For today, links to four reports: from the Associated Press, Reuters, Middle East Eye, and National Public Radio; others or at least headlines are accessible by clicking on their names or initials below (GAZA 5-13-25 is HERE, or scroll down.  WEST BANK, UKRAINE, YEMEN, SYRIA and MEDIA entries for this date, so far, are HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE and HERE, or scroll up down.) — MCM

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Israeli airstrikes in Gaza kill 70 people, including 22 children, health officials say, by Wafaa Shurafa and Melanie Lidman | AP  DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip — Israeli airstrikes pounded northern and southern Gaza today, killing at least 70 people, including almost two dozen children, according to local hospitals and health officials, a day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said . . . READ MORE . . .  Click HERE and HERE for reports from Reuters and Middle East Eye.

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FROM MAY 13  Report finds dire risk of starvation in Gaza as Israeli blockade continues. Reported by Erika Ryan, Juana Summers and Christopher Intagliata | NPR  Antoine Renard of the U.N. World Food Programme talks about the increasing risk of famine in Gaza, as Israel’s block on humanitarian aid into the strip continues. Click HERE to listen and read.

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