First, links to reports from the Kyiv Independent, ABC News, and Tass, and to commentary via Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE 9-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for today, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

–   –   –

Zelensky mocks Putin’s Moscow invitation, by Martin Fornusek and news desk | The Kyiv Independent  President Volodymyr Zelensky on Friday again dismissed a proposal to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, suggesting the Russian leader should come to Ukraine instead. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from ABC News

–   –   –

Ukraine loses about 1,340 troops in special military operation zone in past day. From Tass. MOSCOW — Ukraine lost a total of about 1,340 troops in the special military operation zone in the past day, according to data from the Russian Defense Ministry. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Ukraine Is Winning! by Scott Harper | Kyiv Post  The theoretical assets of the Russian Federation cannot be brought to bear due to the brilliance of Ukrainian strategy. Ukraine is now able to deploy the strategy that . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

MAY BE CONTINUED

 

For today, a link to a report from ProPublica via Consortium News; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (9/11 truth, 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, WEST BANK and UKRAINE entries for today are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

–   –   –

FROM AUG. 28  9/11 civil suit against Saudi Arabia can go to trial, by Tim Golden | ProPublica / Consortium News  More than two decades after victims of the 9/11 attacks began trying to hold the government of Saudi Arabia responsible for helping the Qaeda terrorists who carried out the plot, a federal judge . . . READ MORE . . .

.

For now, links to reports from the Cradle, Middle East Eye, the Associated Press, and Reuters, and to commentary from Middle East Eye and Consortium News; other articles or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, LEBANON, MEDIA and COVID, ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

–   –   –

Gaza genocide reaches 700th day as Israel steps up carpet bombing, forced displacement. From the Cradle. Israel’s genocidal war against Palestinians entered its 700th day today, as Tel Aviv continued preparations for a massive assault to occupy Gaza City. At least 44 people have been killed by Israeli attacks across Gaza since dawn . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Over 19,000 children killed in Gaza by Israel as genocide marks 700th day, by Mera Aladam | Middle East Eye  Children in Gaza account for more than 30 percent of deaths since Israel began its genocidenearly two years ago, as the besieged enclave remains the “most dangerous place to be a child.” READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Israel strikes Gaza City high-rise building while ramping up offensive to take over the area, by Wafaa Shurafa and Julia Frankel | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel struck a high-rise building today as the army . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 4 Israeli military says it controls 40% of Gaza City, by Steven Scheer and Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters  JERUSALEM / CAIRO —  Israel controls 40% of Gaza City, a military spokesperson said on Thursday, as its bombardment forced more Palestinians from their homes there, while thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave, remaining behind in . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 4  Palestinian death toll passes 64,000, health officials say, as Israel and Hamas dig in on demands, by Wafaa Shurafa,Kareem Chehayeb andJulia Frankel | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli strikes killed 28 people, mostly women and children, overnight and into Thursday, according to hospitals, as Israel pressed ahead with its offensive in famine-stricken Gaza City. The Israeli military spokesman said . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 3  Hunger, looting and lost childhoods: Gaza’s engineered collapse, by Ahmed Abu Artema | Middle East Eye  Whenever a friend from outside Gaza asks me how we are doing, I answer: our situation defies words. The wounds inflicted on our souls cannot be captured by news bulletins, nor measured by statistics. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 4  Gaza & fake war reporting, by Chris Hedges | Consortium News  There are two types of war correspondents. The first type does not attend press conferences. They do not beg generals and politicians for interviews. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

MAY BE CONTINUED

First, a link to reports from Anadolu Ajansi and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 9-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, LEBANON, MEDIA and COVID, ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 4  ‘Hebron Emirate’ new Israeli scheme to divide occupied West Bank, by Ikrame Imane Kouachi | Anadolu Ajansi  JERUSALEM / ANKARA — With nearly one million residents, roughly one-third of the West Bank population, Hebron is a major commercial and industrial hub in the occupied territory. As Israel continues its campaign of mass killing in Gaza . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Former Israeli negotiator on Israel’s settlement plan in the West Bank. Leila Fadel of NPR speaks with former Israeli peace negotiator Daniel Levy about Israel’s latest settlement plan in the occupied West Bank. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

