A link to a conversation from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth; other published material is accessible by clicking on its shorter name below. (9/11 TRUTH 10-1-24 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, WEST BANK, YEMEN and UKRAINE entries for this date HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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FROM OCT. 4  Johnson and Kucinich make history in D.C. — and Tucker Carlson’s ‘9/11 Files.’ Andy Steele and Craig McKee of AE911Truth discuss last month’s four forums on the events of Sept. 11, 2001, and the first two episodes of Tucker Carlson’s “9/11 Files” — with hope, skepticism, and suggestions. Click HERE to watch and listen, and read a longer intro.

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For today, links to 12 reports: from Agence France-Press, the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Anadolu Ajansi, Drop-Site News, Middle East Eye, the Cradle, and Reuters, and to commentary from Middle East Monitor, Middle East Eye, and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names and initials below. (GAZA 10-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for today are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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NEWER  Hamas, Israel to hold indirect Gaza hostage talks in Cairo: state-linked media. From AFP. Hamas and Israel will engage in indirect talks in Cairo on Sunday and Monday to secure the release of hostages and detainees, Egyptian state-linked media reported today. READ MORE . . .

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Israel’s army says it will advance preparations for the first phase of Trump’s plan, by Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy | AP  TEL AVIV — Israel’s army said today it would advance preparations for the first phase of U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to end the war in Gaza and return all the remaining hostages, saying it was instructed . . . Click HERE to read more in English and HERE for report in Spanish. Click HERE for report from NPR.

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Hamas announces approval to release all Israeli captives under Trump’s Gaza ceasefire plan, by Rania Abu Shamala | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — Hamas announced on Friday evening that it approved the release of all Israeli captives, the delivery of deceased bodies, and the handover of Gaza’s administration to an independent Palestinian body in its response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s ceasefire plan for Gaza. The Palestinian group said “other issues . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for Oct. 3 report from Drop-Site News, which includes video of discussion of events.

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At least 29 Palestinians killed by Israeli forces in Gaza since dawn. From Middle East Eye. At least 29 Palestinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire and bombardment across the Gaza Strip since dawn today, according to medical sources cited by Wafa news agency. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli bombing of Gaza City has ‘significantly subsided,’ hospital official says, by Sam Mednick and Samy Magdy | AP  TEL AVIV — Israeli bombing of Gaza City has “significantly subsided” though at least five Palestinians were killed, a hospital official said today, as Israel’s army said the country’s leaders had instructed it to prepare for the first phase of the U.S. plan to end the war in Gaza. Click HERE to continue reading in English, and HERE for report in Spanish.

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Israel continues bombing Gaza despite Trump’s orders to ‘immediately stop.’ From the Cradle. Israel continued its relentless bombing of Gaza throughout today, despite U.S . President Donald Trump’s order on Friday to “immediately” stop its assault on the enclave to allow for the release of Israeli captives held by Hamas — carrying out dozens of . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 3  2 million rally in Italy for Gaza as general strike halts key services, by Giada Zampanocom | AP  ROME — More than 2 million people across Italy rallied in over 100 cities Friday for a one-day general strike to support the residents of Gaza and a humanitarian aid mission, Italy’s largest union said. Click HERE to read more in English, and HERE to read in Spanish. Click HERE and HERE for reports from NPR and the Cradle.

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FROM OCT. 3  Trump tells Israel to stop bombing Gaza, saying Hamas is ready for peace, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Gram Slattery | Reuters  CAIRO / WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump told Israel on Friday to immediately stop bombing Gaza after Hamas agreed to release hostages and accept some other terms in a U.S. plan to end the war, but vexing issues like disarmament appeared unresolved. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 3  The 15 reasons why top UN legal experts say Trump’s Gaza plan breaches international law, by Sondos Asem | Middle East Eye  United Nations human rights and legal experts on Friday warned that the proposed U.S.-sponsored peace plan for Gaza risks entrenching violations of international law. READ MORE . . .

