For today, links to seven reports: from Reuters, National Public Radio, the Associated Press, Middle East Monitor, the Anadolu Agency, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE, YEMEN and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  GAZA 4-10-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Gazans struggle to find water as clean sources become increasingly scarce, by Nidal al-Mughrabi and Mahmoud Issa | Reuters  GAZA / CAIRO — Hundreds of thousands of Gaza City residents have lost their only source of clean water in the past week after supplies from Israel’s water utility were cut by the Israeli army’s renewed offensive, municipal authorities in the territory said. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 10  Gaza’s territory is dramatically shrinking as Israel seizes more areas. Reported by Aya Batrawy | NPR  Israel is taking over large areas of Gaza and eyeing the entire southern swath of Rafah as a buffer zone. Click HERE to listen and read.

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Israel’s army says it will fire air force reservists who condemned the war, by Sam Mednick | AP  TEL AVIV — Israel’s military said today it will fire air force reservists who signed a letter condemning the war in Gaza and accusing it of only serving political interests and not bringing the hostages home. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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Israeli army renews evacuation orders for 7 neighborhoods in eastern Gaza City, by Ikram Kouachi | Anadolu Agency  ANKARA — The Israeli army today reissued urgent evacuation warnings to residents of seven neighborhoods in eastern Gaza City, threatening “intense” military strikes in those areas. READ MORE . . .

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Netanyahu discussed Egyptian proposal for prisoner swap with Hamas: report, by Said Amori and Rania Abu Shamala | Anadolu Agency  JERUSALEM / ISTANBUL — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu discussed a new Egyptian proposal for a prisoner exchange with the Palestinian group Hamas during a briefing session Thursday that included Israel’s negotiation team and heads of security agencies, an Israeli TV channel reported. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 10  Israel destroyed ‘only 25 percent’ of Hamas tunnels in Rafah: reports. From the Cradle. The Israeli army has only destroyed around 25 percent of the Palestinian resistance’s underground tunnel network in Gaza’s southernmost city of Rafah — where Hamas’s Qassam Brigades retains a significant bulk of its fighting force, according to Hebrew media reports. READ MORE . . .

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First, links to reports from Reuters, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE, SYRIA and 9/11 TRUTH entries, so far, are HERE, HERE and HERE.  GAZA 4-9-25, which includes a map, is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Fighter pilots call on Israel to prioritise release of Gaza hostages, even if war must stop, by Emily Rose | Reuters  JERUSALEM — Nearly 1,000 Israeli retired and reservist fighter pilots called in an open letter published today for the government to prioritise freeing remaining hostages held in Gaza, even if that meant halting the war against Hamas. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor and the Cradle.

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For now, links to nine reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, Kyiv Post, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA, SYRIA and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE.  UKRAINE 4-9-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Russian drone attack injures 12 in two Ukrainian cities, officials say. From Reuters. KYIV — Russian drones attacked the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv and the southern city of Mykolaiv overnight, injuring at least 12 people, authorities said today. READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine says accepting curbs to its military would be red line in talks to end war, by Anastasiia Malenko | Reuters  KYIV — Ukraine has told the U.S. that accepting curbs on the size of its armed forces or on its military’s overall readiness would be a red line, a senior Ukrainian official said. Russian President Vladimir Putin has said . . . READ MORE . . .

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Defense chiefs from around 30 countries expected at NATO for talks on a future Ukraine force. From AP. BRUSSELS — Britain and France are convening a meeting of defense ministers from around 30 countries today to press ahead with plans to deploy troops to Ukraine to police any future peace agreement with Russia. READ MORE . . .

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Zelensky accuses Moscow of dragging Beijing Into Ukraine war amid Chinese recruitment claims. From AFP. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Wednesday accused Russia of dragging China into the war and alleged that Beijing knew dozens of its citizens had been recruited to fight for Moscow. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for related reports from AFP and the Kyiv Independent.

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EU sends Ukraine €1b from interest of frozen Russian assets, by Olena Hrazhdan | Kyiv Post  Ukraine received a €1 billion ($1.08 billion) disbursement from the European Union under the G7-backed Extraordinary Revenue Acceleration initiative, Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal said Wednesday. The tranche will . . . READ MORE . .

