For today, links to four reports: from Middle East Eye, Reuters, Ynet, and the Cradle; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names below. (SYRIA, IRAN, YEMEN, UKRAINE and 9/11 TRUTH entries for this date are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up or down.  GAZA 4-13-25 is HERE, or scroll down.) — MCM

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Six Palestinians killed in Israeli air strikes on Gaza City. From Middle East Eye. Wafa news agency is reporting that six Palestinians were killed in an Israeli attack on a house in the Tuffah neighbourhood of Gaza City, in the north of the Strip. Al Jazeera previously reported . . . READ MORE . . .

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EU to boost financial support for Palestinian Authority, by Andrew Gray | Reuters  BRUSSELS — The European Union will increase its financial support for the Palestinian Authority with a three-year package worth around 1.6 billion euros ($1.8 billion), said Dubravka Suica, the European Commissioner for the Mediterranean, in an interview. READ MORE . . .   Click HERE for same report in French.

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Talks in Cairo end without breakthrough amid Hamas demand to end war. From Ynet. The latest round of negotiations in Cairo aimed at securing a ceasefire in Gaza ended today without a significant breakthrough, despite Israeli claims that Hamas may be softening its stance. Sources said Hamas continues to insist that any future agreement must lead to a complete end to the war in Gaza. READ MORE . . .

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‘Hamas not defeated, reserves forces overstretched’: Israeli army chief. From the Cradle. Israel’s new Chief of Staff, Eyal Zamir, has warned the government that the military lacks the manpower and resources to fulfill its expansive goals in Gaza without a political strategy to accompany military operations, Ynet reported today. READ MORE . . .

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