For today, links to two reports and an article of commentary, all from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (LEBANON 9-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, YEMEN, WEST BANK, UKRAINE, and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 5  Hezbollah and allies withdraw from govt session on disarmament plan. From the Cradle. Hezbollah and its allies on Friday withdrew from a Cabinet session aimed at discussing the Lebanese army’s plan to disarm the resistance movement. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 4  Israel escalates deadly attacks on south Lebanon. From the Cradle. Israel has escalated its deadly attacks on southern Lebanon, carrying out a drone strike on Thursday morning following massive and destructive strikes on the town of Ansariya the night before. READ MORE . . .

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FROM SEPT. 2  Lebanon’s U.S.-backed leaders are playing with resistance fire, by Tamjid Kobaissy | The Cradle  Lebanese Prime Minister Nawaf Salam rigidly adheres to Saudi directives, reducing the premiership to an executive outpost for Riyadh’s agenda. 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 are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE 9-6-25 is HERE, or scroll down. GAZA, YEMEN, WEST BANK, LEBANON, and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Ukraine government building damaged in the largest Russian aerial attack since the war began, by Samya Kullab | AP  KYIV — Russia hit Ukraine’s capital with drone and missiles today, killing at least two people and leaving smoke rising from the roof of a key government building —attacking the country with 810 drones and decoys, Ukraine’s Air Force said. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from AFP, Kyiv Post and the Kyiv Independent.

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Russian forces hit Ukraine’s military bases, industrial facility in Kiev. From Tass. MOSCOW — Russian forces delivered a massive strive on Ukrainian drone production, storage and launch sites, air bases, the Kiev-67 industrial facility, and a logistics base in Kiev, the Russian defense ministry said in a statement. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to details about a forum next week on the events of Sept. 11, 2001, at the World Trade Center in New York City, at the Pentagon outside of Washington, D.C., and in a field in rural Pennsylvania — and what to do about it. (9/11 TRUTH 9-6-25 is HERE, or scroll down.   GAZA, YEMEN, WEST BANK, LEBANON, and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.) — MCM

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’Turning the Tide: 9/11 Justice 2025’

Three days of talks, discussion, and movement-building in the nation’s capital under the title of “Turning the Tide: 9/11 Justice 2025” will begin this coming Wednesday, Sept. 10, at 5 p.m., at the Quaker Friends Meeting of Washington, 2111 Decatur Place NW, Washington, D.C.

The live-streamed event is hosted by the International Center for 9/11 Justice with co-sponsors DC 9/11 Truth, the 9/11 WarRoom, Firefighters for 9/11 Truth, the Lawyers’ Committee for 9/11 Inquiry, and RichardGage911.

Twenty featured speakers include U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wisc.; former U.S. Rep. Curt Weldon, R-Pa.; former U.S. Rep. Dennis Kucinich, D-Ohio; Lt. Col. Anthony Schaffer, U.S. Army (Ret.); and CIA whistleblower John Kiriakou.

Program themes: “New Evidence” on Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 5 to 10 p.m.; “Reflection & Action” on Thursday, Sept. 11, from 5 to 10 p.m.; and “Pentagon Discussion,” on Friday, Sept. 12, from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Information about the schedule and attending, including virtually, is HERE. Suggested donation is $25, but lower sums are acceptable.

Websites of most of the co-sponsoring organizations are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE. Bios of participants are online.

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and Anadolu Ajansi; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA 9-5-25  is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entry for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israel calls on famine-stricken Gaza City residents to leave as it targets high-rises, by Wafaa Shurafa and Bassem Mroue | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israel’s army today called on Palestinians in Gaza City to move to a humanitarian area it designated in the south as it expanded its operations in preparation for seizing the famine-stricken city . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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Genocide by remote control: Israel’s explosive robots devastate Gaza, by Mohammed al-Hajjar and Huthifa Fayyad | Middle East Eye  Since Israel announced it was expanding its assault on Gaza City, massive explosions have rocked the area almost nightly. At the centre of this new wave of violence is Israel’s latest battlefield tactic: remotely controlled, explosive-packed vehicles. READ MORE . . .

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700 days of Israeli war leave 90% of Gaza destroyed, $68B in losses: media office, by Omar Alothmani and Tarek Chouiref | Anadolu Ajansi  ISTANBUL — Gaza’s Government Media Office said today that 700 days of Israeli bombardment on the enclave have left nearly all of the territory’s infrastructure in ruins and inflicted losses of more than $68 billion. READ MORE . . .

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For today, a link to a report from Anadolu Ajansi; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (WEST BANK 9-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM SEPT. 4  Hebron Emirate’ new Israeli scheme to divide occupied West Bank, by Ikrame Imane Kouachi | Anadolu Ajansi  JERUSALEM / ANKARA — As Israel continues its campaign of mass killing in Gaza, it is simultaneously advancing plans to annex parts of the occupied West Bank, moving to establish an administrative area in Hebron separate from Palestinian Authority control. READ MORE . . .

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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

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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

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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

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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 . . .

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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

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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 . . .

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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

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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 . . .

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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.

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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

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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 . . . 

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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 . . .

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