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Video shows 4 captive Ukrainian troops killed by men identified as Russian forces, by Erika Kintze, John Leicester and Beatrice Dupuy | AP  A Ukrainian drone video show soldiers with Russian uniform markings raising their weapons and shooting each of the four Ukrainians in the back with such ferocity that . . . READ MORE . . .

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Bodies of 9 civilians found in Russia’s Kursk Region after Ukrainian shelling — agency. From Tass. MOSCOW — A Russian Investigative Committee spokeswoman said investigators found the bodies of nine civilians in the village of Makhnovka in the Kursk Region and determined they were killed in . . . READ MORE . . .

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For now, links to reports from National Public Radio and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their initials below. (GAZA, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  SYRIA 4-9-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 9  Syria’s dictator is gone. Its civil war is over. But Israel keeps attacking. Reported by Lauren Frayer | NPR  In southern Syria, where the country’s revolution began, residents have traded the violence of civil war for another threat: Israeli airstrikes. Israel says it wants a disarmed buffer zone there. Residents say attacks challenge their sovereignty, hurt their livelihood and hobble their efforts to build a new country  Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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Turkey and Israel hold talks to avoid accidental conflict in Syria, by Andrew Wilks | AP  ISTANBUL — Turkey and Israel have held “technical talks” aimed at preventing conflict between their troops in Syria, a Turkish official said today. The first discussions were in Azerbaijan . . . READ MORE . . .

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A link to a message from Architects & Engineers for 9/11 Truth; its website is accessible by clicking on the organization’s address below. A personal note: I never met him, but Angle seems to have been as solid as they come. (GAZA, UKRAINE and SYRIA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  9/11truth, 12-29-24 is HERE; it would take awhile to scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 9  Roland Angle, 1942 – 2025. From AE911Truth.org. We are sad to announce that AE911Truth chairman Roland Angle has died following a long illness. Roland was a pillar of strength at AE911Truth, taking on the role of CEO in 2021 and then board chairman in 2022. He was one of the first professionals . . . READ MORE . . .

For today, links to six reports: from Reuters, the Moscow Times, the Kyiv Independent, and Kyiv Post; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (LEBANON, GAZA, SYRIA, IRAN and YEMEN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down. UKRAINE 4-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Ukraine’s military chief says new Russian offensive has begun, by Max Hunder | Reuters  KYIV — Ukraine’s military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said in an interview published today that Russia had launched a new offensive on the northeast of the country, adding that a large increase in assaults was already being observed. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from the Moscow Times and the Kyiv Independent.

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International Public Tribunal confirms Kiev regime’s killings of civilians in Kursk Region. From Tass. MOSCOW — The International Public Tribunal on the Crimes of Ukrainian Neo-Nazis and Their Accomplices has confirmed that the Ukrainian army has been systematically executing civilians in Russia’s bordering Kursk Region, according to a report prepared by the tribunal. READ MORE . . .

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Over 160 Chinese nationals fight for Russia in Ukraine, obtained documents show, by Kateryna Denisova and Oleksiy Sorokin | The Kyiv Independent  At least 163 Chinese nationals are serving in Russia’s Armed Forces as of early April, according to one Ukrainian intelligence document seen today, and another showed photos and passport details of 13 Chinese recruits who . . . READ MORE . . .