–   –   –

TO BE CONTINUED

First, links to two reports: from the Cradle and Agence France-Presse; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (LEBANON 8-7-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, WEST BANK, MEDIA and COVID, ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) MCM

–   –   –

U.S. officials threaten Lebanon with ‘new Israeli war’ if Hezbollah stays armed: report. From the Cradle. The administration of US President Donald Trump has warned Lebanon that it faces a new Israeli war if it fails to disarm Hezbollah quickly and by force, according to officials cited by the New York Times. READ MORE . . . 

–   –   –

FROM AUG. 9  Blast at Hezbollah site in Lebanon kills 6 soldiers. From AFP.  BEIRUT — Lebanon’s army said a blast at a weapons depot near the Israeli border today killed six soldiers as a military source said troops were removing munitions from a Hezbollah facility. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

MAY BE CONTINUED

For now, links to reports from the Associated Press and the Moscow Times; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 9-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, WEST BANK, MEDIA and COVID, ETC. entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

–   –   –

Putin says foreign troops deployed to Ukraine would be legitimate targets. From AP. Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said today that any foreign troops deployed to Ukraine, particularly while its invasion was still ongoing, would be considered “legitimate targets” by Moscow’s forces. His comments came hours after European leaders repledged their commitment to . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Moscow Times.

–   –   –

TO BE CONTINUED

First, a link to commentary from Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below. (MEDIA 9-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and COVID ETC. entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 4  Gaza & fake war reporting, by Chris Hedges | Consortium News  There are two types of war correspondents. The first type do not attend press conferences. They do not beg generals and politicians for interviews. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

TO BE CONTINUED

For now, links to 10 reports from the Associated Press, National Public Radio, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (COVID ETC. 8-29-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, GAZA and MEDIA entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

–   –   –

Operation Warp Speed was one of Trump’s biggest achievements. Then came RFK Jr. and vaccine skeptics, by Seung Min Kim and Meg Kinnard | AP  WASHINGTON — Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under fire at a congressional hearing Thursday for his work to restrict access to vaccines, including the very COVID-19 shots still touted by his boss. The hearing exposed an odd dichotomy. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Health Secretary RFK Jr. grilled on vaccines and more during Senate hearing. Reported by Selena Simmons-Duffin and A Martínez | NPR  Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was questioned by senators from both parties on Thursday about vaccine access and more. NPR analyzes the health secretary’s nearly three-hour appearance. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

–   –   –

Democratic Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington talks about RFK Jr.’s Senate hearing. Reported by Michel Martin | NPR  Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., talks about why she and other senators, including some Republicans, are concerned about Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s vaccine changes and CDC shakeup. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 4  Kennedy hearing turns rancorous as Democrats press him on Covid vaccine changes, by Matt Brown and Mike Stobbe | AP  WASHINGTON — U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. came under pointed bipartisan questioning at a rancorous three-hour Senate committee hearing on Thursday, about — among other things — turmoil at federal health agencies and efforts . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE to read and listen to two reports on the hearing from NPR, and HERE for report from Reuters.

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 3  A doctor answers your questions about the Covid-19 vaccine. Reported by Juana Summers, Brianna Scott and Courtney Dorning | NPR  Summers talks with infectious disease expert Dr. Peter Chin-Hong about the new rules regarding access to Covid-19 vaccines. Click HERE to listen and read.

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 1  Trump questions Covid-19 vaccines. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf | NPR  President Trump has called on pharmaceutical companies to justify the success of drugs and vaccines used to fight Covid-19. Trump himself hailed the vaccines as a “modern-day miracle” back in 2020. Click HERE to listen and read.

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 4  Why the medical community is thrilled by U.S. support for a ‘breakthrough’ HIV drug. Reported by Gabrielle Emanuel | NPR  The U.S. announced Thursday that it will make an investment in the new HIV prevention drug called lenacapavir that’s been hailed as a “breakthrough” and a “game changer” by the medical community. Click HERE to read and, later, listen.

