For today, links to three reports: from the Cradle and Reuters; others or at least headlines others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (YEMEN, UKRAINE and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  IRAN 4-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Washington deploys second THAAD system to Israel as U.S.-Iran tensions grow: report. From the Cradle. The U.S. has transferred a second Terminal High Altitude Area Defense System to Israel, Saudi news outlet Al-Hadath reported on today, coming as there have been increasing threats by Washington to attack Iran. READ MORE . . .

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Iran warns six regional countries against aiding potential U.S. attack: Reuters report. From the Cradle. A senior Iranian official said that Tehran has warned Iraq, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Turkey, and Bahrain that they will face “severe consequences” if they support Washington in a military attack against the Islamic Republic, Reuters reported today.  READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Reuters.

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First, links to reports from the Cradle and CNN; others are accessible by clicking on their names below. (IRAN, UKRAINE and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  YEMEN 4-5-25 is HERE or scroll down.) — MCM

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U.S. fails to weaken Yemeni military despite burning through nearly $1bn in three weeks: report. From the Cradle. The U.S. military’s bombing campaign in Yemen has cost nearly $1 billion in under three weeks, according to sources speaking with CNN, who said the campaign had caused a limited impact on the Ansarallah-led Yemeni Armed Forces’ capabilities. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from CNN.

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For today, links to nine reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Anadolu Agency, Agence France-Presse, the Kyiv Independent, and Tass; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, YEMEN and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE, and HERE, or scroll down.  UKRAINE 4-5-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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1 killed in Russian attack on Kyiv as death toll from earlier missile strike rises to 19. From AP. KYIV — One person was killed today as Russian air strikes hit the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, while the death toll from Friday’s deadly attack on the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih continued to rise. READ MORE . . .  Click HERE, HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters, Anadolu Agency and the Kyiv Independent.  

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Zelensky says attacks ‘increasing’ as 2 killed in missile and drone strikes, talks next week. From AFP. President Volodymyr Zelensky said Sunday that Moscow is increasing its aerial bombardment after Russia mounted a “massive” missile and drone attack on Ukraine overnight, killing two people and wounding at least seven. READ MORE . . .

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Russian missile strike destroys Ukrainian channel Freedom TV’s newsroom in Kyiv. From the Kyiv Independent. The channel said the attack destroyed the newsroom of the Ukrainian television channel Freedom TV in Kyiv overnight but no employees were hurt, adding that three top floors of an office building where international broadcasting channels were located were “destroyed” and the lower floors . . . READ MORE . . .

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Russian army liberates Basovka in Sumy Region — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — Over the past day units of the Russian army’s Battlegroup North liberated Basovka in the Sumy Region and defeated several Ukrainian units in the Kursk region, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Russia strikes Ukraine’s central arms artillery base, defense enterprises — top brass. From Tass. MOSCOW — The Russian military struck at night Ukraine’s central artillery arms base and defense industry enterprises engaged in the production of unmanned aerial vehicles, the Defense Ministry said in a broader statement. READ MORE . . .

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Russian envoy says next Russia-U.S. contact could be ‘next week.’ From AFP. The Kremlin’s international economy envoy, Kirill Dmitriev, said today that the next contact between Russia and the United States could happen “already next week,” TASS reported. Dmitriev visited Washington last week. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to five reports: from the Anadolu Agency, the Associated Press, and Reuters; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (IRAN, YEMEN and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE.  GAZA 4-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israeli army kills 26 more Gazans as death toll nears 50,700, by Ikrame Kouachi | Anadolu Agency  ANKARA — Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip killed at least 26 more Palestinians in the last 24 hours, bringing the death toll from Israel’s genocidal war since October 2023 to 50,695, the Health Ministry said today. “Many victims are still trapped under the rubble and . . . READ MORE . . .   Click HERE and HERE reports from the Cradle and AP.

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Israeli military changes initial account of Gaza aid worker killings after video shows deadly attack. From Reuters. Fifteen paramedics and emergency responders were shot dead in Gaza on March 23, their bodies buried and, a week later, found in a shallow grave by United Nations and Palestinian Red Crescent officials. Now new details provided by the Israeli military . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 5  Egypt presents new ceasefire, prisoner swap proposal: Israeli media, by Said Amouri and Ahmed Asmar | Anadolu Agency  JERUSALEM / ANKARA  Egypt has reportedly submitted a new proposal that includes a ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian groups in the Gaza Strip and a prisoner exchange. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Anadolu Agency and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (WEST BANK, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down. YEMEN 4-2-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Iran-backed Houthis group targets Israeli military site in Tel Aviv, by Esra Tekin | Anadolu Agency  ISTANBUL — The Iran-backed Houthi group in Yemen said today it targeted an Israeli military site in Tel Aviv with a drone — in support of the Palestinian people. READ MORE . . .

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Tensions are rising in the Middle East again, and the U.S. is deeply involved. Reported by Greg Myre and Scott Simon | NPR  Just a couple of months ago, the Middle East seemed to be calming down, at least a bit. But now the region is heating up again, and the U.S. is very deeply involved. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to reports from the Anadolu Agency and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or inititals below. (YEMEN, GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down. (WEST BANK 3-30-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Displacement of Palestinians from West Bank done in support of state: Israeli groups, by Ahmed Asmar | Anadolu Agency  ANKARA — The Israeli government is sponsoring violence by illegal settlers to displace Palestinians in the occupied West Bank, the Israeli rights groups Yesh Din and Physicians for Human Rights Israel said today in a report. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to just three reports: from Middle East Eye and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (YEMEN, WEST BANK, UKRAINE entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll down.  GAZA 4-4-25 is HERE, or scroll up or down.) — MCM

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Day’s death toll rises to 27 as six more killed in Israeli attack on Khan Younis. From Middle East Eye. Six Palestinians have been killed in an Israeli attack in the Qizan Abu Rashwan neighbourhood in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis. Medical sources say this brings the death toll since dawn to 27.