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Trump’s Gaza initiative: Chance for peace or empty words? by Azmat Ali | Middle East Monitor  Hamas has issued a statement agreeing in principle to release all Israeli captives it holds — both the living and the remains of the dead — and to hand over the administration of Gaza to a Palestinian technocratic body. The concession came . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 3  Tony Blair’s proposed team for Gaza, by Oscar Rickett | Middle East Eye  A draft plan of what Gaza’s governance would look like under former British prime minister Tony Blair was leaked this week. Blair is being considered to lead a transitional authority in the Palestinian enclave. The plan for the Gaza International Transitonal Authority reveals . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 3  Trump’s Gaza blueprint and Erdogan’s calculated complicity, by Musa Ozugurlu | The Cradle  On the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings that shaped the fate of Gaza and the Palestinian people, U.S. President Donald Trump met last week with Muslim and Arab leaders. Was it a coincidence that . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on its initials below. (SYRIA 9-25-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Many Syrians unaware of the first parliamentary election since Assad’s fall, by Abby Sewell | AP  DAMASCUS — The streets of Damascus barely showed sign today that a parliamentary election was set to take place tomorrow. No candidate posters on the main streets and squares, no rallies, no public debates. In the days leading up to the polling . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to five reports: from the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, Kyiv Post, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 10-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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At least 1 dead and dozens injured as Russian drones strike a Ukrainian railway station. From AP. Russian drones struck a Ukrainian railway station today, killing one and wounding dozens, as Moscow stepped up strikes on Ukraine’s rail and power grids ahead of the fourth winter since its all-out invasion. Click HERE to read more in English, and HERE for report in Spanish. Click HERE for report from AFP.

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Evacuations from Dnipropetrovsk region, by Sergii Kostezh | Kyiv Post  Russia’s military aggression, despite the de facto failure of its 2025 summer campaign, is gaining momentum on the western edges of Donbas and in the Dnipropetrovsk region. READ MORE . . .

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2 powerful Ukrainian agencies are fighting in the open. Both say only Russia is to win, by Oleksiy Sorokin and Oleg Sukhov | The Kyiv Independent  Ukraine’s Security Service and  National Anti-Corruption Bureau are entangled in an escalating confrontation involving raids and arrests. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine unlikely to get Tomahawk missiles — U.S. magazine. From Tass. WASHINGTON — The administration of U.S. President Donald Trump is unlikely to hand over Tomahawk long-range missiles to Ukraine, because it may potentially become embroiled in a direct conflict with Russia as a result, columnist Ted Snider wrote in an article for the American Conservative magazine. READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, the Cradle, Reuters, National Public Radio, Reuters, and Mondoweiss; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 10-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli strikes kill dozens in Gaza as Hamas considers its response to Trump’s peace proposal, by Wafaa Shurafa and Bassem Mroue | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes and gunfire killed at least 57 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, health officials said Thursday, as Hamas was still considering its response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for ending the nearly two-year war. The plan requires . . . Click HERE to read more in English, or HERE for report in Spanish.

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Hamas looking for ‘gray areas’ in Trump’s plan, rejects ‘take it or leave it’ stance. From the Cradle. Hamas said on Thursday that it was thoroughly reviewing U.S. President Donald Trump’s 20-point “peace plan” for Gaza, but that it needed more time to consult with mediators. READ MORE . . .

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Israel intercepts last Gaza flotilla boat, begins deportations, by Alexander Cornwell | Reuters  TEL AVIV — The Israeli military today intercepted the last boat in an aid flotilla attempting to reach blockaded Gaza , a day after . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 2  Israeli navy intercepts boats attempting to break Gaza blockade and arrests activists, by Ibrahim Hazboun and Renata Brito | AP  JERUSALEM — Hundreds of Israeli police officers were deployed Thursday to the southern port of Ashdod to process some 450 international activists. Click HERE to read in English and HERE for same report in Spanish.  Click HERE for a second AP report. Click HERE and HERE for Oct. 2 reports from NPR and Reuters.

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FROM OCT. 2  Israeli defense minister says half a million Palestinians in Gaza City will be considered terrorists if they don’t evacuate, by Qassam Muaddi | Mondoweiss / ScheerPost  The Israeli army announced on Thursday it won’t allow Palestinians in central and southern Gaza to travel north to Gaza City, and would permit movement from the city only toward the south. Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said that this was the Palestinians’ “last warning” to leave Gaza City, adding that . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Cradle. 

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First, a link to a report from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (LEBANON 9-26-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for today, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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U.S. approves $230 million for Lebanese army, security forces: report. From the Cradle. The U.S. government has approved $230 million for Lebanon’s security forces to bolster Washington’s push for the disarmament of Hezbollah, sources told Reuters. READ MORE . . .

