | NPR  Estrin visits Gaza for the first time since the war began, touring the destruction in northern Gaza. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM NOV. 5  A journalist’s journey to Gaza’s front line. Reported by Daniel Estrin | NPR  A rare glimpse inside the Israeli-occupied zone of devastated Gaza. Click HERE to listen and read.

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