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Ukraine’s drone destroys $100M Russian bomber – Syrsky, by Julia Struck | Kyiv Post  The Ukrainian military blew up a Russian Tu-22M3 long-range bomber — a Kh-22 cruise missile carrier — using a drone, “a few days ago,” Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Oleksandr Syrsky said in an interview. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to three reports from the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on its name below. (UKRAINE, GAZA, SYRIA, IRAN and YEMEN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  LEBANON 3-31-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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‘Resistance’s weapons an internal matter’: Hezbollah MP responds to U.S. pressure. From the Cradle. Hezbollah MP Ihab Hamadeh said today the Lebanese resistance’s weapons are an “internal matter” that will be discussed with the government in Lebanon as part of a “defensive strategy.” READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 7   U.S. envoy presses Lebanon to disarm Hezbollah ‘as soon as possible.’ From the Cradle. U.S. envoy to the region, Morgan Ortagus, visited Lebanon and held talks with several of the government’s highest officials over the weekend. Lebanese media have reported that her visit is intended to deliver a threat that Lebanon must disarm Hezbollah or face Israeli escalation. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 4  Hamas leader killed alongside family in Israeli strike on south Lebanon. From the Cradle. An Israeli air strike hit a building in the city of Sidon in southern Lebanon on Friday, killing a Hamas leader, Hassan Ahmad Farhat, alongside his son and daughter. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from Middle East Eye and the Associated Press; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE, LEBANON, GAZA, IRAN and YEMEN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  SYRIA 4-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 7  Turkey and Israel mull deconfliction line in Syria, sources say, by Sean Mathews and Ragip Soylu | Middle East Eye  Turkey and Israel have held talks over the establishment of a deconfliction line in Syria to avoid any misunderstandings and prevent potential clashes between their militaries, according to two Western officials. Israeli air forces last week . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 8  Netanyahu-Trump meeting reveals unexpected gaps on key issues, by Tia Godenberg | AP  TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington this week for a hastily organized White House visit bringing a long list of concerns, including the surging influence of rival Turkey in Syria. President Donald Trump lavished praise on Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan . . . READ MORE . . .

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For today, a map from OnTheWorldMap.com and links to eight reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, and the Cradle; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (UKRAINE, LEBANON, SYRIA, IRAN and YEMEN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  GAZA 4-8-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli strike on Gaza apartment building kills at least 23, officials say, by Wafaa Shurafa and Samy Magdy | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli aircraft struck a residential block in war-ravaged northern Gaza today, killing at least 23 people including eight women and eight children, health officials said. Renewed fighting in the devastated Palestinian enclave . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for later reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye.

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Six weeks since Israel imposed total Gaza blockade, last food is running out, by Nidal al-Mughrabi, Olivia Le Poidevin and Hatem Khaled | Reuters CAIRO / GENEVA / GAZA — Six weeks since Israel completely cut off all supplies to the 2.3 million residents of the Gaza Strip, food stockpiled during a ceasefire at the start of the year has all but run out. Emergency meal distributions are ending, bakeries are closed, markets are empty. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 8  UN Secretary General Guterres rejects new Israeli plan to control Gaza aid. From Reuters. No aid has been delivered to the Palestinian enclave of some 2.1 million people since March 2. Israel has said it would not allow goods and supplies to enter Gaza until the Palestinian militant group Hamas released all remaining hostages. READ MORE . . .

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Israel plans to seize all of Rafah for Gaza ‘buffer zone’: report. From the Cradle. Israel is planning to incorporate the Gaza Strip’s southernmost city of Rafah and its surrounding areas into the buffer zone it has created along the strip’s border, which will include the barring of residents from returning to their homes, Haaretz reports. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for report from Middle East Eye.

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FROM APRIL 8  Netanyahu-Trump meeting reveals unexpected gaps on key issues, by Tia Godenberg | AP  TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington this week for a hastily organized White House visit bringing a long list of concerns: Iran’s nuclear program. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The surging influence of rival Turkey in Syria. And the 18-month war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Associated Press and Reuters; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (UKRAINE, LEBANON, GAZA, SYRIA and YEMEN entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  IRAN 4-8-25 is HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 8  Netanyahu-Trump meeting reveals unexpected gaps on key issues, by Tia Godenberg | AP  TEL AVIV — Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traveled to Washington this week for a hastily organized White House visit bringing a long list of concerns: Iran’s nuclear program. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. The surging influence of rival Turkey in Syria. And the 18-month war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 8  Iran skeptical over coming U.S. talks, Iranian officials say, by Parisa Hafezi | Reuters  U.S. President Donald Trump has said the talks on Saturday in Oman will be direct, but Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi on Tuesday repeated Tehran’s position that they should be indirect, citing . . . READ MORE . . .

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