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First, links to reports from National Public Radio and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA entry for today is HERE, or scroll.  UKRAINE 10-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Ukrainian drone strikes inflict damage on critical Russian oil refineries. Reported by Greg Myre and Steve Inskeep | NPR  Ukrainian drone strikes are inflicting significant damage to Russia’s oil refineries, which are critical to that country’s economy and war effort. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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FROM OCT. 2  Russia and Ukraine exchange captured soldiers, civilians in new swap. From the Moscow Times. Russia and Ukraine on Thursday exchanged 185 captured soldiers each in the latest prisoner swap agreed during bilateral talks in Istanbul in July, Russia’s Defense Ministry announced. The ministry also said “20 civilians were returned” . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to seven reports: from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, Anadolu Ajansi, Middle East Eye, Reuters, and the Cradle, and to commentary from Middle East Eye; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 10-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  MEDIA entry for today is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Gaza death toll climbs as Hamas considers its response to Trump’s peace proposal, by Wafaa Shurafa and Bassem Mroue | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes and gunfire overnight and into today killed at least 41 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, according to hospitals, as Hamas was still considering its response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposal for . . . Click HERE to read report in English and HERE to read in Spanish.

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Israel orders the evacuation to make way for expanded ground operation. Reported by Emily Feng and Leila Fadel | NPR  Israel has ordered all residents of Gaza City to leave to make way for an expanded ground operation. Anyone who does not leave will be treated as a Hamas member or sympathizer. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Israeli Navy attacks Gaza aid flotilla, detains 443 activists, by Rania Abu Shamala and Betul Yilmaz | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — Israeli naval forces attacked an international aid flotilla bound for the besieged Gaza Strip and detained at least 443 activists on board, organizers said today specifying that 22 ships were attacked and seized by Israeli forces, and 19 others were believed to have been attacked. READ MORE . . .

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Israel ‘began deportation proceedings of flotilla activists before they had legal counsel.’ From Middle East Eye. Israeli authorities have begun deportation proceedings for activists on board the seized Global Sumud Flotilla without allowing them to receive legal advice, according to the legal and human rights organisation Adalah. READ MORE . . .

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Israeli forces intercept aid flotilla, sparking global protests. From Reuters.  Israel faced international condemnation and protests today after its forces intercepted around 40 boats carrying aid and more than 400 foreign activists, including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg, to Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 1  Israeli navy moves to intercept Gaza aid flotilla, by Ruth Sherlock | NPR  The Israeli military has intercepted about four dozen civilian ships that were trying to break Israel’s naval blockade on Gaza. The ships were . . . Click HERE to listen and read.

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FROM OCT. 1  Hamas seeking ‘international guarantees’ for Gaza ceasefire amid Trump threats: report. From the Cradle. Hamas is examining the ceasefire plan proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump and wishes to amend several points in it, AFP reported on Wednesday, citing a Palestinian source close to the resistance movement. READ MORE . . .

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FROM OCT. 1  Why Arab and Muslim rulers backed Trump’s Gaza plan, by David Hearst | Middle East Eye  A betrayal performed as a genocide is in full motion. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been given a green light by U.S. President Donald Trump to continue it. READ MORE . . .

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NOTE:  New posts are sometimes not readily accessible to all online visitors, who may see a version that is hours or even days old depending on factors that may include what browser they are using or whether they have “refreshed” their browser. I am working on making access less chancy. If you suspect you aren’t looking at a current version even after refreshing or switching browsers, please visit later. Thanks. — MCM

P.S. A survey this afternoon of several search engines — including those of aol.com, google.com, yahoo.com, and godaddy.com — revealed that what appeared on screens when one entered x-ma911truthwalk.com is an entry from last May 7; putting in xmawalker may yield an up-to-date result.

For today, links to reports from the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (GAZA entry for today is HERE, or scroll up.  MEDIA 9-21-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 30  Israel is paying influencers $7,000 per post, by Nick Cleveland-Stout | Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft  In a meeting on Friday dedicated to harnessing pro-Israel media energy, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu alluded to a cohort of Israel’s influencers. “We have to fight back. How do we fight back? Our influencers. I think you should also talk to them if you have a chance, to that community, they are very important.” READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for Oct. 2 report from the Cradle. 

 

Quite a late start today. Please return in an hour or so. — MCM