–   –   –

MAY BE CONTINUED

For today, links to commentary from ScheerPost and to reports from National Public Radio, Reuters, and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

–   –   –

The state of the ‘State of Palestine,’ by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Several weeks ago a group of 15 nations — among them prominent members of the Atlantic alliance — stated their intention to announce their formal declaration of Palestinian statehood at this year’s session. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Israel approves plans to build new settlement in occupied West Bank. Reported by Jackie Northam | NPR  Israel has cleared the way to build a controversial new settlement in the occupied West Bank, a move that has been condemned as the death knell for a future Palestinian state. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

–   –   –

What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel? From Reuters. The Palestine Liberation Organization declared the independence of a Palestinian state in 1988. Today, 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognised a Palestinian state, most recently Mexico in January 2025. Major European powers have said. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 2  Trump administration restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants means nearly all would be refused, by Mattew Lee | AP  President Donald Trump’s administration is piling new restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants, making it nearly impossible for anyone holding a Palestinian Authority passport from . . . READ MORE . . .

.

For today, a link to commentary from ScheerPost, then links to seven reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, the Cradle, and the Guardian; then to commentary from Declassified UK via Consortium News, and from Informed Comment via ScheerPost, and; other articles are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.   WEST BANK and UKRAINE entry for this date are HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

–   –   –

The state of the ‘State of Palestine,’ by Patrick Lawrence | Original to ScheerPost  Several weeks ago a group of 15 nations — among them prominent members of the Atlantic alliance — stated their intention to announce their formal declaration of Palestinian statehood at this year’s session. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Israeli bombardment pushes more Palestinians out of homes in Gaza City, by Nidal al-Mughrabi | Reuters  CAIRO — While thousands of residents defied Israeli orders to leave, Gaza health authorities said Israeli fire across the enclave had killed at least 28 people today. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 3  With Israeli advance looming, Palestinians in Gaza City ask when to leave and where to go, by Wafaa Shurafa, Julia Frankel and Sally Abou Aljoud | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — As artillery and bombs pound around Gaza’s largest city and Israel promises a punishing new offensive . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 3  Trump calls on Hamas to free all 20 hostages in Gaza ‘immediately.’ From Middle East Monitor. U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday called on Palestinian group Hamas to immediately release hostages held in Gaza, warning that “things will change rapidly,” Anadolu reports. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 2  Trump administration restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants means nearly all would be refused, by Mattew Lee | AP  President Donald Trump’s administration is piling new restrictions on Palestinian visa applicants, making it nearly impossible for anyone holding a Palestinian Authority passport from . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

Leaked Israeli Intel confirms 75 percent of Palestinians detained in Gaza ‘not combatants.’ From the Cradle. The vast majority of Palestinians detained by Israeli forces in Gaza are civilians, according to classified data compiled by Israeli military intelligence, the Guardian reported today. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from the Guardian.

–   –   –

What would wider recognition of Palestine mean for Palestinians and Israel? From Reuters. The Palestine Liberation Organization declared the independence of a Palestinian state in 1988. Today, 147 of the 193 member states of the United Nations have recognised a Palestinian state, most recently Mexico in January 2025. Major European powers have said. READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

FROM AUG. 19  ‘Humanitarianism’ in Gaza distracts from justice, by Anthony Hayward | Declassified UK / Consortium News  Britain amplifies Israel’s “right to self-defence,” while sidelining Palestinians’ right to self-determination. UK military and diplomatic support to Israel is framed as opposition to Hamas, but in reality serves Whitehall’s strategic goals, its alignment with the U.S. and corporate interests. The consistent thread is a fear of . . . READ MORE . . .

–   –   –

FROM SEPT. 2  Manufactured famines in Gaza began almost 2 decades ago, so why haven’t they been halted? by Dan Steinbock | Special to Informed Comment | ScheerPost  NEW YORK — Recently, international media has highlighted the mass famine in Gaza. Yet, there have been effectively three waves of famine in Gaza since spring 2024. First weaponized 18 years ago in the Strip, these hunger games could have been preempted several times. READ MORE . . .

.