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New video evidence disputes Israeli army’s account of medic killings. From Middle East Eye. New video evidence relating to the killing of 15 Palestinian rescue workers by Israeli forces has emerged, contradicting the Israeli account of the attack on a medical convoy in Rafah last week. It was retrieved from a phone belonging to one of the medics who was killed. READ MORE . . .

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Tensions are rising in the Middle East again, and the U.S. is deeply involved. Reported by Greg Myre and Scott Simon | NPR  Just a couple of months ago, the Middle East seemed to be calming down, at least a bit. But now the region is heating up again, and the U.S. is very deeply involved. READ MORE . . .

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For today, links to a report from the Associated Press and to commenary from Consortium News; other articles are accessible by clicking on its name below. (YEMEN, WEST BANK and GAZA entries for this date are HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up.  UKRAINE 4-4-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Death toll in Russian missile strike in central Ukraine reaches 18. From AP. KYIV — The death toll from a Russian missile strike in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih has risen to 18, including nine children, and a further 61 people were injured, the regional governor said today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 3  Getting the UN involved in Ukraine, by Joe Lauria | Special to Consortium News  This week, Russian President Vladimir Putin raised the possibility of UN participation in an arrangement for peace for the first time.  He floated the idea of the UN providing a temporary . . . READ MORE . . .

For now, links to five reports: from the Cradle, Middle East Eye, Middle East Monitor, Reuters and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (SYRIA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll down. GAZA 4-3-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Israel expands north Gaza ground assault as massacres intensify. From the Cradle. The Israeli army announced the expansion of its ground operation in the northern Gaza Strip todayl, namely the Shujaiya neighborhood where its forces have operated several times before. READ MORE . . .

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Gaza rescuers say at least 30 killed by Israel fire since dawn. From Middle East Eye. Gaza’s civil defence agency said today that Israeli military operations had killed at least 30 people in the Palestinian territory since dawn. A single Israeli strike on Khan Yunis killed at least 25 people, a medical source told AFP. READ MORE . . .

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Israel kills 15 Palestinians, destroys water desalination plant in Gaza. From Middle East Monitor. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that the Israeli occupation army struck the Ghabayen water desalination plant in the Al-Tuffah neighbourhood, east of Gaza City, as part of its ongoing “war of thirst” against Palestinians. It is part of a humanitarian catastrophe that has intensified since Israel began blocking the entry of essential supplies such as food and water into Gaza on March 2. READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 3  Israeli military says it holds special probe into Gaza aid worker deaths, by James Mackenzie | Reuters  JERUSALEM — The Israeli military is conducting an investigation into an incident in Gaza in which a number of emergency and aid workers were killed, a military spokesperson said on Thursday, rejecting a description of the incident as an “execution.” Lt. Col. Nadav Shoshani said . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 3  Local journalists in Gaza report on the war as foreign journalists still lack access. Reported by Kat Lonsdorf | NPR  Israel hasn’t allowed outside journalists independent access to Gaza since it launched its war. That means it’s been almost solely Palestinian journalists reporting on a war they’re living through. Click HERE to listen and, later, read.

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First, links to eight reports: from Reuters, the Associated Press, the Cradle, and National Public Radio; others are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below. (GAZA and UKRAINE entries for this date, so far, are HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  SYRIA 4-1-25 is HERE, or scroll down; a map is at SYRIA 3-25-25, or scroll down.) — MCM

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FROM APRIL 3  Israel steps up Syria strikes, says Turkey aims for ‘protectorate,’ by Yomna Ehab, Jaidaa Taha, Sulieman Al-Khalidi, Tala Ramadan, James Mackenzie and John Irish | Reuters  DAMASCUS / JERUSALEM — Israel stepped up airstrikes on Syria overnight, declaring the attacks a warning to the new Islamist rulers in Damascus as it accused their ally Turkey on Thursday of trying to turn the country into a Turkish protectorate. Targeting air bases, a site near Damascus, and . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from AP.

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FROM APRIL 3  Syrian Foreign Ministry accuses Israel of ‘destabilization’ after massive wave of attacks. From the Cradle. The Syrian Foreign Ministry accused Israel of “destabilization” on Thursday, following a massive wave of airstrikes on military sites across the country. “In a blatant violation of international law and Syrian sovereignty,” it said, Israeli forces . . . READ MORE . . .

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FROM APRIL 2  Israel bombs key Syrian military sites in ‘warning’ to Turkiye. From the Cradle. The Israeli air force launched over a dozen airstrikes on various cities in Syria on Wednesday, targeting the Barzeh scientific research center just outside Damascus, the Hama military airport in western Syria, and the T4 airbase near Palmyra. Casualties were reported after the attacks in Damascus and Hama, with . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE for report from Middle East Monitor.

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FROM APRIL 1  Turkiye readies plans to take over central Syria’s T4 airbase: report. From the Cradle. The Turkish army is preparing to take control of the Tiyas Air Base in Syria’s central governorate of Homs, also known as the T4 base, sources said Tuesday. READ MORE . . .

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Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria, foreign minister says, by Samia Nakhoul | Reuters  BRUSSELS — Turkey wants no confrontation with Israel in Syria after repeated Israeli attacks on military sites there undermined the new government’s ability to deter threats, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said today. READ MORE . . .

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FROM MARCH 31  What happened when Syria’s conservative new leaders tried to shut 60 Damascus bars. Reported by Lauren Frayer | NPR  Sixty Damascus bars have been either forcibly shut this past week, or received government notices that they soon would be, for serving alcohol without a license, sources have told NPR. Click HERE to listen and read.

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